Empire Café

Monday, March 19th, 2018

Reviewed by Naomi Jade

Buyer beware: the toilets are virtually INSIDE the kitchen. No idea how the health department hasn't taken action. Some time ago, I ordered an alfredo-like dish, asking for the wine to be left out of the sauce. The cook put vinegar in it as a replacement. I have literally never tasted anything worse. We sent both plates back uneaten and were made to pay for both. I took to visiting for breakfast on Saturday mornings, but made the mistake of ordering the "chocolate" croissants. Some kind of brown-coloured starch was used to make them look chocolatey, but there was no chocolate in the croissant. Since it was called chocolate, it didn't come with butter or anything to relieve the dryness. Abysmal. Weeks after that, I ordered a different croissant dish with bacon. The croissant was mostly raw. The bacon was so burned I couldn't cut it. The eggs were unsalted. Again. I sent it back. I was made to pay for it yet again. They didn't even throw in a free coffee for their error. I have finally learned my lesson and won't be returning.