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Bergen St (F, G)
Mon-Thu. 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sat. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Sun. 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
"I see this place as a piece of France transplanted in Brooklyn. The food and preparation were for less of a better word perfect and I loved…" read more »
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the heavens were smiling upon my dining partner and me on this very evening...
sure, their sundaes require super-human strength to get through the entire dish without developing type II diabetes and their homemade lemonade doesn't beat the 25 cent cups of 'homemade' lemonade the fort greene youngin's sell from their romantical brownstone stoops...
so why all the stars??
because of their soup and salad combo!
their veggie panini cradles a mix of eggplants, squash, and mushrooms
and their lentil or carrot and ginger soup are both comforting and served up homemade
and finally, their side salad that comes with the meal.
oh the salad.
it's only memorable b/c of the tastiest balsamic vinegarette ive ever tasted! big claim, but big taste.
ps their brunch menu isn't super vegetarian friendly and they wont let you substitute...dooooowner.
Meh is right. Brunch was undercooked and overpriced. The boyfriend had to send back his bacon because it was inedible. My omelet was okay but my potatoes were rock hard (and not in a good way.)
Lesson learned, eat dessert at dessert restaurants.
I've been a regular customer or the street-facing counter, where i often pick up the 'savory muffin du jour.' The pastries are always great, if expensive. And in the evenings, they have some good two-for one deals on the stuff they're about to throw out.
Today I ate there at a table for the first time, and had the eggs with trout. It was decent. Unfortunately, this experience was mitigated somewhat by the loud music coming from a nearby speaker. I asked for it to be turned down twice. Each time it was, and each time it was turned up again a few minutes later. My waitress apologized and said it was "a struggle with management."
Dear management: Turn down the music. Seriously.
Oh dear Sweet Melissa, how I wanted to fall in deep love with you. I had heard about how sweet you were and I was thinking maybe we could have something together. I still feel like if we have a second outing, we may regain our lost (or never found) love, but until then I have to be upfront with you and tell you my true feelings, in list form:
1. I like the specialized seating and the fact that you kind of don't know there is a whole dining room back there. For this I felt like we were getting somewhere early on.
2. Your employees were all very friendly and attentive. I thought about you the whole time, but I appreciated all of your friends being so nice.
and now for the rest...
3. We ordered two Mexican hot chocolates (add cinnamon sugar marshmallows - sounds awesome, right?). They arrived and looked completely different: one was very brown and crystalized on top and one was white and frothy on top with a sprinkle of cinnamon. Both tasted the same and we confirmed this by switching off, however, they were both lukewarm. I hate piping hot things, I really do, but hot chocolate should be hot, not warm and definitely not lukewarm. For this, I felt we were disconnecting.
4. We ordered the butterscotch pudding, but you were out of it. For this, I can not hold you responsible. It is obviously awesome and we came over at around 10 so this just smacks of disappointment that I could not savor it. This angst is on me Melissa and I know it.
5. To make up, we ordered a lemon meringue tart and banana creme pie. Neither knocked me out. The tart was good, but while it was advertised to come in a raspberry pool it was more like a puddle. That puddle tasted good though, I just wanted a pool, or at least one of those Scooby Doo plastic pools full of raspberry goodness. The lemon part of the tart was nice and lemony as all lemon desserts should be. The banana pie thing was disappointing. Tiny amount of pudding and a lot creme on top rendered the pudding useless and underflavored. Even the tiny pie crust was just that, tiny in many ways.
I know you will make this up to me Sweet Melissa and it hurt me to tell you how our first encounter went, but I wanted to be honest with you.
Love Sweet Melissa! Their pastries are not only visually appealing, but tasty too! SM's homemade treats pair well with one of their delicious caffeine packed beverages! I love stopping by on a sunny day before going to a movie in Cobble Hill.
Sweet Melissa is the Bee's Knees - literally. I encountered a friendly little bee on the honey dispenser last time I was there. Some may think it was creepy - I thought it was Sweet!
