Stopped in after filing some legal documents downtown; didn't know this place existed prior. It's…read morea quiet little lunch spot that sees geared solely towards the downtown lunch crowd, given that they're only open between 11am and 2pm Monday through Friday. I feel like if downtown Buffalo wasn't so dead outside the workday, they should consider staying open longer, but I respect the owner's circumstances.
The dining room itself is quite pleasant, decorated with cute cottage-like motifs. Nothing over the top, just enough to feel homey. The menu too was relatively minimalistic; seven sandwiches, five salads, two or three daily soups, and other snacks, drinks and a few deli goods. Not a demerit for me; that often tells me that put more emphasis on quality than variety, and that was certainly the case here.
Ordered the tomato, roasted garlic and spinach soup, in addition to the Hungry Hungry Hipster salad. The soup was super flavorful and savory, with each of the main components in the bar featuring prominently. The garlic was not covered up by the tomato in the broth, and the spinach give very mild bitterness that balanced the bowl.
Likewise, the salad was super fresh, filling, and bursting with flavor, with a base of tender kale on a bed of quinoa, brimming with sweet fruits like red apples, figs and date bits, tart fruits like Granny Smith apples and cranberries, topped with nutty Manchego cheese and a sweetly-spiced maple-mustard vinaigrette, and ringed with mini roast chicken cutlets ($2.50 Extra). Nothing about this salad was lacking in my opinion.
The owners even dropped off a piece of candy at my table as I finished; I don't generally eat mass-produced confections but it was a very sweet gesture.
Overall, I was very pleased to find this place for lunch and highly encourage anyone who happens to be in downtown Buffalo at midday to stop in. A true "hidden gem" that the influencers ironically haven't found yet. Keep in mind, as other reviewers have noted, they are a bit pricey, but I'd happily pay a bit more for this kind of quality from a small business any day.