Bluestone Lane Upper East Side Café Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Very close to the Guggenheim if you want a delicious bite to eat after the museum!"
• "This is a prime location for a coffee break or small snack."
• "Enjoy a coffee inside an old cathedral with the view of Central Park?"
• "A lovely Australian cafe just opposite Central Park."
• "Just steps from Central Park, this cafe helps any tourist or local live a truly, Charmed Life."
• "Very good coffee, and its proximity to the Guggenheim and the park makes it very convenient."
• "Great spot in terms of location."

Cons:

• "Worst location for this otherwise fine business."
• "Such a shame this place is sooo small!"
• "Space can feel a bit cramped with limited seating."
• "We were seated in a wind tunnel without a heat lamp."
• "Unbearably cold at this time of year because the door is always open and there are no heating facilities inside."
• "We were seated near the door, which was open all the time and it was cold as well."
• "Doors don’t close properly during windy days so it can be freezing in there while trying to eat."

Service

Pros:

• "The manager Jack was quick to answer any questions we had and was very sociable."
• "I appreciated the generally friendly staff, despite a sort of chaotic atmosphere."
• "The wait staff was great!"
• "Our server was Sara. She was kind, professional, quick, and friendly."
• "Staff has been very friendly in my experience."
• "The staff is great, friendly and smiling."
• "Super friendly waitstaff."

Cons:

• "The staff seem flustered and hurried."
• "Service: Come to pick my order up. I’m looked at like a stick up kid."
• "The staff is unfriendly. Even though I wasn't finished eating, they gave me a receipt."
• "The staff is inattentive, occasionally a bit hostile."
• "The wait staff is rude and make it seem like their job is a chore."
• "Waiter was kinda snarky and banged his iPad on the table when I didn’t tip for my matcha."
• "We had to wait for more than 45 minutes for our food, during the time of waiting, not even once the waiter came and ask if we needed anything, overall terrible service experience."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The food is impressive in design."
• "The coffee was solid."
• "One of my favourite coffee places."
• "The food and coffee were amazing!"
• "Had a vanilla oat milk latte and it was delicious."
• "Enjoyable food by central park. Got the avocado smash and bacon and egg sandwich. Both reminded me of Australia."
• "The food was absolutely fantastic (you can tell it from the photos) and the service was good as well."

Cons:

• "The banana bread (typically an Australian speciality- served at literally every cafe in Sydney) was unfortunately stale- I think I must have come on an off day."
• "Avocado Toast was a bit bland. It needed a bit of salt, pepper and a pinch of cayenne."
• "So disappointed. Spent $16 on a sandwich that i couldn’t even eat."
• "The banana bread came as two strangely giant pieces — essentially 4 slices — and was bone dry."
• "Chicken was thin and rubbery."
• "The Big Brekkie was seriously bland."
• "The bacon was thin and mediocre."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "I recently visited Bluestone Lane's Upper East Side cafe and was thoroughly impressed with the atmosphere and service."
• "The most amazing cafe and a must stop when visiting museums on the Upper East Side."
• "The location was beautiful, a great place to take friends or family."
• "This beautiful outpost of Bluestone lane is actually located in a church and is called the heavenly rest stop!"
• "The place is lovely inside the church and feels so cosy."
• "It's an adorable little cafe."
• "I enjoy the vibes of this location situated inside a church."

Cons:

• "Overall just a super weird experience."
• "The atmosphere is chaotic."
• "The service however was enough to make me laugh aloud."
• "The atmosphere and location are amazing, but the food and service was not what I expected."
• "The atmosphere is chaotic and even if you ask if you can order with a server, they absolutely can’t take your food order, they point you to the app."
• "However, it was very hot inside and with the open kitchen aesthetic, it is very loud and the smell of cooking was quite strong."
• "It was hot inside."