Menu

Briarwood Cafe offers a cozy dining experience with a focus on breakfast and lunch options. Located in Jamaica, NY, this diner provides a welcoming atmosphere for families and individuals alike. Customers praise the delicious breakfast items, such as the corned beef hash and grits, and the generous portions of spinach in omelets. The menu includes classic diner fare like waffles, French toast, and egg sandwiches, all prepared with consistency. The owner and staff are noted for their compassionate service and dedication to resolving any issues. While the space may be small, it exudes a charm that appeals to patrons looking for a relaxed dining experience. The Briarwood Cafe stands out for its reliable food and welcoming ambiance in the neighborhood.

Beverages

Beverages

Hot fresh Coffee

$2.00

Lipton Tea

$2.00

Decaf Coffee

$2.25

Decaf Tea

Fresh brewed.

$2.25

Herbal Teas

$2.25

Hot Chocolate

$3.00

Milk

$2.50

Chocolate Milk

$3.00

Snapple

$2.50

Can of Soda

$2.00

Fountain Soda

$2.00

Seltzer Water with Lemon

$2.00

Iced Coffee

$3.00

Unsweetened Iced Tea

$3.00

Milk Shakes

$5.95

Oreo Shake

Vanilla shake with oreo cookies.

$6.95

Black & White

Vanilla shake with chocolate syrup.

$5.95

Banana Shake

Vanilla shake with bananas.

$5.95

Cranberry Juice

$3.00

Apple Juice

$3.00

Orange Juice

14oz Tropicana Orange juice.

$4.00

Grapefruit Juice

$3.00

Tomato Juice

$2.95

2 Eggs Any Style

Served with home fries and toast.

$9.00

2 Eggs with Meat

Served with home fries and toast.

$11.95

Poached Eggs Benedit

Poached eggs with creamy Hollandaise sauce, Canadian bacon on English muffins and home fries.

$14.95

Poached Eggs Florentine

On an English muffin with spinach and feta cheese.

$14.95

Steak & 2 Eggs

Served with home fries and toast.

$19.95

3 Gyro Strips & 2 Eggs

Served with home and toast.

$13.95

Corned Beef Hash & 2 Eggs

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Pastrami & 2 Eggs

Served with home fries and toast.

$14.95

Corned Beef & 2 Eggs

Served with home fries and toast.

$14.95

Breakfast - Country Fresh Eggs

Breakfast - Country Fresh Eggs

Breakfast - Egg Sandwiches

Breakfast - Egg Sandwiches

1 Egg Sandwich

On a Kaiser roll.

$4.50

1 Egg with Cheese Sandwich

On a Kaiser roll.

$4.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Bacon

On a Kaiser roll.

$5.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Ham

On a Kaiser roll.

$5.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Sausage

On a Kaiser roll.

$5.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Bacon & Cheese

On a Kaiser roll.

$6.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Turkey sausage

On a Kaiser roll.

$6.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Beef Sausage

On a Kaiser roll.

$6.75

1 Egg Sandwich with Turkey sausage & Cheese

On a Kaiser roll.

$7.50

1 Egg Sandwich with Beef Sausage & Cheese

$7.50

Mushroom Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$11.95

Meat Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$12.95

Turkey Sausage Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Western Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$12.95

Beef Sausage Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Pastrami Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Spanish Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$12.95

Ham & Cheese Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Broccoli & Cheese Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Spinach & Mushroom Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Onion & Pepper Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$11.95

Spinach Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$11.95

Cheese Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$11.95

Feta Cheese Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$12.95

Feta Cheese & Spinach Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Greek Omelette

Tomato, pepper, onion & feta.Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Minced Nova Scotia Lox & Onion Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$17.95

Mexican Omelette

Ham, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, jalapenos, and cheddar cheese. Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Garden Omelette

Tomatoes, pepper, onion & spinach.Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Earthquake Omelette

Bacon, cheese & home fries.Served with home fries and toast.

$14.95

Farmers Omelette

Ham, Sausage, and Bacon.Served with home fries and toast.

$16.95

Grilled Chicken Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$15.95

Slice Turkey Omelette

Served with home fries and toast.

$15.95

Gyro Omelette

Gyro, feta & tomato.Served with home fries and toast.

