Pretty Toni's Cafe — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

I was so excited to eat this place and I was so disappointed. The owner was so nasty and rude. My family & I called before we walked in so we parked our car & walked inside. The main entrance was locked so we walked through the side door and my 3 year old baby asked to use the potty so I kindly asked the owner if we could walk to the bathroom while they setup the table for us to dine and the owner said no because we couldn’t tell him how to run his business and that we had to wait before we sat down or to use the restroom. My baby was doing the peepee dance and I asked again because it seemed to be taking a while, unfortunately my baby peed on herself. I was so hurt and heartbroken, I felt like such a bad mom I honestly wanted to tell the owner off and give him a peace of my mind but I was with my 3 year old daughter & I didn’t know what would be this mans reaction towards me because he just seemed so mean & miserable. I tried to play it cool & express my displeasure with the owner & his wife about his actions and both there tones were nasty & he just told me to leave the restaurant and to have a nice day. His exact words were “NO ONE TELLS ME HOW TO RUN MY BUSINESS!” so my family and I just walked out hungry, disappointed and my baby was all wet not to mention that it was so cold & snowing outside. I will never return to this place again and so sad to say that my family and I drove 40 mins to eat at this place and this was our experience. I know that NYC isn’t the best place for hospitality but wow this was beyond anything I’ve ever...

Quaint. Lovely small atmosphere, feels family oriented. They have a take out side and a dine in side. Dining area is small but so beautiful on a Saturday that I recommend you come early. It is black owned, and they offer Black & Brown owned spirits only so you are supporting BLACK & BROWN people fully. I recommend the Black Girl Magic Mimosa! It’s DELICIOUS. Also, I did get the Snoop Dog Hard Chardonnay and a D’usse Side Car, I ENCOURAGE you to treat yourself. I ordered the lobster & shrimp grits with a side of their house potatoes ( IT WAS FYEEEE) and I enjoyed everything except for the free cornbread bites (which did not take away from the rating, I just don’t like moist cornbread).

They are open Wednesday-Sunday during brunch hours of 4-8:30 Wed-Fri, and 12-8:30 on Saturday and 12-6 on Sunday. The only thing I did not enjoy was the service. I think they could use some extra help in that department, everyone might not be so accepting to one waiter, HOWEVER, I enjoyed the fella who was there, he was kind and he took charge so I definitely recommend a raise for him. Overall, I enjoyed the drinks and the food, I wrote this before I ate and drank because I knew it would be great!

5 stars for the atmosphere, the location, the drinks, the food, and the...

I was really excited to try this place with my sister for the longest time. I hear the spot was black owned and was looking forward to support. Service by Gary owners husbands was great, very personable.

It was a rainy day so we were the only ppl in the small cafe, food did take a lil while but seeing that it was done to order that was fine.

The spinach cornbread was amazing and i order the Whiting strips as a starter which was on point. My ginger lemonade was also awesome but that was basically the highlight of our trip.

I ordered the boneless chicken drizzled with sweet chili for an extra $2 with a side order of yams and mac and cheese. The food looked good but the taste was another thing. Mac n cheese was just okay. The chicken was super dry and yams...... i couldn't understand how you could mess up yams.

My sister ordered the chicken and waffles and i felt like her waffles were soft but she did say the half chicken was very tender and juicy.

Overall i can say that it was really overpriced regardless of taste, but because it didn't meet my standard on a empty non busy day, not sure what you're gonna get on a busy and...