Hayes Barton Cafe & Dessertery

2000 Fairview Rd, Raleigh - 27608
596 reviews
American
(919) 856-8551

Always a great and they treat you like family. Thanks to Gina our excellent server tonight!

Delicious food, and better dessert. Enjoyed one of their special entrees, and glad I did instead of picking from the mouthwatering options on their normal menu. Even with no more room, dessert was a must. The “Delta Airlines Special” Biscoff cake was decadent. Looking forward to the next visit already.

My wife and I come here for almost all of our life “wins” - graduating, birthdays, promotions, birth of our daughter, etc. The food and service are both fantastic. They’re well known for their large, decadent cakes - consider ordering that before your dinner if it’s a busy night so they don’t sell out of your choice! I get the steak every time and I swear it’s better than almost any of the places in Raleigh known for their steaks. Make sure you make a reservation or get there early!

Food was great, and the monster slice of cake was excellent.

Everything about this restaurant is great!!!!!!! The atmosphere, the menu (especially the desserts) and service. Frank, the Maître d’, is beyond nice. Gave great recommendations and called earlier in the day to confirm our reservations. Great place to bring our out of town guest. Will go back again and again. It’s one of our “go to” places.

I got the banana pudding cake it looked delicious. But it was not sweet. And the frosting was not evenly mixed. Some parts of it tasted like straight sour cream and others tasted like butter. I wish the cake was sweeter and the frosting had been mixed well. As you can see in the photos the icing seperated some of it was soft and fluffy and some was hard like butter. The cake was pretty expensive so I am disappointed

Had to leave a birthday dinner across the street early so we could get here before 9 p.m. to enjoy cake. Best in town! Night. Made. ❤️

What a gem of a place. Cool atmosphere. Great service. Interesting selection of delicious food and then great dessert.

This review is for two visits. Both times the staff were awesome and responsive. We had one hiccup that was quickly rectified by the host and waitress. We're chatted after our first time there for lunch and decided to make reservations for dinner. I came dressed down, but next time I won't because the atmosphere was really nice. We made reservations for dinner two weeks in advance and they had us rocking and rolling as soon as we came through the door. Will revisit again.

I had the Winter Salad and Key lime pie. Probably the best food I have eaten. The dressing on the salad was new but superb. Very attentive staff. We will definitely go back!