W Cafe

I hate the girl that take orders over the phone/​delivery on Saturdays. She has no sense of customer service, is stupid and apparently is deaf as well. She doesn’t care to have you on hold for over 12 minutes. Then doesn’t even remember the information you gave her before she put you on hold.

Always stop by here when I visit NYC. It’s extremely convenient and they have such a huge variety of food! Always absolutely delicious and also reasonably priced.

This is the sort of place where tourists accidentally stumble into, receive mediocre service, get a tiny cheesecake and a coffee for ten dollars, and go back to the Midwest complaining how overpriced and rude New York is. A couple of employees were friendly and attentive tho, so that’s why this place gets two stars instead of one.

I get food here a couple times a week. There is a large selection of food in the buffet but the salads are not always fresh. This place is nice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I think the staff could be a little be nicer.

If you want to order breakfast this is a pretty good place to go They have amazing muffins and smoothies, and they’re delivery time is pretty fast for manhattan, Plus they have a 10% discount for local employees :)

I came here on a Thursday midday sometime early this month on my way to my volunteer assignment after doing some shopping at an Asian grocery store nearby. I needed lunch. I grabbed their paper menu from outside and it seemed like a mishmash of possible dining options
Based on the glass display case I saw they had ramen available. I ordered the vegetable ramen. They placed the broth in one bowl then added already cooked ramen noodles, and then an assortment of raw vegetables which were broccoli spears, slices of white button mushrooms, diced scallion, shredded carrots, sliced zucchini and white onion. The broth was flavorful. The vegetables were barely cooked which is fine. It was a decent sized bowl for the price considering the area.

Came here for breakfast every morning. They’re #1, the egg and bacon sandwich was really good. Watched them crack and cook the eggs fresh. Yes, the staff can be a little cutthroat, but hey, welcome to NY! Obviously the staff didn’t stop me from coming back every morning. Only gripe is that since they’re open 24/​7, they should serve breakfast 24/​7, but that’s just me being picky. :)

I love their oatmeal and the last couple of times I’ve gone to this place I’ve been ignored by the guys.
Today finally some guy asked me «what would you like» and as i reply «oatmeal please» another lady who works there yelled at him saying «she is not FIRST you need to finish the other lady’s order who is waiting by the register»
I just walked out. I would never go back. Very RUDE and the service is definitely NOT fast at all.

Not impressed. Ordered delivery to our hotel. They were fast enough (40 min) and the delivery guy was nice but half the order was wrong. They sent cheese pizza instead of pepperoni and the Salad was even the wrong one. Will try a different place next time for sure. Especially since half the menu wasn’t available to begin with.

Fresh Ingredients. Nasty staff. It’s always such a shame when the employees wreck a potentially good experience. Been there about 6 or 7 times since I live in the neighborhood. I won’t go back.
The guys behind the grill and salad area can’t get the orders correct and then have nasty attitudes to boot. They make comments about you to each other while you’re standing right in front of them. Bought the same item 3 times and every time the price was different by about $ 1 each time???
The ladies at the register are nice, though.
There are too many choices in the neighborhood for me to waste time at a place that gives me attitude on the side — when I don’t ask for it. See ya’.

No es kids friendly.
El dueño es muy malhumorado y regaña a los niños por reírse aún en momentos en que su chuzo esta desocupado.
Pésima actitud no le importan los clientes.
Siempre nos había ido bien ahí, el dueño daña todo el ambiente

Very quick, attentive service– I was asked at least 3 or 4 times if I had gotten help yet. I ordered a sandwich/​soup combo with corn chowder and a W Hero Toastie (but I think I got a panini?). The corn chowder was pretty excellent, but the Hero was dreadful. One (or more?) of the meats was disturbingly… off. Left an awful aftertaste that I had to wash down with corn chowder. But I’m leaving a 4 rating because my boyfriend’s chicken club panini (which he thankfully shared with me) was so scrumptious, it redeemed the terribleness of the Hero. I wish I had thought to order it myself, or I would’ve left a 5 star rating!