The staff is friendly and willing to educate patrons on their wide variety of Patisserie Pleasures!
Their treats and coffee are consistent at both locations (Park Slope), which is always nice!
Cute, but a little too cute. A bit cramped, and too hot when we went for brunch. I had the trout and potato croquettes. Good, but the poached egg on top was too runny. My friend had eggs benedict, which was perfect.
Even more perfect, was the orange glazed sticky bun. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!
I don't have a sweet tooth. I am, in fact, a savor-tooth tiger (can't take credit, I didn't coin that phrase). But I love this little place, and everything they have tastes wonderful. (The Belgian waffle with ice cream is definitely my next choice.) The staff is also unfailingly sweet, much like everything they sell.
But everything is so exorbitantly priced, at least in my limited experience with buying pastries. $32 for a pie? Yes, it's much, much, much better than the Trader Joe's pies down the street, but those are $7.
I visited Sweet Melissa for a very special 6th birthday celebration of my pal, Maya. Her mom ordered for our group to share: the chocolate souffle with raspberry sorbet, the belgian waffle with vanilla ice cream & jumbleberry sauce and a lemon tart! The belgian waffle combo was definitely my favorite. In fact, the sauce looked even better on Maya's 4yr old brother's shirt than it did on the plate. hehe (He and I decided to redub it jungleberry pronounced with a comical accent.)
The servers handled the crew of 4 kids and 3 adults very well with super recommendations and plastic cups with lids and straws...for the kids. The party featured antics like the rugrats slippin under the table, a minor pillow fight and poopy diaper banter started by the most mature and sophisticated young woman at the table :::shifty eyes:::: I did get in trouble by Maya for blurting out "ew" when I tasted my first lemon tart. She scolded: "You know you shouldn't say that because other people at the table might like it!" (Oh dear, I clearly need a refresher on a few chapters of my miss manners book.)
Here's to staying forever young at heart! :)
I can't believe I've never eaten here before last night. That's probably because when I had to choose a dessert place I've always opted for the Chocolate Room across the street, but having finally exhausted their menu I walked into Sweet Melissa's.
I'm not a fan of baked goods so I was happy to see the menu include many different desserts. I ordered a Belgian waffle with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. As they were making it, the smell of it wafted through the restaurant making everyone's mouths water. It was a very good waffle. I'll be coming back for more.
The only mistake I made was eating dinner before coming here. Clearly one of their desserts should substitute a dinner.
Been here a few times now, and I've had mixed experiences. The ice cream's fantastic. The hot chocolate's great. The food, though, left something major to be desired. I don't remember what I had for my main breakfast course (this was like a week ago), but I had a muffin first, and that experience may have been enough to keep me from going back (for a while. Maybe till ice cream is appropriate again in the springtime).
The waiter didn't know what muffins they had that day, which I guess is okay. Not amazing service, obviously, but this isn't unacceptable. So he goes to find out--this took about as long as it took to get my coffee: forever. I pick one, he brings it back. It's tiny, cold, dry, and hard as a rock. I slice it open: huge air bubbles. Disappointing. Then I have to ask for butter. The butter, like the muffin, is cold and hard as a rock.
Guess what doesn't spread where. Rocks on rocks. Major disappointment.
Have been here for ice cream several times but only this weekend did we actually get a table and sit down to enjoy it. We tried the apple pie a la mode and some crazy rich peanut butter sundae. Both were DELICIOUS, as was my cafe au lait. Very cute little dining area. Reminds me of my grandmothers house with all the little teapots and pretty plates hanging on the wall. A little pricey (about $10 for a sundae) but such a nice experience it's worth it.
Good post-Cobble Hill Cinema joint. 10% off desserts with ticket stub. So uhh that's why I had dessert for lunch...
