I have never been a fan of dairy restaurants, always felt they are not worth the price, better bang for your buck at meat ones. I'll make an exception here - Elite Cafe is a place I return to over and over. I cannot get enough of the mexican quesadilla. But when I restrain myself from re-ordering the old favorite, I am rewarded with something else delicious, like the fish tacos. And always order the truffle fries as sides! Elite Cafe is not just a consolation eat-out place for the "Nine Days", it is a great place to eat, period. read more

Food is good. They used to sell bigger portions for the price it is now. Portions got smaller and price more or less stayed the same. Usually waited a while just to get a drink read more

Elite Cafe is by far the best restaurant on Main Street. The food is delicious and always tastes fresh, the staff is knowledgable and accommodating. The coffee is tasty and they're never out of anything on the menu. I LOVE their Tuna Nicoise it's fresh, big and the salad dressing is delicious. read more

The service was terrible. The food was mediocre and overpriced. The mashed potatoes were not creamy and clumpy. The waitress told us to leave once we finished eating. The waitress was very rude. I would not recommend. I got sick the following day with food poisoning and believe is from eating here since I didn't eat out anywhere else and it was my first and last experience there. Zero stars. read more

Great shakauja very clean the coffee is excellent. The California pinnie is full of flavor The on what was for free and full of flavor and it also is very very clean read more

Elite Cafe - Front door - Cafes Near Me - Flushing, New York

The food is great! I threw a surprise birthday party here for my sister and all of her friends loved the food! The waiter was kind enough to let us eat and laugh about old times (we are paying customers, after all), but the manager was rude and kept telling us to hurry up and leave, even though we reserved a day in advance! I went recently again with a bunch of family and friends and we stayed for a few hours, talking and eating until closing time without a peep from anyone. read more

Been here 3 times so far an def will be back . Food is great , portions are big so if you are not a big eater , most dishes can be easily shared . Service is very friendly and accommodating . Atmosphere isn't that great though . read more

When I made a reservation at the cafe they apparently never got it. So I had to wait an hour, when I finally got to the table the waiters dropped a couple of the utensils on the floor and then picked it up from the floor and placed back on to the table. When I told the manager about this, he totally ignored me. The food was unpleasant and the people are rude and uneasy. read more

Had lunch at this cafe on Sunday - seems like HIgh School Students are the waiters - worst service I have ever encountered - Israeli salad come with onions - they say no - of course with onions - my friend orders potatoes - comes with salad instead - ask for water at least 5 times - coffee without spoons - of course the eggs come back cold - these kids should not be waiters - waiters and kitchen are not communicating - 2 out of 3 meals are wrong . Wont comment on the food . read more

Food is okay, but the waiters aren't really polite or helpful. It's as if they don't want to be bothered.

Walked in and the place was packed. Asked how long the wait was for a party of 4. Was about 10 minutes so we waited. Got seated and then had to add 4 more to the party. The owner was very accommodating and added more tables and chairs once they became available which was very quickly. The food is awesome, portions are huge and the service is excellent. Highly recommend read more

Bad service. Bad food. Would never go back. Watered down cheese sauce all over nachos. Waitress took it back to the kitchen and brought back same soggy nachos with more "cheese sauce" on top. Pirogies with mushrooms were blah. Save yourself the money and boil your own frozen pirogies/ravioli and make a better sauce to go with it at your own home. read more

My favorite restaurant in Kew Gardens Hills. The environment created is modern and casual. Every time I visit Queens, I go at least twice during my stay. Fresh Italian/Israeli styled food, reasonable prices, great (fast) service. Even as the restaurant gets crowded, the service continues to be fabulous. read more

Came here to have the shakshuka and had to ask for someone to serve us. The shakshuka was watery with no substance, could have been chunkier and also comes only spicy. It was by far the worst I ever had that I couldn't finish my meal. read more

So first time I came with a bunch of friends. Took forever to be seated and food was crap. About 7 months later, I figured I'd try again. I had to seat myself and after 5 minutes of no one coming over (the servers were sitting in a corner joking around) I left without anything. Stupidly I tried again a week later hoping for different servers. They were different, and service was just passable. I came in again a day later, and again took forever to get seated, and it took forever to place an order. I had to hold up my menu to get the attention of someone in the corner. I only stayed because I wanted to see how long it took to get service-18 minutes, and that was with only two other tables occupied. This restaurant will no longer receive my business ever. Even if I was on the cusp of starvation, I expect I'd die before someone at "Crappy" Cafe comes to help. read more

My kids love their cheese cake ! And I love the fact that it's ultra clean come here time to time with the kids and the hubster ..