I get food here regularly. I prefer it to the Fork & Spoon and Pret, two other delis in the area.
It’s close, usually fast, and inexpensive enough, especially because local workers get a 10% discount.
Breakfast meals are solid, can be made to order, and the portions aren’t bad. For lunch, they have a wide variety of things to eat, including sandwiches, salads, pizza, hot food, sushi, etc.
So why here and not F&S, Pret? I don’t see an appreciable difference in the quality of food, to be honest. I also don’t get attitude. I have at F&S and Pret in the past.
With all the choices in New York and in this area, one or two bad experiences are enough to lose me as a customer. W hasn’t gone there yet.

This is a safe bet if you’re looking for affordable, decent food in a casual, clean setting. Perfect for meeting the diverse needs of a group or family. Several choices from pastas, to Asian, to sandwiches, to desserts, and more.
I had a shrimp udon for less than eight bucks that was huge!!! He made it while I watched and it was fantastic!!!
Clean, friendly, affordable.

I came here for lunch once and would probably never come back. First thing that bothered me the most was the music, they had classical music playing. It did not match the environment at all yet alone enhance my lunch experience. Second thing would be the food. I got the roast beef sandwich and I can safely say that the beef was overcooked and over salted. I ate half the sandwich and tossed out the other half. Will not be coming back here any time soon.

This place is the best.
Super friendly employees and fair prices for a café /​deli type place on 5^th ave in midtown.
Everything is pretty good but order these to maximize your experience at Café W:
Egg sandwiches on bagels, not hard rolls
Get the waffles. Every single person in there will line up behind you to order– the whole store fills with the smell. If you don’t, kick yourself for me
Get croissants in the morning on weekends, made fresh, too amazing
Fresh Juices– they make fresh green juice, beet juice, oj and usually something else for 4.95– they make a huge batch of each so it’s not made to order
Fresh fruit smoothies without using ice or juices made to order also 4.95
Chicken burritos are excellent– chicken in that spicy-​ish red sauce and — have mercy, they know how to make a burrito so that you bite into everything at once
The made to order Chinese food and Pasta are solid choices
Not a huge fan of their pre made wraps order your own concoction
Plus they are faaast for freshie made and you can sit and look at all the well dressed european tourists

We stumbled onto this restaurant when we were searching for dinner near where we were staying. The employees were friendly and helpful. They had a HUGE selection including pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, pizza; they even do ramen! Lots of ready made choices and made to order options. We had a good experience and ended up returning for another meal. The ambiance is not much to speak of, I don’t think I would eat in; but for takeout it was perfect!

Meh… thats all I can say about this place. When we go to NYC, I eat like I’m dying at the end of the trip and shovel nothing but pizza and cake into my mouth the whole time.
This particular pizza was not worth the calories, nor was the red velvet cake. I had two huge slices of cheese pizza which were soaked in grease but not tasty grease, gross grease. The show you this magnificent cake in the window, urging you to come buy a slice and so I did… it tasted freezer burned and wasn’t worth the 338 484 calories either.
There are a ton of places like this around, try one of them, this place was just MEH!

I can’t really say much about this one except is was a great place to get in out of the cold while enjoying a hot beverage and some cashews. Great feel and atmosphere though and very warm and inviting. I really enjoyed being immersed in all those colors.

Food was blah. Not horrible, but didn’t really satisfy either. They go through the orders very fast and then make you wait for your order, but don’t give you an order number so when your food comes up they take 5 minutes trying to find out who’s it is even though YOU have been paying attention and keep saying «That one is ours» and they ask you 9 times what you had when it’s exactly what they are holding on the tray.

Only purchased prepacked cookies here. Everything here looks very very average with slightly high prices unless you’re coming here for a lunch special. Even then, there’s better lunches around the area at normal prices.
Café’s are generally boring with a big menu. Deserves a short review.