Cafe Minerva, New York, New York, Italian Restaurant Details

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As i was grabbing a seat, the Waiter or rather manger comes up and asks me if im by myself. I say yes. He then tells me to sit at their bar. "i have a laptop."
-- him: "we don't do laptops on the dining tables".

Its none of your business where i want to sit and whether i will work with a laptop or not. By the way, the dining tables were empty.

Food:

cafe minerva has a wine list of 10 reds/10 whites for 20$ a bottle -- not a bad deal if you are looking to share with a friend. the atmosphere is unpretentious and warm.

Food:

One star, and because I can not give them a 0.

A place/coffe/restaurant/bar should never treaty the clients like they do. If I would be the owner I WOULD FIRE THEM ALL (not kidding).

I went to this place with my girlfriend because it look good from the exterior and she wanted to have a coffee. We sat on the bar, we order a latte, and they gave us the late with no spoon or either a plate underneath.

What it comes now is just DISGUSTING.

We asked another guy for a plate and a spoon, and he gave us a spoon, he grabbed a plate from a used cup (dirty obviously) and in front of us, he wiped with a rug and put gave it to us.

We asked again, do you have a clean plate?

And his reaction was grab the plate, wipe it again with the same rug, and returned to us saying in a very disgusting way "clean enough?".

We left, we didn't drink the coffee, and I won't come back.

Food:

Anytime I got to work from home when I lived in the West Village this was one of my two spots. During the day it is well lit, calm and a friendly and happy environment. It is not cheap as their yogurt parfait and latte probably cost me more than $13, but it was worth it to spend the majority of my day in peace there. Besides the free wifi and outlets, the space is beautifully designed.

Food:

Partially hidden in the small, narrow streets of the West Village, Cafe Minerva is a great restaurant that attracts a local crowd as well as numerous loyal patrons. My friends rave about this cafe for its good food as well as $20 bottle of wines, which you can choose from a list of 20. The malbec wine was surprisingly smooth and tasty. For dinner, the pasta dishes are a modest but good sized portion and also delicious. The paninis are also a good choice. Prices are very reasonable with paninins at $8 and pasta dishes at $14. The service was great, with our waitress checking on us often to see if we needed water, wine, or more food. All in all, this was a great find and I definitely will be returning with more friends.