| ambiance |
92.11000442504883% positive |
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Not only was the food BAD, but the service was poor and the ambience reminded me more of a retro 50's dinner than a trendy NY restaurant. ”
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good location ”
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I'll be honest I go for a few reasons: the food's reasonably tasty, the vibe is fun and I desire all the waitresses. ”
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At any rate, in it's unavoidably convenient location, I came in late on a Sunday night right before they were closing. ”
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Although it serves food late and is in a good location, I prefer not to go there for that reason - it's just not right. ”
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If you want to relax and have fun, it's a great place to go. ”
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haven't written a review about this place before now, but I overheard a guest saying some pretty offensive things about the bartenders here and I feel obligated to express my opinion that the Coffee Shop, while sometimes hectic, is quite a fun and spont ”
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love the coffee shop - great location, good food and drinks, cheap, good people watching. ”
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have been down there on many occasions and it h as a great ambience if you want to chill out with some friends and have some drinks, but beware of the waitresses down there, they are fierce! ”
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love Coffee Shop for a fun night with your friends. ”
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Since there are many other similar, fun places around NYC, think twice about going to Coffee Shop unless you like that sort of thing. ”
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great location, so-so food. ”
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The decor very cozy, fire place, comfortable couches. ”
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had gone here a few times last year and the place was fun, there was a guy(sort of)who was great -since then its just hot dumb people:( the food was always not great not terrible and yes the place had a sense of humor that unfornuately its lost. ”
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It has a great atmosphere and it's never taken more than 10 minutes for me to get my food. ”
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Nice atmosphere. ”
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The decor is interesting: the sun coming through the blinds in the morning make the atmosphere pleasing. ”
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It is open 23 hours, a huge plus, and is in a great location right across from union square park, Virgin megastore, and nyu dorms, so there is alot of activity going on. ”
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The decor is a turnoff, but the food is suprisingly good. ”
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| dessert |
50.0% positive |
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She made us order the desserts and then come back later for drinks. ”
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We just had salads and desserts for food which were fine but over all, I did not enjoy this place and would not go back. ”
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| drinks |
75.89000225067139% positive |
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As always, Coffee Shop is a terrific place for a mid-day burger and beer (or Screwdriver, in my case). ”
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drinks are good, food is pretty good, yes the waitresses are dumb, but whatever, the food is fine and its convenient if thats what you're looking for. ”
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the short version: coffee shop is for tourists who think bad service is cute, or students who don't know any better. ”
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Coffee Shop is a good place to visit if you're in the Union Square area and you want a quick bite or drink before you head somewhere else for the night. ”
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pleasant lunch at the bar ”
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She said that if I wasn't going to order a full dinner, I would have to sit at the bar. ”
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When we sent the guys up there to order the drinks, she looked them and said "No mas - no more ”
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Although the food and drinks were quite good, I wont spend money at Coffee Shop again. ”
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might go back if I'm in Union Square and want to sit and have a drink, but I won't order food. ”
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like the time a bartender actually ROLLED HIS EYES AT ME when i asked for my $3 in change when i happily settled for a bottled beer because he didn't know what a dirty goose was. ”
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She made us order the desserts and then come back later for drinks. ”
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love the coffee shop - great location, good food and drinks, cheap, good people watching. ”
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People that are expecting gourmet cuisine and excellent service should not go to a place called 'coffee shop.' ”
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was a big fan of Coffee Shop until this past weekend when I went there with a friend to fulfill a Sunday evening craving for french fries and drinks after a whole day walking around the city. ”
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have been down there on many occasions and it h as a great ambience if you want to chill out with some friends and have some drinks, but beware of the waitresses down there, they are fierce! ”
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At the bar, we were welcomed by a beautiful blonde bartender who had a hot thick accent. ”
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It is a cool upscale diner with a trendy bar in Union sq. ”
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Our waitress was never around, took forever to take our order, bring out our drinks, our food, our check, and was just not a pleasant human being. ”
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nice place to go when you don't want to rowdiness of a bar and don't want to go all out for a club. ”
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Winding through the "usual suspects" milling about, had a nice drink from friendly bartender with small group of friends. ”
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Can't go wrong here, great summer lunch spot for a casual meal and pretty decent cocktails. ”
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OKAY FOOD (french fries are good, but I don't really get a coffee shop serving paella. ”
