Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Bike Parking: Yes
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$$$ Price range Pricey
4 reviews
Albertine Vogan
I've walked by the entrance to Dover Street Market plenty in my years in the neighborhood, but I only recently became aware that there were shops (and a bakery) inside what looks like a stately old building that probably housed a bank some years ago. The bakery itself is just a row of 4 tables to the right for seating, with a kitchen behind the pastries on display. Getting seated right at opening wasn't an issue (we were the first ones to plop ourselves down), but by the time we left an hour later, there weren't too many seats left. While you get set up quickly, and the food gets brought out relatively quickly, the waiters tend not to really bother with checking on your water (unless you ask them), which was a bit disappointing. Given that the brunch prices here are pretty pricey, I would have expected a bit better.
As for the food – pretty solid overall. We started with a plain scone, which was good and would have been better if there was clotted cream (they didn't have any on hand – a bit odd, as I feel like they advertise themselves as a place to have tea, and scones are usually served with cream, not butter). I went with the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, which was a delicious combo – the salmon definitely was of higher-quality than the typical lox that gets thrown on your bagel at a local deli, and I really like how the 'soft' scrambled eggs (which seemed to be a bit runnier than your typical batch of scrambled eggs) were executed. Definitely my favorite dish out of the breakfast plates. We also had the breakfast sandwich, which, while good, may have suffered from being a bit on the thick side and having a lot of filling. I don't distinctly remember the cheddar that was supposed to be in the sandwich, and I think plainer brioche (the kind used here had sesame on it, or something similar) detracted away from the flavor. As someone else also noted, the sausage in the sandwich is pretty generic – something like chorizo or maybe a spiced lamb sausage would work really well with the avocado, which already gives the dish a slight Mexican bent. We finished off with the toffee pudding, which was really good. I'm not a person who seeks out toffee, but the caramelized toffee really works nicely on top of the pudding (which, to be honest, was more like a mini-cake – maybe the waitress just said pudding randomly). The cream that was served with it (thanks again to the servers, for not mentioning what it was) really paired well with it.
In all – it's a nice little spot inside what a boutique market, but the food is a bit uneven, the service is less than impressive, and what really would prevent me from coming here that frequently are the prices. A smaller-than-average scone for $5? Fresh-squeezed glass of OJ for $8? And if you wanted a simple bacon and eggs, that goes for $16…maybe the upkeep of the place is expensive, but I wouldn't come here unless there was something I really wanted to have (like the salmon with scrambled eggs). There's definitely bites worth coming back for, and the pastries looked delectable, but there's a reason that there's a constant line for brunch at Penelope's across the street and not here.
Love Rose Bakery! Posh food Parisian inspired, London looking digs- East End meets East Side- American made with top quality ingredients. Have been here twice and it's love, love. Firstly, service is super duper friendly- don't get some of this negativity.
Food wise, this is sophisticated grub. We did a shared salad with 5 items- $16. Zucchini with pesto, cauliflower, potatoes with Romesco sauce etc.- all divine. The service starts with Sullivan St. bakery bread with butter. Sea salt and fresh cracked pep on the table.
Today, I ate one of their lovely quiches- dandelion, ricotta & spring onion with a peppery arugula salad- delightful. The baked goods are also refined- not too sweet. The pistachio cake is a standout as is the brownie- round with pecans. This is the kind of food you eat when traveling abroad. Not worried about calories or food value, but for this caliber of cooking and baking it is absolutely worth the price.
Dover Street Market is across the street from me, and while I can not afford the clothes, I can just afford the coffee.
The coffee is good, very strong, like something the dock-workers in Bayonne drink at 4am while unloading ships. But served with sweet little lumps of sugar only, so it's BYOS (Bring Your Own Splenda). Four dollars for a small cup.
Today I had the potato and leek soup, with was a generous portion and thankfully served with a good portion of bread and your own pepper mill and salt on the side. It was more of a clear buttery soup with leeks and fingerling potatoes in it, it was good, but I prefer a denser soup. Eight dollars. To actually have a real meal here equals Trust Fund Baby!
The waitress was very passive/aggressive – which I like, she was not very nice and it was enjoyable in an odd way, she wasn't overtly mean, just remote and above all.
The Rose Bakery is a very small space, which is fine, but what no one else has mentioned is that seating is very public school cafeteria, there are four tables that seat eight each, and that's it. And it was a tight fit, even for my very thin very fashionable friend.
Because I am a sucker for dock-worker coffee and I live across the street, I shall return.
