Cafe 13 Main St Grill

We decided to try Cafe 13 after having a bad meal there years before. The service was good from the waiter, and the jazz band was okay as well.Althought it was loud for such a small restarunt. We were not sitting close and it was still overpowering our conversation. Our appetizers arrived and was very good. I had the homemade soup which was excellent

This is where things start to fall apart. It seemed to take a very long time to recieve our meal from the kitchen. At times I was ready to leave but my wife insisted we stay. After eventually getting our meals I had to send back my steak because it was very undercooked. The waiter brought it back and all was well. The steak was very tender, almost to the point to where they might soak it in a tenderizer. I do not know for sure but I had upset stomach later that night. My wifes chicken was very good.

I would not go back. I think there are other choices that are better. Hopefully they can get the kitchen problems solved. All being said the decor in the place is very nice.

Fantastic!

starters cold, chicken carbonara prima vera - disgusting - chicken tasty, spaghetti was a gelatinous blob covered in parmesan cheese, probably to hide the disaster lying below.
When asked by the waiter if we would like to take it home - we informed him how poor the meal was - he said that they had had similar complaints ( Gordon Ramsay would have had a seizure) I have tasted better balsamic vinegars than the house wine.

I've been to Cafe 13 a few times. The atmosphere is great and the space is very warm and friendly. The servers are great and the food is tasty. It's not cheao, so go for a special occasion. Try the saganaki appetizer!

Good food however we do expect at least a complimentary bread basket with these prices. May not return as we really miss having something to nibble on before the meal. Appetizers are very expensive.

A fantastic evening as always. we have dined at cafe 13 many times and as always it was wonderful. service was very attentive yet not overbearing. great jazz band played throughout the evening. all courses arrived perfectly timed and without flaw. the ambiance and atmosphere were perfect for our night out and everyone raved on the way out the door. the manager came to our table to make sure we were happy and the food was ok. we will be back many times again.

The atmosphere is fantastic, there is a terrific selection of beers on tap, the food was very good and the service was exquisite. I would highly recommend this restaurant and I will definitely be going back.

Arrived at the restaurant around 6:30pm. Being a Saturday evening, there was a live Jazz band playing. A bit too loud if you are interested in having a conversation without having to yell at each other. The restaurant was very busy. Ordered our drinks. Our waiter came back a short time later with the drinks. Served me my sparkling water, and then placed my mother-in-law's glass of wine in front of me, slid it across to her, at which point the bottom of the glass hit the uneven point where the tables were joined together and spilled all over both she and I. The thing is, she had ordered white wine, and the waiter brought red. We were both wearing light coloured Fall outerwear, which became covered in red wine, as did our sweaters, pants and purses. Okay, accidents happen, but throughout the dinner, not one person from management came to apologize, (although the waiter seemed very apologetic) or to see if there was anything that could be done. Even though it was only one glass, it was mighty uncomfortable sitting in wet pants throughout the evening. We used our cloth napkins to absorb the mess, and they were not replaced with clean ones. At some point the waited had expressed that dry cleaning would be covered, but when my husband asked about a voucher for dry cleaning, our waiter said that the restaurant would not pick up the tab and that he would personally pay for it. He gave us his home phone number. Perhaps it's just me, but I did not feel comfortable calling our waiter at home, so Monday afternoon I called and spoke to the manager who had been on duty the evening we'd been there. He was very nonchalant, and when I told him that I thought their policy of the staff having to pay out dry cleaning was absurd, and that we would no longer be coming back to their restaurant, he told me to bring in the dry cleaning receipt. Later that week, I did take it in to him. He was extremely rude, took the receipt from me, handed it to the bartender and said "Pay her out". No apology, no "sorry for your trouble", NOTHING. So, I took my $36.25, and left, vowing that I would never step foot in that restaurant again. It was not our first time there, but it was certainly our last. Thanks for your time. :)

My husband had made reservations for a nice romantic dinner, we sat for half an hour sipping drinks then they took our order which about another half an hour just to get our appetizer caesar salad which was good anothe hour went by and we still had no dinner, no explanation as to why, so we asked for the check , they said it was the house. the table directly behind had the same thing happen and they left at the same time that we did. We still don't know what happened because there was other people getting food. I work in the industry, and we wouln't have been so upset if they would have just talked to us but not one person apologized for the incovience. Needless to say it was the worst valentines experience ever!!

Great variety on the menu and very tasty! A great old building in downtown Galt with a welcoming, casual atmophere. A wonderful experience.