(212) 929-4339
17 Perry St
New York,
NY
10014
40.7358
-74.0019
Neighborhoods: Downtown, West Village
What People Are Saying About Doma
The Editor
Erin Behan
Citysearch
In Short – Just stepping into this European-style cafe makes you feel properly intellectual. Almost everyone has a book open, a computer whirring or an important letter in progress. The menu mixes expected cafe fare, such as crispy hot panini sandwiches, a tangy house salad and luscious cakes, cookies, pies, pastries, with more ambitious daily specials, such as chicken liver pate, grilled endive salad and potato blintzes.
11/01/09
RUDE RUDE RUDE
by review3d at Citysearch
Seriously... its a cafe not a library... and I was in there having an lovely time and the woman who worked there SHUSHED us... it was absurd... we were not even being loud... we were enjoying ourselves... but I will NEVER go back there again... RUDE RUDE RUDE... it's New York City for God's sake... don't go if you want to enjoy yourself with friends... they have rules up all over this little cafe... "you can only stay for 2 hours" is actually written on a board... please... who would want to stay that long with that woman there anyways...
- Pros: None that I experienced
- Cons: French woman at the counter
04/09/09
Great place for good hot coffee
by tfthuomas at Citysearch
The coffee is amazing,they have a greet cook that always prepares food the same way and it's great! Service is very bad, last week I saw a girl on the phone, another talking to a friend, I just could not order my food so I left!
- Pros: Best chocolate muffins !
- Cons: Service is terrible
12/29/07
Great food, really bad service
by sailmore at Citysearch
I just moved into the neighborhood and found the food here to be excellent. There are lots of great daily specials and the desserts are great. The atmospere is good, if you can find a seat.
However, only once have I ever felt like I was treated well by the staff (out of, probably, 8 visits). I was getting lots of to-go orders because I was busy moving in, and, like in the other reviewer mentioned, they treated me like an intrusion. I have had to interrupt a staff member (a few times) who was talking to a friend of theirs just to place my order. I have had to inquire about my food when I saw it sitting there ready to go (and getting cold). Most of the staff seem to hate their jobs (or at least the part about helping customers). I don't know if they think it's ok to be rude because they are so "hip and european" but the cafes I've been to in Europe have had far better service. Regardless, I haven't been back since I found some time to explore the area and find other places with good food and far better service.
- Pros: Great food, great atmospere, quiet.
- Cons: Absolutely terrible service, very hard to get a seat.
The Details on Doma
Look Good:
If you forget a book, but want to fit in, grab one off the large bookshelf--it's not just for show.
Smoking Permitted:
No
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