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    Cafe Renaissance

    3.3 (72 reviews)
    PriceyKosher, Pizza, Italian
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Classy
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    fettuccini
    Kayla S.

    Delicious restaurant, very fancy-- white tablecloths, delicious food, and nice atmosphere. The food is right up my alley- delicious Italian cuisine! I LOVE the fettuccini alfredo-- 10/10 recommend. Everything we got was superb!

    Peek the oil
    Marlena K.

    Restaurants always say "yelpers" love to write reviews and not complain in person. I will do both as I did tell the waiter. I would highly recommend you not coming here as the food was sub par. Pasta was not worth it, one of the worst pastas EVER it's more of over cooked pasta with bland cream sauce. I recommend the Zatar pizza and mozzarella sticks were good/ ok but nothing special. You have to be really bad to mess up mozzarellas sticks. Fried zucchini I don't recommend. The desert is what killed this place I got the soufflé it was so good initially then I saw this whole layer of oil as I got toward the bottom I got a belly ache from eating it I showed the waiter the bottom oil layer, I just wanted an explanation as to why it's like that I don't care that I paid for it but at least say something. Why this place is packed I have no clue, go to sunflower.

    Open and fantastic. During COVID they put tables outside ...... great food
    Jack Z.

    During COVID they put tables outside. The food is always fresh I highly recommend this place on kings highway

    This is the lady that ruined our whole meal

    The owners wife disrespected my friends because of what they were wearing while we were peacefully trying to enjoy our food

    Eggplant parmesan
    Marina F.

    This meal was pretty good. The real star was the chef halumi salad. The portion was nice and it came with mushrooms, fried halumi cheese chunks, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and teriyaki sauce. I thought the warm cheese and mushrooms would make the lettuce wilted, but it didn't. It was flavorful, filling, and delicious. I would definitely order it again. The eggplant parm was good and had a lot of flavor. My only complaint is that the sauce got very watery. I'm guessing the pasta wasn't fully drained. The inside of the restaurant is also very nice. The bread was okay, but the olive tapenade was amazing! Overall a good experience.

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    My favorite place hands down. Always a good experience for the whole family!! Best food and great service! Decent prices! Never disappoints!

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    10 years ago

    Delicious food and great atmosphere! The owners are always so kind and welcoming. It's truly a pleasure to eat here.

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    Delicious food great service very decent pricing its my go to place for a small or big meal meetings and family dinners.

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    Boeuf & Bun - Very yummy the trio of sliders on the right you have spicy chicken and on the left you have raw chicken

    Boeuf & Bun

    3.4(125 reviews)
    4.6 miCrown Heights
    $$

    If you are in the neighborhood I would say, these smash burger are a good option for you…read more Ambiance: Came here in the afternoon, and the vibe was relaxed with nice music in the background and a lot of seatings. Food: Smash burger are great, they are not the best but I would rank it as top 5 in the city. I was pretty surprised how they charge for cheese (the place is mostly Kosher, and the Cheese of I remember is vegan) which contradict the concept of smash burgers. The fries were overly cooked if not almost burned, so I couldnt eat half of the basket. Service: ordering regular fries and getting trufle fries just to charge me extra is not a nice move. But having those popcorn and water cup made up for it little bit. If I knew I would be charged that much (burger + fries) I would have chosen from the lunch special menu

