(212) 233-7570

78 Reade St
New York, NY 10007 40.7153 -74.0072

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Neighborhoods: Tribeca, Downtown

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Last updated 12.16.09

Category:

Restaurants, Lounges, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Romantic Dining, Special Occasion Dining, Date Spot, Happy Hour, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Mediterranean

What People Are Saying About Mocca

Featured Review

Allison Austin

Contributor

In Short – Modern red banquettes, glass-topped tables and wall-to-wall windows provide the setting for casual breakfasts and lunches; later, the lights are dimmed and candles cast a flattering glow. The menu spans traditional espresso shop fresh pastries, but the full kitchen also serves up omelettes, egg sandwiches on challah, assorted paninis and sandwiches, and shareable fondue and meat-and-cheese platters. Specialty espresso drinks are available with or without alcohol, and wine and beer are also available.

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ambiance
97.06000328063965% positive
  1. Everyone had fun with the great music and my coworker's wife mentioned that it was the most fun holiday party she had been to.
  2. Great lounge with some great decor and amazing drinks.
  3. Awesome ambiance, great food and good times
  4. sit and enjoy a cup of joe, cocktail, and/or dessert after dinner before hitting the town, or just stay the whole night and enjoy the lounge music and atmosphere in this quaint spot at the edge of Tribeca.
  5. The second table was even nicer, in a romantic little corner.
  6. great food, great atmosphere, great staff.
  7. food,desserts, coffee, outrageous hot chocolates, cocktails, relaxing, comfortable atmospere, karaoke nights (one night I swear Elvis was in the room), the place is just awesome.
  8. The atmosphere and music are cool and it is so convenient!
  9. Always served and greeted with friendly smiles day or night, dining amongst a really cool and fun clientele.
  10. but it's even nicer to meet there with friends in the evening because the place transforms completely- the music is different, the lights are dimmed, and you can actually enjoy the ambient atmosphere and the great bar any night of the week!
  11. the place is small but its very cozy and decor is pretty cool.
  12. The location is great!
  13. The brightly colored walls and modestly upbeat music set the ideal atmosphere for a pleasant after-work mixer.
  14. Great atmosphere, great service, AMAZING food.
  15. mocca used to be fun, and have great energy.
  16. bit pricey, but wonderful atmosphere.
  17. What i like about this place is that it changes atmosphere- it's nice to sit there for a cup of coffee or to eat there during the day beacuse the service is fast and the food is very good.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. Mocca Lounge is my favorite place- for hot chocolate, a drink, or when i'd like to grab something to eat.
  2. The service on Friday 2/8/2008 was superb, our waiter I believe Thomas was his name was attentive, polite but not bothering at all and in the end we even got free cookies.
  3. sit and enjoy a cup of joe, cocktail, and/or dessert after dinner before hitting the town, or just stay the whole night and enjoy the lounge music and atmosphere in this quaint spot at the edge of Tribeca.
  4. The chocolate desert was incredible!
  5. food,desserts, coffee, outrageous hot chocolates, cocktails, relaxing, comfortable atmospere, karaoke nights (one night I swear Elvis was in the room), the place is just awesome.
  6. Great lunch spot, excellent desert!
drinks
91.99999809265137% positive
  1. they serve some great drinks here, and everyone in the area should def stop by to check it out.
  2. Btw the coffee is still delicious!
  3. Wait staff is always friendly, Managers come by and ask how things are, music is always so perfectly picked - and the coffee - WOW.
  4. Price are also good the drinks are also very good value.
  5. can still highly recommend this restaurant for the great cocktails, happy hour, food and service!
  6. The special cocktails were great and it was nice not to have to pay a fortune for them.
  7. 2nd time at Mocca , Had a great time music was great food was perfect and drinks out of this place.
  8. Nice mediterranian appetizers, good drinks
  9. What i like about this place is that it changes atmosphere- it's nice to sit there for a cup of coffee or to eat there during the day beacuse the service is fast and the food is very good.
  10. Awesome drinks, awesome apps and to-die-for coffee.
  11. For the coffee connoisseurs, this place has some of the best coffee in the city.
  12. Great lounge with some great decor and amazing drinks.
  13. And after work, they have amazing cocktails.
  14. but it's even nicer to meet there with friends in the evening because the place transforms completely- the music is different, the lights are dimmed, and you can actually enjoy the ambient atmosphere and the great bar any night of the week!
  15. have recently returned from a trip to Europe and noticed that Segafredo is almost like their version of Starbucks (only SO MUCH BETTER) and was pleasantly surprised to see that Mocca now serves SEGAFREDO Coffee - now my favorite place for coffee serves
  16. The hors d'oeurves were great and the drinks were good too.
  17. The waiter felt bad about us waiting for so long and gave us a free drink and a free drink coupon for later use.
  18. the mediterranian appetizers are great, the food is ok and the drinks are really good.
  19. The worst food and cup of coffee I have ever had in my entire life !
  20. Not only do they have great cocktails (and two for the price of one!)
  21. We ordered several fruit cocktails, all were wonderful and refreshing, and I really like the strawberry coco and banana drink.
  22. food,desserts, coffee, outrageous hot chocolates, cocktails, relaxing, comfortable atmospere, karaoke nights (one night I swear Elvis was in the room), the place is just awesome.
  23. heard the coffee during the day was great, but was weary on eating dinner there.
