Reviews describe Pigeon Café & Bar as a stylish, cozy spot with a bright ambiance and a strong drinks program, where some meals impress with flavor and presentation, especially brunch staples and Mediterranean inspired dishes, while others feel bland, overpriced, or served cold. Service ranges from friendly and efficient to slow or inattentive, with busy periods and understaffing cited as causes of delays and ordering mistakes. The decor is frequently praised and the space suits brunch, casual meals, and celebrations, though the high ceilings and crowding can make it loud and less conducive to conversation. Overall value and consistency vary by location and visit, leading to many loyal patrons as well as critics who note price and variability in food and service.
Very cute café, but every visit is a hit or miss. I've been here many times & will continue to come, however, the service & food are very inconsistent. Last time I came for lunch the service was incredibly slow, which generally is not the case if it is not busy. The food here is generally good, however, during my last visit, we got a salmon avocado toast & as you can see on the pictures it was just sad. Absolutely not worth 21$+tax. The 17$ bagel lox was cheaper, bigger & tastier. My coffee also arrived cold. This is not the first average experience I had here. I wish there was more positive visits, but so far, it's a 50/50.
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Quaint Cafe. Feels like you could be in Europe on a patio, but you are inside. Specializes in breakfast & brunch items, portion sizes are large & prices fair. A different experience compared to a standard coffee shop
Great Ambience!! But if you order hot coffee ask to make it extra hot as they served me very cold!!
As per the other reviews was really looking forward to try Shakshuka here but it was bitter.
It's a cute café but incredibly disappointing. Previous visit had better food. This time, potatoes, eggs & avocado are bland. No salt available, must request it. By the time it arrived, food is cold. Toast was served dry, no butter. This must also be requested. After having paid, we were finishing up our coffee. A waitress (not the one who served our meal) came to the table, removed the cream & sugar & said'We beed the table. We have a reservation & they are already here'. I asked if she was asking us to leave & she simply said'yeah or maybe I can move you to another table'. She seemed to think that her request was completely reasonable. There were lots of empty tables. Why take ours ?
The food, service & attitude is not worth the price. It was my second visit but it will be the last. The client isn't valued in this establishment. High prices & high table turnover. What counts here is the businesses bottom line.
Quick service, great atmosphere, but some points to make on the food. My friend had an iced vanilla latte with oat milk while I had an iced caramel latte with regular milk, & we both genuinely couldn't figure out which one was which because they both tasted the same. No hint of caramel nor vanilla in both. The fries were cold. The sandwich we ordered wasn't that bad, but considering there was no chicken, meat, or fish on it (only vegetables & two mini slices of grilled halloumi), we were expecting more flavor for the price. The flavor mostly came from the pesto sauce. What you see in the first picture was around 40$. They had a nice pastry selection. Free parking & we were seated immediately on a Sunday afternoon.
Very overpriced for mediocre food. The decor is beautiful but music is ridiculously loud & really disrupts the vibe. The food, while presented nicely tasted no better then fast food with significantly higher prices. The caramel latte had an extremely chemically flavor. Service was fine.
Samedi matin, 9h30, sortie du gym : le moment sacré du brunch. On s'attend à des patates tristes comme dans 95 % des restos, mais non - le PIGEON Café m'a pris par surprise. Des patates croustillantes, dorées, dignes d'un rêve post-entraînement. Les ustensiles brillaient comme si le staff faisait des compés de polissage entre deux commandes.
Si t'aimes pas leurs patates, c'est pas eux le problème, c'est toi. 🥔🔥
