Le Pain Quotidien Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant New York

Address: 250 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Phone: +16467798387

Rating: 4.1
based on 129 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Great service. Dropped my things at a table to go to the restroom, and the table was set with a menu and water by the time I got back."
  • "Fast, friendly service. Really excellent food."
  • "The service was very kind and friendly."
  • "Friendly and welcoming staffs."
  • "Our waitress Zannat was especially wonderful being extremely accommodating and kind."
  • "The staff is so nice and friendly."
  • "We were served by Sarah everyday, she was most attentive and prompt everytime, with a smile."

Cons:

  • "Wasnt that great, the staff were all standing in front of our table, yelling, joking around amongst themselves acting very unprofessional and being obnoxious."
  • "The staff have some attitude."
  • "Horrible service. The cashier was extremely rude."
  • "The food was fine but the service today is a disaster."
  • "Particularly the young girl at the counter with fake eyelashes this Sunday morning was completely incompetent."
  • "They struggle a little bit with special requests and the service is slow."
  • "rudest staff i’ve ever met. she was so rude and crabby."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Simple, tasty food. It's a bakery/sandwich shop with table service."
  • "One of the best cappuccino I have had here in NYC is in this place."
  • "Highly recommend the tomato soup. Best I have ever had."
  • "The breakfast was great and the coffee was excellent."
  • "Delicious food and good vibe."
  • "The food was great, coffee great, and the cheapest lunch outside of fast food."
  • "The food was incredible, the place is very nice, clean, has a good atmosphere and the staff is friendly and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Meh. The pastry was stale and old."
  • "The pancakes came and they have been put on the plade without any love."
  • "However, the bread basket was nothing you would expect from a nice bakery. It was dry and felt old."
  • "The croissant is super average."
  • "The plate presentation was horrible. They serve us a spoiled avocado."
  • "The smashed avocado on toast was very small for the price and the toast was hard as a rock, not great."
  • "Croissant was dry stale and hard."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The place have a very unique vibe, and it was very nice just sitting there."
  • "Such delicious pastries to go with their beautiful interior!"
  • "Fantastic place, excellent options all day and super amazing staff."
  • "The place looks really beautiful and my dragon fruit bowl was good."
  • "This place has a very nice atmosphere and lots of seats and tables."
  • "The place is very nice, clean, has a good atmosphere."
  • "Clean, nice interior."

Cons:

  • "Dirty tables."
  • "Def not a vibe here."
  • "The decore was nice?"
  • "Appalling takeout experience. 25 minute wait for basic menu staples."
  • "Customer experience was lost due to, No recognition of my existence as I walked into the space."
  • "Awful experience. Woman at the counter was rude."
  • "Whether it’s poor management or insane understaffing, I’ve always ended up waiting over 20 minutes to order."

Value

Pros:

  • "Prices are medium- I think it was totally worth it."
  • "Definitely recommend to anyone looking for delicious, healthy meal."
  • "The L size of beverage is really LARGE!!"
  • "Prices are also fair considering the quality and size if the food."
  • "Very good organic food - had lunch here and really enjoyed it."
  • "The food is amazing and the ambiance is top-notch!"
  • "The breads are delectable, the muffins are huge and coffee pure awesomeness!"

Cons:

  • "Over priced and terrible service."
  • "Very overpriced for what they serve - for example, a couple poached eggs and toasts costs you $13+ when you could make that on your own for $2."
  • "The portions of all the dishes we had were quite small, especially for the price."
  • "The food is good but small plates."
  • "Good food, friendly staff, however lacking the cost/benefit. May be expensive for what it is."
  • "The only downside is that it’s pricy and the staff were pushing us to leave 18% tips or more."
  • "Beautiful place and great menu but horrific customer service especially from the two Indian look alike waitresses and from the guy waiter with the Ponytail."

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