I never knew they had a garden out back and it's very nice. The sensible thing would have been to grab a pot of tea and a scone. But I put away a whole Belgian waffle sundae. Ya. It's pricey for sure but that was as big as I could handle so I guess it was a decent deal. Service was friendly but slow, I wasn't in a rush to leave though. Iced Americano tasted good, I had it black. It's not my complaint but a woman sitting at the next table complained that the foam on her drink was made with sour milk, don't know if it's a fact but the waitress gave it a whiff and started apologising profusely.
Will come back for that scone and tea. Oh and croissant ice cream sandwich...
From what I can tell, the people who work here are not only trained in the art of steaming frothy milk and drizzling just the right amount of melted chocolate over bananas...they are likely Jedi Masters.
I never mean to go here. I have no idea what they serve that is not sweet, sticky goodness. I've heard they have 'real food' but once I see the dessert counter my mind glazes over and I forget that they serve anything other than empty caloric goodness. I get lured in by the friendly staff that waves their hands in such a way as to suddenly convince me that I need a chocolate cookie the size of my face.
Case in point, this weekend I split an $8 salted almond, banana, caramel sundae with two friends. Why this was called a sundae and not a banana split is beyond me, but that's my only real complaint. Did it make my taste buds dance? Most def.
We didn't mean to go here. We were somehow lured by a waiter on the corner who convinced us we should 'take a walk back and see the new garden." We blinked and ended up behind Sweet Melissa's late Saturday night surrounded by fairy lights.
Our bubbly waitress was so excited to explain every dessert we had questions about. We made her go into detail on the volumetric properties of separate serving dishes and the pros and cons of non-chocolate pastry. She didn't bat an eyelash and never lost her cool. She had that "Oh! This is so fun!" attitude that was convincingly sincere. By the time we were done with our trough of ice cream I had to refrain from asking her if she wanted to go shoe shopping with me next weekend.
I have to admit, I'm really happy that I got tricked into going to see the new garden. This place used to be tiny, but now it's huge. Sweet Melissa's expansion is about the best thing that's ever happened to a concrete backyard and a ten pound bag of tea lights. We could actually see the Big Dipper from our cafe table. What?! Yeah, their ice cream makes you see stars. That's right. It's got atmosphere, baby.
I'm never really thrilled by the hot cocoa but my mind is weak enough to be sure it's the right thing to order in the middle of winter when they raise their hand and say 'You should try the hot cocoa' . Go mentally prepared to handle this suggestion. It doesn't taste better than the stuff Swiss Miss makes in your office microwave. Plus, it's pricey. If you're going to break the bank do it on tart or cookie. Their cookies are delish, and I don't even really like cookies....
Sweet Melissa's pièce de résistance is undoubtedly their $6 strawberry milkshake. It tastes best on a late summer afternoon when you are wearing overalls and walking towards the Brooklyn Promenade.
Cute setting
Friendly folks
good pastries, treats and cookies.
I like it.
So far I've only ordered from their cremerie. I had mint chocolate chip & strawberry ice cream and my friend had a black and white shake. It was pretty much the freshest, tastiest ice cream I've ever had in NY and my friend actually said it was the best shake he's had in his life (and he's had a lot of shakes!), so Sweet Melissa really won us over.
The place is also unbelievably cute. I look forward to eating here (even though I might just skip the main course and go straight for the ice cream).
Cute decor, very nice garden in the back and great dessert! If you are not in the mood for chocolate room across the street this is a great alternative. I would def go back again. I did not notice that the service was slow and the waitstaff was super friendly.
As other yelpers said, Sweet Melissa Patisserie is pretty, immaculate, very European, and expensive.
They have tea service which includes tea sandwiches, petite fours, a pot of tea and a scone for around $25.00. They also offer a children's menu; brunch all day; and, lunch specials.
