Iron Gate Cafe - New York

Food was great! We went for breakfast at 9am and the staff was on their A game. Very friendly and quick service. I would definitely recommend the restaurant to people doing a tour of Albany.

Why did it take me so long to come here!?! in search of meatless breakfast options I came across Iron Gates menu, and the amount of options to pick from is very impressive! For my first order I got the Ultimate Vegan Sandwich that came with homefries, corn bread for later, and their iced coffee. The coffee is flavorful and smooth — definitely a nice pick-me-up for the morning. Now, that sandwich....It's going to be difficult for me to try out the rest of their menu because I want to keep orderi … – show

Very interesting menu and fantastic service. Good was good, but not exceptional

Place is great, it's wildly popular and has been around since 2004 so you know they're doing it right. Iron Gate does utilize Yelp for a reservation system which likely saved us an hour wait. The building was once a school in the 1800's, turned mansion in the 30's (I believe) and now restaurant. You can feel the history of the place. It's very comfortable and had a warm vibe to the place. Our waitress Casey was incredible, very fast and over the top friendly, definitely added to the warmth of th … – show

Called ahead, they won’t take reservations for less than five people, so we signed up ahead on their waitlist through Yelp. We were told the wait was about an hour, and waited over two hours before eventually leaving without being seated. I am sure the food is good but I was disappointed with the system in place.