    Wanted to like this place more but it missed the mark. This is really a 3.5 star review…read more I went on a weekday around 12:30 and it was completely empty. I was told to take a menu from the counter and that I could have a seat. Tried to order a mint lemonade but they didn't have any mint. OK so I ordered a strawberry basil iced tea, which was refreshing, but didn't really have much flavor in my opinion. When I looked at the menu, they had a lot of different burger options but I settled for a Smashburger that was shown on a summer menu. However, I then watched the waiter offer two groups who came after me a lunch special menu that was not offered or mentioned to me. Had I known there were lunch specials, I would've checked them out to see if I wanted to order. So I was a little upset that these were offered to everyone except me. In terms of the actual burger, I found the patties to be way too thin, even for a smash burger. To me it left the burger, feeling kind of skimp and not fulfilling at all. I also ordered fries which were honestly the star of the show. Lastly, I didn't feel like the service was up to par. There was a large table in front of a door and the waiter kept yelling to people to not sit at the table because he needed to access the door. My question is, why place a table in a spot that you know you need to be able to go in and out of? And then on top of that when he gave me the bill, it said one price, however, after I paid and a receipt was brought to me to sign it, had a different price. What I think happened is he did not add the drink the first time and I didn't notice, but I feel like when this happened you should just say to the customer that you forgot to add something and here's a new receipt. There was also an automatic 15% gratuity, which I wasn't fond of. I spent $40 for a lunch that I barely liked. Way too overpriced and not worth the visit imo.

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    David's Brisket House and Deli - Pastrami & Brisket Sandwich

    David's Brisket House and Deli

    4.2(592 reviews)
    5.1 miCrown Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant
    $$

    Brooklyn stays undefeated. Went to David's Brisket House -- a Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in…read morethe middle of an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood. If that's not the most Brooklyn thing ever, I don't know what is. Same sandwiches, different blessing. Everybody says order the pastrami, so I listened like a grown man should. Pastrami on rye with spicy mustard absolutely slapped. Smoky, juicy, perfectly stacked, and messy enough to ruin your shirt with honor. Then came the beef brisket on rye with a cup of au jus for dipping... and brother, that dip should be studied by scientists. Pure perfection. Washed everything down with a Dr. Brown's root beer like it was 1957. No fake trendy nonsense. No deconstructed sandwiches. Just old-school deli greatness that punches you directly in the soul. Great food doesn't care where you come from -- it just brings everybody to the same table. That's New York. That's Brooklyn.

    Losing stars. Because I don't know if anyone who works there has ever eaten or seen a sandwich…read more Asked for extra mayo. Maybe this made them mad. As there's barely any mayo. But a mess of green peppers. Like a whole green pepper on an uncut sandwich. Uncut! Let's be real. I'm at the mercy of the person who buys me lunch. And they eat brisket. So get the brisket. But don't dare get a simple turkey sandwich. And also, they're misrepresenting that they have chicken salad. They do not. Or maybe they've been lying about it.

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    3.7(24 reviews)
    4.0 miProspect Lefferts Gardens, Crown Heights

    I missed out by waiting so long. Their dishes demonstrate quality in both taste and quantity. We…read morearrived to find a peaceful restaurant. No delay in seating and service team acts quickly! I'm determined to visit this place again.

    Get out of your food comfort zone folks and get into Grüit! No more funky food mishaps, ok the…read moreservice needs a little help but that part is always a work in progress, but I digress. Chef Erick, formerly of Boru Boru and other high Michelin star rated spots, is the executive chef here now and doing what he does best to make this gastropub a huge success. Dishes you'll be familiar with but with a slight twist in a good way is the name of the game here. The vibe is upbeat, staff is friendly and the food is on point. This night we had the caramelized medjool dates with chunks of crispy beef bacon, pickled red onions with a drizzle of aioli that but thru the sweet and have it a nice balance. Their signature burger is ultra juicy bf flavorful, even if you must get it well done ;), the Duck pastrami was really tender and had all the flavors of what a traditional pastrami would have. Their charcuterie board was phenomenal and chef said he'd be updating it from time to time with new additions as well. And I'm physical obsessed with their pickled veggies jar!! Loved their olive oil cake served with an in season persimmon and kumquat coulis, almost like a short cake and the sweet and tart of the fruit coulis complimented really well. So get your GNO, BNO, birthday, date night, family celebration going here! It's a fun night out with great food, beautiful ambiance and upgrade energy! Oh and they will hold your table 20 min past your reservation time, DO NOT BE LATER THAN THAT because there is a ton of walk ins and they will give your table up to one of the many hungry patrons waiting. Which I do very much appreciate that they stick to that rule.

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