Lotus Cafe & Bagels

One stars you might ask? I’ll explain.
Pros:
* subtle environment
* near a junior high school so students can go there
* cinnamon buns! I’m a sucker for good ones and theirs are pretty decent
* ice cream & junk food
* other selections (sandwiches)
Cons:
* b*tchy, lying old lady; she scams you by lying about not having change (she says that to everyone)
**WARNING: if you’re a kid, you’re not getting your change back. When she says she doesn’t have change, she also adds «you have to buy something else» and takes these unwanted candy and drops it on the table as if you said yes to buying that bs
***ALSO: you a student at the neighboring junior high school? She’s going to report you to the teachers if you don’t get out when she yells at you to for no reason
* you can’t use other tables because they’re the «meeting room»; NOBODY’S there or having a meeting everyday
However, since it’s the only deli nearest, it’s popular.
Not to forget, I’d have given this location a 5-​star if it wasn’t for the disrespectful, scamming old lady. Seriously, why is she even here? It unacceptable that she’s treating COSTUMERS like this. Just polluting business in all truth.

Good food, friendly service, and the owner and her mom are so sweet. The space is clean and comfortable and their specialties looked delicious! Will definitely be back for some more he cooked meals. Enjoy!

This place is very close to my friend’s house and we usually order breakfast because they deliver. The food is usually good however the pricing is ridiculous. I ordered egg whites, turkey and Swiss wrap and they charged me $ 7.50 each! I work in Soho NYC and I pay $ 3.50 for the same wrap! I will only order as a last resort from this place because of their outrageous prices. Not to mention every time I order i must repeat my phone number and credit card info several times before they get it correctly. They need someone that can speak and understand English properly to at least take telephone orders.

Their cheese stuffed bread is nothing short of amazing. Great spot to run in and grab a quick lunch, all sandwiches are filled to the brim, no skimpy subway style here! So why 4 stars. because while they claim to have delivery, often times they don’t!

This place is amazing! Great customer service and their bagales are delicious. I am very pleased to have this café in my neighborhood.

Randomly found this place and it was probably the best bacon egg & cheese sandwich I’ve ever had.

They completely messed up my order. Coffee is just ok. Who cares if my review is short. I got nothing else to say.

I’m a big fan of seamless but an even bigger fan of breakfast. Lotus Café popped up one day and I decided to give it a shot. This review is based solely on the food.
Back in my high school days was when hanging at diners and getting the breakfast special of 2 egg/​breakfast meat/​home fries plus coffee was the thing to do. Maybe I’ve become a connoisseur of that particular dish and it’s been apart of my life ever since.
At Lotus Café, their 2 egg special is solid. For 6 bucks, you get
2 egg — any style
meats — sausage/​bacon/​ham (.50 extra)
homefries — delicious, probably one of the best I’ve tasted flavor wise in Brooklyn.
small coffee or tea — slightly a bigger cup than the average small size cup for coffee
I’ll have to actually go into Lotus one of these day to see how good it taste right off the grill, but as for my lazy weekends, I’m very content with what they have to offer. Prices that wont’ break the bank.
Side note —
I actually ordered from them today, they forgot our orders of home fries. We call and the lady on the phone was very apologetic. About 15 mins later, the delivery guy came with our forgetten orders as well as 2 complimentary Bourekas. Nice touch and that’s what i call a restaurant that cares. Good job Lotus.

After waiting an hour for my food, I decided to check with seamless what was taking so long. These guys didn’t even bother to call and tell me their delivery guy didn’t show up for work. Great way to run a business!

Right on the corner, right on time. Only downfall is that I wish this place were open later.
I came in a couple of times looking for a soda, then a sandwich, then candy. What can I say I’m a busy person when I’m in the area and usually I’m not prepared for whatever the day brings.
The place is nice inside, and has a few little tables on the outside for you to sit and enjoy your sandwich. The bagels and breads are fresh and food is yum. They have a selection of what I call gotta have it kid candy like sour skittles and sour patch kids. Plus a decent selection of sodas, juices, and water for when you’re dying of thirst.
I wanted to sit outside the last time I was here, but for some reason the noise from the corner of Emmons and Neptune was just so loud that I took my food to the beach and ate there.

I’m a teacher in a public school, and I took my class on immigration (using food as the lens) to the Lotus Café. We had a guide of sorts with us, a very nice guy named Victor who works in the Georgian community, and who set up the lunch. He also helped explain what we were eating.
Clarissa (I hope I’m getting her name right) and her sister Marina (again with the hope on the name), co-​owners of the restaurant, could not have been more welcoming to my 18 students. They ushered us in and sat us at a nicely arranged table, which had a variety of eggplant and nut dishes already spread in front of us, along with delicious freshly baked bread.
(All the other patrons in the restaurant appeared to be Russian or Georgian — always a good omen for authenticity of cuisine).
The students, who often balk at new foods, dug right in, and immediately began noting the interesting spicing and flavors (dill! eggplant! wallnuts!). Since we had arranged the meal for a paltry sum (public school allowance), I thought this might have been all we were getting (along with a Poland Spring water each). And, as my people say, Dayenu.
Then the next course arrived — Katchapurri — fabulous, warm croissant like bread filled with softened cheese and cut into wedges. My students grabbed them up like hotcakes (which they sort of were) and devoured them. Clarissa brought more.
That had to be it, I thought. But no – out came what appeared to be oversize soup dumplings (and I’m kicking myself for not writing down the names of these items, and for having an over 40 brain that can’t remember things), in abundance. My students groaned under what they perceived to be the conflicted feelings — stuffed already but unable to resist. They (and I) were rewarded by the drippy pork interior (you eat them like soup dumplings — pick them up, take a nibble, suck out the liquid, chew them down).
The chef (from Georgia, spoke no English) came out, received a round of applause, and went back to prepare more food for the next lucky customers.
All the food here looked excellent.
If you’re out here, you have to stop in.

There is a lot of history at this location. It was through the 70s a nice little coffee shop at the corner of Sheepshead Bay– where Emmons Avenue ends and Neptune Avenue begins. During the 80s it became a decrepit bodega which made the corner and the apartment building look hideous. Now it has been restored to a very nice café with a nice selection of food and delicious bagels. They have a nice variety of sandwiches and their breads and bagels are fresh and tasty. Lotus Café is a great addition to the bay area.