Like, for $8.95, you can get salad with their delicious tarragon dressing and soup, or for $12.95, you can dine on welsh rarebit or on quiche (du jour or lorraine) -- which is a decadent cloud of savory custard on buttery crust (not too greasy, though!), salad and soup, a drink -- coffee (which I do not recommend as it doesn't taste good) or lemonade, AND a dessert: a cupcake, butterscotch pudding, or eclair.
For $14.95, you can get a sandwich (like chicken salad) instead of quiche.
They also have a wide array of paninis and salads.
But, here's the disappointing part:
I hated their cupcake! Shocking! It was like a piece of sweetened cornbread (read: dry)with a dollop of delicious tasting cinnamon icing on it. My pumpkin muffin that morning at a cafe was more moist! It was a sad, sad moment for me, but I will not be returning for cupcakes here.
In short: cute, sweet, overpriced, European bakery with sweet service, excellent quiche, fabulous salad dressing, dry cupcakes, and bad coffee.
Do I really have to give it any stars??? Bought 2 small chocolate soufles for $13 yesterday. Got them home and they were arid dry.....couldn't even stick a fork in them. We took them back to the 1st Street and 7th Ave location 15 minutes later. The manager assured that everything was "fresh"......DELIVERED DAILY...... that's fresh??? He said that they might be dry due to "refrigeration problems" He then proceeded to cop an attitude and told the cashier "give her whatever the hell she wants ....i'm busy now" We told them to keep it and walked out empty handed. So many better options in Park Slope ...... including Key Foods, BTW, they also get their desserts delivered !!!!!
I SCREAM, my love.
the patisserie is always good, albeit, a little pricey. however, i've only had the dessert and never a full on meal here. i usually grab something from the cafe before i go across the street to a film; a mini cheesecake or miniature banana cream pie. YUP. imaPIG! what up?
the other night i noticed that the cafe had been extended and a whole new store front added on dedicated just to ice cream. i wanted to kiss the man behind the counter.
this is the real good stuffs. the cones are a cross between a wafer and a sugar cone- and the ice cream is supah creamy and natural- not sure if they make it there or have a supplier- but it tastes like homemade. oink.
Cute and very girly, this small cafe is certainly popular from what I can tell, but after my own experience I wasn't sure what the hype (at least regarding the ice cream) was all about.
For one semester in college I lived in Philadelphia, and though I never tried it, was well aware of Bassett's ice cream and its popularity, making me expect a scoop of their pistachio flavor at Sweet Melissa to be out of this world.
The pistachio ice cream is found in the pistachio sundae, topped with hot fudge, whipped cream, salty, crunchy pistachios, and one pistachio truffle (I must add that the menu talks of truffleS...they'd better change that). The pistachios are great, as was the gooey hot fudge, but I was greatly unimpressed by the ice cream and the hand-rolled truffle. The ice cream, lime-flesh-green in color, was bland and completely paled in comparison to many other pistachio ice creams, while the truffle barely tasted like chocolate, let alone its namesake nut.
I'll give credit to my sweet waitress-she seemed quite genuine about the deliciousness of the $10 sundae, and was out to make my friend and I feel comfortable and happy. However, she clearly hasn't been to Otto.
This place is the epitome of overrated. When it first opened it was decent, still not great but a place you can enjoy once a month. But now, I just avoid it at all cost.
The only thing I enjoy is the Passion Fruit tarts. They're very small (The size of a Reeses peanut butter cup) and cost $2.50 each. Even though I like this item this best, it's not worth the price. The souffles are bland and I have tasted better sweets at Baked every single time. The atmosphere is nice, a little tight in there at times.
Now the new annex recently opened that serves waffles and a whole bunch of ice cream sweets. The ice cream is just a disaster. The woman was struggling to scoop the ice cream- huge warning sign right there. They only have one waffle maker that makes a single waffle. They sure make enough money to have a few extra on hand. The milk shake was nothing special at all, especially for almost $6. I can get a bigger and better shake off an ice cream truck. Watch out, on weekends in the new annex of the place the lines can get really long. I waited 25 minutes on a Friday night. However, it was weird. It took 25 minutes but there were only a handful of people in front of me. The workers were cramped in the work space and the equipment seemed to be giving them problems. Add to the fact they were training a new girl. Not the smartest time to train a new person.