Cafe on the first floor of DSM. I only tried the drinks. My boyfriend had lemonade which was really tart and I had the almond milk. The milk was good, really tasty, but I had a stomach ache after : But since it tasted good I might order it again .,
I've walked by the entrance to Dover Street Market plenty in my years in the neighborhood, but I only recently became aware that there were shops (and a bakery) inside what looks like a stately old building that probably housed a bank some years ago. The bakery itself is just a row of 4 tables to the right for seating, with a kitchen behind the pastries on display. Getting seated right at opening wasn't an issue (we were the first ones to plop ourselves down), but by the time we left an hour later, there weren't too many seats left. While you get set up quickly, and the food gets brought out relatively quickly, the waiters tend not to really bother with checking on your water (unless you ask them), which was a bit disappointing. Given that the brunch prices here are pretty pricey, I would have expected a bit better.
As for the food – pretty solid overall. We started with a plain scone, which was good and would have been better if there was clotted cream (they didn't have any on hand – a bit odd, as I feel like they advertise themselves as a place to have tea, and scones are usually served with cream, not butter). I went with the smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, which was a delicious combo – the salmon definitely was of higher-quality than the typical lox that gets thrown on your bagel at a local deli, and I really like how the 'soft' scrambled eggs (which seemed to be a bit runnier than your typical batch of scrambled eggs) were executed. Definitely my favorite dish out of the breakfast plates. We also had the breakfast sandwich, which, while good, may have suffered from being a bit on the thick side and having a lot of filling. I don't distinctly remember the cheddar that was supposed to be in the sandwich, and I think plainer brioche (the kind used here had sesame on it, or something similar) detracted away from the flavor. As someone else also noted, the sausage in the sandwich is pretty generic – something like chorizo or maybe a spiced lamb sausage would work really well with the avocado, which already gives the dish a slight Mexican bent. We finished off with the toffee pudding, which was really good. I'm not a person who seeks out toffee, but the caramelized toffee really works nicely on top of the pudding (which, to be honest, was more like a mini-cake – maybe the waitress just said pudding randomly). The cream that was served with it (thanks again to the servers, for not mentioning what it was) really paired well with it.
In all – it's a nice little spot inside what a boutique market, but the food is a bit uneven, the service is less than impressive, and what really would prevent me from coming here that frequently are the prices. A smaller-than-average scone for $5? Fresh-squeezed glass of OJ for $8? And if you wanted a simple bacon and eggs, that goes for $16…maybe the upkeep of the place is expensive, but I wouldn't come here unless there was something I really wanted to have (like the salmon with scrambled eggs). There's definitely bites worth coming back for, and the pastries looked delectable, but there's a reason that there's a constant line for brunch at Penelope's across the street and not here.
Love Rose Bakery! Posh food Parisian inspired, London looking digs- East End meets East Side- American made with top quality ingredients. Have been here twice and it's love, love. Firstly, service is super duper friendly- don't get some of this negativity.
Food wise, this is sophisticated grub. We did a shared salad with 5 items- $16. Zucchini with pesto, cauliflower, potatoes with Romesco sauce etc.- all divine. The service starts with Sullivan St. bakery bread with butter. Sea salt and fresh cracked pep on the table.
Today, I ate one of their lovely quiches- dandelion, ricotta & spring onion with a peppery arugula salad- delightful. The baked goods are also refined- not too sweet. The pistachio cake is a standout as is the brownie- round with pecans. This is the kind of food you eat when traveling abroad. Not worried about calories or food value, but for this caliber of cooking and baking it is absolutely worth the price.
Dover Street Market is across the street from me, and while I can not afford the clothes, I can just afford the coffee.
The coffee is good, very strong, like something the dock-workers in Bayonne drink at 4am while unloading ships. But served with sweet little lumps of sugar only, so it's BYOS (Bring Your Own Splenda). Four dollars for a small cup.
Today I had the potato and leek soup, with was a generous portion and thankfully served with a good portion of bread and your own pepper mill and salt on the side. It was more of a clear buttery soup with leeks and fingerling potatoes in it, it was good, but I prefer a denser soup. Eight dollars. To actually have a real meal here equals Trust Fund Baby!
The waitress was very passive/aggressive – which I like, she was not very nice and it was enjoyable in an odd way, she wasn't overtly mean, just remote and above all.
The Rose Bakery is a very small space, which is fine, but what no one else has mentioned is that seating is very public school cafeteria, there are four tables that seat eight each, and that's it. And it was a tight fit, even for my very thin very fashionable friend.
Because I am a sucker for dock-worker coffee and I live across the street, I shall return.
Cafe on the first floor of DSM. I only tried the drinks. My boyfriend had lemonade which was really tart and I had the almond milk. The milk was good, really tasty, but I had a stomach ache after : But since it tasted good I might order it again .,