My wife and I tried this place for lunch today before a show. Ridiculously slow service. Took 20+ minutes for a bowl of French onion soup to be served. Then took another 15 minutes for salad and French dip sandwich to be served. All the food, including soup, was bland and tasteless. It's like no one uses seasonings. Even the salad with grilled chicken was bland. Food plus one beer was almost $50!! Only thing good about this place is the outdoor seating area. Very nice on a nice day. This location has so much potential to be great if they would serve better tasting food in a more timely manner. We go to many shows at Tanger and always looking for lunch spots to try. Won't be back here any time soon.
Bonnie T.
We went to Europa Cafe last night for drinks and dinner before the show at Tanger. We ordered a drink at the bar, service was prompt and friendly. Due to its proximity to Tanger, we decided to take advantage of the 1/2 price wine and eat dinner at Europa Cafe as well. We cancelled our other dinner reservations..big mistake. Once we were seated, our dinner service was sporadic at best. I am not sure if we had an actual waitress or if the hostess was doing double duty. We had to keep finding her to order water, glass of wine etc. Regardless, they ran out of the wine we were drinking, ran out of our first meal choice of steak and frites..all by 6:00pm. We are ordered 2 turkey sandwiches and a chicken sandwich by 6:05. After once again tracking down our server at 6:30 to check on the status of our meal, we were told the kitchen had not started on the order. We left at 6:40 without eating dinner. A Girls Night Out ended up consisting of eating pretzels while watching the show at Tanger. Not good..don't recommend, especially before a show at Tanger. Also, tables in restaurant were not full, so it wasn't that they were overwhelmed with crowd.
Mary L.
We've been coming here for at least 25 years... tonight did not disappoint, although the outlook was bleak at first. They were facing some infrastructure issues and decided to stop seating people due to multiple issues. We were due at Tanger and desperate for their steak and frites. Ps it's amazing and we planned our week around it. The amazing bartender machine that is Joe agreed to serve us at the bar, along with a few other desperate stragglers who ended up outside so he served them while successfully maintaining a full bar. I wish I had remembered to document the amazing meal in photos but it's hard to take pictures while you're snarfing the steak you didn't think you were going to get. My instinct has been to NOT give them a great review because someone might just knock me out of the steak lottery next time but DAMN the entire staff deserve the 5 stars for effort tonight!
Shanelle Y.
My friend and I decided to stop here for lunch. We came on a Wednesday afternoon around 12 and we were the first and only customers. The weather was nice so we chose to sit outside. The waitress was friendly but the food took over half an hour to come out, even though there were no other customers. I'm not quite sure why it took them so long to prepare two sandwiches. I ordered the turkey and havarti sandwich (without cheese and bacon) and it was delicious. The croissant was nicely toasted and the fries were the perfect texture. My friend got the French dip sandwich and enjoyed it as well. If the food had come out faster this would've been an easy 5 stars!
Nancy Smalley
There were plenty of lunch options. The food was pretty good and the location is great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
Jordan C.
We love this little place. The food is exceptional, especially for the price. They also have great bartenders and some beer selections that are different than those you commonly find around town. Europa very much feels like a European style bistro and we love it for that. The menu is American but not far from something you might see in travels abroad and the food has always been great for us - especially the fries which are far better than you would expect. Sitting outside is also a pleasure here most days. It's not too sunny and it's not in an especially loud area. Inside the atmosphere is quieter if you're looking for that instead.
Sam Nie
Usually eat here all the time and love and usually I come in around this time they still serving food and then I try to call for a pick up today talking they had to close the kitchen early that’s odd guess I just walk like usual instead of calling next time
Jeremy Page
Good food and a great patio. Mussel night on Tuesday!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fatima V. Njie
I dropped in for drinks and dessert. I tried the crème brûlée and Keylime pie, and I found it meh at best for the cost. The food is really good and I like the tomato chicken sandwich but I wouldn’t buy dessert again for full price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Kimber C.
It's really convenient to the Tanger Center. We have it as one of our go tos. Plus: French Dip is made in house, so if they are out it takes hours to get it back ready to serve. Onion soup is always good. The maze plate is good when you don't need a heavy meal. The burgers are great too. Today's chef is on point with them. We have not had a good server or bartender. They are all friendly and knowledgeable. The bar reminds us of something out of Boston or Chicago.
Great food, great service, etc. mussels fra Diavlo were fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marc T.
I had the Mussels and baguette and my wife had the Europa burger and fries. Good service. Nice atmosphere in downtown Greensboro. Also next to Green Hill museum, worth a walk through.
Jake Darr
Atmosphere is nice, our server was also nice. If you like French onion soup, this place is not for you. French Onion Soup = horrible. Very limited menu. Much better choices in downtown.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kathy Dombrowski
I find it interesting that this place got so many 5 star reviews. It was just ok at best. Food was decent enough, but nothing special for sure. The Sonnie Bono "want to be" waiter was extremely rude. Very limited menu. I'm sure there are much better choices in downtown Greensboro.
