La Bonbonniere

I am a native New Yorker who has walked past this place a thousand times, but never eaten there, for a variety of reasons. No time, no money, too crowded. Today, the stars alligned, and I could and did. While I was thrilled to have the opportunity to visit this famous but affordable establishment, I wish to pass on the message that they should update the menu prices on their Google listing. I took pictures of the current menu and a couple of snapshots of the interior. Obviously, the outdoor dining area, the shed on the street taking up valuable potential parking spaces, is a pandemic era addition. Yes, the interior of the original building is really that small, even smaller but slightly wider than the former Moonstruck Diner. (The real Moonstruck Diner was not big enough to do a song-and-dance movie sequence in, the wait staff had to turn sideways to walk between the cafe tables and the counter, and it was never as clean as the movie set.) Don't get me wrong, I have no complaints about the food or the service at La Bonbonniere, it is what it is, but please inform the public about the current prices on your profile.

I visited here because of The Marvelous Maisel. It was a filming location for a cafe in the show. The food was SO GOOD. I got their “famous” French toast and I highly recommend. We got coffee in the iconic NY blue coffee cups. It is a very NYC cafe. Small, old, quick and quiet service and I loved it even more for these reasons. It is cash only so take cash!

This is THE place for a no frills, solid breakfast in the village (at really great prices). Get there nice and early to avoid the weekend crowd and make sure to bring cash (the dozens of "cash only" signs on the wall will be sure to remind you). Try the famous French toast, it's heavy but lives up to the name. The corned beef hash and eggs are nothing fancy, but they taste great. They serve coffee in these blue cups that you usually get at a corner bagel/coffee stand I'm the city on your way to work. I live in NYC, but the whole experience made me nostalgic.

I don't know what to say. This is exactly the type of place I like to try. First of all.. cash only.. not a complaint just something to know if you go. My husband liked his food a lot. We both liked our coffees. It really isn't the cleanest. And I do take issue with creamer that is just left out on tables all day for each party. But my main issue is that in spite of my deep love for corned beef hash of all kinds (canned, fresh).. what was on my plate was the one an only hash in history that I couldn't bring myself to eat after the first bite. Just terrible. I'm so sorry because the service is really friendly.