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Particles / weird stuff floating in drinks. ”
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The bar is pretty big and it was packed but they managed to provide great service and charming conversation. ”
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Before we could order coffee, the waiter handed us the check. ”
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mediocre food, mediocre service, loud, attitude but with a good bar scene. ”
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Most of the food is the same as what you would find in a good coffee shop, but. ”
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Sometimes I sit at a table but I often opt to sit at the bar where I usually get great service. ”
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| food quality |
73.01000118255615% positive |
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Our waitress was never around, took forever to take our order, bring out our drinks, our food, our check, and was just not a pleasant human being. ”
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I'll be honest I go for a few reasons: the food's reasonably tasty, the vibe is fun and I desire all the waitresses. ”
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love to have breakfast there on the weekend, great affordable food. ”
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As far as food is concerned I recommend their burger, nicoisse salad, risotto, beans/rice and seafood soup. ”
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drinks are good, food is pretty good, yes the waitresses are dumb, but whatever, the food is fine and its convenient if thats what you're looking for. ”
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It would be okay if the Paella was good, but hard rice and stale. ”
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It's a scene to see, be seen and when the food is less then - great place drool. ”
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The food is great but my problem is with the lounge area. ”
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had gone here a few times last year and the place was fun, there was a guy(sort of)who was great -since then its just hot dumb people:( the food was always not great not terrible and yes the place had a sense of humor that unfornuately its lost. ”
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the food was really good too. ”
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The decor is a turnoff, but the food is suprisingly good. ”
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There was a surprisingly charming and adorable brunette bartender who even though was clearly focused on closing, made time at the last minute to be patient and make sure my food (macaroni and cheese she suggested is very good) came out. ”
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OKAY FOOD (french fries are good, but I don't really get a coffee shop serving paella. ”
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All that said, they have a GREAT Ceasar salad (well. ”
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She didn't ask how I like my burger cooked or if I wanted the salad instead of the fries. ”
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The food is better than average diner fare--the fries are a must, and the macaroni and cheese and Brazilian seafood chowder are pretty good, too. ”
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love the coffee shop - great location, good food and drinks, cheap, good people watching. ”
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like the scene here but the attitudes of the host seating people for food is just terrible. ”
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the food is decent, not terrible, but certainly not great. ”
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As always, Coffee Shop is a terrific place for a mid-day burger and beer (or Screwdriver, in my case). ”
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Had the English Grill which consists of 2 scrambled eggs, 2 nice fat juicy sausages, sauteed mushrooms, an english muffin, and a grilled tomato. ”
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Aside from the service, the food was pretty good. ”
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mediocre food, mediocre service, loud, attitude but with a good bar scene. ”
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Only thing was when it was really crowded, you had to order a meal to sit outside, which is fine with me. ”
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great location, so-so food. ”
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As much as I hate this place, I can't stay away from those chees fries! ”
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Good food, but the bartenders are these 21 year old girls and the service is terrible. ”
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Totally dissatisfied with service & food. ”
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The food was decent. ”
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Most of the food is the same as what you would find in a good coffee shop, but. ”
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The food is decent and reliable but the place is always packed and wait times are long. ”
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Gotta agree with previous reviews (Bad service, some dishes are great, but nothing super special). ”
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The food was satifying but the mojitos were spectacular and a good value. ”
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She never checked in on us during our meal except to poor water, which she clumsily poured on to my friends dish and never acknowledge. ”
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why would I pour water on your food or give you bad service intentionally?' ”
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enjoyed the food, but the waitstaff was disgusting! ”
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the service is excellent, and the food is SO GOOD. ”
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Sexist, rude and bad food. ”
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the food is not too bad if you go for ”
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but it is the kind of known that you are trading good service and food for nice outdoor seating when you go there. ”
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Good food. ”
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The food is mediocre, overpriced and I don't know how they get away with classifying themseleves as "Brazillian. ”
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The food, service and price are all terrible. ”
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This place is notorious for bad service, lame people and food. ”
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also had a shrimp cocktail that was fresh and delicious, if not a bit small. ”
