The customer service was great! The drinks and food we received were amazing and original! Definitely a cute place to go! I 100% recommend!
Leigh Banks
The manager was very rude…she was backed up with limited staff..I informed her I was a bartender if she needed help..she told me she would never hire me in front of multiple people…I ordere chicken wings..ate one and immediately puked, showed her that my chicken was raw and she began to tell me to get out of her establishment. Kelsey was very rude and I will never be going there again
Justme Bee
On this brunch adventure it just so happened to be a day there was a DJ. Small but lovely place.Mimosa flight ordered for daughter. Virgin mimosa flight for grand princess. And of course for me Bloody Mary flight. None of them were quite spicy even the jalapeno one but all had a nice flavor. Added a bit of S&P to three of them. The bacon one was the sweeter one I believe so nothing needed.The girls ordered the breakfast sharkcoochie board. Had a wonderful mix of items. They also spilt a BEC on a croissant to which the grand princess gave the chef 120 stars. I had the chicken and waffle sliders. Chicken was a bit dry and mixed with the waffles definitely needed a bit more syrup. I believe there was a drizzle of honey on the plate which was a nice touch. I also got the little donut skewers which were delicious and a side of bacon that was crispy and good.The DJ did song bingo with different genre's - I sucked at all rounds even though I knew the songs my cards didn't win.Our waitress was attentive and friendly. The bathroom mirror had an awesome sign that I wish I took a picture of. Very uplifting and positive.Very nice restaurant with good food and drinks.
Shawn Hahn
Tried CM before a show at Cohoes Music Hall. The atmosphere is open and bright with a super cool vibe. We had the margarita flights which were fresh and delicious. The food was wonderful, though, we overdid it on the apps! The chicken and waffle sliders (chicken was perfectly fried) and caprese sandwich were amazing. The staff was super attentive, and the owner took the time to introduce herself to all the guests while ensuring everyone was enjoying themselves. Highly recommended!
Diane Sheedy Ward
Cafe Monocle is more than a great place for a delicious al fresco brunch & cocktails. The waitstaff is warm & incredibly pet-friendly. When they learned my dog Mabel was celebrating her birthday, they brought her biscuits slathered with peanut butter, a bowl of ice water and lavished her with affection. We’ll definitely be back next time we go to Peebles Island for a hike. Thank you!
Melissa Seymour-Novak
The food was amazing atmosphere was a lot of fun. The Mimosa flights were really good. My favorite the Strawberry Mojito!
Danielle Watson
5 stars loved this place food was great service was amazing Coffee flight delicious..and bingo was so much fun ill be back again and again
Jesse Leder
We went for the cocktail and charcuterie class. The blueberry basil moscow mule was amazing and refreshing. There were huge portions of meat and cheese. We were able to snack and drink and still had a ton to bring home. The owner was great and very friendly. They also do brunch and the menu sounded good. I'd certainly go back.
Natalya P.
The only reason this place gets 1 star is because of the aesthetic. Other than that I would not recommend going here until they figure out how to handle stressful situations and being understaffed. I arrived at 11:30 for my reservation and did not get water and order taken until 12:10 after having to walk up to the bar and ask for someone to bring us some waters. When taking our order they were out of 3 of the 5 things my party wanted and they were out of pineapple juice for the mimosa flight and didn't come back to ask if we wanted to change the drink or anything. Also, the waitress didn't come and check on us until 1:00 and when she did we asked how our food was doing because it had been a while she responded with "yeah well everyone else has been waiting ". I understand this place is understaffed but almost every business and establishment is these days. The difference is that other places tell their customers that and prepare them for long waits or dwindling stock. The waitress's response was unnecessary and rude. My party and I paid for our drinks and left after we watched two other tables do the same exact thing.
Megan S.
The worst dining experience I've ever had. Something needs to change with staffing and management- there's a lot of potential. We arrived for our noon reservation at 11:52am and walked out at 1pm after not receiving any water, drinks, apps, or food. I've never even thought about walking out of a restaurant before today. The server asked us for our drink order several times and when they didn't come in 30 mins and we asked him for an update, he said "well, I have a lot of flights to make." Music bingo was fun, but we are extremely disappointed with the service. I used to be a server and I tend to be lenient, but he was completely incompetent. We didn't see any food or drinks come out for his table the entire time we were there. A waste of time.
