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- Neighborhoods:
- Midtown, Union Square, Flatiron District
- Categories:
- Restaurants, Coffeehouses, Diners
- Cuisine:
- Traditional American, Brazilian
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At a Glance
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92% ambiance
“The decor is interesting: the sun coming through the blinds in the morning make the atmosphere pleasing.”
50% dessert
“She made us order the desserts and then come back later for drinks.”
75% drinks
“As always, Coffee Shop is a terrific place for a mid-day burger and beer (or Screwdriver, in my case).”
73% food quality
“The food is mediocre, overpriced and I don't know how they get away with classifying themseleves as "Brazillian.”
100% menu variety
“Very little has changed - the decent menu, the pretty girls, the cool scene, the OK.”
91% overall
“If you want to relax and have fun, it's a great place to go.”
40% return potential
“She made us order the desserts and then come back later for drinks.”
52% service
“Gotta agree with previous reviews (Bad service, some dishes are great, but nothing super special).”
80% value
“The food was satifying but the mojitos were spectacular and a good value.”
64% wait time
“The food is decent and reliable but the place is always packed and wait times are long.”
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What Our Expert Scouts Say
October 02, 2012
Standard diner fare in the heart of Union Square. Come for the happy hour and try out the Brazilian selections. The shrimp is great and the Caipirinha is a good pair. Excellent milkshakes.
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December 16, 2002
worst restaurant in nyc!. is the worst restaurant in nyc. 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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December 12, 2002
Good for late night eating. The Coffee Shop is a great place to end up after a serious night of drinking. It has a great atmosphere and it's never taken more than 10 minutes for me to get my food.
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December 08, 2002
This is not it!. Overall food is OK. The service is consistently horrible. We had a group of five once, the place was empty and they refused to let us sit at a booth designated for four, or a banquet which sat 6. The nasty host insisted that I wait 45 minutes in an empty restaurant for the one table designated for 5. I wasn't seated until I made a big stink with the restaurant manager. By the way where is the "sexy" waitstaff?? The men are women and the women are men???
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November 25, 2002
location & babes. it's all about location, hot staff (men, too, but mainly women), affordability and energy at this place. go there during the busy hours if you want to get pissed off. chances are, you'll have to wait forever and the hostess will be nasty. the food is decent, not terrible, but certainly not great. chicken sandwich and turkey burger are good. fries w/and w/o chili on top are obviously of the frozen variety (read: don't order them).
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November 15, 2002
ARMPIT CUSINE.
What the hell is the attraction? The food and service
is the worst in recent memory. The staff are not that beautiful to constitute their abuse and lack of training. Must definitley be on the health dept's hit list, because the place is filthy.
DON"T GO..........THIS SCENE IS FINISHED
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October 22, 2002
SCENE AND BE MEAN!. In the competitive business of New York City restaurants where 50% fail in the first year, it's a wonder NO! a miracle how a place like COFFEE SHOP can exist.. Rude service coupled with substandard food is a recipe for disaster in this city of "I can eat out everyday for a year and not visit every restaurant." Well maybe people are a glutton for punishment? The staff is like the Wicked Witch of the North,South, East and West! I felt like Dorthy in her Ruby Shoes "I JUST WANTED TO GO HOME"
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October 10, 2002
great location, so-so food.. Ive never encounterd the velvet rope policy here. Only thing was when it was really crowded, you had to order a meal to sit outside, which is fine with me. 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. The food has ranged from being pretty bad to very good in the times that I went there. I guess its just what you order and the day you order it on. The service is preety slow and the staff can get a bit rude but some of them sure are hot!
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October 06, 2002
Bad attitudes. I like the scene here but the attitudes of the host seating people for food is just terrible. There were about 15 empty tables towards the back and he was adament about keeping me in the first table. I just walked out. It's the halfway house for models and actresses and they're "mad" at us that they have to work...
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October 04, 2002
bring back the tranny. I 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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October 01, 2002
you call this service?!. Do you have a ZERO rating? They have the worst waiters/waitress I have ever encountered! I went with a few friends last week. It was 4am so we decided to share a few sandwiches. 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. What a way to talk to customers! I was shocked and outraged. I though I apologized for not each ordering a separate plate (Im a well mannered person), we still didnt get service for the rest of the night. We had to find our own utensils while the waitresses strutted around. The food was unmemorable, not worth the 12 bucks we paid for a lukewarm sandwich. Never again. New Yorkers get a bad rap because of these people.
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