This place is the mecca for yuppies in Carroll Gardens. However, even some of them are starting not to like this place as much as they use to. With the exception of 1 or 2 workers, a lot of them behind the counter are nasty. Once again, typical yuppies who think they know it all. I went in there once and didn't see anything I wanted and as I was walking out I got a real nasty, "Can I help you?" Like I was really hurting his pockets by not buying anything.
If you can find another sweet shop then just go there. Honestly, you're not missing much here except the money you hand them for something that is truly unfulfilling.
I love the new ice cream part that has expanded lovely Sweet Melissa. It has cute tables inside or a huge garden outside, but my favorite part is the ice cream. They have so many indulgent sundaes to choose from...I am getting fatter just thinking about them. They also have homemade waffle sundaes, brownie sundaes and even more unique ones like pistasio truffle or smores.
They have many coffees and teas to choose from and other yummy goodies to try but my heart belongs to the Sundae. I wish I was there this moment.
Delicous.
Adorable, charming space...
The desserts are wonderful!
This place was really cute with the enchanting garden in the back. Great place for kids.
I got their special ice cream of the day-mint chocolate chip and thought it was delightful. I also tried a bit of the praline eclair with hazelnuts which was pretty good.
I didn't realize The Chocolate Room was right across the street...next time when I go back to Court Street.
I came here once before with my girlfriend and was impressed by the decor and the sweet almond bread pudding. Today I made the 15 minute trek in hopes of the perfect Peach Cobbler. Unfortunately they only had a Peach/Raspberry pie ($5.50). It looked like it was all Raspberry so I had to confirm it had Peach beforehand, and I didn't like it when I ate it. It was tart and otherwise almost totally flavorless. The crust was kind of a relief from the bland tartness, but it too was unremarkable. Later at the grocery store I saw an apricot/almond pie and wish I had gotten that instead.
So the other day I was walking down Court Street near my house and it was REALLY hot outside. I made it as far as Sweet Melissa and the AC drew me in. It's not my fault, I swear!
I ate in, obviously, to take advantage of the cool air, but let me tell you, I have rarely, if ever had service this slow and unattentive. I am keeping my rating at 2 stars, because this time around I ordered the Nicoise Salad, which was actually very good, but the service was abhorrent. I looked at the menu many times over, then finally placed it on the table far away from me, indicating that I had made up my mind. Apparently this technique doesn't work at this establishment. The server passed me 5 times and never once asked me if I was ready to order. I would understand if it had been swamped in there, but it wasn't. I told myself if she made one more pass and didn't ask for my order, I was leaving. She asked. At this point I had been there for a half hour.
The whole time I was there, the bell in the kitchen kept ringing for order ups, and the server was ignoring them. She was doing some kind of purchasing on the computer, which I'm sure was something that needed to get done, but when you have people waiting for table service, you kind of have to attend to them first. Well, that's how I was taught, at least. I think there was some turmoil between the kitchen and the servers/ice cream guy, because I could hear them discussing orders that never came through, etc, and my server was obsessing on the misplacement of her cell phone, which seemed to be foremost on her mind. The salad came quickly enough, compared to how long it took to place my order, but then after I finished, I waited 45 minutes for my check, even AFTER my whole table had been cleared. I finally had to go up and ask if it were possible for me to pay my meal, which slightly annoyed the staff. I felt completely invisible, which is not what you want at any restaurant. Boooo on them. And I had such high hopes with that salad. It was delicious!!!! 2 stars for you, little Nicoise.
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On the spectrum of my affection with a dessert place, Sweet Melissa falls closer to Magnolia than it does to Payard or Jacques Torres. That is to say, the unfulfilled expectations and undelivered promise frustrates me no end. It annoys me to see a place rest on its laurels, and alienate a loyal customer base. Desserts are about passion...pure and simple. You have to wow me to convince me to run another hour at the gym!
