BESS'S CAFE
224 Cypress St, Brookline
(617) 879-0993
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She first ignored us until she could no longer. When I ate and wanted to order more she said “you can clean up after yourself”. Her husband came to the rescue “you would like to order more” (aaah yeah… I AM standing at the register).
Had to force a good bye out of her by continuing to be polite. Only when my back was turned heard a screaming fatalistic “good bye”. Both my daughter and I just laughed at that point.
Unexplainably rude. Will never EVER return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Shrimp tempura scallion wrap is AMAZING OMG
I have never been insulted by such poor and unfriendly service. From the owner (at that). I walked up to the counter to order and had some questions. Someone walked in behind me. The owner stopped talking to me and asked if they were there for takeout. They said yes. The owner served them first.When they were finished, somebody else had walked in and (knowing I still had questions) the owner asked if this new person knew what they wanted. They said yes, so the owner started to take their order.I objected and was thrown out of the restaurant by the owner for doing so. He said I was being aggressive.Obviously the owner of this establishment does not understand the etiquette of serving One customer at a time.Some customers need more help than others.I believe the owner should have continued to answer my questions until my order was complete.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
The food here is great . Scallion pancake wraps with beef ,crispy chicken or shrimp are fantastic . Steamed buns , dumplings and noodle dishes too . Service is great . It's a small place , only a few tables , so takeout may be a good option . Definitely worth the trip .
Parking: On street parking . I've never had a problem , but it is a little tight in the neighborhood .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Scallion Pancake Wrap with Chicken, Dan Dan Noodles, Shrimp Dumplings, Wraps, Buns, Pork & Chive Dumplings, Spicy Beef Noodles, Crispy Chicken, Beef Wrap, Pork Belly Noodles Soup
The food here is SO GOOD. And it’s ready so fast. I can’t recommend the beef scallion pancake wrap enough. So delicious. And also very nice and wonderful owners.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Scallion Pancake Wrap with Chicken, Pork & Chive Dumplings
The employees were rude as heck.. Gave us our fanta drinks (in a glass bottle with the hard opening top) without opening it first and after we had opened it they came up to us and asked if we opened it and they noticed that we already did, but with the grove that was already in the table and they give us attitude saying that we broke it when it was already broken, maybe you should have opened it before y'all gave it to us... They also were being rude towards the end of our trip telling us "goodbye see you later" trying to essentially kick us out early and cut our eating dinner cut short because they were being petty towards us.
Parking: Hard to find parking needs a parking lot
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Steamed Pork and Leek Dumplings and Pork Buns, Pork & Chive Dumplings
Super cute little gem with a limited but super delicious menu! Would highly recommend the dumplings in sichuan sauce and bao
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buns, Chicken Dumplings with Sichuan Sauce
Went here with some friends yesterday. It was a snowy day, and we were looking for a cozy place to get some nice Chinese food. I was recommended this place by a friend, so decided to give it a try.This place has absolutely amazing Chinese food that tastes homemade. we talked to the owner and she makes the food homemade every day, so nothing is stuck in a freezer for days on end. I think this made an incredible difference and how awesome our food tasted. Service and atmosphere felt like you were in somebody’s home being served food as a guest. Very cozy vibe and attentive service. The only thing is that it is a bit small, and I can’t see it seating more than eight people at a time.Highly recommend Wonton noodle soup was amazing along with their scallion pancake wraps. Honestly, you won’t go wrong with anything on their menu.Food - 17/20Service - 9/10Atmosphere - 6/10Total - 32/40
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef, Soup, Buns, Dan Dan Noodles, Crispy Chicken, Pork Belly Noodles Soup
does NOT close at 7pm, place is run by a tiger mom who seems to have a lot of traumatic experience when she was younger. change your hours to show the correct time please!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious food. love the noodles and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Wrap, Shrimp Dumplings, Dan Dan Noodles
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Would never step foot in this place again!!! They are very racists ! Didn’t even want to hand me my food and when I went to pay for my food I was asked to place my card on table instead of me handing it to her. Not only that we want able to wait inside for our food. Me and my daughter was ask to wait outside.
Food was not very good and the ground pork on the Dan Dan noodles was served cold with chunks of solid oil still in it. Noodles were hot. The woman behind the counter was rude and didn’t realize I could hear her mocking me because I asked if she could add sautéed vegetables to the noodles. She did not add vegetables.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amazing and really delicious dumplings.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had wonton soup and liked it very much! The service of this cafe was also very good. Enjoyed my time over there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I drove all the way from Natick to Boston just to have Bess Cafe's homemade Dan Dan noodles, and it was totally worth it! The noodles were fresh and delicious. The sauce had the perfect amount of meat, and the portion size was generous. Friendly staff and a cozy atmosphere sealed the deal. If you're in the mood for amazing Dan Dan noodles, don't hesitate to make the trip to this cafe. It's a noodle adventure you won't regret!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, Crispy Chicken, Chicken Dumplings, Buns, Dan Dan Noodles
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