Went for brunch at 11 am. Was told we had a 90 minute limit even though there was barely anyone seated at the other tables, the restaurant was almost empty, no wait at all. The waitress did not allow the other people in my party of 4 to make a request for a drink after we finished eating and brought us our check promptly and before we asked. We had not reached our 90 minute limit and still the restaurant was empty. We may have ordered another drink, had we all been asked….Additionally we were charged a gratuity of 18% which I did not notice on our check at the time of payment. So, I gave them a generous $28.25 (25% of total bill with gratuity already included!!!!) tip. Seriously, we were not told of this gratuity and if I was told, then there is no way I would have provided that much extra in tip. That totals to more than a 50% tip. I understand I should have looked at my check but we should have been told. I feel scammed and taken advantage of…Oh and when I called to explain this, their phone doesn’t work.So disappointed. Shaking my head…
The venue was hosting a fashion show the evening I went. I wish I was warned while making my reservations. The staff were all glued to the show and werent engaging with us. The food was good. I had shrimp tacos and wings. We had to flag the waitress down to get her attention for a refill on our drinks. I hope the service is better on regular nights... Ill give them another shot
The drinks are alright. Not strong but alright. I ordered two drinks the passion fruit margarita and the not your grandmas pie. My friends also ordered the watermelon splash who gives pieces of watermelon when a piece of the drink presentation is missing?! Its supposed to be a triangle piece shaped watermelon.I don’t know who the bartender that was there today at 3pm until 6 pm but they keep on messing with the drink orders.Overall wasn’t impressed with the presentation of the drinks but they tastealright. The order for the food was a mess. Even though we all ordered together (there was 8 of us) the food didn’t come out together even though the order was simply just French fries and the wings. Only one French fry order came out and we waited for the rest of the order for more than a half an hour.The music and the vibes was nice and I love it but it was the drinks and how the orders came out that was messed up. What was even messed up was that we made a reservation weeks prior because it was a birthday celebration and once we came in they told us that “it’s a first comeFirst serve basis” so what was the point of a reservation then?!?!?! Mind you we were seated at a spot where it was only about 5-6 people can sit at. It wasn’t even a seating area for 8 people.
This is really kool place to go with friends or date night. The atmosphere was kool. You have a choice of sitting in the garden or inside.. we chose the garden.The food was great and the drinks was awesome. The staff is friendly, polite and professional. They have a dj and hookah.. Its definitely a place where you will spend move the longer you stay. All in all we had a great time and will definitely be back. If you can get there before the crowd it has a lot of great spots in the garden to take pics.
The coolest venue. Great idea of bringing Miami to NY. The outside is 🔥!!. Perfect picture taking opportunities. And the downstairs is perfect for parties. The entire space provides room to have a layered event.
I came here on Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. I had 18 people with me and had a section. The music was great and everyone was super accommodating. I loved how the bottles of champagne were brought out! I appreciate everyone who contributed to making my night extremely fun. Everyone on staff was amazing, friendly, & professional. My friends & I def had a great night.
The atmosphere outside is beautiful, the inside is comfortable, there are 2 bars. The Cafe is not that big but, the outside seating makes up for that. The staff was nice, a great place to take Instagram photos (outside). The food is ok, the waiter was sweet, real and funny a lot of food they ran out of, and the drinks were strong. Parking is not hard to find depending on what time you show up. They play great music and is LGBTQIA friendly atmosphere, great for a girls night out, or date night. its not a Kid-friendly place to go, but you can bring your kids (no kid menu)., if you ask for something to be taken off your food, they will still bring it as is on the menu. The waitress will tell the kitchen staff, but you have to still send it back to the kitchen to take it off.
I sure recommend this Restaurant. Awesome place to go eat. Nice and cozy. Wings and parmesan fries were Delicious. I dont drink but the drink look refreshing. I wish I remember the waiters name. She was light skin, had long braids and skinny. She was awesome.