There is much that works for Sweet Melissa - that has drawn me here over the years. The butterscotch pudding... Ooh, fantastic! I wish I could write it up, but I can't. The issue is that it's been over a year or so that I last tasted it. I am sure they still have it, but I've never found it in any of my last four visits. That's almost criminal... You can't have your claim to fame unavailable that frequently!
The other noteworthy items on the dessert menu include: the mini banana cream pie and the chocolate peanut butter bar. These are generally available, and have been ably covered by yelper extra-ordinaire, Lex C.
But, I will be rhapsodic about another of their creations: The Madeleines - which are small, shell shaped cookies that are similar to, but lighter than a pound cake. They are much a part of French culture, and popularized to the outside world by Marcel Proust in "Remembrance of Things Past".
Sweet Melissa features three excellent varieties: Chestnut Honey, Chocolate Hazelnut, and Pistachio. The latter two are perhaps the best I've had in NYC - Rich, buttery, distinctive flavors and soft, moist, and spongy texture. How can one excel Proust in his own description: "little shell of cake, so generously sensual beneath the piety of its stern pleating".
My recent trip here was to sample their so-called amazing macarons. Or, so I was misled by a friend. Sweet Melissa carries the American "Macaroons" (Coconut cookie), and not the French "Macarons" --- almond cookie of two dome halves with a sweet filling sandwiched in between. Please note that even though the two sound the same, they are as different as a muffin is from Pain Au Chocolat. When you eat a perfect "macaron" you can hear the nightingales sing, see the rainbow in the sky and otherwise conjure up as fantastic a sensation as you can to match its ethereal taste. The French counterpart to the cry of King Richard The Third would surely have been "My kingdom for a macaron".
But, what to do --- no such luck at Sweet Melissa.
That sit-down service is lax, is well documented by fellow yelpers. You are best advised to take-out and avoid the server apathy, ignorance and disinterest. No point even debating this, they are just so far off from what it should be --- abysmal.
The Butterscotch pudding is exceptional, the fruit tarts are competent, and the truffles excellent value for money, but a large number of misses force me to hold myself back from awarding another star. Not at those price points.
I'm sorry to have to do this but...
Sweet Melissa's linzer tarts - though touted as being something to truly marvel at - fall very very short of mediocre. I realize they don't have the Southern Restaurant chain La Madeleine up here, but let me tell you - *they* know how to make linzer tarts! Sweet Melissa's tarts are pointless, they have no interplay, no excitement, inspire no happiness. For some that are a bit better, try Marquet Patisserie down the street - which has a much cuter atmosphere and excellent chai tea and cookies. If you are intent upon going to Sweet Melissa, stick to the Vanilla Cappuccino and a subtle but lovely honey chestnut maccaroon. For some truly excellent linzer tortes try Shalamar Diner in Queens, NY at Austin St and 63rd. Or head on down to the South and get some linzer tortes by people at La Madeleine who know how to bake them up right ;)
Super nice people with a good variety of sweets.
The peanut butter cookies are large and tasty. The petite fours made of hazelnuts and raspberries would have been better with less icing, but still quite good.
Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Torte was a rich flourless cake with fresh raspberries and ganache. Rich and sweet. Strawberry swirled cheesecake with Lemon Macaroon Crust was vanilla cheese cake with berries atop a toasted citrus coconut layer, a mix of flavors that meld together well.
I would like to have given this place a 4 star review and think what I have eaten so far or worthy of it, but the cost of most anything on the menu is a few dollars too high and the setting is a little crisp-stodgy.
a bit pricey but i always come back for the ginger snaps. ginger snaps?! yes ginger snaps. Theyre real good.
The cookies are very good too....anything cakey ive had here seems a bit dry and like someone else mentioned...pretty close to magnolia (eck!)
