The Shady Lady
“I have friends that travel from Brooklyn JUST for the Truffles & Shrooms and for the chicken and waffles.”
“We went for bottomless brunch and it was perfect.”
“We ordered the Lobster Tacos which were super delicious, but super small portions so keep that in mind if you're sharing.”
The Shady Lady
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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The food here is AMAZING! The Shady Lady is probably one of the most underrated spots in Astoria for brunch. The portions are very, very generous and the food is superb. I ordered the 3 egg omelette with goat cheese and spinach and I could barely make a dent in it. Meals come with a side of salad or home-fries, your choice of toast, and a free coffee. You can sit outside on nice days and they also have a nice drink menu as well. The hostesses weren't the friendliest people, they actually had awful attitudes and scoffed when we tried to make small talk. I won't let that take away from the great dining experience that I had here, I suspect the hostesses won't be there forever. I will be going back!
Overall….for the price…Id go elsewhere.
We did the bottomless brunch for $25 and then an entree. I had the Salmon eggs benedict, my boyfriend had the Turkey salad and mac n cheese. The food was good, nothing spectacular, definitely not worth the price.
We made sure to make the bottomless drinks worth it though. That was nice, they have a wide range of drinks that are a part of it (thankfully).
The ambiance is nice and cozy but boy it gets loud during brunch.
It was good to try and cross off the boozy brunch list, but I would rather try other places than return to this one.
Love brunch at the Shady Lady! The service here was great the two times I went here for brunch with friends.
The chicken and waffles are not to be missed! I devoured my order and didn't leave any for my friends to try! The second time I went and had an omelet with a side salad (bikini season IS coming), and it was excellent! Both times the manager walked by to make sure we were happy with our meals, which we definitely were.
I'm a fan!
We stopped in here for brunch and the chicken and waffles are fantastic! It is a bit on the pricey side, but you get a breakfast cocktail and an ice coffee with your order. That being said, the place was a little dirt. The table tops were sticky and there was a funky odor about the place. The staff was friendly though and everything was delicious!
Excellent brunch. We came on Sunday and we were very fortunate to get a table right away (for 2). After being seated, it was totally packed….timing is everything. I ordered the egg white frittata – healthy portion and comes with side of toast. It was great. I did not opt for the complementary alcoholic beverage and stuck with coffee. The service was very efficient and our waitress was great. It's a nice venue but was very loud when we were there – we did struggle to speak and be heard. Other than that, enjoyed the experience. Reasonable pricing considering the total package. I peered over often to see what others got – and the waffles and pancakes look amazing…reason to head back and check them out.
Came here on a random saturday for dinner. cute little restaurant
so we got 4 dishes here
1. fish and chips. not a big portion. sufficient. not bad
2. meatballs. 4 little meatballs served on top of some mashed potatoes… this looks like a snack
3. salmon. salmon served over spinach and mashed potatoes. the salmon was way over cooked. failed salmon
4. chicken and waffles. this dish is worth coming back for I would say.
2 fails, 1 ok, and 1 good.
good hh drink price
I think I would just get the chicken and waffles w/ drinks to share next time I come here
I had been wanting to come here for what seemed like aaaaaaages. I has heard many positive things, but just hadn't had the opportunity. When one of my fiance's best friends was in town from Florida for a weekend he wanted to do brunch and we happened to have walked over to 30th avenue. I had recommended Sugarfreak because THEY'RE SERIOUSLY AMAZING – unfortunately the wait time was like 40 minutes and our buddy had a plane to catch – so I suggested Shady Lady – their wait time was more like 10 minutes.
Upon getting seated we were given menus, given some specials, I asked for a round of water, yanno – the usual. Since it was Sunday brunch we went IN with food – decided not to do their bottomless brunch because I'm an adult and don't engage in such shenanigans on a day before I need to get into work and be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. On Saturday And Holidays "bottomless brunch" will cost you $15 on top of your meal and on Sundays it'll clock in a $20 on top of your meal. Definitely not winning on their non-casual brunch prices.
My finance ordered their Fried Chicken and waffles, his friend ordered their Corned Beef Hash And Eggs and I went with their "Back To Bed Mac N Cheese". Though I'd like to go back again some day to try their "Fried Chicken Gone Wild" which comes with boneless crispy chicken, bacon, cheddar, split biscuit and white sausage gravy. GOD, how I LOVE gravy – but yet, I LOVE Mac & Cheese so, so, so much more – so no regrets here.
The Fried Chicken & Waffles were drizzled with a Sriracha honey mustard, spicy maple syrup and featured a good amount of boneless crispy chicken. I did get to try some and it was delicious. The waffles were a tad dry but the spicy maple syrup definitely helped a lot. The watercress garnish was also a nice tough (see photos).
The Corned Beef Hash was a homemade hash on an english muffin with hollandaise sauce. I think his friend asked for his eggs to be more fluffy and omelette like without the hollandaise sauce. I did try the Corned Beef Hash and it was pretty good.
My "Back to Bed Mac & Cheese" was a cheddar and bacon mac & cheese with a sunny side up baked egg gently perched on top. I seasoned it with a little salt and pepper and off I went! It was good. Not great. Not amazing. But good. Before I ordered I had asked our waitress what her thoughts were about Shady Lady's Mac & Cheese and she responded with "it's the best mac & cheese in Astoria!" – my favorite non-homemade mac IS actually in Astoria, but I knew Shady Lady was going to have some HUGE shoes to fill. Was it better than my place? NOPE. Not even close. Was it in my top 3 Mac dishes in Astoria? NOPE. Maybe in my top 5. But yeah – I digress, it wasn't bad. Portion could have been better as I left hungry and no one else did.
Would I do brunch here again? Sure. I would personally order something else with their chicken in it because their chicken is pretty solid. 3.5 stars in reality – but I'm a' roundin' to 4 because service was great and this place overall radiates with positivity. Cool people and awesome ambience. Good for groups, one on one dates and they also have a pretty great happy hour with $5 cocktails everyday from 4pm-8pm.
The additional bottoms less brunch is for an hour and a half and an additional cost of $25 on top of your meal and the meals are the cheapest. I ordered the chicken and waffles and was surprisingly pleased. It wasn't too crispy but just enough and it wasn't dry, but tender and juicy. I personally love spice so the siracha plus syrupy sauce was a great addition to the flavor.
But a perk if you're not a bottomless drinker, each meal does come with one free drink. They are very on top of their bottomless drink time though. They will write on a piece of paper the time period as to when you have your bottomless drinking until.
The service can be a little better, since an hour and a half goes by fast, you practically have to chug your drinks.