Breakfast by Salt's Cure Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The griddle cakes are incredible."
• "The food was delicious (get a Plate!) and even though I'm not a hot coffee guy, the drip with oat milk was great."
• "The breakfast sandwich was excellent as were the eggs."
• "The OG pancakes and they were delicious! These come with powered sugar and cinnamon molasses butter."
• "Best pancakes I’ve had! This place pretty much only serves and specializes in their pancakes."
• "The blueberry flax crumble pancake was substantial without being heavy, and it had a nice texture with the flax."
• "The pancakes were good but nothing special — glad I had chocolate chips in them or I wouldn’t have liked very much."

Cons:

• "The Hash Brown came in a solid block and was a little dry compared to the traditional version."
• "The food is bland and average."
• "The edges of my two OG griddles were very burnt though."
• "We do not like the food it was oily taste was awful."
• "The griddle cakes did not sit right in our stomachs."
• "The pancakes are mushy and DOUSED in Canola Oil, which is a highly processed seed oil that causes inflammation."
• "Pancakes are super soggy and gummy / raw in the middle."

Service

Pros:

• "Once we made it inside, vibes were great. Super cute space and felt relaxing."
• "Went soon after they opened on Sunday and there was no line."
• "Absolutely would come back!"
• "The guy working at the counter was very friendly as well."
• "The staff is friendly. Excellent service."
• "Wonderful service! Everyone was so nice!"
• "The staff was extremely friendly and helpful in accommodating our large party."

Cons:

• "Our order took over 30mins to make on a not very busy day…"
• "Also the gentleman at the counter was rude and passive aggressive."
• "The only problem I found was the staff, I found the waiters & the person who took our order rude & dismissive."
• "The worst part was our server tipped herself 25% and got mad when we confronted her."
• "Service was terrible. Front desk attendant was rude."
• "The service was unbelievably terrible."
• "The person in the cashier was rude and totally ruined our time there."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The restaurant has lots of natural light and a relaxed ambiance."
• "Atmosphere is very nice and cozy, will absolutely be coming back!"
• "The atmosphere is relaxed, and the place overall is cute."
• "The indoor space is airy and conducive to lots of natural light which is always nice."
• "The ambience and set up is also beautiful and really up the meal."
• "Once inside, the atmosphere was delightful and we were quickly seated and served."
• "The playlist was awesome, this is a great vibe!!"

Cons:

• "I’ll start by saying the wait here is seriously annoying (or maybe it’s just the impatient New Yorker in me)."
• "The experience has been very disappointing: very noisy place: I couldn't hear my partner who sat literally in front of me; my meal looked very dull and sloppy."
• "The place screams west coast. There’s no waiters, the self service is not ideal for New York."
• "This place is good but probably not worth a wait of over 30 minutes."
• "The hostess continued to laugh at me when I was ordering."
• "I also don't like that there was no table service."
• "The biggest problem was the awful service!"

Value

Pros:

• "The food is affordable as well. we paid ~$15 each."
• "Great prices, especially for the village."
• "Quick service, food was great, and a nice price point for NYC."
• "Lively, small, breakfast restaurant with extremely reasonable (for NYC and for the quality) prices."
• "Great taste, texture, and portion size. Prices were very good, everything was reasonably priced."
• "Probably the best pancakes I’ve had - the cakes are naturally sweet and pair well with the soft scramble!"
• "The food saved this place... 5 star breakfast with a unique touch."

Cons:

• "Went there for Sunday brunch 10:30, waited in line for 1hr long."
• "The pancakes and food was good - a little butter heavy but it’s a pancake. The issue was it was 1.5 hours outside to wait."
• "The wait is insane on the weekends, probably up to an hour or more."
• "Groups larger than 4 should not go to this place. We were a party of 6 and had to wait 2h 10 minutes to be seated."
• "LONG line to get in but worth the wait."
• "The wait was so long though in total with the line and wait for food it was 2 hours before we had these plates in front of us."
• "You wait way too long in a line - not necessarily their fault, until you realise how slow and inadequate the service is."