Cafe St. Bart's
(212) 593-1067
109 E 50th St
New York,
NY
10022
40.7569
-73.9733
Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown
Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm
Sun 12pm-3pm
Price:
$$$$
Last updated 4.27.09
What People Are Saying About Cafe St. Bart's
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In Short
In warm months, tourists and professionals fill the tiled terrace of this cafe located at Saint Bartholomew's Church. The handsome church looms to one side, the Waldorf-Astoria is across the street, and midtown's office towers soar in every direction. An indoor dining room provides a warmer option in winter. Don't expect potluck fare, however: The menu consists of New American dishes like New York strip loin, a grilled lamb sandwich and pizza topped with truffles.
User Reviews
meyerv
June 27, 2007
What can I say? Great ambiance, food and service! A friend and I sat outside for a drink prior to a commitment later in the evening. The weather was perfect and the drinks were delicious. After one drink, we decided to order another... ulitimately cancelling our plans and stayed for dinner. So glad we did! Can' wait to do it again!
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blueollie
June 18, 2007
This is my second time providing a review on citysearch and it's only to prevent others from wasting money. Not to say St Bart's Cafe is the worst place I've been to but when a restaurant is situated in a prime location, one does expect nice service not a rude and pretentious hostess. When I asked if it was possible to get a table for two, the response was a cold - is your party completed, no? then i'll be happy to seat when your friend arrives. "sorry, we need to seat you when all parties are here" or actually any sign of kindness would have been nice especially when < 10% of the tables were full on a Monday night. Minutes later my friend arrives and we're seated in the back near the water table though, like I mentioned the place was not nearly full, and handed dinner menus. Not being very hungry, we asked a waiter for the small plates menu that is advertised in front of the cafe. Response - oh, that's for the other side of the cafe. WHAT! Could not the hostess mention this important fact? So now, we have to be re-seated on the other side which looks the same but is closer to the bar. We order sangria, about 15 mins later white sangria arrives though the sangria on the menu is red. Oddly enough, the dinner menu sangria is pinot grigio while small plates is red (WHAT! 2 different sangrias on 2 different menus, is it that difficult to note both drinks on both menus!) so instead of the waiter clarifying which sangria we wanted - he assumed the wrong one. 30 more mintues or so, our apps arrive ( I will say, the waiter was apologetic about the wait and our water person mentioned that another table was guided to the wrong section for dinner and the hostess was being spoken to.). But to top it all off, we were given 5 slices of baguette toast to eat with 3 healthy portions of spreads and when we asked for more bread, were not told it cost an extra 3$ - but it was on the bill! My friend planned to bring a client tomorrow - that is now out of the question.
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esther10
June 08, 2007
Extremely disappointed at Cafe St Barts this afternoon. Cafe used to be charming, a great place to go to lunch to enjoy the weather. But the experience of dining here based on today has seriously gone downhill. Hostess is overly pretentious and rude - although we had reservations she didn't seat us until 10 minutes after our reservation when we noticed multiple empty tables all around. It was also amusing how she turned everybody away when there were empty tables besides us during our entire lunch service. Food was exceptionally poor for a ceaser salad and linguine which was overly salty. Service was horrible- I'm not sure whether there's a shortage of waiters but for a place that's not packed, that kind of service is unacceptable.
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The Extras:
During summer months, Cafe St. Bart's hosts a singles night on Wednesdays with a cash bar and live music.
What to Drink:
The house sangria is made with Pinot Grigio and topped off with Prosecco ($11 per glass).
When to Go:
The restaurant serves lunch-only Monday through Friday, is closed on Saturday, and serves only brunch on Sunday.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Diners Club, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Brunch, Outdoor Dining, View Dining, Historic Setting
