Sea Cliff Daily Grind — Restaurant in Town of Oyster Bay

What a disappointing experience. I walked in a few days ago during the heat wave only to find it was even hotter inside the cafe than outdoors; maybe the AC wasn’t working? Regardless, it was uncomfortably hot. The first thing I noticed was the banana bread sitting exposed under a heat lamp while several large flies flew around, inevitably landing on the banana bread. The open trash can was right next to the food prep area, so flies were going in and out of the trash onto the food. Disgusting. I saw they had a bunch of baked goods which appeared to be safe from the flies so I asked the employee which ones were gluten free. She told me they “basically all were,” but after asking about a few she stated only the carrot cake and blueberry muffins were. I asked for a blueberry but came home only to find out it was carrot cake. While waiting, I noticed a sandwich was $18! An $18 sandwich with a side of flies? Can’t say this place has me...

Maybe this was a bad day for them. A sweet little shop on a lovely street. What can go wrong with coffee? Spent $15 on two small coffees and a scone. We both sipped the coffee and my wife said, "don't drink that".

I tried it and damn, it was awful! So it went in the garbage. Both cups. In the trash. The scone had to be two weeks old. It was hard and dry. Hard like the edges had to be pounded on the table to break off. That joined the coffee.

The doughboy who served us was oblivious, and we left. A disappointment. Only game in town, I guess. We won't be back.

From your reply it's obvious you put you and your employees before your customers. It shows. Thank you for the insult. I can see...

I was in Sea Cliff for a work related meeting. I dropped by the Daily Grind for a quick fix. I ordered a Chai Latte. And when I drank it (after I left the coffee shop) - it tasted horribly sour. I've had a million Chai Lattes so this was very odd. When I opened the lid the foam and contents were lumpy. Thus indicating that the milk was so sour and expired that it had gone lumpy!! 🤢 I have no idea how the guy making it didn't realise this. That's $$ out the window. Their donut muffin was okay. Very weird...