Blue Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fresh and delicious."
• "The blueberry blintzes were epic and life changing."
• "Food is delicious with some interesting and exciting choices of polish food."
• "The food was fresh, fantastic and thoughtfully prepared and presented."
• "The eggs benedict we shared were perfection from the smoky bacon to the perfectly cooked eggs, asparagus and creamy hollandaise over grilled baguette slices- OMG!"
• "The avocado toast with smoked salmon was the best I have ever had."
• "Food was high quality, locally sourced, made in house and cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Ordered Eggs Benny (eggs benedict). Egg yokes were the consistence of hard boiled eggs."
• "Sauce was not very good."
• "Came out soggy and bananas tasted strange."
• "Food 'looked' great, but unfortunately didn't taste good at all. Chicken sandwich was super chewy and not in a good way."

Service

Pros:

• "It was a great morning to dine outside. Loved the weather, the service, the food, and the staff's eagerness to help."
• "Staff are super friendly and welcoming."
• "Great service and consistently delicious food."
• "The staff is friendly, courteous & professional."
• "The staff is exceptionally friendly and accommodating."
• "Service was excellent."
• "Service was wonderful."

Cons:

• "I felt rushed the whole time to finish with the guy that cleans the tables hovering over everyone with his towel in hand."
• "The food was good but the staff were stressful."
• "The service was very slow but I know it’s because they were training and there were only a few people working at the time."
• "Service was friendly but slow."
• "Took way too long to get a simple cup of coffee and some omelets."
• "The food was delicious but our waitress was hovering over us the entire time, making us feel rushed."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Been the only one located in the heart of Basking Ridge upper middle class area makes it unique."
• "Ambience - cute and bustly."
• "A cute cafe in the heart of Basking Ridge's commercial district. It is simple but charming."
• "Enjoy downtown Basking Ridge from this quaint eatery w/ outdoor seating."
• "The ambiance is warm and inviting."
• "It’s a homey NYC cafe right here in Basking Ridge!"
• "Outside setup is very pretty."

Cons:

• "The inside looked nice but very loud as it’s small."
• "Dont come here to relax or work from laptop."
• "I won’t go again because it was so noisy, so loud that I couldn’t hear my friend across the table."
• "It gets quite loud around 9 o’clock."
• "The tables are tiny and you feel crammed in. Very loud atmosphere."
• "This place is a fire hazard they have crammed too many tables in."
• "Parking can be difficult to find around lunchtime."

Value

Pros:

• "Adequately priced."
• "For five people, our bill only came to $70."
• "Varied menu with plenty of choices for most tastes priced fair for value!"
• "Good service, good food, great prices."

Cons:

• "Only 1 small negative to comment: when a customer asks for a small side of your yummy sauerkraut because it is so good ...please don't tell a customer in the future that I have to be charged for that."
• "The food itself was very good, but the price point wasn't competitive overall."
• "I found it a little pricey, but enjoyed my breakfast."
• "Over rated and overpriced in downtown basking ridge."