Lexington Candy Shop Reviews Summary

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "Escape the glitz of the fashionable and the gentrified into this time-perfected comfort diner."
• "Feels like you're stepping back in time."
• "This place transports you back in time."
• "Takes you back in time with the retro atmosphere."
• "The venue is super cute and quintessential old school diner!"
• "The diner is decorated as it would have been back in the 40's and the cooks are friendly and chatty!"
• "NOT Nostalgia - NOT Retro - THIS is Real-Old-School - - - It took me home."

Cons:

• "Very small and old place. It's not a good idea for more than 2 people."
• "The area was filthy and tiny. Sink and garbage can both were overflowing."
• "The restaurant itself is super tiny, but I love how busy the walls and interior are."
• "The place was very dirty."
• "The restaurant is dirty and the owner is rude."
• "The restaurant is dirty (we saw roaches on the wall)."
• "The floors are filthy and need to be mopped."

Service

Pros:

• "The waitress helping us was awesome. She was swamped but running around not missing a beat."
• "The teamwork required to make it all go was a pleasure to experience."
• "Staff was friendly and the food was delicious."
• "Wait staff is always friendly, just come in a find a seat."
• "Customer service was great and our waitress fantastic!"
• "Great staff and owner!"
• "The servers were super nice!"

Cons:

• "The staff were abrasive and didn’t look like they wanted to be there."
• "Overall service was horrible, and I was pressured vibe for tip at the counter."
• "Service was unfortunately not the greatest and we had to wait for our server to notice us for a while."
• "After requesting assistance multiple times and waiting over 15 minutes, the waiter was beyond rude."
• "Our server seemed like she couldn't be bothered."
• "The server was deliberately not responding and kept avoiding to look at my table."
• "The waitress was very rude and was trying to rush us out of the restaurant."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

• "Delicious sandwiches!!! Highly recommend the Lexington special."
• "Beautiful. Pancakes are one of the best in NYC."
• "Ridiculously good french toast, made-to-order fresh squeezed lemonade."
• "The BLT was nice and I have to say the butter burger was an experience."
• "The original Coca Cola is made there — they max the syrup and water, it is truly unbeatable."
• "Food was terrific."
• "Pancakes, cheese burger and coke floats all were amazing."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately this place is way overpriced an ice cream soda shouldn’t be $12 and the soda was too sweet and flat."
• "Each plate of fries was $6 and for that size, the price in no way matched up to what was served."
• "The food was alright but way too overpriced for the portions."
• "The food lacked flavor, was overpriced, and the chips were disappointingly soggy."
• "The worst, over-priced, bland-tasting, unimaginative food/menu I've ever had the misfortune to encounter."
• "The bacon cheeseburger was garbage and it doesn’t come with fries."
• "The food was ok. Parts of my burger were undercooked but the rest was great."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Compared to prices I've paid for equivalent food all over Manhattan, it was more than reasonable."
• "Good prices too."
• "Prices are reasonable."
• "It's not the cheapest place to eat, but you certainly get what you pay for."
• "The prices reflect do not reflect value, the expense is actually cheap compared to the experience and ambiance."
• "Service was friendly and fast, food was good and fairly priced."
• "A good breakfast at a solid price!"

Cons:

• "In total, the bill was $50 before tip which is absolutely absurd considering what we received."
• "It's definitely on a way more pricier side than it should be."
• "Extremely overpriced."
• "The food is extremely mediocre and insanely priced."
• "So wildly overpriced it seems like they’re pulling a prank on you."
• "It was overpriced for what it was."
• "What a rip-off..$13 for 3 eggs with some American cheese melted on top, with coffee and two sausage links the total came to $23."