• 5
• Excellent Food, Even Better Service

My husband and I were on a road trip and were about to stop at a roadside Cracker Barrel to order some veggies and continue on our way. However, divine intervention made us miss our exit and I immediately jumped on Urban Spoon to find a vegetarian alternative. Copper Dog Cafe came up and we were only five minutes away, so we went for it. We were not disappointed! The moment we stepped inside, we knew it was the right place for us. Beautiful, soothing atmosphere and the best (ABSOLUTE BEST) service we've had at a restaurant in quite some time. The owner made us feel at home and although we'd planned to take our food "to go", the wonderful ambiance convinced us that we had to stay. We ordered the veggie/black bean burgers, baked potato with veggie chili, chocolate chip cookie, and carrot cake. Everything was excellent. The salad was crisp and fresh, the dressing was some of the best we'd had. The burgers were flavorful and the buns were hearty. My husbands' baked potato was very good and he loved the chili and "sour cream" on top. The owner talked to us about his background and what brought them to the restaurant - we felt like friends by the end of our time there. Finally, we took our desserts to go and reluctantly left the little slice of paradise we'd found in Lafayette, Indiana. We ate the carrot cake and cookie from our hotel room after arriving at our destination and enjoyed them both very much. We would HIGHLY recommend this restaurant, and will be back whenever we're in the Indianapolis area!