Vibes were awesome! Great decor! Good music entire time, however they do take extremely long when serving drinks. My boyfriend and I ordered our drinks before ordering appetizers or food and by the time our first order of drinks arrived (about 50 min later) we were done with our appetizers and half way done with our meals. Drinks were good but not an hour wait good. I ordered a vegan Buddha bowl, after a few bites there was a really long black hair in my food (my hair is light brown/blondish). My bf had no complaints about his vegan burger. If going to this place for first time be prepared to pay a pretty penny, we had two drinks each, a vegan burger, Buddha bowl, and a shot each and our bill was $270 if we paid with credit card and $260 of paying cash. They seem to tend more to parties. The waitress we had was really sweet and funny.
Had a wonderful time the first time I attended. Monet was such a wonderful host. I had to return again. Her service was very much appreciated especially with the place being packed. The music was amazing and those sliders were delicious. Will definitely be returning again.
The vibe is cool, music is great, but the food is mediocre at best. Its definitely a one time experience, not really a place you go back to for the food. The stars I gave are solely based on customer service and atmosphere, but I can definitely say the chicken and waffles lacked taste and could have better flavor and texture. I would suggest bone in rather than bones chicken as well as add more seasoning to it. As for the pernil, it was ok, but again, taste was lacking flavor. They do have great coffee though, Ill give them that!
I hate to see such negative reviews about this place. Yes, there was a wait even with a reservation but the vibes in this place are incredible. They are open to every single community, the female DJ was amazing. We did wait for our food but worth It! The food was fresh and straight off the grill. This is a place you need to have patience with but I promise you will have a great time here. Awesome spot in the heart of bush wick. I will be coming back!
The ambiance was beautiful. I dont think it was a good night for them. They only had two waitress working and service was horrible. The menu was versatile and appeared delicious choices. However they didnt have much options cause they didnt have it available. Meals are affordable. I had the shrimp tacos. My nieces had chicken tacos and said it was bland.
Has potential. Outdoor seating is kinda low for eating purposes. I came for brunch and there was barely any music or anything until maybe 3pm.
Parmesan truffle fries will cost you $16 for 5 soggy fries. Cocktails are pretty bland. They will try to up charge you on shots. But the music was good and the decor was on point and overall a fun vibe inside. I get what this place is trying to be but it misses the mark on the food and drink front.
Great atmosphere on the outside. Nice chill hangout with live DJ. I like it, but it not too spacious. You have to reserve. Overall if this place can expand their outside this could be the best that Williamsburg BK can offer.
Rebel is easily the best spot for social atmosphere and and upbeat social dining in East Williamsburg. There is NOTHING like it in the area and their downstairs after hours club is A VIBE
To start off, this place has an amazing ambiance. It is like a paradise amongst the drudgery of the factory district of the city.I almost forgot that I was within the city itself I almost felt like I was in Miami.Also very good staff. They are very concerned about the happiness of their clientele.But the drinks: leave much to be desired for. I ordered the restaurant version of old fashioned Oaxacan style made with tequila. I was very interested in trying this drink, the presentation the drink was also well done when they produce smoke above the drink just prior to us drinking it. However the taste of this drink leaves much to be desired for. There is almost no sweetness which is typical of an old-fashioned, it tastes pretty bland and in fact the only taste I could appreciate was a smoke.I ordered a BLT or BLAT as a dish and found the bread to be so hard that when I bit into it it caused pain in my jaw. The bread itself was so hard that when I bit into it the content of the sandwich sort of slipped out behind it the avocado of the tomatoes the lettuce had all fallen on the floor.Again great ambiance, but there needs to be improvement on the drinks and the food for this place to remain a success. I hope this honest review helps the process. The ambiance alone is a reason to go back.