  24. Mocca Lounge is my favorite place- for hot chocolate, a drink, or when i'd like to grab something to eat.
  25. The vibe is great and they had a good selection of wine.
food quality
88.45999717712402% positive
  1. heard raves about this place, so was looking forward to a great salad.
  2. The worst food and cup of coffee I have ever had in my entire life !
  3. 2nd time at Mocca , Had a great time music was great food was perfect and drinks out of this place.
  4. Btw the coffee is still delicious!
  5. If the person did not like their food they should have said so.
  6. Their sandwiches are exquisite- something that cannot be found anywhere else, and the place was designed in great taste.
  7. Falafels were decent (slightly overpriced), but the sandwich was amazing.
  8. Awesome ambiance, great food and good times
  9. Nice variety of International cuisine.
  10. i'm not usually a fish eater but the fish was fantastic.
  11. Great food Great people Great staff!
  12. cannot believe that they do not feel bad to serve food in such a dirty place.
  13. the mediterranian appetizers are great, the food is ok and the drinks are really good.
  14. Great atmosphere, great service, AMAZING food.
  15. very friendly staff, and great food.
  16. Lunch there is delicious, quick and resonable.
  17. The pitta bread, tahini and falafel are really good!
  18. can still highly recommend this restaurant for the great cocktails, happy hour, food and service!
  19. food,desserts, coffee, outrageous hot chocolates, cocktails, relaxing, comfortable atmospere, karaoke nights (one night I swear Elvis was in the room), the place is just awesome.
  20. great food, great atmosphere, great staff.
  21. The food is simply delicious and the prices are so right!
  22. Besides the food they played a great selections of 80's music and showed "Jackie Brown" a movie I had not seen in ages on the big screen TV's.
  23. They also have some good pastries, Chocolate Croissants (or pain au chocolat).
  24. What i like about this place is that it changes atmosphere- it's nice to sit there for a cup of coffee or to eat there during the day beacuse the service is fast and the food is very good.
  25. but they also have great food!
  26. The best tilapia dish I've had in all of manhattan.
menu variety
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. Their cocktail menu is also excellent.
  2. Besides the food they played a great selections of 80's music and showed "Jackie Brown" a movie I had not seen in ages on the big screen TV's.
  3. It seems that Mocca Lounge has a new dinner menu and oh boy what a great addition to the old already good menu.
  4. The vibe is great and they had a good selection of wine.
  5. Nice variety of International cuisine.
  6. Great selection of vodkas for the dirty martini drinker.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It's a great place all times of the day.
  2. nice afterwork place to unwind
  3. It is truly a nice afterwork experience and nice place to unwind from the busy day.
  4. but it's even nicer to meet there with friends in the evening because the place transforms completely- the music is different, the lights are dimmed, and you can actually enjoy the ambient atmosphere and the great bar any night of the week!
  5. 2nd time at Mocca , Had a great time music was great food was perfect and drinks out of this place.
  6. All around great place to eat out with friends, alone or even with the kids.
service
90.0% positive
  1. first time i stopped by, the owners stopped by my table and introduced themselves and they seem to be really cool people.
  2. Great customer service and immediate seating and was courteous to us eventhough 5 of my original 10 reservations never showed up.
  3. Great food Great people Great staff!
  4. What i like about this place is that it changes atmosphere- it's nice to sit there for a cup of coffee or to eat there during the day beacuse the service is fast and the food is very good.
  5. can still highly recommend this restaurant for the great cocktails, happy hour, food and service!
  6. The waiter felt bad about us waiting for so long and gave us a free drink and a free drink coupon for later use.
  7. First time to the big city, and I was wary of "rude new yorkers"- everyone there from the host to the bus boy was SO friendly!
  8. great food, great atmosphere, great staff.
  9. planned a holiday party for my office and the service was fantastic.
  10. The service on Friday 2/8/2008 was superb, our waiter I believe Thomas was his name was attentive, polite but not bothering at all and in the end we even got free cookies.
  11. Fabulous service and great tilapia
  12. Comments: the service was excellent but the lighting in the area is very very dim.
  13. Wait staff is always friendly, Managers come by and ask how things are, music is always so perfectly picked - and the coffee - WOW.
  14. Always served and greeted with friendly smiles day or night, dining amongst a really cool and fun clientele.
  15. Great atmosphere, great service, AMAZING food.
  16. We specially love the place when the night manager (forgot his name but he is there for a long time) is in.
  17. Enjoy an early dinner and you'll enjoy the work of a fresher staff as well.
  18. The staff is also generally very friendly and knowledgeable.
  19. Moreover, the staff at Mocca is sincerely charming and outright welcoming.
  20. very friendly staff, and great food.
value
90.0% positive
  1. The food is simply delicious and the prices are so right!
  2. bit pricey, but wonderful atmosphere.
  3. Falafels were decent (slightly overpriced), but the sandwich was amazing.
  4. Not only do they have great cocktails (and two for the price of one!)
  5. Price are also good the drinks are also very good value.
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. We specially love the place when the night manager (forgot his name but he is there for a long time) is in.
  2. The waiter felt bad about us waiting for so long and gave us a free drink and a free drink coupon for later use.
  3. Lunch there is delicious, quick and resonable.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/12/09

