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Café Topsy

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575 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014
between 11th and Bank Sts.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
646-638-2900 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    8.5 out of 10

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    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Irish/English, Mediterranean

Official Website

cafetopsy.com

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.

Prices

$10-$22

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Prix-Fixe

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Christopher St. to 14th St.; 4th St. to West Side Hwy.

Profile

This venue is closed.

You don’t need to be an Anglophile to love this cozy West Village café, with its rustic woodtables and plenty of room between them, but it helps. The kitchen lays claim to “cross-channel cooking,” a sort of Pan-European fusion, but what it really does is celebrate the best of—don’t laugh—British food. Rib-sticking fare like Guinness-braised beef brisket, a lavishly rich, potato-and-cheese-crustedcottage pie, and superior fish and chips go down easy with a pint of beer ferried in from the myriad taps of the adjacent Irish pub. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Extra

Brunch: Sun, 10am-3pm; $12.95 prix-fixe

Prix-Fixe Menu: Tue-Sat, 4pm-6:30pm; two courses, $10.11

8.5 "Highly Recommended"
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Food: 8.5
Service: 8.0
Décor: 7.5
Value: 9.0

Very enjoyable sidewalk eating experience!

tasty from | Posted on 10/31/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 9
Value: 9

If you want a hearty "Cottage Pie" or Shepherd's Pie or a salad, this is the place to come - and be hungry... very hungry... as the portions are huge and the drinks are strong! The Cottage Pie had almost no "fillers" - it consisted mostly of good quality, very tasty meat and just a few vegetables, the whole thing covered with a light topping of mashed potatoes and a little cheese - that's the way I like it as I'm trying to cut down on carbs - but I couldn't finish the dish even though I wanted to! The cafe has some nice little tables on the sidewalk for people watching in this great West Village location and there are mostly very casual, well spoken young people there. The service was very quick and polite. It's just the place to go to relax in a very clean, well-kept, unpretentious, and most of all, comfortable atmosphere.

Worthy Pub Food

battousai from 07632 | Posted on 10/5/03

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 6
Décor: 6
Value: 9

Dining here made me nostalgic for the great Brit pub food fare I used to eat when I worked in the UK for awhile. Really warm, cozy atmosphere that matches with its sumptuous cottage pie and chicken forestiere. Although the food was great, the available brews were seriously lacking.

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