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They do have tasty salad dressing. ”
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While the food here is great, the experience i had there made me never want to return. ”
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We just had salads and desserts for food which were fine but over all, I did not enjoy this place and would not go back. ”
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The food is good and don't expect fine dining. ”
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Upside: my salad - tuna with some kind of wasabi dressing - was pretty good. ”
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People that are expecting gourmet cuisine and excellent service should not go to a place called 'coffee shop.' ”
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Have been going for years b/c I work in the area, and have found that the food is always good, often better than good, comes out quickly, service is always excellent. ”
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The food is really quite tasty, the music is hip. ”
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was a big fan of Coffee Shop until this past weekend when I went there with a friend to fulfill a Sunday evening craving for french fries and drinks after a whole day walking around the city. ”
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Although it serves food late and is in a good location, I prefer not to go there for that reason - it's just not right. ”
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so the waiter took my plate away and returned it again, without the toast, which arrived on its own plate (the eggs were cold by now). ”
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Although the food and drinks were quite good, I wont spend money at Coffee Shop again. ”
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Not only was the food BAD, but the service was poor and the ambience reminded me more of a retro 50's dinner than a trendy NY restaurant. ”
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lot of us went there only because of him, not because of the mediocre food this place offers. ”
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We ordered the sesame chicken salad and the caesar salad which were both tasty. ”
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Can't go wrong here, great summer lunch spot for a casual meal and pretty decent cocktails. ”
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would recommend the food, but youll have a lousy experience if you go, NY does not lack restaurants, there are plenty of other ones to go to. ”
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Decent food. ”
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It has a great atmosphere and it's never taken more than 10 minutes for me to get my food. ”
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Delicious food, delicious waitresses ”
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might go back if I'm in Union Square and want to sit and have a drink, but I won't order food. ”
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chicken sandwich and turkey burger are good. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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Very little has changed - the decent menu, the pretty girls, the cool scene, the OK. ”
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| overall |
91.66999816894531% positive |
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had gone here a few times last year and the place was fun, there was a guy(sort of)who was great -since then its just hot dumb people:( the food was always not great not terrible and yes the place had a sense of humor that unfornuately its lost. ”
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If you want to relax and have fun, it's a great place to go. ”
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The Coffee Shop is a great place to end up after a serious night of drinking. ”
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It's a scene to see, be seen and when the food is less then - great place drool. ”
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nice place to go when you don't want to rowdiness of a bar and don't want to go all out for a club. ”
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Coffee Shop is a good place to visit if you're in the Union Square area and you want a quick bite or drink before you head somewhere else for the night. ”
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| return potential |
40.0% positive |
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She made us order the desserts and then come back later for drinks. ”
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vowed not to go back to this place after one really bad waitress experience over 2 years ago. ”
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We just had salads and desserts for food which were fine but over all, I did not enjoy this place and would not go back. ”
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While the food here is great, the experience i had there made me never want to return. ”
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might go back if I'm in Union Square and want to sit and have a drink, but I won't order food. ”
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| service |
52.38999843597412% positive |
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so the waiter took my plate away and returned it again, without the toast, which arrived on its own plate (the eggs were cold by now). ”
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Good food, but the bartenders are these 21 year old girls and the service is terrible. ”
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Breakfast was good, service was good. ”
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service always snooty. ”
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This place is notorious for bad service, lame people and food. ”
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Aspiring model wannabe waitresses provides decent service. ”
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EVEN WORSE MANAGER (when we told him that his waitress was rude, he started yelling at us, telling us that we had no clue what good service was) ”
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It seems as if customers come in expecting bad service and bad tipping is expected from workers even when service can be good. ”
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Totally dissatisfied with service & food. ”
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This place has THE WORST service of any restaurant I have visited in the past year. ”
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The waitresses are beautiful but extremely busy. ”
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Sometimes I sit at a table but I often opt to sit at the bar where I usually get great service. ”
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Cut to the chase: flagrantly rude and just plain nasty host. ”
