The Lucerne Hotel in New York

The homies and I were trying to pass the time so we went to this place because it was nearby. We walk in and I sensed a disturbance in the force. This place was packed like the county tax collector's office before the tax overhaul goes through. That's alright, we weren't discouraged. But the real fun began when we sat down and waited 30 minutes for acknowledgement--yes ladies and gentlemen--acknowledgement. The kind that lets us know that they know 6 people with heartbeats just wobbled in. So after we received the "oh you guys exist?" We were soon permitted to order our food. Our order consisted of 2 slices of pie and 6 coffees (various types--not important). She forgot home boy #1's coffee. When he reminded her, she got an attitude and just pointed at the coffee on the counter to signal "it's coming." That was definitely not his coffee, y'all ?. Also, when my girlfriend got her coffee--it had lipstick stains on the cup. When the waitress was made aware, she did fix the situation and get her a new coffee immediately. But let's talk taste--the coffee, according to homeboy number 1, tasted like "burnt coal." I don't disagree. The pies were excellent though.

Very cute cafe, but you are squeezed in like sardines. Our server was like a deer in headlights, no clue AT ALL. We order 2 coffee drinks. Asked for a chocolate croissant and they said they were out so got a plain croissant. My husband asked for a chocolate eclair. After 50 minutes of waiting for our most difficult order, I had to go up to the server and remind him we were there. When the drinks finally came, the server told my husband they were out of chocolate eclairs. The only reason we finally got service was probably because of the very nice actor(Tony Plana) and his wife sitting next to us who knew how to work the place. On a side note, the plain croissant I got was VERY good. I recommend just taking a look at the place if you are going there just to see where a scene was filmed and not wasting your time trying to get served.