2.5 stars: This place has a good vybe & amazing potential BUT their service seemed to be struggling Tonight. I came in at 7pm before they were crazy busy & had a table for 2. First off their cocktails are overpriced for the small serving you get. They have good appetizers (also overpriced) but the kitchen & bar were so behind that I found myself waiting more than eating/drinking. I ordered their only frozen item on the cocktail menu and after waiting almost an hour for Froze & shrimp tacos I decided to cancel them and check out. The waitress was nice & apologized explaining that the froze was in the process of being made in the machine and it would take a while (which I should have been told when I ordered). She offered us a shot or something on the house but at that point I was over it and didnt want to wait any longer. I paid almost $150 for all that. Lastly on my way out I went to the restroom & it was dirty! Barely any toilet paper & no soap or paper towels which is absolutely unacceptable with the current pandemic. I can see that the staff was doing their best but unorganized & for that I cant fault them. Management is going to have to step it up as this is only their second weekend reopening. I will come back sometime in the summer & see how things end up because I really REALLY wanted to love this place! The music was great though
VIBES!!!!! if you like loud music they got you. The food was good but wings werent that hot though. The aesthetic of the place is really beautiful (:
Total rip off. Went for a b day and the waitress insisted we order “pitchers” instead of ordering individual cocktails. I don’t even like alcohol and could tell there was barely any liquor in the drinks. Try hard club vibe that just feels desperate. Paid a good amount for basically nothing and on top of that subjected to a whack dj.
A great time. The hot wings were so good and we obviously had the best server in America. Monet was so nice omg
I really wanted to love this place, but the service was terrible. I came here at 5:30 pm on a Saturday for my birthday, the staff was very friendly and accommodating when we first arrived, we had a nice table outside, the DJ was good and the decor was nice. But the service after that was plain terrible, the drinks we had to ask for numerous times and our food order never came, we waited for a total of 2 hours until 7:30 pm when we left hungry and disappointed. We checked out Tabare restaurant after which was so great, it saved my birthday night from a total loss. Please fix this, this place has so much potential.
This restaurant is very good, delicious food, good service, will go again the next day.
Amazing makeover for this location and incredible potential...maybe the owners don’t realize what they have. Came here with a party of 6 the other night and had to leave after 30 minutes of just waiting for drinks. We wanted to order food but unfortunately couldn’t get that far.
I loved th aesthetics! Great vibes, music and service from Monet. she was amazing and deserves a raise. I’ll be back ❤️
I celebrated my friends birthday here last night and it was nothing but a horror experience. We were a large party but made sure to make reservations before hand & still ended up having to wait over an hour to be seated. As soon as we get to the table, we were informed that they only have a “late night menu” .. it was 8 pm? This late night menu consisted of the option: wings, burger or fries. I’m a pescatarian. Seated closer to the kitchen I couldn’t help but realize that other items on the menu were brought out to other customers. My table was also not allowed to intake alcoholic beverages because minors were present. Shots were immediately removed by the self centered manager. Imagine going out to have a fun time and are allowed to only drink water. As food starts being served, the other half of the table was informed that there were no longer wing options .. food was running out. By the end of the night only a quarter of the table were brought items that they ordered. Burgers were being rushed to our tables even after being informed that we did not order them. You can tell this was their idea of compensating us. The manager was not helpful. He was full of ego and bitter arrogance rather than trying to run a swifter establishment or accommodate his customers. My friend did not enjoy her birthday. I will not be returning.
I really really wanted to like this place. It has a beautiful decor for IG but other than that, it has not much else to offer. I went to dinner at 7pm and the music was so loud I could barely make conversation with anyone at my table. We had orginally asked to go inside to eat and it some how was even louder inside than outside the music. We ended up asking to go back outside. I understand creating a club atmosphere at like 10pm or even 9pm for early clubbing (yes too loud music)... but at 7pm it was just way too loud for the vibes people around us and my group were going for, it was lots of small intimate groups and people trying to celebrate birthdays and eat a festive dinner out around us.Also the food was okay at best and the drinks were nothing special. Everything was over priced for what we got. The tables were way too low to sit and eat/ talk across.If your looking for a cute spot for after hours to dance and club, then this might be the spot. But if your looking to just eat and hangout, I do not recommend. I almost lost my voice screaming at my group just to make convo over the music. Please decide if you are a restaurant or just a straight club cause it wasnt working as both at 7pm. Also service was very slow and the appetizers wings were super dry.
Everything about Rebel Cafe was amazing. The staff, the live DJ, the scenery in the garden was amazing and the vibe was great. I have already planned another visit.
