"The service is excellent and the drinks are as good as you'd come to expect from the Cafe China family."
"Friendly attentive staff."
"The server answered all of our questions genuinely and we ended up getting smoked duck, chili dumplings, scallion pancakes and Sichuan flavored Dan-Dan! And it was crazy good."
"Service was quick and food was authentically delicious."
"Service was attentive, knowledgeable, and friendly."
"The Servers are very friendly and attentive."
"Service was accommodating and polite."
Cons:
"It took a while to get a hold of a waiter."
"They didn’t ask for drinks, or offer to explain the menu."
"When we walked in no one came up to us for 5 minutes."
"We make reservations after seating down no one came to take out order."
"But the service!!! It was awful. We waited 30 minutes to see the menus."
"The service needed to be a little more attentive."
"Service was ABSOLUTE WORST."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The beef is thin sliced (similar to sliced brisket you’d find in hot pot) and the meat was of high quality."
"Amazing food with rich flavors."
"The crispy fish and mapo tofu were wonderful."
"Everything was so delicious but we especially enjoyed the crispy spicy fish and the pea shoots."
"The food is tasty."
"The food here is on another level."
"The food was awesome, great dim sum, hot and fresh and really tasty."
Cons:
"The Kung Pao Chicken was not crispy, but soft and the chicken was grossly chewy."
"The food was average. Very skimpy on the ground pork in the mapo tofu."
"The food was only average - chicken was bland, pork dish had more onions than pork."
"Unfortunately did not enjoy the food very much as it was very oily and fatty."
"The chicken dumpling filling is curried and tastes pretty strongly of cardamom... I didn't really enjoy it."
"The spicy wontons were sweet (?), which is very incorrect and confusing."
"The food was fine. The portions are pretty small and it wasn’t up to the hype."
Ambience
Pros:
"Birds of a Feather is an awesome Sichuan spot with a modern, well-designed interior that feels airy and spacious."
"Nice interior and atmosphere."
"Classic Chinese food with a modern ambience."
"The ambiance and decor of the restaurant was very hip and cute as well."
"Incredible intimate vibe and welcoming atmosphere."
"The overall atmosphere was very welcoming with a large communal table in the middle."
"Really amazing ambience."
Cons:
"The place was packed with people so I sat by the counter, not really great as other counter experiences I’ve had."
"Most disappointing part was that the place was really noisy, so much so that the whole experience became unpleasant at some point."
"Unfortunately, we happened to be sitting indoors, close to a group of 15 people in their mid twenties who were obnoxiously LOUD."
"We were seated at a long table in the middle - so you are sharing one table with many others - not my style."
"The atmosphere is of a local crowd that can get loud. It is difficult to have a conversation without yelling since the tables are very crammed."
"It’s also so loud inside that you have to constantly yell across your table."
"Seating is difficult and while you are sitting down and try to enjoy food, everyone's behind part is in your face."
Value
Pros:
"It’s definitely pricier, but you get what you pay for."
"I will definitely be returning. Price and service were great as well."
"Super busy. So I got take out instead! Reasonably priced and good portions for 2."
"Unbeatable price / quality!"
"Prices and portion sizes are very reasonable."
"Food was tasty and fairly priced for its quality."
"More than reasonable prices for the quality of food you get."
Cons:
"Overpriced and sparse. Save your money!"
"However, the price is kind of ridiculous when you can take the train for one stop and be in Chinatown to get better tasting food for half the price and not have to wait in a line, lol."
"It’s quite expensive for what it is."
"Each of the dim sum plates were like $12-$14."
"Great food BUT they upped their prices by a ridiculous amount!!!"
"Very overrated and very expensive for mediocre food."
"More like 3.5 but I rounded up. Not bad but overpriced."