I love everything I've ever eaten from here, and the counter folks have always been sweet as pie.
It can get cramped, but watcha gonna do? I love it anyway. Their cookies rescue me from depression from time to time.
A nice bakery to stop by to pick up some sweets...the aroma devine =) My favorite...passion fruit cheesecake. Not many places make it but this place makes the best one out of the places I've tried.
Another bakery to note....Magnolia!!!
I've come for dinner, lunch, brunch, and dessert. I've brought my parents, my friends, and dates. Sweet Melissa's such a cute little place, has a BEAUTIFUL back patio, and is a great, casual neighborhood place to grab some light fare. A few tiny negatives: during crowded hours (like brunch), it can get quite loud; tea service is overpriced -- you're better off getting a scone and some light fare if you're hungry; sometimes service is spotty and slow.
I came here today for the first time. Before I have enjoyed their cakes that my friend brought . We came today for a snack and the guy at the counter was a little bit rude. He kept asking loudly if we were looking for pastries like seconds after we came in. We sat down and had an eclair peppermint tea. The eclair was good, but the tea was luke warm. How hard is it to boil water?
omg! the BEST!
my favorites are: the gingersnaps & the queens cakes
but everything is so good.
now you can get ice cream there, which i really recommend that you eat in their backyard, which is beautiful...
my most favorite ice cream dish is the summer camp sundae. so good!
Melissa is in fact sweet. Ha! Its new location is two doors from its original address which now houses the bakery. While I've never eaten at the place, it looks rather pastel and quaint. The coconut passion fruit cake is ridiculously good as are the small passion fruit tarts and peach cobbler. It is is my intention to try every one of their desserts. You can also buy chocolate truffles and ice cream. It may be the most decadent and expensive part of an at home dining experience.
They have the best sweets that you can possibly get at a bakery. They also have ice cream, which comes in six flavors. They have chocolate, pistachio, vanilla, strawberry, coffee, and raspberry sorbet. And everyday, they have a special flavor that you can get. Ice cream is $4.25, but it's totally worth it. They have great Belgian waffles, and great cakes. You should definitely stick your head in and check it out.
I have been frequenting here a few times a year since I moved to the neighborhood in 2000. Bought a pie or two at Thanksgiving twice. Their sour cherry pistachio pie is excellent. I have always liked their passion fruit and lemon tarts too.
I had not been in here since the renovation, and I wanted a lemon-y tart-y thing, I went to see what was going on in here.
Disaster. And I won't be back. The counter was a total shambles of hollering waitresses, people complaining they were waiting 40 minutes for three waffles, a narrow passage of being knocked into every few moments. The to-go counter was so poorly designed, you are standing in the line of service, plus staring at their dirty dish bin on the dirty floor and the counter is so high, you can't see anyone unless you are almost wedged into the counter. I had planned on getting a bunch of little things, but waited so long that I just got the tart and left. I won't be back. They also gave me the two tarts in a plastic bag so that it slid before I even got up the block and squashed.
It's not the servers fault, as it seemed they were doing their best. It's just a wreck in there. Maybe I will go back once they complete whatever they are doing, to be fair, but yikes. No thanks. It's a long, awkward, squished zoo in there.
This little sweet shop (perfectly situated across the street from the Cobble Hill Cinema) makes one of the best chocolate chip cookies in the n'hood. My personal fav are the tender Madellines - Pistachio, Chocolate and Hazlenut! OMG, and the butterscotch pudding - yes, it's worth $5! One of the few decent places to get a cup of tea in the area, it does have its flaws. Typically, the sit-down service is pathetically bad. While the place has no more than 5 or 6 tables, they are famously understaffed to handle even a few patrons. Slow, inept and not so friendly, the wait staff makes what could be a wonderful sugar retreat into an annoying 60 minutes you'll never get back. Stick to the take-out and you'll be a happy camper!
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