Caffè Bene

The staff are nice people. The furniture is comfortable. They sell alcohol and have lots of options for foods and other drinks. I had the quinoa bowl with mushrooms, beans, and avocado. It tasted really good, however it took a surprisingly long time to get my food, roughly 45 minutes. Hope this helps!

Coffee was great. Muffin was fantastic. Philly cheesesteak was fresh and made promptly. They carry some amazing beers and eccentric healthy drinks. The staff is friendly. I spent several hours here. Definitely will be back next time I'm in manhattan.

The only "Caffè" about this place is the name. So I don't know if this is the same franchise as the Korean one (e.g., Bay Ridge location) or it's just carrying that name... I walked in expecting to smell coffee and beans, but the whiff that overcame me was kitchen grease. Their menu design is slightly over whelming with items; I mean, okay. So I took a while to read it. Some guy who was very fixated on his cell phone gave me the expression to "hurry up and order" but, like, think about it. It's 20° out there. I need to defrost. Sooo I came here looking for a sandwich with bean sprouts (it's one of the sandwiches Caffe Bene has) --it wasn't there. That's fine. I went with a spicy chicken somethin'. Sandwich itself starts out as a 5/5. I loved the bread; the crush was crunchy but the loaf was fluffy!!! That's what I like!! The taste was strangely similar to Starbucks Mercato's Honey Siracha sandwich. Just really with better bun. My sandwich ended up falling out like crazy, I'm not sure if it was packed in a hurry or what. But the taste was good. Lol 😂😭 Comment on the staff. They seem to be arguing with one another regarding some online order... awkward. The guy who took my method of payment clearly wanted to be somewhere else and not working there, but the one who made my sandwich was more friendly. There's another guy too; he was restocking. I didnt have any interactions with him. The cafe itself was dead when I was there. Literally nobody was there. There was a woman, she was just on her laptop. No drink or anything. Weird place, vibe is strange and not the same as the other Caffè Benes I've frequent. Dress code and store design is completely different. This is just a glorified deli with seats and a bathroom named Caffè Bene.. *the place my sandwich was served on didn't even have their logo (see picture)

A lot of food and drink options for a cafe Food tastes great and the staff is friendly. Great spot.

Order for 2 sandwiches and a soup took about 2 hours to arrive. Soup was prepackaged soup that they microwaved. Sandwiches were sub par. Part of my order was forgotten entirely.

Have met at Caffe Bene several times with The IRRELATIONSHIP group to discuss current and upcoming projects. We are always made to feel welcome, and the coffee and pastries are excellent!

Brutal service. Came in to order a quick bite to eat: lox bagel. No customers in line. We waited 15 minutes and saw that no one was making our food, so we asked if our order was up and we missed it. They said, "it's coming." Waited another 10 minutes (at least) and then saw someone putting a bagel together. We waited another 10 minutes while our order (presumably) was just sitting there and then we told a different employee we'd been waiting a while. He said sorry and that he'll get it right now. He saw the order ready and handed it to me. We go back to our place and find it was just a simple bagel with cream cheese. No smoked salmon, etc. and it wasn't even toasted/warned up. Oh and I had forgotten this because it seemed no big deal at the time, but the first employee also handed me my coffee without the lid snapped on and when I grabbed it, coffee went everywhere. He said sorry but didn't even hand me a napkin.

REALLY good, capable staff and everything always comes out consistent. Avocados are ripe and the açaí bowls are nice on the weekends. I’d recommend this place to anybody! And I mean ANYBODY. Sometimes I go multiple times a day just because twice isn’t enough. I find that they have everything I need from: pink Himalayan salt to individually wrapped croissants. Can’t emphasize enough how much I LOVE this place. I already can’t wait to go back again! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!?? Come in and get yourself something from here right NOW!