Premier Deli — Restaurant in New York

I was walking down 56th when I saw a homeless person on the curb and wanted to get him a bite. I spotted this deli and wanted to get a sandwhich, and the cashier told me to pay $30 for one sandwhich. I lived in NYC for a while now, and to me that was ridiculous, even for NYC prices. So I asked if they had anything else cheaper. He said "sweetheart these are the prices." In the meantime, above his head was a big menu with food and pastries for under $5. So when I asked him for a pastry instead, he turned to the cook and spoke to him in Spanish saying "she's getting the food for someone else." Since Spanish is my 3rd language, I responded to them in Spanish and asked for another item. He turns to me and right in front of the cook, scolds me, saying they're Indian and they don't speak Spanish (basically gaslighting me as if I just imagined them speaking in Spanish). I was shocked, so I just wanted to pay for the item for the homeless guy and leave. I told him how you guys run the business with these prices for sandwiches? To which he, just claiming to be Indian, turns to me and says, and I quote: "are you racist against Spanish people?" I was so disgusted and appalled at this! What the hell is wrong with this place?! This is NYC and most of us living here are immigrants who love and respect our diverse community and have friends from every background...we don't have time for this disgusting behavior or sick accusatory comments on discrimination when we ourselves are damn immigrants. The world has enough hate as it is and I'm not going to participate in it. I don't care how good this deli's sandwhiches may be, but no business is worth this disgraceful and absolutely inappropriate behavior with underlying racist rhetoric! There are plenty of amazing NYC delis and phenomenal food trucks everywhere with kind and humble employees, so please don't waste your time making business for...

It's easy to discount many of the restaurants/cafes/eateries in Midtown. After all, they exist primarily to satisfy hotel guests in the area - and secondly, to cater to local business employees and construction workers within walking distance.

Premier Cafe - a business that until recently, shared a wall with the Carnegie Deli ("The" being the key operator) - always needed to have game when their famous neighbor was open. Alas, because of an entirely preventable closing, Carnegie Delicatessen's original location is no more. Not to worry, these guys more than aptly pick up the slack (certainly much more so than the swindlers at Benash Delicatessen (across the street).

Expectedly, the first language of the staff behind the counter is Spanish. Be they North, Central, or South Americans - Spanish is what they speak at home - however, they have a weird pride at work and don't too much appreciate the occasional Gringo ordering in Spanish. Fortunately for me, I grew up in Madrid, so I pass as a Spaniard and I get a two-way Spanish order conversation.

In any case - if you're a visitor staying in Midtown, and more specifically, at either the Wellington or the Park Central - then this should be your go-to for the breakfasting. Trust me on this. The options are broad. That said, I'm more of a New Wonjo (on 32nd) guy for breakfast - but you should check out my New Wonjo review prior to venturing into unfamiliar waters. I suspect Premier Cafe may be more your speed.

Tons of options here - and true sweetheart guys behind the counter. Come here - pass Benash, pass Starbucks, heck - even pass 'Tisserie - just trust me...

My family and I are visiting NYC for a few days and decided to stop and get grab quick desert before calling it a night. We are staying at a hotel nearby and had checked nearly every bakery around for a decently priced slice of cheesecake. All other bakeries were charging 9$ for a slice, and for a quick late night snack, 9$ seemed a bit hefty. We ran into Premier Cafe and hoped to find a cheaper cheesecake. The guy at the register told my brother and I that a slice was 7.25$, still a bit pricy, but not ridiculous. We picked out our cheesecakes and when we went to pay, were given a receipt for 30$! i am very much capable of paying 30$ for cheesecake but the guy running the register freaked out when questioned about the price, and before even asking to void the check, told us that he couldn't cancel it. He was going to force us to buy the cheesecake! He began blaming us for not asking for the price of the cake before hand. He was rude, inconsiderate and apparently incapable of cancelling an order. It was clear the guys at the register were trying to rip us off because the younger man began laughing. We quickly reminded the men that it would be no trouble to call AMEX and void the order. Before we knew it, they had it cancelled. We left immediately and spent 30 dollars at Fluffies down the road. It was much more reasonably priced at 5.50$ for a slice and the service was incredibly friendly! My piece of advice: be wary when purchasing food at a restaraunt with no clearly...