C&B — Restaurant in New York

NEVER GO TO C&B CAFE!!!!!! This was absolutely the WORST dining experience I have ever had. I was treated terribly by the staff and especially by the owner. The food was disgusting and completely overrated. I asked the owner to add a small amount of rice to the pork belly bowl, which he agreed to do. Following my meal, I went to pay for the added rice and was charged me $10 for a scoop of rice!!!! The cashier explained this was the cost of a 'substitution'. This action was clearly done out of pure spite, because I asked the chef for a side of rice. The meal itself tasted like dirt and was not worth it. However, the treatment by the staff was what made the experience especially horrific. The owner followed me out of the shop and berated me on the street for having asked for a substitution. As a young woman, being chased and yelled at by an older man, I felt scared and threatened by his incredibly aggressive behavior. His business model, treating customers with hate and disdain because they make a simple request is unacceptable. He claimed to be a chef, but I can most certainly say the food lacked creativity and quality. Overall, this was an awful experience, and I hope no one else has to go through what I did. Please save yourself from eating any of the awful meals they serve here and being treated as less than a person in...

Breakfast sandwiches: 2.5/ 5 Vibes: 4/5 Proximity to park which is a huge portion of the vibes: 5/5 Overall: 3.5/5

Ok here’s the run down: I went back 3 times to make sure this review was accurate. C&B is known for having “the best breakfast sandwiches in east village” — for $15, I got a delish sourdough bun, egg, cheese and chorizo. The bread was the best part. The egg was good, but like… chorizo was meant to be the whole show, and yes, it was… overpowering. Felt way too thick for me. But maybe I’m not a huge chorizo girl? Nor am I that into meat forward dishes.ok I go back. I get the oyster mushroom version. It’s soggy, not even the bun bread I like, and an even less impressive $15 breakfast sandwich.

Drip coffee was alright.

It’s mostly to go, with ~4 tables outside & out front. The park is AMAZING nearby, but that is more of an endorsement of the park than this establishment.

It’s a vibe on the weekends though. Huge line. People are chatting. Grab a decent coffee and go to the park.

They also have baked goods - I haven’t tried - they are pretty huge in my opinion. Also, they don’t label the ones on display; that would be a nice touch since it’s hard to tell the doughnuts apart, etc.

Overall- not super impressed by the food, but def glad it’s near my favourite park...

I guess this review is from someone who remembers Alphabet City as a grittier and much less expensive nabe. I ordered the egg and pork belly sandwich, and it was good, but was it really worth around $10? I could go to a dozen diners and food trucks in the City and find a "less refined" sandwich for half the price. But I get it--Alphabet City became Yuppyville.

What hit me was the long wait--almost twenty minutes for a sandwich, and the reason I really write this review is when my sister (who ordered an egg-white sandwich) asked for ketchup, there was none to be had. Simple question: what place in the Western world that serves eggs in any form is not going to have ketchup--on a Sunday afternoon?

And the exact thing is this. If they had said, "Sorry, we're out of ketchup." that wouldn't have been great, but it would have been acceptable. But they were like, "We don't serve ketchup," in a very curt tone. I had to ask for some hot sauce, and even this seemed like an imposition to the staff. It really feels like a take or leave it kind of establishment. Cool with me. The world is a large place with plenty...