Pistachio Cafe
911 Whalley Ave, New Haven
(203) 800-4262
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I really love this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Underwhelmed by pastries. Rather dry. Nice atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Coffee was good but sweets lacked luster. The little birds nest tasted like the fridge and had hardly any honey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Pistachio is definitely unique. I will give them that much.. We went there for breakfast, got seated and were given menus and then was told we needed to come up to the counter to order. If we wanted water, she pointed and said the water is over there. We had to get up and get our own water.Once we got our food, the waitress asked if there was anything else we needed and we said yes, utensils. She said oh they’re over there. Again, we were asked to get up and get our utensils. And they expect a tip for this???? The Cheese and mushroom omelette was $18 And the mushrooms were canned not fresh !!!
The Only thing great about the visit was the coffee. We won’t be returning. I’ll take my business elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great little Café! Always packed, but worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Visited around 9:30 on a Wednesday. Ordered a pistachio croissant, apricot croissant and tumeric chai. Also got an assortment of Turkish delight.
The croissants were ok as were the fillings. Nothing very special and not worth going out of the way for.
The Tumeric Chai just tasted like milk. There no tumeric or Chai flavor, just tasted like a cup of cold milk. I tried swirling it, stirring it, drinking from the bottom, middle, and top and there was no flavor to be found.
Unfortunately the focus of this place definitely seems to be the aesthetics and not the flavors.
I will say the Turkish delight was pretty good, but I don't have a lot to compare it too. But it was enjoyable. Chewy without being to gummy or hard.
The place is fairly pricey and while I am more than willing to pay extra for quality, scratch made food, this place does not justify the cost at all. Most bakeries will provide an equal or better croissant and any place that sells coffee will have a better chai.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
We waited 45 mins for our breakfast to arrive after receiving the wrong order. When we immediately advised the waitstaff, the order was incorrect they left it on the table to discuss wth other staff memberw before finally removing it. We had to ask for updates repeatedly as we had finished our coffees and were given no updates. Throughout the wait, we were never offered any compensation or apologies for the terrible service and long wait times. I hope this was a one off instance and not a new norm.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Oh My Goodness. This place was phenomenal. Gorgeous presentation. Parking was a little rough, but well worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coffee and lunch fantastic! Love the decorations. Got dessert to go. All very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to hang out and enjoy some amazing flavors of coffee. We tried the cardamom latte (which is my 2nd favorite). 1st spot is for their signature pistachio latte. My friend tried their Mexican spicy mocha latte, which was also good.
The ambiance is great with some great jazz music in the background. Sometimes, you hear people taking their work call there depending on where you sit.
Their pastries are simply delicious, which has a very European touch to it.
I highly recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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It looks like a great place to plop down with your laptop and work. Stopped by to check out the baklavas, but they looked too pale for my ‘Turkish-palet’. Will be back to hang next time I am in town
Atmosphere: 5
Gem of a place
Great food and delicious coffee beverages. Yummy deserts. Wonderful place for breakfast, lunch or an afternoon snack. Friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Lovely looking pastries, delicious baclava, and great atmosphere. It is just that they don’t post prices. So beware, the price seems to depend on the customer, and in my case, surprisingly high. I asked the markup used with tourists, and one server admitted, possibly joking, possibly not, $1.50, I understood per piece. Sigh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
I really wanted to love this place...but they had nothing they advertised. I went there for what they advertised
Walnut bread, pistachio ice cream, pistachio shake. No on all, but they wanted to sell me a $10.00 lemon square. Come on now, update your website. It takes a few minutes. So disappointed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Ty, Mariam, and Rahima provide excellent service and brew up the best coffees, the mocha iced coffee is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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