This is a really cute spot but thats all it has going for it. The food is bland, boring, and extremely overpriced. With tax and tip I paid almost $30 just for a glorified cereal bowl with some lettuce and quinoa, and they dont even include a cup of coffee for brunch. Anything else I could have just done myself. Everything on their menu should be no more than 2/3 of the price that it is right now. Awful service, we ended up spending two hours there just to get through one meal, and they took so long we couldnt have even got another round of drinks if we wanted to.
Wednesday night - cute patio, pricey cocktails and service were good. Music as well. Down a star because the music was waaaay too loud for our taste. As loud as a club while people were just seated and talking.
This place was stunning! A stand out for parties. The food, ambiance, staff, everything was amazaing!
First of all, the ambiance and vibe was really cool, the dj played bangers.The service tho! Wow one of the lowest and least professional I’ve experienced, our waitress came to our table didnt greet anyone just stood there waiting for the order. Once the food came, we didnt see her at all. We had to ask another waitress, a food runner and even the hostess who said she had a large party inside. We finally got another waitress to grab our drinks and had to wait another 30 minutes for them to come. At that point we just had to down our drinks, get the check and leave. It started off well but the service really lacks !
I just want to say I was there on a Friday 6/18/21 and can I just say the staff was amazing with myself and guest. Starting with the GM Sabrina Y. Mngr James and everyone down the line waitress, bartender, bar backs. Some of the best service Ive received. Cant wait to have more get togethers there. Just saying a BIG Thank you to everyone there.
This place had a nice vibe, great music, and delicious food.
Got over charged! We asked for shocktop drinks, were brought shots which we thought were it, they were for 5 dollars each on the menu. We were charged a total of 72 dollars for 2 shots which was not what we agreed to. And not to mention got charged 10 dollars for using my card. The waitress was shady. Conniving in every sense because she heard us loud and clear when we asked shocktop she was playing dumb and went on to give us what she wanted to benefit. Horrible service, never again. And were currently working on reporting this. Truly disgusting how deceiving these people are!
I dont understand why they need a 2 bottle minimum (cost price $600) for an outside table? Do they not realize this place is located in a rat infested industrial warehouse district. This place aint nothing special. The dj is the only thing on point. Place looks the part, but aint quite it.
Beautiful outside dinning perfect for a first date good music perfect vibe you will love it good drinks as well
Nice decor, vibe and ambiance however, food is subpar. Service takes forever. Ordered the seafood tower and it was a joke. Did not fit the description what so ever. The jumbo crab meat seemed and tasted like can crab meat. The jumbo shrimps were nowhere near jumbo, same size as the appetizer shrimp. Came with no garlic aioli, honestly thought I’d get sick off of eating it. Took over an hour to even receive the apps. Everything was extremely over priced for mediocre food and drinks. Honestly, if you’re looking for good food and good drinks this is not the place for you.
My new favorite brunch spot! The outdoor area is beyond beautiful
Lovely service here. Monae was amazing and attentive. We spoke with a bartender her name Gio she was so sweet
Great food, drinks and atmosphere. Very friendly Hostess at the door. Wings were great!I will be back again with my friends.
The food wasn’t good to be honest a little upset I spent that money but the atmosphere was cool. The servers there did justify the money I spent as well. I would comeback for Monet and Zee
Discrimination is one word to describe this place. Female host was prejudice. Dont recommend going here especially if you are traveling from far. Save yourself the trip and make the trip to the city or local spots in Williamsburg. Its not worth the hype.You would think after the pandemic this place would appreciate the business.The location of this place is in the middle of nowhere from the get.
They didnt pick up the phone to make reservations. Got there and they seated us quick. They have one the Selections of meals at certain time. The svc wasnt attended and the drinks was bad. The DJ (music) was great but its for a Younger crowd. Overpriced!!! Dont listen to Tik To lol but loved the outside seating.
Monaè was so attentive and fun I had a blast for my bday weekend it was also the manager bday so they gave us free shots. The food was good I suggest trying the henny wings and the coconut shrimp
Amazing food. Amazing atmosphere. Amazing staff/service. Only downside, there was no social distancing rules enforced.