We had reservations for 6 people at 10am. We arrived and we’re greeted with a warm welcome immediately. Stone was our server and he was wonderful!! We sat at the table and placed a drink order while we waited for the rest of our party to arrive. The coffee flight and mimosa flight were great! We placed our food order around 10:45am. We received our beignets a short while after that but weren’t served our meals until 12pm. The wait was a bit longer than we had hoped for but the staff was apologetic and kept on top of our drinks and checked-in with us. We got the churro French toast and chicken&waffles. The French toast was perfect but the chicken&waffles was a little overdone. We will definitely be back again to give it another try.
Jenna Hart
We got drink flights that were good but we ordered alcoholic flights and the coffee one had no alcohol. Then we ordered our food at 11:30 and ended up leaving at 1:45 because our food still hadn’t come out yet. Our server was nice and the DJ doing bingo was cool but they definitely should have had more people scheduled for Saturday brunch. We left and went elsewhere instead because we were starving .
Keith Martin
Sorry, no photos as I can't wait to dig in. We usually time our visits to Bye-I brewery to when this is the restaurant that is delivered. The food has been excellent evrytime, balance of seasoning with each dish is phenomenal. The French fries are a standout example. Maybe we'll go to the restaurant sometime, but no hurry so long as it is available at our favorite brewery.
Keegan G.
Food took forever to come out. Kept being told "oh 5 more min" before finally deciding to leave. Staff was friendly and said they could comp the food and do to-go and we pay for the drinks. Apparently the owner wasn't happy and came out, started screaming etc etc. Do not recommend better to go across the street to Subs-Ta-Toot.
George M.
Waited for food for an hour and a half. Waiters kept telling us the food is coming in "five minutes". They were apologizing and kept saying they don't have enough people in the kitchen today. However the restaurant was absolutely packed. It was so crammed it was hard to walk in between tables and people. We had made a reservation, so they accepted our reservation, and all these customers, while they clearly knew they couldn't serve us. Cheap way to make an extra buck, and no concern about customer service, clearly. In the end we couldn't take it any longer, so we got up to leave. The worst part of the whole experience was the restaurant chef/owner. She came out, accusing us of being rude to her staff. Not a hint of apology. Combative attitude, silly sarcasm ("sorry we haven't had Covid before," as if anyone forced her to accept so many people at her restaurant) and she claimed we weren't waiting for an hour and a half, but for just an hour (wrong, but in any case waiting for an hour is just as unacceptable). She had us pay for the drinks. Terrible management, terrible boss. Wait staff was nice and, unlike the owner, seem to have common sense. Avoid this place. Hope the wait staff find jobs elsewhere - they deserve better than this terrible establishment.
The customer service was great! The drinks and food we received were amazing and original! Definitely a cute place to go! I 100% recommend!
The manager was very rude…she was backed up with limited staff..I informed her I was a bartender if she needed help..she told me she would never hire me in front of multiple people…I ordere chicken wings..ate one and immediately puked, showed her that my chicken was raw and she began to tell me to get out of her establishment. Kelsey was very rude and I will never be going there again
On this brunch adventure it just so happened to be a day there was a DJ. Small but lovely place.Mimosa flight ordered for daughter. Virgin mimosa flight for grand princess. And of course for me Bloody Mary flight. None of them were quite spicy even the jalapeno one but all had a nice flavor. Added a bit of S&P to three of them. The bacon one was the sweeter one I believe so nothing needed.The girls ordered the breakfast sharkcoochie board. Had a wonderful mix of items. They also spilt a BEC on a croissant to which the grand princess gave the chef 120 stars. I had the chicken and waffle sliders. Chicken was a bit dry and mixed with the waffles definitely needed a bit more syrup. I believe there was a drizzle of honey on the plate which was a nice touch. I also got the little donut skewers which were delicious and a side of bacon that was crispy and good.The DJ did song bingo with different genre's - I sucked at all rounds even though I knew the songs my cards didn't win.Our waitress was attentive and friendly. The bathroom mirror had an awesome sign that I wish I took a picture of. Very uplifting and positive.Very nice restaurant with good food and drinks.
Tried CM before a show at Cohoes Music Hall. The atmosphere is open and bright with a super cool vibe. We had the margarita flights which were fresh and delicious. The food was wonderful, though, we overdid it on the apps! The chicken and waffle sliders (chicken was perfectly fried) and caprese sandwich were amazing. The staff was super attentive, and the owner took the time to introduce herself to all the guests while ensuring everyone was enjoying themselves. Highly recommended!
Cafe Monocle is more than a great place for a delicious al fresco brunch & cocktails. The waitstaff is warm & incredibly pet-friendly. When they learned my dog Mabel was celebrating her birthday, they brought her biscuits slathered with peanut butter, a bowl of ice water and lavished her with affection. We’ll definitely be back next time we go to Peebles Island for a hike. Thank you!
