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71 Irving Place Coffee & Tea Bar

71 Irving Pl., New York, NY, 10003
nr. 19th St.
212-995-5252

5.2 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
60% Would you go back?
60% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
25% Would you go on business?
25% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.4
Service: 4.8
Décor: 7.2
Value: 5.2
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Kinda pricey, but a cool hang-out

ajw18 from 10003 | Posted on 4/11/09

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 5
Service: 4
Décor: 10
Value: 4

This place is right next to Gramercy Park, and the prices follow. For a pastry and a coffee, it will cost you around $8-$9. It can get pretty crowded, and it is a very intimate setting especially if you can grab a nook at night. With good company, this place is a very fun.

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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Snobby owners, always get the order wrong

sh281 from 10003 | Posted on 10/1/08

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 3
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 1

The place is too expensive for what it is ($4.65 for a chai, please), they ALWAYS get the order wrong, it takes forever to get something and despite my co-workers and I sticking it out and going back numerous times the staff was always rude (well, not the guy, just the women really). The person before me ordered and was confused about the menu (rightly so, since it is BEHIND you as you stand in line, not in front of you) and the women and the counter was rude to him, then before taking my order made fun of him. This place needs a serious attitude adjustment. But they are the kind of place that if they heard that would say I needed one. They are really obnoxious and the food is only so-so.

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7 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Kicked out for reading the paper???

eleveille87 from 10011 | Posted on 5/4/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 6
Service: 3
Décor: 6
Value: 3

I've been a frequent customer for years now and I was recently asked to leave, after I'd eaten a good breakfast there, for not wanting to buy anything else. The manager said other people needed my table, while there were clearly other customers doing the exact same thing around me. Tell me the point of a cafe if you can't sit down and relax for a bit? What is this, McDonalds? Never going back again.

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12 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

Yaummy food and tea

jclark75 from W1U 8HY | Posted on 11/20/07

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? (NA)
Would you go on business? (NA)
Would you go on a special occasion? (NA)
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 9

IÂ’ve been there only once and though is not a typical restaurant the food is really yummy, I can recommend Genoa salami with peprer, tomatoes and vinegar on ciabatta. Plus extensive variety of teas if somebody doesnÂ’t like coffee.

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54 out of 107 people found this review helpful.

Cozy Hideout

Pudgy | Posted on 12/30/02

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 9

It's almost impossible to get in, but when you can get a seat, the atmosphere inside is warm and inviting. The food is quite tasty as well.

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205 out of 430 people found this review helpful.

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