Dress code for men in the summer. My friend came in with shorts and they wouldnt let him in because they werent jeans.
Drinks loaded with sugar, loud music blasting at 6 pm, servers that dont even know what theyre serving you. Beautiful place, but everything else wasnt worth it.
Heyyyy Monet is the best server ever the food was amazing service was amazing !
The place was cute but service was not great....we made a reservation and still had.to wait for table..the did try to be accounting ..when we got there half the menu wasnt available and then the food.wasmt the great...the crisp shrimp were good tho..
1. Tried to make a reservation over the phone for garden but no one picked up. When I mentioned this to the hostess she said they knew about the problem but seemingly did not care to fix it.2. Were sat directly in front of a large speaker blaring music even though there were many other empty tables.3. Drink (strawberry dreams) was mediocre and not worth $16. Also the straws are too short for the glasses they use. A coffee was brought over with a hair on the cup. Not a huge deal but was awkward to watch the server remove it in front of us.4. One of us ordered the BLAT and asked if fries came with it. Our server said she wasnt sure but would give us a side if they didnt. The sandwich DID come with fries but they also gave us a side which we were charged $10 for. The bacon on the sandwich was soggy & undercooked.5. One of us ordered the baby gem caesar salad, listed on the menu as including asparagus, sugar snap peas, and avocados. The server asked if Id like anything else, ie: chicken, avocado, added. I said Id just like the avocado (because it was supposed to come with). The salad came out with chicken, avocado, NO asparagus & NO sugar snap peas. It was $25, I was charged extra for the avocado. I mentioned that I did not ask for the chicken (Im a vegetarian) and she apologized and reminded me numerous times that I would not be charged for it. Of course, I shouldnt be charged for it I didnt order it.6. Which brings us to the bill. We were charged $25 for a salad that was missing literally half of the ingredients, and I was charged $3 extra for the avocado that was supposed to be in the salad anyway. The price for coffee, one cocktail, one salad, one side of fries we didnt order, and one sandwich was $76.99 (for cc, $74.04 for cash). When we were handed the credit card back with receipt we were charged a different price than our bill, $80.06. Not sure why. At this point we just wanted to leave.The server was very nice but there was so many problems and everything was wildly overpriced. Would not come back. Feels likewe were scammed. Charged a different price than our bill!? Charged $25 for a small salad that wasnt anything but lettuce and avocado. I hate to complain about any restaurant but were so deeply disappointed and confused by that entire situation. The experience was surreal.**EDIT** I emailed Sabrina after seeing her comment on my review to resolve our issues (as she suggested), and she never responded. Terrible customer service.
The vibe is nice. Went here for brunch food is overpriced and portions are very small! $16 for 2 eggs 2 pieces of bacon home fries and bread.
Unsafe space for LGBTQ+ patrons, stories of assaults by staff and employees being berated in front of everyone are widespread. Do not support this business.
Amaaaazing atmosphere; decor and overall energy.
Always fun food is a little more expensive then its worth but great vibes.
Very very disappointed party of 10. And the delay of food and drinks was horrible. The establishment 1 hr 90 mins waiting for food and drinks. Asking for $80.00 per person and yet they have horrible service. Only thing that was good was decor and DJ. Super waste of time.
Great atmosphere..nice crowd and great layout
Went there for brunch and the food was average and overpriced. Gave it a second chance a few days later to try the milkshakes. Waited 30 mins for what turned out to be a strawberry smoothie and cold chocolate milk. Apparently the glass it was served in and the presentation was what made it a “shake”. Place has tons of potential, but you’ll be overpaying for the ambiance. Too many options in Bushwick to waste your time here.
