West Bank cafe

407 W 42nd St, New York
(212) 695-6909

Recent Reviews

Ryan L.

Nice cafe with good ambiance in the neighborhood. Stopped here for coffee and some excellent drinks with colleagues, and they were very friendly and fine with people taking a table for 2+ hours with relatively low spend (just drinks, although some great alcohol too) in a low traffic afternoon.

Karen H.

If there was a zero I would give it. it's an IHop with worse food. Definitely skip this one.

Eileen Dougherty

Delicious food, great atmosphere, and very, very attentive staff. It was our first time there, but we will definitely return.

Michael Lehrman

This is a perfect pre or post theatre spot. Good food and drinks in a super convivial atmosphere. Lively bar scene.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Crystal Braunbeck

I was charged 16.60 for soup, a sandwich and coffee and wanted to double charge for the soup. 16.60 is the correct amount for the items that I ordered, but they are greedy and price guage. Don't go here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

A Fitz

Late lunch/early dinner before a show.... Love this place for its authentic French cuisine. Had the vegan risotto - perfection on a plate.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tony Yung

Honestly, this place wasn’t it. Me and my girlfriend waited 30+ minutes for our food to come just for some mediocre steak frites and fried calamari. What’s even more upsetting is that the staff doesn’t even care about whether you stay or not. I asked a waiter whether our food was coming and he looked at me like I was crazy. “You don’t want your food? You want your food?” There were two other couples who were waiting just as long but they got more attention than me and my gf. Think the staff is a little biased but ??‍♂️

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Eric Kamander

Excellent service!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Patti Richards

Nice place ideal for before a

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: WBC Burger

Coco C.

Always pretty good stuff here. Lots of options, nice classic restaurant atmosphere. I've never been to the drag shows downstairs but hear they're good.

Andrew Dorschner

Solid pre theater dinner spot. Classic Italian / American menu, not red sauce forward. Great, efficient and warm service. Cozy, warm

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Lori Kaplan

i remember when WBC opened over 20 years ago, and everyone called Steve crazy. I still love this place near the theater district, and the bustling strip of 42nd St west of 9th avenue. always good food and service, performances at the Beechman theatre, and a great bottomless brunch option for 20 bucks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jinny Chung

We had a very relaxing lunch with excellent wine. Their pasta and salad lunch menu is very good. The staff is attentive without hovering. Good place to have a nice long chat with friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Garin

The go to place for the NYC arts community.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ava C.

Great place but only tell people you love. I don't think they need a lot more business.

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