The Greenhouse Cafe & Cocktail Lounge

Used to come here a lot. I was here yesterday and enjoying my matcha latte - until I have felt something in my mouth as I take my last sip. There was this white-pinkish, hard bead thing in the drink, still no idea what that is but that thing broke between my teeth as I chewed. The lady on the counter said she has no idea and mumbled that she is sorry, and didn’t offer me any refund or redoing the drink (it was other male staff member who made my drink fyi). Didn’t ask me if I was okay at all or anything - it was a very awkward moment. Having an unidentifiable object in your drink is a food hazard? Think it will be my last visit.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Some of the worst service I have ever experienced. The most unreasonable waiting time ever. We order four drinks and they brought two out within ten minutes but it took the other two about 30 minutes. For literally two drinks it’s absolutely outrageous. The place wasn’t even very busy. I rarely leave bad reviews but I had to. I will never come back here and I will make sure to tell everyone how terrible my experience was. Ridiculous.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 1

The service today was very slow, they didn’t have the items on the menu, the food so far has taken 1.5 hours to come and we are still missing plates.
I ordered the black pepper tofu bowl because they didn’t have quinoa for the Greek quinoa bowl. As soon as my plate came the rice was not completely cooked, it is supposed to come with: marinated cucumbers and carrots and black pepper sauce, out of those it only came with carrots which were not marinated, when I asked for the sauce they told me I they can’t give it to me because the sauce it’s on the fridge and they would need to take it out and warm it…
Just awful and expensive. Vibe is nice, aesthetically is nice, everything else, no thank you.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

It closes at 12 on Saturdays but we were kicked out at 11:15. Staff was rude.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 1

Absolutely love this gem of a location right off the Ithaca Commons. The staff are the best, fun and personable and make you feel right at home. Ithaca is lucky to have Greenhouse as an option for delicious nibbles and fantastic cocktails.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Smoked Pesto Grilled Cheese

I have been here many times and have only ever had the best experiences, but the bartender working on 4/25/25 at around 9 pm was completely unprofessional and quite honestly ruined the vibes. My partner and i both chugged our (mediocre and half full) espresso martinis and high tailed it outta there. He was clearly angry (at himself?) and muttering profanities right in front of us while we sat at the bar. The poor hostess seemed embarrassed and apologetic for his behavior, she seemed like an excellent employee and I felt bad for her. We love greenhouse and want them to keep succeeding and would hate to see them lose customers over bad behavior!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 1

Barely walked away from the crowded counter where you order cocktail like it’s a coffee shop and the lady behind the counter was very rude and said “you’re not gonna tip your bartender?”… after I walked away she continued to talk to my friend about how “it wasn’t the time for that” and how she “didn’t care if it was rude or not”. I hope their bartender makes good money but I was not serviced. Your name gets screamed when your drink is ready and you have to go get it. Not my cup of tea and I won’t be back!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Wonderful chill location for coffee and drinks! I loved the greenery and vibe!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place to enjoy a few non alcoholic drinks and chat with friends. The owner and his staff were very friendly. And the drinks were no to sweet as some mock-tails tend to be.

Vegetarian options: Lots of glutin free options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegan, Orange Mango Vibes

Great place to enjoy a few non alcoholic drinks and chat with friends. The owner and his staff were very friendly. And the drinks were no to sweet as some mock-tails tend to be.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegan, Orange Mango Vibes

Terrible food. Awful service. Avoid this place.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

I've had an inconsistent experience. The first time I went, their on and off menu cocktails were fantastic. The second time, they were made quite poorly and were weak/too light on the alcohol. The place also has a slightly confusing identity: it feels like its simultaneously trying to be casual/student-orientated and fancy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Really nice place, very cute. I was excited to go. I went around 7:30 on a Saturday night, knowing that they were open till 12 am. The service was mediocre as was the drink. I got a hot chocolate and my brother got an chai latte. It took 10 minutes to get to our table and then was cold. It was literally 6 dollars per drink, and mine was the same quality as Dunkin Donuts. The workers did not seem to care at all and almost looked inconvenienced if they were asked questions. If you want better tips, you have to treat your customers like they’re the only people on the planet. But I understand working on a Saturday night is never ideal. Like I said, cute atmosphere. Mediocre service and not worth the money for anything non-alcoholic.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

young hip cocktail bar with appetizers
the eggplant meatball sliders are spot on

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

We were in Ithaca moving our daughter into her college apartment and stopped here for dinner. The food was fabulous, the drinks were fantastic, and the staff was spectacular! We will definitely be back.