POOR LARGE GROUP TREATMENT

by SB8

My group and I had a reservation for our holiday luncheon. Checked out space in advance, called to make request then called again to confirm. When we arrived it was a totally different story. Nasty acting server was communicating messages between manager and I instead of him talking with us. She was annoyed because we did not want to sit with half the group's backs to each other in front of the door on a 20 degree day. My supevisors arrived and just began rearranging the furniture with the folks who bus the tables. I felt really bad because there are other restaurants we could have given our business to...AND they did not see anyting wrong with the way that they treated us. JERKS...going to mention to anyone working at Tweed not to patronize Mocca.

  • Pros: The food was satisfactory-good.
  • Cons: Reservation made for large group handled poorly, rudeness...
2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/04/09

what happened

by TriBeCaGurl

mocca used to be fun, and have great energy... what happened?

  • Pros: used to be great
  • Cons: no atmosphere
3 Star Rating: Average

03/12/09

It would be great if it was clean!

by DGDA

Mocca has a lot going for itself. The location is great! The space is really cool, the lighting at night is quite funky. The pitta bread, tahini and falafel are really good! Price are also good the drinks are also very good value...a place I enjoyed to go but always had the same problem. IT IS DIRTY IN THERE!!! The seats are appalling, I mean even with the red color it needs cleaning they are dirty spots and marks everywhere...I cannot believe that they do not feel bad to serve food in such a dirty place. There is dust everywhere, it does not cost much to get the staff to spend some time steaming the seats and recover them. So last time we just couldn't ignore it anymore and wonder how the kitchen could be if the restaurant is like that. i am actually surprise they did not get caught by health regulation before.

Come one Mocca!!! Do some cleaning in there, change the seats, clean the floors, windows and the borders of the windows... and we will come back.... You have a lot going on for you...hire a cleaning company!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/09/08

Friendly Service in NYC? Pleasantly Confused

by majorfoodie89

First time to the big city, and I was wary of "rude new yorkers"- everyone there from the host to the bus boy was SO friendly! I even felt comfortable enough to pull out my map. Just planning on stopping for coffee and directions, but ended up grabbing some lunch. whatever you do, get the salad! i forget the name but it had chicken and eggplant, and a bunch of stuff, for like 10 bucks, in lower manhattan?!? check it out, but cafeful, they make some stronggggg cocktails...which i guess is a good thing :)

  • Pros: the staff rocks
  • Cons: take the subway, no parking
3 Star Rating: Average

12/09/08

Go For Drink..

by ddgalvan

Mocca is not bad. It's not overpriced. But it's also not amazing and not really memorable.

The service was forgettable to bad at times, but not maliciously so. Probably...don't go there. I give it three stars, but only because I can't really complain too much about things. Go for a drink and a snack, not for dinner? Yeah. There it is.

The Details on Mocca

Place Categories:

  • favorite afterwork place
  • great food
  • great customer service
  • great wait staff
  • great special cocktails
  • good drinks
  • comfortable todiefor coffee
  • enjoy lounge music
  • great pumpkin crusted tilapia
  • always enjoy mocca lounge
  • nice afterwork experience
  • always enjoy mocca
  • great mediterranian appetizers
  • delicious lunch
  • really good falafel
  • comfortable desserts
  • great happy hour
  • amazing sandwich
  • great decor
  • really cool people
  • tasteless tuna
  • bad waiter
  • great bar
  • great ambient atmosphere
  • already good cocktail menu
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