$13.95

Breakfast - Three Egg Omelettes

Breakfast - Three Egg Omelettes

Belgian Waffles

Belgian Waffles

Crisp Golden Brown Belgian Waffle

$10.95

Belgian Waffle and Chicken

Served with chicken fingers (3 pc's)

$16.95

Florentine Wrap

2 eggs with feta cheese & spinach.

$13.95

Western Wrap

2 eggs with ham, onion & green peppers.

$13.95

Mediterranean Wrap

2 eggs with grilled beef gyro meat, feta cheese & tomato.

$14.95

Earthquake Wrap

2 eggs with bacon, ham, sausage, cheese & home fries.

$14.95

Greek Wrap

2 eggs with feta & tomato.

$13.95

Breakfast Wraps

Breakfast Wraps

Fruits and Breakfast Sides

Fruits and Breakfast Sides

Fresh Fruit Salad

Fresh Banana, strawberry, and Blueberries.

$7.95

French Fries

$5.95

Home Fries

Soft cooked diced potatoes.

$5.95

Grits

Porridge made from ground corn.

$5.95

Bacon

Cured pork.

$4.50

Ham

Cooked meat from the upper part of a pig's leg.

$4.50

Sausage

Finely chopped or ground meat, often mixed with seasoning.

$4.50

Beef Sausage

Finely chopped or ground meat, often mixed with seasoning.

$5.00

Turkey Sausage

Finely chopped or ground meat, often mixed with seasoning.

$5.00

Turkey Bacon

Cured turkey.

$5.00

Corned Beef Hash

Salt cured beef, potatoes, and onions.

$5.50

Baked Virginia Ham

Thick sliced cured ham.

$5.50

Cup Hot Oatmeal

$4.50

Bowl Hot Oatmeal

$6.00

Hot Oatmeal

Hot Oatmeal

Bagelry, Toast & Muffins

Bagelry, Toast & Muffins

Toast with Butter

Homemade muffins.

$2.00

Toasted Roll

$2.50

Butter Roll

$2.50

Toasted English Muffin

$3.00

Corn Muffin

Homemade muffins.

$3.25

Bran Muffin

Homemade muffins.

$3.00

Blueberry Muffin

Homemade muffins.

$3.25

Croissant

$3.00

Toasted Bagel

$3.00

Toasted Bagel with Cream Cheese

$4.50

Bagel & Nova Scotia Lox

Served with cream cheese, lettuce & tomato.

$18.95

Golden Brown Pancakes

$10.95

Stack of Silver Dollar Pancakes

$10.95

Whole Wheat Pancakes

$11.95

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

$11.95

Walnuts Banana Pancakes

$13.95

Fresh Blueberry Pancakes

$13.95

Fresh Strawberry Pancakes

$13.95

Banana pancakes

$12.95

Pancakes Deluxe

Served with bacon, ham, sausage & one egg.

$14.95

Old Fashioned French Toast

$10.95

Challah French Toast

$10.95

Deluxe French Toast

Served with bacon, ham, sausage & 1 egg.

$14.95

Monte Cristo

Challah bread French toast topped with ham, fresh turkey and melted Swiss cheese.

$16.95

Pancakes and French Toasts

Pancakes and French Toasts

Appetizers

Appetizers

Chicken Fingers

4 pieces

$9.95

Buffalo Wings

Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.

$9.95

Fried Calamari

Squid. Cooked in oil.

$10.95

Mozzarella Sticks

Mozzarella cheese that has been coated and fried.

$8.95

Appetizers Trio

Choose any 3 of the above.

$14.95

Container of Soup

$1.95

Burger

Grilled or fried patty on a bun.

$8.95

Cheeseburger

Grilled or fried patty with cheese on a bun.

$10.95

Swiss Cheeseburger

Burger topped with a mild cheese.

$10.95

Cheddar Burger

Smooth savory cheese sandwich.

$10.95

Bacon Cheeseburger

With fried onion.

$12.95

Pizza Burger

Meat patty with pizza sauce and cheese.

$10.95

Greek Burger

Served with feta cheese and sliced tomato.

$12.95

Veggie Burger

Meatless burger.

