Society Cafe Reviews Summary

Category: American restaurant New York

Address: 52 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Phone: +12123004525

Rating: 4.5
based on 152 reviews.

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "This cozy cafe is in the charming Walker Hotel."
  • "Really enjoyed the meal and ambiance."
  • "Fantastic restaurant that’s especially great for its live music."
  • "Super cute ambiance and vibe!"
  • "The dinning room feels like you're a million miles from Manhattan, it's like being transported to a private, rural lodge."
  • "The vibe is rustic and cozy, made the entire meal that much more enjoyable."
  • "The ambiance is lovely - warm amber and cool teal."

Cons:

  • "Service was a bit flummoxed."
  • "Decent ambiance but stale, and unfortunately, sickening breakfast."
  • "Very Loud. Couldn't have conversation with dinner companion."
  • "As loud a restaurant as we have ever experienced."
  • "However, for a Saturday night the place was empty and the crowd definitely didnt match the music and the ambience."
  • "Note - this space is not accessible. There was a full flight of stairs down and an additional flight to get to the bathrooms. The elevator had an “out of order” sign on it."
  • "Service was a bit flummoxed and seated our group at a super tight table when totally empty and was a bit confused when we asked to move to one with more room."

Service

Pros:

  • "Rafael and team, gave a incredible amount of hospitality, intention, and follow through and providing breakfast when I was there."
  • "The staff is always very attentive."
  • "Thanks to our waiter we had a very nice moment, he made sure we were happy during all the diner."
  • "The service was welcoming, knowledgeable and helpful."
  • "Service was really good, fast and helpful being knowledgeable of the menu."
  • "The service was so friendly and kind."
  • "Service attentive (and servers hard-working; they really hustled)."

Cons:

  • "Service was poor however- no one checked in on me to see how my food was."
  • "Pablo, the bartender who served us, must have been having a bad day - it was reflected in his passive aggressive attitude."
  • "The service was slow and sort of inattentive."
  • "Again the service was slow with the dessert and disappeared with the take home food for a concerning amount of time."
  • "The bartender either doesn’t like his job or his life. From the onset of our arrival he was brutally rude."
  • "The service was really bad! We came for happy hour, they were out of happy hour wine, and gave us a really hard time."
  • "The waiter was rude and made my friend and I feel rushed as if we needed to leave at a certain time even though the place was empty!"

Food

Pros:

  • "The rabbit entree was divine."
  • "The food is fantastic."
  • "The food is fresh and locally sourced."
  • "The risotto primavera is nothing short of amazing."
  • "The food delicious and largish portions."
  • "The starters were all phenomenal."
  • "The Food was delicious, prices were reasonable."

Cons:

  • "I was disappoint for the food. The toast was burned, and the sausage was over cooked."
  • "Food was very basic, nothing special."
  • "Salmon was very fishy and chocolate cake was dry."
  • "The chicken for two entree was sadly a bit bland."
  • "The truffle in the eggs was all concentrated at one spot, so much of the sandwich was fairly standard."
  • "However it missed something on the plate."
  • "The food was not great. Pretty tasteless and given the prices, expected much better."

Value

Pros:

  • "Great value for the amount of food!"
  • "Prices were reasonable."
  • "Pricing is also not bad for Manhattan."

Cons:

  • "The cocktails were skimpy and overpriced."
  • "$21.00 for three ounces of lukewarm, liquor store gin, even in NY, is not reasonable."
  • "Only downfall, a glass orange juice cost $8 which gave me a jump scare when we got the bill lol."
  • "Seemed overpriced for what we got. Restaurant was not crowded but too long a wait for food."

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