Teresa's Cafe & Next Door Bar

Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

126 N Wayne Ave
Wayne, Pennsylvania, 19087-3315
United States

(610) 293-0119 | map
teresas-cafe.com
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.51
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
128
pDev:
7.76%
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Ratings by FoolCircle:
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Reviewed by FoolCircle from Delaware

4.53/5  rDev +0.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4
I just returned from my first visit to both the Beer Yard and Teresa's Next Door. They are located about a mile and a half from one another, if you have the money there is no reason not to stop at both.

The atmosphere is really cool. Controlled dim lighting, a long bar with a great stone top, stone on the back splash and floor, wood everywhere, parchment walls, a great overall smell from the kitchen . . . nirvana (oh yeah, check out the cool sinks in the bathroom too).

The quality was really great too. We sat at the bar and the bartender was very attentive without being up in our junk. He let us try anything we wanted on tap even though we later found out that he was way weeded with 10+ beers kicking in a two hour time frame. But we tried five different beers and they were all crispy yum yums and the food was pretty banging too.

Again the service was good. The bartenders did switch shifts in the middle and the second bartender wasn't quite on his game, in the sense of I was out of beer in my glass before I had to ask him for another one. But over all it was good, they were nice, and they knew their stuff.

The selection was great. They had twenty-four taps, two beers on cask, and approximately 150 beers in bottles with the majority being American micros and Belgian beers. The beers ranged in price from $3 (Yuengling Lager) to $46 (Chimay Blue Magnum) with the average being in the $5-$10 range depending on what you were drinking. But, the selection was good and well organized.

The food was pretty good too. We tried one of their cheese plates and one order of the pom frites (Belgian style french fries). the cheese plate we had was some sort of cheese with Guinness infused in to it served with bread, toast, grapes, and candied cherries - it was banging and reasonably sized for like six dollars. The pom frites were not bad and cheap like four bucks, but the sauce they were served with was like crack! We went through two crocks of the stuff and still had fries left over, crazy.

The place felt a little pricey, pretty much all the entrees were over $20 and a lot of the beers I were interested in were in the $10+ range, which gets old quick. We got fortunate and our bill was lower than I thought it should be, so I don't have a really fair idea how much it would cost.

Overall, I would say this place would easily be worth a half an hour to forty-five minute drive to have once a month and multiple times a week if you lived within walking distance. Definitely raised the bar to my local expectation. Good job!
Feb 16, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.56 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Dec 21, 2023
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Reviewed by OfficerKramitz from Pennsylvania

4.98/5  rDev +10.4%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
One of my favorite places to visit. Has been the choice spot for my birthday lunch/dinner and beer consumption for the past 3 years. Definitely recommend to everyone. Wide selection of bourbons and wine too
Dec 31, 2020
 
Rated: 3.94 by slasich from Pennsylvania

May 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.7 by bret717 from Pennsylvania

Feb 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.47 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

Dec 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.53 by jrfehon33 from Pennsylvania

Aug 05, 2017
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev -0.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5 | food: 4.5
If you are in the Northwest 'burbs of Philly, this place is a must stop. Always great food and the beer is always served in the appropriate glassware every time. One of my top picks for the Philly area. Period.
Jun 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.95 by heddar33 from Pennsylvania

Jun 04, 2017
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Reviewed by DOCK5060 from Pennsylvania

4.64/5  rDev +2.9%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
The draft beer is the best because of the high end choices. The Belgium beers are my go to choices.They are doing it rite. The barrel aged bourbon is wonderful. Never a bad time at this upscale bar.
Feb 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.59 by AMarkle6524 from Pennsylvania

Jan 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.53 by Mnteti from Delaware

Aug 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.53 by fastestmanalive from Florida

Oct 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.51 by Bill69 from Pennsylvania

Oct 12, 2015
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Reviewed by captainkrad from New Jersey

4.89/5  rDev +8.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Amazing selection of brews on tap! And even more in bottles. I always find the rare and obscure beer at Teresa's. It's a destination for anyone who is in search of good, quality craft beer!
May 22, 2015
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Rated by JohnWvanWinkle from Georgia

