Lunitas
“lovely atmosphere, lovely green wall, lovely guy, lovely limeade, lovely egg sandwich.”
“Personally, going to Outpost gives me a lot of anxiety and I can't seem to get comfortable.”
“Get anything with their cayenne, cheddar & chive biscuit or just by itself.”
Lunitas
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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My first time in Lunitas I really loved it. It was a cute and cozy place. Small local business. Amazing food. All the things I care for. However, each time I returned I got disappointed. This little gem, became a hole in the wall.
Let me start off by saying the word about the place can not maintain what it's trying to produce. It's basically got on bread and butter thing, the Fulton sandwich. It's good, it's damn good. It's a top ten breakfast sandwich in Brooklyn. Truth. It's not to die for though. There are better options for breakfast. Yes that bun is perfect. If you get it with bacon it's amazing! There are better breakfast sandwiches though, and that's the only thing this place provides.
It's not even a good deal like how most mom and pop shops are. I can go to two Dominican restaurants that are nearby, that provide more options, better food and half the cost. The only other thing they had worth eating was the empanadas. The empanadas cost $4 each! While that's not a lot of money, for an empanada it is.
Then comes getting a seat. It's cool if you want to be a place that has people sit themselves. It's another to not enforce any regulations and let people be complete morons.
One of the times I returned, every seat was taken. There's a two hour table limit, but there were people there doing nothing. Just sitting there, not eating. Not doing anything. No one is enforcing these rules. And if you have paying customers, you have to realize the person who is just sitting there charging his iPhone has to go. I placed an order and they asked if I'd like to eat there. I said, yes but there doesn't appear to be any seating. They told me I can sit at the communal table in the back. That table was occupied by a whole group of friends who just went cycling together. I wasn't going to sit in the back with a bunch of strangers, sitting off the edge of a bench, trying to eat with them, like a weirdo who crashed their party. I waited till someone finally rose. Eventually a couple got up, and they didn't bother to clean up their mess. I sat down, and moved away from the table. I wasn't going to bus it. Eventually they came over with my food, and the waitress looked puzzle. I explained It wasn't going to touch someone's mess. She gave a look and cleaned it off poorly. I ate my meal, which to me has lost it's allure. And left, not before busing my own table. I may not have been happy, but I'm a decent human being.
I think I'm over it. If you want good authentic food, there are tons of better options. With more space, that cost less money, and have way more options. I don't think I'll be returning.
Went to this cafe on my recent trip to New York. It was right across the street from my friends apartment and was the third stop in our quest for a good bacon egg and cheese (people run out of bagels in New York… who knew!)
My bacon egg and cheese was good. I liked how they used a panini press, it made it a little unique in comparison to the regular bagel shops. I liked the crispy outer shell.
The space was super cute and it was a nice day so we sat outside. The only weird thing is that I noticed the owner scolding her workers- which was kind of awkward… Your customers notice these things!
I'll add my voice to the chorus: the Fulton is a damn good breakfast sandwich. Fresh eggs, avocado, spicy/cheesy biscuit…delicious. And the Brooklyn Roasting Company coffee is top notch. Lunitas is a bit of a walk from our place, but will definitely be in the breakfast rotation going forward.
However: trying to sit down to eat here is a pain in the butt. There's usually a big crowd in a small space on weekend mornings, and it's a free-for-all for any available seats. Plus you have all the usual coffee shop frustrations of people setting up their computers to use the wifi for hours on end (this should not be condoned during prime breakfast/brunch time), groups sitting but not eating or lingering over their empty plates when a dozen people are standing around. The atmosphere would be much more pleasant if the staff would be more active in managing the restaurant–hate having to take my Fulton to go and end up eating cold eggs when I get home.
Very solid little breakfast spot. The fulton is an egg scramble with avocado some optional meat (I liked the Spanish chorizo) on a cheesy chive-y biscuit. Throw some hot sauce on there and you've got yourself a stew, er good breakfast.
Unfortunately the avocado was not quite ripe yet but but that's just sort of the price of living on the East Coast I suppose.
Awesome spot! My avocado egg sandwich came on an amazing biscuit and was absolutely great! The perfect brunch. It is pretty tight to squeeze around tables with big winter coats on, but it's very small and quaint. A great place to huddle up for an afternoon with your laptop and some great food and coffee. Their Mexican Hot Chocolate sounds amazing but is probably too hot for me…I'd ask about it though!
If you find yourself in Clinton make sure to stop by for the best breakfast sandwich you have ever had. Seriously, they run out so don't wait all day. The coffee is solid but the Fulton is avocado eggs, and secret sauce that will drive your taste buds crazy. Truly a mom and pop store with very nice owners that care about their business. I had the fore mentioned food and drinks and left moaning still…
This is an extremely cozy cafe that serves breakfast and brunch. I absolutely love it for a laid back breakfast sandwich/brunch. As almost every other reviewer has said – get the Fulton sandwich. It's great, even without meat, and I was surprised to see that it filled me up. The cheddar cayenne chive biscuit is heavy and dense, super tasty. For $7, it's so affordable and includes avocado.
My only gripe would be that we constantly had to ward off flies, but I'm guessing as cooler weather draws nearer, that won't be a lasting problem.
Even though I loved their sandwiches, I give them only two stars cuz of the value. My husband and l tried this place for brunch on a Sunday night and we ended up paying $39 for couple of tiny sandwiches, one empanada and 3 small coffees. The sandwiches were delicious but small, really small compared to their value ($12 for a biscuit and scrambled eggs, no sides). I tried the vegetarian empanada and it was pretty good, but again was pricier than usual. Otherwise it is a cute café with interesting decoration, the plates are old school and the water glasses reminded me of my childhood. The staff was really nice.