New York Tomato has never been outstanding, especially in comparison to the sort of fare that Melbourne has. We first went there in 2011, and it wasn't bad, but our most recent visit in February 2012 has left us with no desire to ever go back, and in fact, all four of us will be warning people off. This place has either gotten too big for its boots, become lazy, or simply isn't hiring people with any sort of kitchen/service experience or desire to learn.
Upon being seated we were told there would be a slight delay on our food, "of about half an hour". "No problems," we thought, and ordered coffees and some glasses for water.
We were patient. Our coffees arrived slowly; my cup was dirty and the coffee machine clearly hadn't been cleaned in months.We were continually advised that our food was "on its way". ONE HOUR AND FORTY FIVE MINUTES LATER... our food arrived.... (i.e. we arrived at 11.15 and did not get our food until after 1pm) and it was atrocious.
Out of the three of us that had poached eggs, all were overcooked, saturated in vinegar and stringy across the plate. All of our slices of toast were completely burnt black (not just an edge or two). One person had an orange sticker in their avocado. The hollandaise tasted like it was scooped out of a tub and not made from scratch (it's not that hard!!!) The avocado was simply scooped out of its husk with no additions, mixing or other attention. And to top it off, apparently there were no water glasses for two of the people at our table because they had "run out". For the whole 2 hours we were there. We left as quickly as we could, didn't finish our meals and only stayed because we had waited to long all ready.
No longer worth the bother at all, especially given the amazing other options in Melbourne. read more