The place is pretty, music is greatWas taken here as a surprise for my bday and the atmosphere was great….. service not. The waitress didn’t introduce herself. She didn’t pay us a lot of attention. Messed up our orders.I was annoyed because I’m a vegetarian and I specifically asked her about the huevos and if the meal came with meat because I don’t eat meat,she said huevos means eggs …….. when she comes out with the plate there was bacon in the food.We were told we would have the table for just for 90 min we were there over 3 hours and I still didn’t get all of my food. So we left.I’m grateful because I saw another birthday it doubt I would go there again
The bar doesnt tell you that gratuity is included! Shady
Great place, lively music, good crowd
Absolutely hated everything about this establishment
Food was overpriced and very lack luster, cocktails were so sweet ( and 16 bucks a piece ) I couldn’t even drink mine . Ambiance is great everything else not so much
I had previously been to this location before with my friends and had a great time. But last night my experience in this location was extremely disappointing and frustrating.Heres why: When I went to close my tab, I gave them my name and they handed me the receipt. The person who was helping me continued to ask me if I had my card which obviously I did not since I left my tab open. I refused to sign the receipt until my credit card was found and directed them to the woman I specifically handed my card too. After they went to ask her about where she had placed it, she approached me and said she did not remember making my drink nor did she know where my card was, insinuating I had missed place the card myself. Frustrated enough, she clearly was not sympathetic about the situation. They other staff members were indeed trying to help me and offered to call me the next morning as soon as my card was found. This was still an inconvenience for me and very irresponsible of the business for losing it in the first place. The woman who made my drink then got my attention again and told me, Im sorry honey, but thats life, it happens. And at that moment I exploded.I let her know that it is her responsibility to handle customer personal belonging along with offering good customer service. I told her, her lack of responsibility was completely unacceptable and she was being rude and unprofessional. Because I was pointing my finger at her, she felt the need to call security. Losing my credit card and then calling security on me lmao. This is when I went inside and immediately spoke to a young women by door and stress the situation to her. Then I explained to security why the other woman wanted to kick me out.To summarize the end, the young woman immediately found my card, and offered us shots, stressing to please return and pardon the other womans behavior. I thanked her to her help and understanding, but refuse to dismiss the other womans actions.I did not sign the receipt but was still charged.*******Extremely disappointed in the management for allowing the situation to go as far as it did.
Before it was Rebel, I remember sitting in this place out of my mind, a good few years ago now. There was a terrible dj in the garden and the food offering was clam soup. I had a great night. Long live NY.
Felt descriminated everyone was looking at me just because they saw i was mexican. all the waiters were serving other tables except ours never going back again.
My favorite spot to drink Notorious Pink Rosé
Eh. Beautiful location. HOWEVER no masks (are chin straps really a thing?, minimal distancing, must buy food (I understand but min food order is $$$$) and multiple people trying to cut the ordering line? Not the best experience. Bus boy/runner was super great tho!!!!
Went here for brunch food is overpriced and portions are very small!
Nice place to hang out or just to chill. Nice outdoor and indoor spaces.
This place is nice and cozy,,, the food is amazing,, atmosphere is on point,, definitely recommend this spot,,,
Great outdoor space and friendly staff. tried to potato chip nachos and they were rlly good. the fajitas were to die for too
THE VIBE OF THIS PLACES WAS GREAT, the music was a little loud, it was difficult to have a good conversation. but the food was devine. had a cappuccino and it was good too!!!
The atmosphere is beautiful however the food is horrible.
How do you enjoy your drink with your mask on? You can’t. So you put your mask down when you taking sips... great clean place. They clean constantly 😊 thank you
Burger and Fries were amazing! Great place to hold a private event
Really Nice Calm Environment for a chill night out . Friendly owner and bartender Sam who was really sweet . The potato nachos and the wings were good and the drinks were also great . I will be returning again
Great ambience decent selection of food and cocktails. Great service too
Fun space, friendly staff, and great music. The potato nachos were really good - I’ll definitely be stopping by again with friends
Theres been a few different businesses in this spot (which is super awesome and unique) but it has never been so cozy and clean and green! Cant wait to see Rebel grow, its one of the nicest gardens accessible in Bushwick or all of North BK!
New spot down the road from me, love the staff, great outdoor seating, havent tried many of their drinks but the potato nachos were amazing.
A friend had his baby shower there, very cute environment, clean, and service was A+
Though its more of a lounge these days, its still pretty great.
Lovely place. Frosé has too much sugar though
Beautiful place
We had a great time. They CLEAN,CLEAN, CLEAN continously!👏👏👏