This place rocks... Best breakfast in town. Great for families and couples to go out and enjoy a nice meal.

This is based on the service. After waiting for a few minutes I saw no staff & seated myself with my elderly cousin,10 minutes later at 12:45pm yesterday, Sunday I went to the counter since the wait staff did not notice us and helped myself to menus. Another 10 minutes later after helping 2 other tables a waitress came with empty cups and walked away.About 5 minutes later a waitress came and took our orders. She was neither pleasant or unpleasant. However the food was delicious. Our plates were removed I guess because there were big portions desserts were not offered. We agreed we would return again for the food however if the service remains partial self serve and poor table service we probably will not continue to despite the quality of the food. read more

Great place very good food ,the service little slow but all the other stuff are great, definitely will be back

First yelping ever. I'm a foodie, and always find myself skeptical about trying new places unless I have gotten positive feedback. A few weeks ago, I tried Elite the first night they were open and was favorably impressed. The service was great and my waiter had an awesome commend of the menu! She knew what everything was and was able to explain it to my wife, who is less of a foodie then I. The food arrived in a timely manner and water and bread were refilled promptly. The first time I went, I ordered standard menu items, and was very happy. I just went back a second time and ordered two items that were off the menu. Both arrived as specified. Elite Cafe has risen to the top of my choices for dairy very quickly, and I hope that it will remain. read more

My family ordered takeout on August 10th. One of the dishes we ordered was the sweet potato salad. This is more of a review of this dish than the restaurant itself but I wasn't impressed with the answer I got when I told them about the following issue. The menu says this salad comes with stir-fried sweet potatoes. What I got was sweet potato fries on the salad. The former is obviously much healthier. When I called to complain they said they'd call back but did not. When I called back, the manager (Eddie?) claimed that sweet potato fries are the same thing as stir-fried potatoes. They're not. It's like claiming potatoes and fries are the same thing. He said only one other person has complained about this and everyone who orders this salad loves the fries. He confirmed that in the future if one orders this salad, it will still be (frozen) stir-fried sweet potato fries that you get, not stir-fried sweet potato and that the menu will not be updated to reflect the misleading wording. He didn't offer (and I didn't ask for) a reimbursement for the dish or a discount for a future order. I would have given them 2 stars was it not for the fact that the manager was SUPER nice when I spoke with him. read more

It's very good place, the best in town thank you very much keep continue guys. I don't care what the people say.

This is my wife's and my go to place for dairy cuisine and desserts! I was there last night and thought I should finally write a review. The food is amazing. I personally like their soup, whether French onion or the cream soup of the day (last night I had split pea, which was amazing). Their sushi is great and my wife is very picky with sushi, but we love the sushi here, especially the Godzilla roll. I love all of their panini combos and their raviolli spinach is great. Even their regular Mac and cheese is great, it's so simple but delectable. The waiters are very good at guiding you to your choice, so if you ever need help they will do a very good job. They have great desserts and crepes. Although service is usually great, last night was a little understaffed, but I guess nobody is perfect. I am really glad they are here on Main Street, I always said that we needed a place like this and now that they are here I hope they are here to stay! read more

Delicious food! Amazing prices and the best customer service. Natanel was great waiter he helped us pick out what we wanted and brought the food pretty quickly! Will be coming back again. Lasagna and Pennell vodka were on point!!! read more

Great beautiful place. Many options of different types of food. Really good food and good prices too. I keep coming back!