The food was amazing atmosphere was a lot of fun. The Mimosa flights were really good. My favorite the Strawberry Mojito!
5 stars loved this place food was great service was amazing Coffee flight delicious..and bingo was so much fun ill be back again and again
We went for the cocktail and charcuterie class. The blueberry basil moscow mule was amazing and refreshing. There were huge portions of meat and cheese. We were able to snack and drink and still had a ton to bring home. The owner was great and very friendly. They also do brunch and the menu sounded good. I'd certainly go back.
The only reason this place gets 1 star is because of the aesthetic. Other than that I would not recommend going here until they figure out how to handle stressful situations and being understaffed. I arrived at 11:30 for my reservation and did not get water and order taken until 12:10 after having to walk up to the bar and ask for someone to bring us some waters. When taking our order they were out of 3 of the 5 things my party wanted and they were out of pineapple juice for the mimosa flight and didn't come back to ask if we wanted to change the drink or anything. Also, the waitress didn't come and check on us until 1:00 and when she did we asked how our food was doing because it had been a while she responded with "yeah well everyone else has been waiting ". I understand this place is understaffed but almost every business and establishment is these days. The difference is that other places tell their customers that and prepare them for long waits or dwindling stock. The waitress's response was unnecessary and rude. My party and I paid for our drinks and left after we watched two other tables do the same exact thing.
The worst dining experience I've ever had. Something needs to change with staffing and management- there's a lot of potential. We arrived for our noon reservation at 11:52am and walked out at 1pm after not receiving any water, drinks, apps, or food. I've never even thought about walking out of a restaurant before today. The server asked us for our drink order several times and when they didn't come in 30 mins and we asked him for an update, he said "well, I have a lot of flights to make." Music bingo was fun, but we are extremely disappointed with the service. I used to be a server and I tend to be lenient, but he was completely incompetent. We didn't see any food or drinks come out for his table the entire time we were there. A waste of time.
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We had reservations for 6 people at 10am. We arrived and we’re greeted with a warm welcome immediately. Stone was our server and he was wonderful!! We sat at the table and placed a drink order while we waited for the rest of our party to arrive. The coffee flight and mimosa flight were great! We placed our food order around 10:45am. We received our beignets a short while after that but weren’t served our meals until 12pm. The wait was a bit longer than we had hoped for but the staff was apologetic and kept on top of our drinks and checked-in with us. We got the churro French toast and chicken&waffles. The French toast was perfect but the chicken&waffles was a little overdone. We will definitely be back again to give it another try.
We got drink flights that were good but we ordered alcoholic flights and the coffee one had no alcohol. Then we ordered our food at 11:30 and ended up leaving at 1:45 because our food still hadn’t come out yet. Our server was nice and the DJ doing bingo was cool but they definitely should have had more people scheduled for Saturday brunch. We left and went elsewhere instead because we were starving .
Sorry, no photos as I can't wait to dig in. We usually time our visits to Bye-I brewery to when this is the restaurant that is delivered. The food has been excellent evrytime, balance of seasoning with each dish is phenomenal. The French fries are a standout example. Maybe we'll go to the restaurant sometime, but no hurry so long as it is available at our favorite brewery.
Food took forever to come out. Kept being told "oh 5 more min" before finally deciding to leave. Staff was friendly and said they could comp the food and do to-go and we pay for the drinks. Apparently the owner wasn't happy and came out, started screaming etc etc. Do not recommend better to go across the street to Subs-Ta-Toot.
Waited for food for an hour and a half. Waiters kept telling us the food is coming in "five minutes". They were apologizing and kept saying they don't have enough people in the kitchen today. However the restaurant was absolutely packed. It was so crammed it was hard to walk in between tables and people. We had made a reservation, so they accepted our reservation, and all these customers, while they clearly knew they couldn't serve us. Cheap way to make an extra buck, and no concern about customer service, clearly. In the end we couldn't take it any longer, so we got up to leave. The worst part of the whole experience was the restaurant chef/owner. She came out, accusing us of being rude to her staff. Not a hint of apology. Combative attitude, silly sarcasm ("sorry we haven't had Covid before," as if anyone forced her to accept so many people at her restaurant) and she claimed we weren't waiting for an hour and a half, but for just an hour (wrong, but in any case waiting for an hour is just as unacceptable). She had us pay for the drinks. Terrible management, terrible boss. Wait staff was nice and, unlike the owner, seem to have common sense. Avoid this place. Hope the wait staff find jobs elsewhere - they deserve better than this terrible establishment.