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group of us have been to the Coffee Shop at late nights and the service is always terrible. ”
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have been down there on many occasions and it h as a great ambience if you want to chill out with some friends and have some drinks, but beware of the waitresses down there, they are fierce! ”
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Our waitress "Amelia" was not friendly from the beginning. ”
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The staff may look good, but their looks don't make up for what they lack in the brain department. ”
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haha i don't know if the good service we got was a fluke, but what i do know is that i will definitely be going back again to find out. ”
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People that are expecting gourmet cuisine and excellent service should not go to a place called 'coffee shop.' ”
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why would I pour water on your food or give you bad service intentionally?' ”
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Sexist, rude and bad food. ”
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The hostess and waiter were both very friendly and attentive to our party of 4. ”
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the short version: coffee shop is for tourists who think bad service is cute, or students who don't know any better. ”
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the service is excellent, and the food is SO GOOD. ”
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The staff thinks they are working on a runway, and the attitude is ridiculous. ”
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At the bar, we were welcomed by a beautiful blonde bartender who had a hot thick accent. ”
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My main complaint about Coffee Shop is that the service is consistently sub-par; at best, it's slow and indifferent, and at worst the snooty waitresses and hostesses are flat-out rude, so expect to wait a while before someone comes around to take your ord ”
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Gotta agree with previous reviews (Bad service, some dishes are great, but nothing super special). ”
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mediocre food, mediocre service, loud, attitude but with a good bar scene. ”
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The entire restaurant was appalled by the scene "Amelia" had created while the other servers seemed to find it completely acceptable as they snobbishly continued about their business. ”
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The service is preety slow and the staff can get a bit rude but some of them sure are hot! ”
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The service is always bad-mouthed for gorgeous staff that isn't good, but in this case I was pleasantly surprised. ”
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The bar is pretty big and it was packed but they managed to provide great service and charming conversation. ”
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The service is consistently horrible. ”
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Before we could order coffee, the waiter handed us the check. ”
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but it is the kind of known that you are trading good service and food for nice outdoor seating when you go there. ”
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My service was amazing, I came with two of my friends and when my party increased to 8 they were extemely helpful and accomodating despite the fact that they were swamped. ”
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The staff are nice and hip. ”
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The bartender in the back room has the worst attitude ever. ”
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shlumpy looking guy wearing a dirty orange polo shirt (I dont even know if he was really a manager), told us that we were crazy. ”
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The other reviews are right about this place having really bad service from its female hostesses and waitresses (the male bartender was actually nice). ”
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I'll be honest I go for a few reasons: the food's reasonably tasty, the vibe is fun and I desire all the waitresses. ”
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Winding through the "usual suspects" milling about, had a nice drink from friendly bartender with small group of friends. ”
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went yesterday because I needed an easy place to get a mojito and a bite and was just appauled by the rude hostess and the people were so fake. ”
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can't believe they fired Noel, their best bartender. ”
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im pretty amazed at level of awfulness for service. ”
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had gone here a few times last year and the place was fun, there was a guy(sort of)who was great -since then its just hot dumb people:( the food was always not great not terrible and yes the place had a sense of humor that unfornuately its lost. ”
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they have the worst service, and because they think their staff is pretty, they believe they can do whatever they want. ”
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Delicious food, delicious waitresses ”
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asked why since the restaurant was half empty, and I knew people ate there at 4 in the morning and didn't order full meals. ”
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Aside from the service, the food was pretty good. ”
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To be honest, The Coffee Shop is stereotyped for their "beautiful, yet bad service" staff, which has made it harder for the customers AND the staff over the years. ”
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Downstairs (something a lot of people don't know about) is a cool lounge that is packed. ”
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There was a surprisingly charming and adorable brunette bartender who even though was clearly focused on closing, made time at the last minute to be patient and make sure my food (macaroni and cheese she suggested is very good) came out. ”
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horrible, rude inflexible service ”
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I'm sorry, but 2 of my fellow diners are professional bartenders. ”
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Exceptionally unprofessional and rude service. ”
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They have the worst waiters/waitress I have ever encountered! ”
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The service is so bad and the attitude so ridiculous, it's humorous. ”