Came in with my friends for a late dinner. We ordered 2 salads : the sweet potato and salmon teriyaki. The sweet potatoe was good except the sweet potato was in fries form. It's kind of cheapened it. And the salad was awesome I just feel like they should have done the sweet potato differently. And the salmon teriyaki was delicious but a bit too much of the teriyaki sauce. But still both very good. I asked for dressing and croutons on the side and they actually take your requests. Other places I went to just say ok and I end up having to pick it out myself. The Israel cheesecake is amazing. Very light and fluffy. Latte was perfect. And bread and butter was heavenly. Service was great as well. Our waitress was very sweet and made us feel welcome. Quick service and very attentive. Will be back I really enjoyed elite cafe. read more

Honestly I'm ashamed to say this , I was a big fan of the food but I recently came back and the food was off . Maybe I came on the wrong day but salad was just strange tasting . Hope the original chef comes back read more

Amazing service and food would definitely come back. The waiters where friendly and helpful plus the pasta dishes where amazing

If I'm not eating Sushi, I am at Elite Cafe!! Great breakfast, great regular coffee, good menus. Staff is very friendly. HIGHLY recommend this Cafe. As a side note, I used to be bothered seeing employees anywhere chewing gum. Found it unprofessional. It's nothing of how I feel seeing employees on their cell phones while waiting for the next thing to come up. I believe employees are paid to be working and giving their entire attention to the business. I'd like to see cell phones banned from all workplaces (unless ip used for work of course). Customers should not have to feel they need to interrupt someone for service. This doesn't specifically apply to the wonderful Elite Cafe. But I see this most places I go. Just used here as a forum after seeing a small example of this. read more

The service was terrible and the food was cold. When I asked them to heat up my cold soup, they brought it back to the table boiling. Then I couldn't eat it until it cooled off. Had a burn taste. I asked for water and they only brought 1 glass for the three of us that were dining together. Loved the idea of a Kosher Dairy restaurant, but I was better off at a pizza place. Never again! read more

This wasn't my first time at this restaurant but as always they didn't disappoint. Mushroom onion quesadilla was delicious and full of flavor. My friends had the sweet potato salad and the eggplant parm and both loved the food. Nice to have a convenient, great dairy restaurant in kew garden hills. Prices are fair and service was good. Will be back soon. read more

Found this place by accident as the place we wanted was closed. Food is amazing especially the sushi. Service is fast, courteous and always with a smile! I have found my new cafe on Main Street read more

Good for paninis and shak Shuka. Simple spot for some cafe food. I would come back for a quick bite if I'm in he area the staff is friendly.

Really good cafe, nicest sit-down brunch place around. Great atmosphere, really good food.

Worst service ever. Rude and unreliable staff. Waited for simple breakfast for over one hour. Left without getting any food. We were not the only people to leave hungry. Tables are sticky and dirty, never cleaned. Never again read more

Food good but not exceptional. Service a bit slow & haphazard. Ambience noisy at brunch. Prices fair.

I went to Elite Cafe because reviews weren't as bad and I've heard from other people about it. I'm a big fan of cafe muscat, but I got tired from the same place, so decided to try this dairy place on main street. When we got there early evening with my kids, it was almost empty, not crowded at all. We sat down and took a few minutes for the waiter to come and give us the menu. I gave it one star only because the menus are digitalized and my kids were occupied with the tablet. So the menu seemed promising also because it had nice pictures and beautiful descriptions. However, the food was not as beautiful as the menu! First, we were waiting for a waiter to give us the piece of bread and we had to ask for more because 4 little pieces of bread wasn't enough for a family of 5! I actually prefer different spreads with it, but it only came with cheap butter that I can find on a plane. I ordered Grandma panini and basically I only tasted tomato sauce (barely tasted pesto) and lots of cheese...it was a messy panini. The israeli salad didn't taste as fresh. I ordered for the kids the falafel plate but they didn't have falafel so I just asked for humos and pita. Well, the humos tasted like it was bought in a supermarket! My husband than just ordered hot coffee and it wasn't as hot. So basically, the food was really nothing special...I'd go there unless you're starving and don't have anywhere else to go. But really, I can make that food at home and even better! It's really nothing special food. I don't know why some people like it...maybe they just don't cook at home. read more

Never again will I waste my time and money at this place. Better both are spent at a business that values a loyal customer. This one made it plain to us that it does NOT. read more

Went for brunch. Service was great. The restaurant is beautiful. Food was great. Good menu. It's like a better and cheaper version of cafe muscat. Pricing was on target. Finally a good cafe in Kew Garden Hills! read more

Had 3 Alfredo pasta dishes, the advertised creamy sauce was nothing more than milk with pepper and parsley. I would skip those dishes. The salads were nice and large. falafel was very good. They charge a dollar for a cut up pickle In a salad and another dollar for a few olives. Spent about 120.00 on dinner. Waiter said " it's only a dollar". guess he missed the point. Manager was not around to complain to. read more