Connecticut Muffin
“Of all the Chai Tea Lattes I've had in the last year, this place holds the key to having the best Chai Tea Latte ever.”
“I see people in there with their laptops often so I guess it has become the Strabucks of Fort Greene.”
“Super nice staff, quick service (when there aren't 25 kids and strollers in front of you).”
Connecticut Muffin
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
6 reviews
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I needed a place to kill some time, and to get out of the blistering cold. This place came to the rescue. I have seen many of these in Brooklyn and I was a bit skeptical b/c I am not a fan of chains, but I was desperate and desperate times calls for desperate measures! The place was constantly flowing with people. They serve mainly breakfast items. I had a cup of chocolate macadamia coffee and it was decent. They also have a few tables if you decide to eat in. I sat with my coffee, the NYT and the Indypendent and I was a happy camper 😉
Worst bagels in the area because they have the state Connecticut in their name.
I had the cinnamon raisin bagel with butter and they barely put any butter on it. It just tasted like plain bread.
I also ordered the vegetable cream cheese on an everything and again barely any cream cheese. This is a definite red flag if you're a New Yorker, as bagels need to be stuffed with the cream cheese.
Very disappointed. Why go here when there are other places?
I love their espresso and come back for vanilla lattes whenever I am in the area. However, they tend to run out of things quite often and the sandwiches are kinda blah. Still, it is a decent place for some coffee.
So check it, I walked in after fiening for a chocolate chip cookie. I saw them on the counter and was greeted with a huge smile from the counter girl.
Did she like my shades or was she just being warm and friendly?
Anyway, $2 later and chocolate all over my face, I would say Connecticut Muffin, you have a new fan.
I love the idea — muffins! — how fun and whimsical and cute. So if you're going to be a place devoted to something fun and homemade and yummy, you should choose an interior scheme that matches your product. And there are moments of cuteness- the display case is charming enough, and the signs describing the muffins are cute.
But generally, Connecticut Muffin feels a bit like eating in a deli, or like a cafeteria, it's a place for fueling up before heading out to do something else. Why not some good soft music? Some better chairs? Some wall hangings? Why not fix that weird entrance where you fall into the queue? Why not a more aesthetically pleasing sign? With a few tweaks, it would feel a bit less like a place to grab a muffin and run, and a bit more like a place for lingering over a latte.
The muffins , by the way, were absolutely fine- we had a whole wheat banana (good) and a pumpkin (too many raisins! In fact, I strongly believe that if you are going to put raisins in something, you should tell people so that those anti-raisin folks, such as myself, can order something else instead).
I would love to go back in six months and find that this place has become a cute, nicely decorated, comfortable muffin-serving, and coffee-sipping cafe. I have my fingers crossed.
Tasty coffee, perfect croissant, Pricey for quicky breakfast. There wasn't much of a line, so I got right in and out, but I did have a chance to carefully scan the muffins and pastries and everything looked like quality and deliciousness. I didn't know there was a chain of these, otherwise I would have gone to a deli and took my chances there. at least the mom and pop shops don't have the secret ingredients to brainwash us all.