Europa Cafe

I placed a catering order with Europa over a month ago. The day before the order is due, I find out that part of my order would not be included. Did anyone call or e-​mail to update me with that information? Of course not. In addition, they also extended the courtesy of charging us for the item left off anyway.
Hence the reason for this review. How hard could it be to get a refund on something, especially when the company was at fault? Apparently, harder than getting on the phone with the President of the United States. Over the course of the month and a half, I have been unable to get anyone in the corporate office on the phone or a response via e-​mail. I’ll make sure to give other companies nearby more of our business because Europa aka Pax Ventures aka Office Meals LLC could clearly care less.

This place is gross. Over priced, poorly made and poor quality food served by the rudest staff you can imagine. A tiny, runny, mealy omelet costs $ 8. Poor value. Bad service. Almost inedible food.

Great fast service, food is good. Nothing special but convenient and satisfying.

Very rude staff! Have no manners and no training. I felt like I was inconveniencing them by being a customer. I never see any oversight from management like I do in other places.

Overpriced salad with a HAIR in it. Won’t be coming back… ew!

This is obviously an overpriced, mediocre chain, but if you know that going into it and have a low bar, it’s great. I usually get salad with balsamic vinaigrette or the sesame ginger dressing – both are great. The soup is usually overly salty but good. Sandwiches are not that awesome but fine if you need to grab and go. They also cater, which has been helpful for my office – it’s affordable and quick and easy.

I’ve been here a couple times and everytime, it’s been a slow wait and my order has been wrong. Today took the cake though — I ordered egg whites, bacon and cheese on an English muffin. I was asked multiple times (over a period of 10 mins) to clarify my order, so obviously it took awhile. Then I was charged $ 7.11!!! That’s crazy even by NYC standards. The «egg sausage and cheese on English muffin» was advertised as regular price $ 4.57 — egg whites can’t be $ 2.50 more. When I left and read my receipt I was charged: «2 egg whites on a roll $ 3.95 + add on meat $ 1.79 + add on cheese $ 0.79». Fairly certain I didn’t get double eggs. Will NEVER go back.

Overpriced and poor quality
I tried to give Europa a shot after being let down a few times. But not to my surprise I am continuously let down.
Sandwiches are tasteless and dry.
Soups are artificial tasting.
Not a fan.

This is about their oatmeal. I“ve given up on it. It’s runny and just terrible. Their toppings should be unlimited to dress that slop up! Don’t waste your money.

When i go to Europa i always have there soups. So far i have had there lentil soup, tomato soup, seafood bisque and the chicken rice. I enjoyed all. They have them wit half a sandwich also. Good prices also

I eat something here every day for some reason. I don’t really know why. No complaints. They have turkey bacon. Whatever.
The women who run the register are great though, just enough time for a smile during the breakfast and lunch rush. It’s hard work and they carry it well.

Food is fine, the usual. Echoing everyone else though, very overpriced, but what isn’t in this area? But the two nasty girls at the register, ay yi yi! Not only have I never seen them with a smile or nice thing to say, they like to make up prices and charge ridiculously for silly things.
Scenario #1: I bought a half of sandwich and can of soda. «May I please have a small cup of ice?» «50 cents!» (after they swiped my credit card) «I don’t have any cash/​change» «Fine! Next time!» …
Scenario #2: I bought a bagel with cream cheese. «Do you have hot sauce packets?» «50 cents!» «Seriously, for how many?» «Two!» …

So I got a bacon, egg and avocado wrap. Very small.
How much did this small wrap cost?
$ 6.61
The receipt reads:
Breakfast $ 4.57
Taxable Misc T1 $ 1.50
Tax Amt $ 0.54
Total $ 6.61
What is this $ 1.50 tax PLUS $ 0.54 that I’m paying for? How did the tax add an almost $ 3 onto my wrap?
Never again.

A girlfriend and I were tempted in by their new quinoa bowls. I tried the Tofu Bowl, which for $ 8.25 was a lukewarm pile of quinoa, only partially «shredded» carrots, a few morsels of tofu, and bean sprouts, all drowning in a very sour Thai peanut dressing (which FYI, is not how it’s supposed to taste!)
For a quick meal at roughly the same inflated price, I’ll take a soup and sandwich at Pret a Manger down the street, which at least has fresher food and takes Discover cards. If for whatever reason this is your only option, the tofu bowl with either brown rice or quinoa is vegan, as is the pesto pasta. The sandwiches are pre-​made and reheated when you order, but I didn’t see any options without meat or cheese.

$ 7.50 for an english muffin, egg white, turkey bacon and tomato. No cheese. So unbelievably overpriced for poor quality. And I echo the other comments– the staff are MISERABLE.

I am curious to know why most of these employees are so darn miserable, especially the salad dressing guy?!
Food is always just «ok» but over priced!

Went to place for lunch a few times now. First time, had an egg sandwich, second time, the tossed salads where you get to pick your toppings.
Volume /​taste = mediocre
Price = kinda high
My conclusion = MEH
The salad making people seemed all unhappy and bitter for some reason as well. I think I will stick with Pret a Manger next door. At least their food taste great, and the cashiers seem jollier, so it’s much more worth spending money there.

With a friend on a Saturday early afternoon to meet-​up a friend after a mediocre job interview intervention course at nearby New York Public Library, SIBL branch where hunger pangs strike. Europa Café stave off my hunger.
Undecided, I sought for a turkey Brie sandwich which was an utter dismay $ 6.95 with one bottle of water at $ 1.55. My friend’s Zesto sandwich was more dismay for abject painful $ 7.55 with a soda at $ 2.07 all totaling $ 20.00, includes NYC sales tax. Our lunch consisted of in-​depth conversation without interruption, without question, without annoying blockages by staff. We were able to sit for nearly one and half hour on a calming cooler beginning days of summer for a Saturday afternoon! Albeit the single facility is immaculate clean without the standard cleaning eye sore objects of mops or brooms visible, and the tiles are decent. Amenities are readily available and no key is required for patrons to utilize. Europa Café is rather bland for its food as it resonates a gourmet deli.

MEH.
I ended up eating a late lunch at work yesterday MEH and did not know what I wanted MEH. It was also Ash Wednesday and I got warned by a few people MEH not to eat meat MEH. So after wandering around for a bit MEH I decided to plop down at Europa Café to grab a bite MEH.
Well, this place is fantastically MEH. I mean, it seems clean with some seating, and they have a salad bar and pasta making station MEH, along with the usual selection of MEH wraps, sandwiches, and paninis MEH. They also have breakfast sandwiches and coffees MEH.
So I order up a half tuna sandwich MEH and a small yellow split pea soup MEH. Neither had much flavor MEH. For the price it’s really not all that good MEH, especially with so many other lunch choices in the area MEH.
So back to work I went MEH after a highly unsatisfying lunch MEH. There is really nothing here MEH that would make me want to come back to this place MEH.
Just a whole bunch of MEH.

I hate my coworkers.
They ruin everything for me.
They know about my irrational fear of bugs and use that to ruin places I like to eat — aka, my Times Square Deli, home of my Flagel and Happy Old Man.
Starving and in a panic because Times Square is grade pending and apparently there are visible rats at Choices, I ducked into Europa for breakfast (I refuse, REFUSE to go to Pret because their food made me itch once. call me crazy, I dont like when food makes me itch, and if anyone from my office eats there I complain until their lose their appetite)
Eh. Not Bad. Not Good. Next time I dont want cheerios, I’m just going to leave 5 minutes earlier and go to Beach Bagel.