5/5  rDev +10.9%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5 | food: 5
The best in Philly area.
Apr 24, 2015
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Reviewed by brockdidntslide from Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -29%
vibe: 2.75 | quality: 4 | service: 2 | selection: 3.5 | food: 3.5
There's a little too much "Yeah, we got great beer and you're lucky to be here" attitude. Went in on a weds at 5pm and had my first three breed mentally lined up after reviewing their draft list. 1) Pliny 2) MO 3) Nebraska. Was then told - in sequence - that they were all out of all three. No other standout IPA on their menu. No apologies. I then ordeted dinner off their menu. I was Then told that they were out of that entree too. Waiter was completely unapologetic and didn't offer any excuse or look to find a way to make it up to me in any of these cases. He later asked if I wanted dessert and I told him that I was afraid that he'd hand me a menu and if I found one that I really wanted I'd only be told that they were out. No laugh. No apology. My advice to them: update your friggin' draft list and menus and get your waiter some customer service training, a smile and perhaps some Zoloft.
Mar 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.59 by LehighAce06 from Pennsylvania

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.36 by rydev24 from Pennsylvania

Feb 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4.73 by ccapurso from Pennsylvania

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.93 by Blaze5445 from Pennsylvania

Feb 03, 2015
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Reviewed by grimey68 from Pennsylvania

4.79/5  rDev +6.2%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
One of the best comprehensive bottle lists of any bar that I've been to. Pricing is structured oddly on some bottles, but you can easily find some of the best beers in the world here. If you hit it at the right time, they occasionally get some Russian River beers on tap, and price the drafts reasonably.

Bottles range from Cantillon to Russian River Supplication to Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Bourbon Barrel Aged - expect to pay though.

This place is a must visit if you're in the greater Philadelphia region.
Feb 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Meathead27 from Pennsylvania

4.65/5  rDev +3.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5 | food: 4.5
Seriously doesn't get much better than this place for solid upscale pub food, a phenomenal selection of craft American and imported (lots of Belgians) beers in a laid back atmosphere. My hometown pub, I'm lucky.
Jan 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.45 by Sarge3130 from Pennsylvania

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.58 by Lurkerson from Pennsylvania

Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.48 by bonkers from New Jersey

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by dwoolley1 from New York

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by kwm5067 from Pennsylvania

Dec 12, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Psupunk from Pennsylvania

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by JackNip from Delaware

Oct 24, 2014
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Rated by johnrph from Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +10.9%
Incredible selection
Oct 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4.96 by BeerDrinkingRhino from Pennsylvania

Sep 21, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by OleDixie from Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by GreenMind from Pennsylvania

Sep 06, 2014
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Reviewed by amano_h from Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +5.3%
People keep making the correlation between this place and Monk's in Philly for a good reason; the food, the beer, the atmosphere, and the beer-savvy servers here would make you swear that this place is an offshoot of Tom Peters' fabled joint.

The one thing I do enjoy immensely about Teresa's is their geographical location and their (lack) of people; whereas Monk's is still my favorite bar on this side of the coast, it's very hard for me to have a relaxed evening where I can kick back and enjoy my beer with some Belgian-inspired finger food and pub fare, because well... everytime I end up going to Monk's it's always a freaking zoo inside -- good luck getting a seat at the bar unless you want to eerily stalk or creep behind one of the tenants until they get uncomfortable enough to move out of their seat.

That being said, the beer choice at Teresa's is almost as phenomenal as Monk's with about half the demand that Monk's gets; Bottles of Cantillon disappear within hours of hitting Monks, whereas I was able to enjoy a nice 75cl bottle of Iris here, followed by a 37.5cl bottle of 100% Lambic Classic Gueuze; the Russian River sours seem to be almost always be in ample supply here, and their rotating tap of harder to find Belgians is almost par with Tom Peters' eclectic weekly offerings.

The food here is absolutely amazing; I love that they have a charcuterie/cheeses option, as well as some dishes harder to come across (my friend tried his first escargot here) -- I would love to come back here to try the Dry-aged Wagyu in lieu of the Duck Confit Salad I had, and maybe try my hand at some of their other hearty entrees.

I'll have to give Teresa's Cafe a try as well since you can reportedly get the same drinks on either side of the establishment.
Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Aug 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Afroman from Arizona

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by Shandycan from Pennsylvania

Aug 06, 2014
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Reviewed by drtth from Pennsylvania

4.51/5  rDev 0%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.75 | food: 4.5
This is one of "the" places to visit on the main line.

The selection of beers is always excellent and they often have things on offer not found elsewhere.

Its generally a pleasant place but can get quite crowded, especially when there's something special on offer.

The variety and quality of the food is excellent.

On the whole, a destination.

It also has the nice feature of being within a very short walk from the Wayne train station, which means its possible to get here for a special lunch without having to drive.
Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Jul 11, 2014
Teresa's Cafe & Next Door Bar in Wayne, PA
Place rating: 4.51 out of 5 with 128 ratings