Lunch in Bucks

I’m old-fashioned. I like to go out for lunch and get a really good chicken salad sandwich with a cup of coffee.

Do you know the kind of place I’m thinking of? Kind of like a luncheonette or diner, but it doesn’t have to be.

I want to start a list of great lunch places — nothing too fancy, nice service, menu with the basics and then some.

Here are some of my favorites. Let me know your favorite place too and I’ll add it.

Bucks County

Listed geographically, beginning in Lower Bucks and moving north to Upper Bucks. Wherever possible, I’ve added comments. If there are none, it means we haven’t had a chance to visit there yet but it’s been recommended by a reader.

Charcoal
Charcoal offers casual dining (breakfast and lunch) during the day and is a BYOB bistro offering American/French fare in the evening. See our post, Charcoal AM & PM here.
11 South Delaware Avenue
Yardley, PA
PH: 215.493.6394
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday. Breakfast & Lunch 8 am-3 pm/ Dinner 5 pm-9 pm.

The Continental Tavern
2 North Main Street
Yardley, PA 19067
PH: 493.9191
Hours: 7 days a week, 11 am to 12 pm

Mil-lee’s Luv-Inn
75 South Main Street
Yardley, PA 19067
PH: 215.369.2400
Hours: 7 am – 2 pm daily

Pat’s Colonial Kitchen
Pat’s Colonial Kitchen is a small cafe serving breakfast and lunch 7 days a week. Wonderful pancakes, especially the fruit ones. Long wait on weekends. Come early, give your name, then relax on the porch and read the paper. Great lunch too! See our post here.
127 South State Street
Newtown, PA 18940
PH: 215.860.0570
Hours: Daily 7 am – 2 pm

The Fancy Fig Café and Catering
In Penns Park, at the Gathering. Just opened August 2016. Nice people, good food. Open for breakfast and lunch.
2310 Second Street pike
Wrightstown, PA 18940
PH: 267.396.6905
Hours: Wednesday – Friday 7 am – 3 pm; Saturday & Sunday 8 am – 2 pm

Tapas on York
2244 York Road
Jamison, PA 18929
PH: 267.483.8235
Hours: Tuesday 8 am – 3:30 pm, Wednesday & Thursday 8 am – 9 pm, Friday & Saturday 8 am – 10 pm, Sunday 8 am – 8 pm, Closed Mondays

Back to the Fifties
800 Edison Furlong Rd
Furlong, PA 18925
PH: 215.794.9954
Hours: 6:30 am to 2:30 pm daily

Cross Keys Diner
The Cross Keys Diner offers breakfast and lunch daily. Counter and table seating. Always busy on weekend mornings. Good specials. Check the blackboard. Say hi to Nancy from us. Read more at our previous post.
East Swamp Road (near intersection of Rtes. 611 and 313)
Doylestown, PA
PH: 215.348.4911
Hours: 6:30 am – 2:30 pm

Domani Star
Domani Star is a family owned italian restaurant in Doylestown, PA. Lunch items include American favorites and a variety of pasta dishes.
57 W. State Street
Doylestown, PA
PH: 215.230.9100
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:30 am – 2 pm, 5 – 9 pm, Friday 11:30 am – 2 pm, 5 – 10 pm, Saturday 9: am – 1 pm, 5 – 10 pm, Sunday 9 am – 1pm, 5 – 9 pm.

Lilly’s
1 West Court Street
Doylestown, PA
PH: 215.230.7883
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4 pm, Saturday 10 am – 4 pm, closed Sunday

Hickory Kitchen
Read about them at our previous post
9 West Court Street
Doylestown, PA
PH: 215.348.5170
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11 am – 8 pm, Friday & Saturday 9 am – 9 pm, Sunday 9 am – 7 pm

Aunt Judy’s Family Restaurant
One reader highly recommends the grilled sticky buns!
120 Veterans Lane
Doylestown, PA 18901
PH: 215.348.9535
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 6 am – 3 pm; Sunday Breakfast, 6 am – 1 pm

Quinoa Peruvian and Mexican Restaurant
Family run Peruvian and Mexican restaurant with appetizer samplers and new and tasty dishes. Go behind the scenes of the restaurant here.
3710 N. Easton Road
Doylestown, PA
PH: 215.348.2826

Nancy’s Village Cafe
Cozy, nice breakfasts, tucked away in Peddlers Village near Earl’s Bucks County. Good cakes and pastries.
3 Peddlers Village Road
Lahaska, PA
PH: 215.794.8201
Hours: 7 days a week, 7 am – 3 pm

The Chive Cafe
Good lunch and sandwiches, often with a gourmet twist. But that’s okay. It’s good food.
5788 Lower York Road
Lahaska, PA
PH: 215.794.3737
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 8 am – 8 pm, Saturday 8 am – 6 pm, Sunday 8 am – 4 pm, closed Monday

Blue Moose Restaurant & Cafe
Intimate American and European BYOB in New Hope.
9 West Mechanic Street
New Hope, PA
Hours: Monday – Tuesday closed, Wednesday – Friday 5 – 9 pm, Saturday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 – 9 pm, Sunday 9:30 am – 2:30 pm, 5 – 8:30 pm

Bowman’s Tavern
1600 River Road
New Hope, PA
PH: 215.862.2972
Hours: Monday – Thursday and Sunday 11:30 am – 12:30 am, Friday – Saturday 11:30 am – 1 am. 

