Moonlight Cafe

Dover, PA · Italian restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Dover
#10
of 27 restaurants
City Percentile
62%
rating percentile
Address
Moonlight Cafe, 4140 Carlisle Rd, Dover, PA 17315
Phone
(717) 292-5643
Website
www.moonlightcafeyork.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Moonlight Cafe is a restaurant located in Dover, PA. It is one of 27 restaurants listed in Dover. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Dover city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #10 of 27 restaurants in Dover. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Charles Z · Sep 2025

We made a trip to Dover to give the cafe a try based on the reviews and frankly came away disappointed. The place had a cozy feel even if it was a little noisy from the kitchen. The servers were friendly and attentive. The food, however, was pretty bland, not much flavor or spice at all whether it was the calamari, veal piccata, or handmade meatball lasagna.

★★★★★ 5.0 Olga Monahan · Aug 2025

Great little place , food was absolutely delicious, service great and all it’s missing is a little it of music … we got crab dip, chicken Marsala and shrimp champagne- total bill $73 , portions was huge and we took half of it to go. This place is BYOB . Definitely worth the stop, Great Italian food

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Rod Albright · Jan 2026

I had the bacon wrapped filet. It was not really tender and didn't have much flavor. The salad was very good and a nice size. The broccoli florets were really good! The French onion soup was a crock full of croutons with very little soup topped with cheese. Basically mushy bread topped with cheese. It's a small café that's crowded. The service was good.

★★★★★ 5.0 Jenna Wendt · Nov 2025

Great food. Large portions served hot. Friendly staff. Just a little loud and a little cozy for seating. 😊

★★★★☆ 4.0 Raymond D · Sep 2024

For years, we've been told how this is the best Italian food in York, so we decided to give it a try. The first thing to notice is that the seating area is very small with a lot of tables. The lighting and overall atmosphere is not what you expect from a high-end Italian restaurant. No romantic date nights here, but we got the small table in the corner by the kitchen, and that's the closest you will get. It's BYOB, so we brought a nice bottle of wine, and once they saw it, they brought us glasses and a corkscrew. The fact that it's BYO does save a lot compared to buying by the glass. We started with the spicy fried green beans, which were very good. The marinara sauce was a very simple standard american-italian marinara sauce. Which I believe would be good over a classic chicken parm or

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Italian restaurant

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