Cafe Lalo
New York, NY 10024-4931
Phone: (212) 496-6031
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Amsterdam Avenue
- Directions:
- 1, 9 at 79th St
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 8am-2am, Fri 8am-4am, Sat 9am-4am, Sun 9am-2am
Editorial Review for Cafe Lalo – by Rachel Fishman
In Short
This Upper West Sider serves all kinds of confections to appeal to your sweet tooth. Of course, it gets more and more crowded as the day goes on and traditional dessert-time approaches. Many use this as an after-the-movies stop. So why not go during the day? A slice of something decadent, a double latte, and a nice view of the passersby make a terrific coffee break.
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User Reviews for Cafe Lalo
06/19/2008 Posted by anonymousisawoman
Came here for dessert after Lunch at Uncle Nicks in Hells Kitchen, which was delicious and cheap. What a difference between Nicks and Lalo! We ordered the apple crumble with ice cream, which was gooey and not in a good way-- no flavor, not a good texture, boring, and a Midnight Chocolate Cake, which we had to order a scoop of ice cream for after getting a bite into it and realizing it was dry and not very tasty. So, after dousing the desserts in ice cream, we were able to stomach them, but of all the places in NY that I've had dessert (and I consider myself quite a connoisseur), I recommend avoiding Cafe Lalo. It was SUCH a disappointment. The waitresses were aloof and hovering around seemingly bored. They informed us AFTER we had eaten that it was Cash Only and I didn't see a sign when we came in, so my friend had to rush to an ATM so we could pay. And to top it all off, for two desserts a la mode (to cover how bad the deserts themselves were) and two of the small glass bottles of diet coke (the old novelty bottles), it was 25.00 before tip! lunch at uncle nicks was less than that and was delicious and filling! I will never go back to Lalo again. There are too many places to get fabulous, tasty, not gooey, not dry, not overpriced desserts in NYC.
Pros: I got nothin'.
Cons: Cash Only, Prices, AWFUL Desserts.
03/07/2008 Posted by kmonkey
Cafe Lalo is our favorite place for dessert on the Upper West Side. It has long lines at times but well worth the wait! my husband and I have been coming here for years and will always be on the lookout for our favorite after dinner treats!
Pros: Wonderful variety of desserts
Cons: Spotty Service
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