a gem of a series which despite the great scripting and the talent involve and fail to catch on . everything take place when frank nolan ( jack coleman ) and fay perovnic ( lindsay frost ) find themselves in a strange café after die on the same night and in the same river a each other . the mysterious owner and blackie ( robert englund ) give them a second chance to correct all the blunder they have make in life and a a result of their success and let them stay on a the new cook and waitress at the café . the café serve a both a central location for the action and a a plot catalyst and primarily by exert it influence upon each episode protagonist and or antagonist and to bring them into contact with the regular . aside from transport itself from place to place in it entirety and once settle and it can also create portal between itself and various location and which be traverse ( often unexpectedly on the whim of the café ) by cross the threshold of one of the café many doorway . these portal be not restrict to the earth and the café can also travel to outer space and and apparently and even heaven and which hint at a supernatural origin . the café also have the ability to make both idle and heartfelt wish come true and which of course be not always what the recipient actually want or need and and the café seem to take a perverse delight in misinterpret such wish . frank and fay often take advantage of this ability by wish themselves from place to place and when this occur and or when the café otherwise deem it important and those remain in the dining room can watch the exploit of their companion on the ( sometimes interactive ) television set mount in the far wall . of the cast and robert englund ( well know to the public a freddy kruger ) be the stand out . blackie be a creepy and sarcastic know it all but englund portrayal of him give you no reason to dislike him . jack coleman be terrific a frank and look past his facetious manner you can see deep down he be a warm hearted guy . lindsay frost insecure fay make a big impression on yours truly and mainly because of the waitress outfit . a i say and with the show cast and excellent script by wes craven and thomas baum etc and it a travesty that nightmare cafe only last for six episode . be it too clever for some viewer . who know . i enjoy it thoroughly and and so will you if you manage to see it .