$10.95

Turkey Burger

$9.95

Turkey Cheese Burger

Ground turkey patty served on a bun. Grilled or fried patty with cheese on a bun.

$10.95

Smother Burger

Topped With sauted onions, mushrooms & cheese.

$12.95

Healthy Choice Beef Burger

Served with salad, no bun and a house dressing.

$14.95

Chili Burger

Top with chilli and cheese.

$14.95

Healthy Choice Turkey Burger

Served with salad, no bun and a house dressing.

$14.95

Our 1/2 lb. Burgers

Our 1/2 lb. Burgers

Signature Wraps

Signature Wraps

Grilled Chicken Wrap

Crispy Romaine lettuce and Caesar dressing.

$15.95

Bacon Chicken Salad Wrap

Bacon bits, lettuce & tomato.

$15.95

Manhattan Wrap

Roast beef, fried onions and melted Swiss cheese.

$15.95

Chicken Gyro Wrap

Lettuce, tomato & tzatziki sauce.

$15.95

Beef Gyro Wrap

Lettuce, tomato & tzatziki sauce.

$15.95

Tuna Fish Salad Wrap

Lettuce and tomato.

$15.95

Individual Salmon Wrap

Salmon, lettuce, tomato, cucumber & tartar sauce.

$15.95

Turkey Wrap

Served with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard sauce.

$16.95

Honey Dijon Wrap

Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, cucumber & honey mustard.

$15.95

Protein Wrap

Grilled chicken, egg white, tomatoes & onions.

$16.95

Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana Wrap

Chicken cutlet, mozzarella & marinara sauce.

$15.95

Midnight Wrap

Chicken cutlet, cheddar cheese, bacon, & Russian dressing.

$16.95

Chicken Cordon Bleu Wrap

Chicken cutlet, grilled ham, melted Swiss cheese & Russian dressing.

$16.95

Corned Beef Reuben Hero

Corn beef with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing.

$16.95

Pastrami Reuben on Rye Hero

Pastrami with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing.

$16.95

Philly Cheese Steak Hero

$16.95

Chicken Cutlet Parmigiana Hero

$16.95

Turkey Supreme Hero

Grilled turkey with Swiss cheese, onions, bacon and gravy on garlic hero.

$16.95

Grilled Steak Hero

Served with lettuce and tomato.

$16.95

The Beast Hero

Grilled chicken, bacon, fried onions, Swiss cheese and BBQ sauce.

$16.95

New York Hero

Chicken cutlet, American cheese and gravy.

$16.95

The Met Hero

Hot roast beef, American cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo.

$16.95

Briarwood Hero

Chicken cutlet, Bacon, Mozzarella and Brown gravy on Garlic hero. S

$16.95

Fish Fillet Hero

Served with tarter sauce.

$16.95

Shrimp Parmigiana Hero

Fried shrimp with mozzarella and marinara sauce.

$17.95

Meatball Hero

With mozzarella and marinara sauce.

$17.95

Heros

Heros

Cheese Sandwiches

Cheese Sandwiches

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled.

$6.95

Grilled Cheese with Grilled Tomato Sandwich

Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Cooked on a rack over a grill.

$7.45

Grilled Cheese with Bacon Sandwich

Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Cured pork.

$8.95

Grilled Cheese with Ham Sandwich

Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.

$8.95

Grilled Cheese with Bacon & Tomato

Hot sandwich filled with cheese that has been pan cooked or grilled. Cured pork.

$9.45

Individual Tuna Sandwich

Mild fish sandwich.

$9.95

Individual Salmon Sandwich

Subtle rich fish sandwich.

$9.95

Individual Sardine Sandwich

Salty fish sandwich.

$9.95

Fried Filet of Sole Sandwich

Cooked in oil. Mild slightly sweet fish sandwich.

$9.95

Fish Sandwiches

Fish Sandwiches

Meat Sandwiches

Meat Sandwiches

Sliced Ham Sandwich

On a Roll.

$8.95

Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich

On white toast.

$8.95

Grilled Ham Sandwich

$6.95

Grilled Bacon Sandwich

$6.95

Roast Beef Sandwich

Sandwich with thinly sliced beef that has been cooked over a dry heat.

$11.95

Roast Turkey Sandwich

$11.95

Virginia Ham Sandwich

Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.

