The Bruffin Cafe
The Bruffin Cafe
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Got the costanza pastry after a lobster roll over at Ed's. For $7, I was expecting a sweet, perhaps complex, satisfying dessert with notes of caramel. Well. It was mostly tasteless, sadly. The buttercream in the middle was mostly butter- I didn't taste much sugar and there was no caramel taste either- there was some sugar though due to the mouthfeel of sugar granules. The cookies on top and bottom were nothing to write home about, and didn't provide much taste either. So sadly, I'd advise others in this market to look elsewhere for dessert.
I came here for a quick bite to eat before hitting the Whitney. I asked the girl behind the counter how long it takes to heat up. She said one to two minutes, depending on what bruffin you order. I ordered the British. But then she lagged on putting the Bruffin in the oven and lagged in ringing it up. Service wise, it's just lagging here. And then when I got the bruffin, well, it was that kind of greasiness that comes when you heat up a croissant in the microwave. Depressing and soggy and greasy. You could tell it was probably delicious when it was fresh out of the oven the first time but heating it this way just doesn't do it any favors.
They sucked me in with that little sign that ponders, "What's a bruffin anyway?" Fair question. The response is a meal in the form of a muffin shaped brioche. Hmm…. I had to find out for myself. Went with the rainbow, the chocolate covered bacon salted caramel flavor at $6.
The verdict: meh. Just another gimmick to capitalize on the hybrid baked good trend. Good but not special and certainly no match for either a well crafted moist, delicious muffin or a buttery, flaky brioche. Sometimes simplicity truly is the ultimate sophistication.
We tried the Swedish and the Spanish. Liked them both. Interesting hybrid food but I think it actually works. The rich layers of brioche with the yummy fillings. I'm not sure if they have sweet versions but if not I'd love to see those.
I actually prefer this location over the old one, since you can grab a couple different things at the gansevoort market.
I had a delicious bruffin – the Greek one! I love bruffins because I don't have the biggest sweet tooth. I love that I can get a bunch of savory pastries here. Anyways, the Greek bruffin was tasty, it's cheap, and it's a fun snack if you're in the area.
Also, I'm surprised that the other reviewers think the quality has gone down. That hasn't been my experience.
With all the hybrid pastries coming out, it's hard to keep track. The "bruffin" is a brioche muffin. I wasn't wow-ed with my Greek bruffin (spiced beef, feta, spinach, olives).
It was $5 and change. It sounds expensive but I've paid about the same for a regular muffin in NYC.
It's a filling snack for a carb fiend like me, but if you need something of more sustenance…look elsewhere.