Just had an amazing folded egg sandwich. Very friendly and welcoming customer service and a great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Natalia Decelle
Delicious n fresh!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Cochrane
Really good cappuccino, served as a 'true' cappuccino with a shot of espresso and the correct amount of milk, may look small but the quality makes up for it. Fantastic pastries too, the apple pastry in particular was amazing with fantastic, flaky pastry and perfect apple filling.
Super fast and friendly service too, perfect for the hotel next door.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries
Veronica Leong
There was ample seating and the cafe is connected to the Freehand NY hotel. I got the Market Plate, which allows us to pick 3 market sides available. Per the staff's rec, I chose the Kale Salad, the Couscous, and Sweet Potatoes with Beets. The food tasted fine/ok. The couscous was pretty good and had a fresh distrust taste - would recommend! Aside from the Sides I chose, they had Carrots and Quinoa as other options. Super friendly staff and the business is clean and comfortable. For restrooms, you'll be directed to the ones in the Freehand hotel on the 2nd fl. They're very clean and there's a cozy seating area upstairs as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Felipe Budinich
Big on vibes, Tiny on portions! [January 5th, 2025] Service and atmosphere? Top-notch. Perfect spot to fake productivity or dive into a book on a Sunday. The food, though? A masterclass in portion control. I ordered the AVO toast with two extra eggs, and let’s just say those eggs were “fun-sized.” The avocado? A splash, just enough to remind me it exists. Two onion slivers, a mini toast, and a comically large parsley garnish (thanks for the irony, I guess). The cappuccino? Tiny—but hey, maybe that’s their vibe. Lovely staff, but for these portions, I might as well bring my own snacks next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Michael Sauter
We stayed in the hotel next door for a week and therefore went to Smile To Go for breakfast a few times. We were very pleased with the friendly service at the vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Max Sauter
Smile is a really nice Restaurant, with great food. We ate here on 4 Days our breakfast, because we lived in the freehand hotel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Becky Berry
Cute cafe, nice people, delicious food! Recommend the smile breakfast with avocado and cappuccino!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
.i a.
Nice illy coffee, small portion of salad comparing to everywhere else in the city but tasty.
ramon raya perez
On the third day they made a mistake at breakfast and they put a rolled omelet instead of eggs and they didn't put avocados and we protested and they put it back for us.
Smiles to go is one of those operations that makes one thing exceptional well and the others fall terrible behind. The gruyere sandwich is probably the best breakfast option they have at a modest 8$. The other breakfast options are either highway robbery or bland and flavorless. The breakfast burrito needs an entire overhaul. It was bland and unappealing. The salsa doesn't help it either and opening the burrito itself isn't exactly the most aesthetically pleasing sight. Im not sure if STG needs a QA check but it definitely needs to reconsider some of the options they put out. 3/5.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Izzy Hartwig
Best little café with the kindest staff! My barista Anna was so awesome, would definitely recommend if you’re in the area!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Julia Khalil
Little spot serving several fresh dishes. The salads tasted good. You also have several breakfast options. Given the quality, the prices are rather high.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Stuart Davis
Kind of an expensive and depressing void on Lexington Ave except there is an upstairs space above the shop in the hotel that is always deserted and really pleasant.
Just had an amazing folded egg sandwich. Very friendly and welcoming customer service and a great atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious n fresh!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really good cappuccino, served as a 'true' cappuccino with a shot of espresso and the correct amount of milk, may look small but the quality makes up for it. Fantastic pastries too, the apple pastry in particular was amazing with fantastic, flaky pastry and perfect apple filling.
Super fast and friendly service too, perfect for the hotel next door.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries
There was ample seating and the cafe is connected to the Freehand NY hotel.
I got the Market Plate, which allows us to pick 3 market sides available. Per the staff's rec, I chose the Kale Salad, the Couscous, and Sweet Potatoes with Beets. The food tasted fine/ok. The couscous was pretty good and had a fresh distrust taste - would recommend! Aside from the Sides I chose, they had Carrots and Quinoa as other options.
Super friendly staff and the business is clean and comfortable. For restrooms, you'll be directed to the ones in the Freehand hotel on the 2nd fl. They're very clean and there's a cozy seating area upstairs as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Big on vibes, Tiny on portions!
[January 5th, 2025]
Service and atmosphere? Top-notch. Perfect spot to fake productivity or dive into a book on a Sunday.
The food, though? A masterclass in portion control. I ordered the AVO toast with two extra eggs, and let’s just say those eggs were “fun-sized.” The avocado? A splash, just enough to remind me it exists. Two onion slivers, a mini toast, and a comically large parsley garnish (thanks for the irony, I guess). The cappuccino? Tiny—but hey, maybe that’s their vibe. Lovely staff, but for these portions, I might as well bring my own snacks next time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
We stayed in the hotel next door for a week and therefore went to Smile To Go for breakfast a few times. We were very pleased with the friendly service at the vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Smile is a really nice Restaurant, with great food. We ate here on 4 Days our breakfast, because we lived in the freehand hotel.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute cafe, nice people, delicious food! Recommend the smile breakfast with avocado and cappuccino!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice illy coffee, small portion of salad comparing to everywhere else in the city but tasty.
On the third day they made a mistake at breakfast and they put a rolled omelet instead of eggs and they didn't put avocados and we protested and they put it back for us.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Smiles to go is one of those operations that makes one thing exceptional well and the others fall terrible behind. The gruyere sandwich is probably the best breakfast option they have at a modest 8$. The other breakfast options are either highway robbery or bland and flavorless. The breakfast burrito needs an entire overhaul. It was bland and unappealing. The salsa doesn't help it either and opening the burrito itself isn't exactly the most aesthetically pleasing sight. Im not sure if STG needs a QA check but it definitely needs to reconsider some of the options they put out. 3/5.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Best little café with the kindest staff! My barista Anna was so awesome, would definitely recommend if you’re in the area!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Little spot serving several fresh dishes. The salads tasted good. You also have several breakfast options. Given the quality, the prices are rather high.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Kind of an expensive and depressing void on Lexington Ave except there is an upstairs space above the shop in the hotel that is always deserted and really pleasant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Waited for coffee 20 minutes …
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