$10.95

Corned Beef Sandwich

Salt cured beef sandwich.

$11.95

Hot Pastrami Sandwich

Smoked and cured beef sandwich. .

$11.95

Meatloaf Sandwich

Sandwich with meat that has been ground, seasoned, and baked.

$10.95

Chicken Salad

Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.

$8.50

Chicken Salad with Bacon

Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.

$10.95

Tuna Salad

Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.

$8.50

Tuna Salad with Bacon

Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.

$10.50

Egg Salad

Served with Cole Slaw and pickle.

$7.50

Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Tuna Salad Sandwiches

Triple Decker Sandwiches

Triple Decker Sandwiches

Turkey Club

Fresh turkey breast, bacon, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$14.95

Turkey Club with Swiss cheese

Fresh turkey breast, Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$15.95

Chicken Salad and Bacon Club.

Homemade chicken salad with bacon, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$14.95

Tuna Salad and Sliced Egg Club

Homemade Tuna salad with hard boil egg, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$14.95

Egg Salad and Bacon Club

Homemade Egg salad with bacon, lettuce and tomatoes.

$14.95

Ham and Swiss Cheese club

Ham and Swiss cheese with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$14.95

Roast Beef and Swiss Cheese Club

Roast beef and Swiss cheese with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$16.95

Virginia Ham and Swiss Cheese Club

Virginia Ham and Swiss cheese with mayonnaise, lettuce and tomatoes.

$16.95

Virginia Ham Hot Sandwich

Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.

$19.95

Roast Beef Hot Sandwich

Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.

$19.95

Sliced Grill Steak

Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.

$24.95

Corned Beef Hot Sandwich

Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.

$19.95

Pastrami Hot Sandwich

Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.

$19.95

Roast Turkey Hot Sandwich

Served with gravy, potato & vegetable, cup of soup or salad.

$19.95

Hot Open Sandwiches

Hot Open Sandwiches

Hot sandwiches

Hot sandwiches

Manhattan Melt

Grilled roast beef with melted cheese and fried onions on a garlic roll served with french fries, coleslaw and pickle.

$16.95

Tuna Melt Hot Sandwich

With lettuce, tomato and melted cheese on an English muffin. Served with french fries coleslaw and pickle.

$16.95

Chicken Salad Melt Hot Sandwich

With lettuce, tomato and melted cheese on an English muffin. Served with french fries coleslaw and pickle.

$16.95

Grilled Chicken On A Roll

Served with lettuce & tomato.

$16.95

Grilled Chicken on Pita Hot Sandwich

With sauteed peppers & onions, topped with melted mozzarella cheese. Served with french fries, lettuce, tomato, coleslaw and pickle.

$16.95

Corned Beef Reuben on Rye

Served with french fries, coleslaw and pickle.

$16.95

Tuna Fish Salad

Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.

$16.95

Individual Sardine Salad

Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.

$15.95

Individual Tuna Salad

Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.

$15.95

Individual Salmon Salad

Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.

$15.95

Nova Scotia Lox

Served on a bed of lettuce with creamy cole slaw, potato salad, hard boiled egg, tomato and garnish.

$15.95

Caesar Salad

Green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese.

$12.95

Chop Chop Salad with Grilled Chicken

Cooked on a rack over a grill. Poultry.

$16.95

Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken

Green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese. Poultry. Cooked on a rack over a grill.

$16.95

Chefs Salad

Turkey, roast beef, ham, cheese & hard boiled.

$19.95

Sliced Turkey Garden

$19.95

Crispy Cold Salads Platter

Crispy Cold Salads Platter

Greek Favorites

Greek Favorites

Gyro Sandwich

Pita with lettuce, tomato, onions and tzatziki sauce.

$10.95

Gyro Plate

Served with french fries, pita, small Greek salad and tzatziki sauce.

$16.95

Chicken Gyro Sandwich on Pita

Served with lettuce, tomato and tzatziki sauce.

$10.95

Chicken Gyro Plate

Served with french fries, pita, small Greek salad and tzatziki sauce.

$16.95

Chicken Souvlaki Sandwich

On pita with lettuce, tomato, onions & tzatziki sauce.