My wife and I tried this place for lunch today before a show. Ridiculously slow service. Took 20+ minutes for a bowl of French onion soup to be served. Then took another 15 minutes for salad and French dip sandwich to be served. All the food, including soup, was bland and tasteless. It's like no one uses seasonings. Even the salad with grilled chicken was bland. Food plus one beer was almost $50!! Only thing good about this place is the outdoor seating area. Very nice on a nice day. This location has so much potential to be great if they would serve better tasting food in a more timely manner. We go to many shows at Tanger and always looking for lunch spots to try. Won't be back here any time soon.
We went to Europa Cafe last night for drinks and dinner before the show at Tanger. We ordered a drink at the bar, service was prompt and friendly. Due to its proximity to Tanger, we decided to take advantage of the 1/2 price wine and eat dinner at Europa Cafe as well. We cancelled our other dinner reservations..big mistake. Once we were seated, our dinner service was sporadic at best. I am not sure if we had an actual waitress or if the hostess was doing double duty. We had to keep finding her to order water, glass of wine etc. Regardless, they ran out of the wine we were drinking, ran out of our first meal choice of steak and frites..all by 6:00pm. We are ordered 2 turkey sandwiches and a chicken sandwich by 6:05. After once again tracking down our server at 6:30 to check on the status of our meal, we were told the kitchen had not started on the order. We left at 6:40 without eating dinner. A Girls Night Out ended up consisting of eating pretzels while watching the show at Tanger. Not good..don't recommend, especially before a show at Tanger. Also, tables in restaurant were not full, so it wasn't that they were overwhelmed with crowd.
We've been coming here for at least 25 years... tonight did not disappoint, although the outlook was bleak at first. They were facing some infrastructure issues and decided to stop seating people due to multiple issues. We were due at Tanger and desperate for their steak and frites. Ps it's amazing and we planned our week around it. The amazing bartender machine that is Joe agreed to serve us at the bar, along with a few other desperate stragglers who ended up outside so he served them while successfully maintaining a full bar. I wish I had remembered to document the amazing meal in photos but it's hard to take pictures while you're snarfing the steak you didn't think you were going to get. My instinct has been to NOT give them a great review because someone might just knock me out of the steak lottery next time but DAMN the entire staff deserve the 5 stars for effort tonight!
My friend and I decided to stop here for lunch. We came on a Wednesday afternoon around 12 and we were the first and only customers. The weather was nice so we chose to sit outside. The waitress was friendly but the food took over half an hour to come out, even though there were no other customers. I'm not quite sure why it took them so long to prepare two sandwiches. I ordered the turkey and havarti sandwich (without cheese and bacon) and it was delicious. The croissant was nicely toasted and the fries were the perfect texture. My friend got the French dip sandwich and enjoyed it as well. If the food had come out faster this would've been an easy 5 stars!
There were plenty of lunch options. The food was pretty good and the location is great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad
We love this little place. The food is exceptional, especially for the price. They also have great bartenders and some beer selections that are different than those you commonly find around town. Europa very much feels like a European style bistro and we love it for that. The menu is American but not far from something you might see in travels abroad and the food has always been great for us - especially the fries which are far better than you would expect. Sitting outside is also a pleasure here most days. It's not too sunny and it's not in an especially loud area. Inside the atmosphere is quieter if you're looking for that instead.
Usually eat here all the time and love and usually I come in around this time they still serving food and then I try to call for a pick up today talking they had to close the kitchen early that’s odd guess I just walk like usual instead of calling next time
Good food and a great patio. Mussel night on Tuesday!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I dropped in for drinks and dessert. I tried the crème brûlée and Keylime pie, and I found it meh at best for the cost. The food is really good and I like the tomato chicken sandwich but I wouldn’t buy dessert again for full price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
It's really convenient to the Tanger Center. We have it as one of our go tos. Plus: French Dip is made in house, so if they are out it takes hours to get it back ready to serve. Onion soup is always good. The maze plate is good when you don't need a heavy meal. The burgers are great too. Today's chef is on point with them. We have not had a good server or bartender. They are all friendly and knowledgeable. The bar reminds us of something out of Boston or Chicago.
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Death of movies and music.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food, great service, etc. mussels fra Diavlo were fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had the Mussels and baguette and my wife had the Europa burger and fries. Good service. Nice atmosphere in downtown Greensboro. Also next to Green Hill museum, worth a walk through.
Atmosphere is nice, our server was also nice. If you like French onion soup, this place is not for you. French Onion Soup = horrible. Very limited menu. Much better choices in downtown.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
I find it interesting that this place got so many 5 star reviews. It was just ok at best. Food was decent enough, but nothing special for sure. The Sonnie Bono "want to be" waiter was extremely rude. Very limited menu. I'm sure there are much better choices in downtown Greensboro.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2