Jamie Hollander Gourmet
415 York Rd.
New Hope, PA
PH: 215.862.9809
Hours: Monday through Friday: 7am to 7pm, Saturday: 8am to 6pm, Sunday: 8 am – 3 pm

Dublin Towne Diner
133 N Main St, Dublin, PA
PH: 215.249.3686
Hours: 5:30 am to 9 pm daily

Groveland Grill
Another cozy, friendly and well-run breakfast place. Don’t miss the pancakes. Lunch is great too.
5960 Easton Rd
Pipersville, PA 18947
PH: 215.766.7944
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 6 am – 3 pm; Sunday 7 am – 3 pm.

Vera’s Country Cafe
Fresh, delicious, and locally grown breakfast and lunch.
4203 Durham Rd
Ottsville, PA
PH: 610.847.8372
Hours: Monday – Saturday 7 am – 2 pm; Sunday 7 am – 1 pm

C&C Café
609 West Market Street
Perkasie, PA
PH: 215.257.3400
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7 am – 2:30 pm, Friday 7 am – 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm – 9 pm. Saturday-Sunday 7 am – 2 pm

Down to Earth Café
Local and organic products whenever possible. See our previous post here.
1141 N. 5th Street
Perkasie, PA
PH: 215.258.2233
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm. Saturday – Sunday 8 am- 3 pm.

The Perk
501 East Walnut Street
Perkasie, PA
PH: 215.257.8483
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11 am – 11 pm, Friday & Saturday 11 am – 11:30 pm, Sunday 11 am – 9 pm

Dam Good Café
See our previous post about this restaurant here.
1167 Dublin Pike Route 313
Perkasie, PA
PH: 215.249.1222
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7 am – 9 pm, Friday & Saturday 7 am – 9:30 pm

Country Place
1007 Route 313
Perkasie, PAPH: 215.257.5994
Hours: Monday – Thursday 11 am – 11 pm, Friday & Saturday 11 am – Midnight, Sunday 8 am – 10 pm

McCoole’s Red Lion Inn
4 South Main Street
Quakertown, PA
PH: 215.538.1776
Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 11:30 am – 1o pm, Friday & Saturday 11:30 am – 11:30 pm, Sunday 11:30 am – 9:30 pm, Closed Mondays

Bubba’s Pot Bellied Stove
1485 North West End Blvd./Route 309
Quakertown, PA
PH: 215.536.8308
Hours: Sunday – Saturday opens at 11:30 am, Sunday – Thursday closes at 10:30 pm, Saturday closes at 11:30 pm.

NellieRae’s Kitchen
A highly recommended lunch spot from our readers, NellieRae’s uses locally sourced produce to craft up some tasty vegetarian dishes.
8826 Easton Road
Revere, PA
PH: 610.847.2223
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday  7:30 am – 3:30 pm (table service ends at 3 pm, then only cold fare available 3 – 3:30 pm), closed Tuesdays, Saturday 8 am – 4:30 pm, and Sunday 9 am – 3 pm.

And highly recommended by a reader, in Huntingdon Valley (not quite Bucks, but near):

Be Well Bakery & Cafe
2651 Huntingdon Pike #3
Huntingdon Valley, PA
PH: 215.938.8638
Hours: 7 am – 6 pm

New Jersey

Café 72
72 West Upper Ferry Road #2
West Trenton, NJ
PH: 609.882.0087
Hours: Monday-Tuesday: 7 am – 2:30pm; Wednesday-Saturday 7 am – 2:30 pm, 5 pm – 9 pm; Sunday 7 am – 2 pm

Sneddon’s Luncheonette
47 Bridge Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
PH: 609.397.3053
Hours: Monday – Saturday 6 am – 2 pm, Sunday 7 am – 2 pm

Bucks Ice Cream & Espresso Bar
25 Bridge Street
Lambertville, NJ
PH: 609.773.0888

Lovin’ Oven
Delicious, locally sourced and creative. Be prepared for a wait on weekends. Cash or check only.
62A Trenton Avenue (Route 29)
Frenchtown, NJ
PH: 908.996.7714
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 8 am – 9 pm, Sunday 8 am – 3 pm

Frenchtown Café
44 Bridge Street
Frenchtown, NJ
PH: 908.996.0663
Hours: 7 days a week, 7 am – 3 pm

This post was updated 8/28/16