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But if you were expecting to get great service from girls hired for their hotness, it's like asking for French Service at Coyote Ugly. ”
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Have been going for years b/c I work in the area, and have found that the food is always good, often better than good, comes out quickly, service is always excellent. ”
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Not only was the food BAD, but the service was poor and the ambience reminded me more of a retro 50's dinner than a trendy NY restaurant. ”
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I've met numerous interesting people there, staff included. ”
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drinks are good, food is pretty good, yes the waitresses are dumb, but whatever, the food is fine and its convenient if thats what you're looking for. ”
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Please stay in New Jersey with your "professional" bartenders and fellow cheapskates! ”
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Although the service can be iffy at times, all in all a good standby. ”
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chances are, you'll have to wait forever and the hostess will be nasty. ”
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The staff was friendly and fast. ”
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The service is awful! ”
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The staff are not that beautiful to constitute their abuse and lack of training. ”
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vowed not to go back to this place after one really bad waitress experience over 2 years ago. ”
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wasn't seated until I made a big stink with the restaurant manager. ”
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like the scene here but the attitudes of the host seating people for food is just terrible. ”
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Yes, the service is not good. ”
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The food, service and price are all terrible. ”
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The waitress had the balls to tell us that we needed to order 4 individual meals since we were taking up a table outside that could have generated her more tips. ”
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love the coffee shop - great location, good food and drinks, cheap, good people watching. ”
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like the time a bartender actually ROLLED HIS EYES AT ME when i asked for my $3 in change when i happily settled for a bottled beer because he didn't know what a dirty goose was. ”
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The waitress was rude and unwilling to accomodate our needs when it came to changing an order. ”
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haven't written a review about this place before now, but I overheard a guest saying some pretty offensive things about the bartenders here and I feel obligated to express my opinion that the Coffee Shop, while sometimes hectic, is quite a fun and spont ”
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Which is why my service sucked hard. ”
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Should get a decent group of knowledgable servers. ”
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Our waitress was never around, took forever to take our order, bring out our drinks, our food, our check, and was just not a pleasant human being. ”
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i've been to Coffeeshop at Union Square several times and had bad service. ”
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work around Union Sqare and came here for lunch - don't bother going if you value good service. ”
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Horrible service. ”
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Generally agree with Citysearch review except that our waitress was wonderful! ”
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| value |
80.0% positive |
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It is open 23 hours, a huge plus, and is in a great location right across from union square park, Virgin megastore, and nyu dorms, so there is alot of activity going on. ”
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The food was satifying but the mojitos were spectacular and a good value. ”
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Good portions, good prices, but nothing special. ”
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love the coffee shop - great location, good food and drinks, cheap, good people watching. ”
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love to have breakfast there on the weekend, great affordable food. ”
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The food is mediocre, overpriced and I don't know how they get away with classifying themseleves as "Brazillian. ”
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The food, service and price are all terrible. ”
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Plenty of good restaurants in the area, to waste the time and money on this one again. ”
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Although the food and drinks were quite good, I wont spend money at Coffee Shop again. ”
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work around Union Sqare and came here for lunch - don't bother going if you value good service. ”
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| wait time |
64.28999900817871% positive |
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My main complaint about Coffee Shop is that the service is consistently sub-par; at best, it's slow and indifferent, and at worst the snooty waitresses and hostesses are flat-out rude, so expect to wait a while before someone comes around to take your ord ”
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The food is decent and reliable but the place is always packed and wait times are long. ”
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The nasty host insisted that I wait 45 minutes in an empty restaurant for the one table designated for 5. ”
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Coffee Shop is a good place to visit if you're in the Union Square area and you want a quick bite or drink before you head somewhere else for the night. ”
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It has a great atmosphere and it's never taken more than 10 minutes for me to get my food. ”
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The service is preety slow and the staff can get a bit rude but some of them sure are hot! ”
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There was a surprisingly charming and adorable brunette bartender who even though was clearly focused on closing, made time at the last minute to be patient and make sure my food (macaroni and cheese she suggested is very good) came out. ”
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