$11.95

Chicken Souvlaki Plate

On a pita with french fries, pita, small Greek salad and tzatziki sauce.

$17.95

Spinach Pie with Greek Salad

Served with pita bread.

$13.95

Greek Salad

$9.95

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

$17.95

Spinach pie

$8.95

Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce

$12.95

Meatballs and Spaghetti

$18.95

Eggplant Parmigiana

Served with spaghetti.

$18.95

Breaded Chicken Cutlet

Served with spaghetti.

$18.95

Chicken, Mushrooms & Broccoli Sautee

Served with spaghetti.

$18.95

Italian Favorites

Italian Favorites

Entrees

Entrees

Rotisserie 1/2 Chicken

$14.95

Meatloaf with Brown Gravy

Loaf made from seasoned and baked ground meat.

$19.95

Roast Sirloin of Beef, Au Jus

Cooked over dry heat.

$19.95

Fresh Roast Turkey

Fresh Turkey, with stuffing and cranberry sauce, and gravy.On Thanksgiving Day Special included a pie please, expecified if pumpkin or Apple, and Soup Cream of Turkey.

$20.95

Roast Virginia Ham

Cooked over dry heat.

$19.95

Jumbo Breaded Pork Chops

Thick cut of meat from a pig typically cut from the spine.

$20.95

London Broil

Served with mushroom gravy.

$19.95

Chopped Steak with Onions

Beef Steak.

$20.95

Chopped Turkey Steak

Served with sauteed onions and mushrooms.

$20.95

Country Fried Chicken

1/2 Chicken

$19.95

Steak Tips Over Rice

Beef STeak.

$20.95

Chicken Shish Kebab over Rice

Season with Onion, Green peppers and Tomato.

$19.95

Grilled Chicken

$19.95

Stuffed Chicken Breast

With mozzarella cheese & broccoli served over rice.

$20.95

Chicken Cordon Bleu

With ham, & Swiss cheese over rice.

$20.95

Beef Franks (Kosher) & Beans

Served with french fries.

$18.95

Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed with rice and ground meat.

$14.95

Liver with Sauteed Onions

Liver and onion cooked in oil or fat over heat.

$17.95

Shell Steak with Potato & Vegetable

$24.95

2 Jersey Pork Chops

Served with potato and vegetable.

$21.95

From Our Broiler

From Our Broiler

Seafood

Seafood

Stuffed Filet Florentine

Stuffed with spinach and feta cheese.

$20.95

Broiled Red Salmon

$21.95

Broiled Shrimp Scampi

$21.95

Broiled Shrimp

$20.95

Broiled Tilapia

$20.95

Fried Shrimp

$20.95

Fried Seafood Combination

Fried shrimp, calamary and fried filet.

$21.95

Hot dog

$6.00

Chilli cup

$7.00

Chilli bowl

$9.00

Disco Fries

French Fries with melted motzarella and gravy.

$7.95

Sweet Potato Fries

$7.95

Onion Rings

$7.95

Waffle Fries

$7.95

Chilli Fries

$8.95

Mashed Potatoes (Homemade)

Served with gravy.

$5.95

Potato Salad (homemade)

$5.95

Creamy Cole Slaw (Homemade)

$5.95

Garlic Bread

$3.00

Toss Garden Salad

$4.95

Side Orders

Side Orders

Iced Cream

Iced Cream

Single Scoop

$4.00

2 Scoop

$8.00

Ice Cream Sundae

Three scoops of iced cream topped with wallnuts, chocolate syrup and whipped cream.

$9.95

Banana split

Banana with vanilla iced cream topped with wallnuts, chocolate syrup and whipped cream.

$10.95

Egg Cream

$3.95

Ice Cream Soda

$6.50

Lime Rickey

$3.25

Cherry Soda

$4.50

Vanilla Soda

$4.50

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade

$4.95

Soft Drink

$1.65

Fountain Delights

Fountain Delights

Desserts

Desserts

Chocolate Cake

$4.95

Coconut Cake

$4.95

Red Velvet Cake

$4.95

Strawberry Short Cake

$4.95

Apple Turnover

$2.25

Assorted Danish

Cheese

$2.50

Rice Pudding

$3.50

Jello

$2.95