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    Victory Garden Cafe

    4.1 (137 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Calamari. Ok. Good for a skinny couple or those that eat light
    Patrick V.

    I want to preface this by saying that this a mothers day price fix menu review. Not sure how the service or food is on any other day. If you borderline on pretentious, this place is for you. My overall sense is that its a nice venue for girlie type events or for a date. The price fix menu was 49.99 and you get a small appetizer of Pita and various dips, 1 main course, and desert. I got the sirloin steak and baklava. Appetizers are 15 bucks each. IMO, a bit on the high side but oh well. Service is good, could have used a couple more waiters, but they were friendly and got the orders right. Atmosphere is nice in the garden, cozy. In the rest of the place idk. Seems a bit cramped. So with the food; Steak was good tho I asked for medium and got medium well. Still tho, was juicy and delish. The potato and veggies are boring. Sorry, one half potato but didn't taste greek at all. Calamari was mixed, some of the bigger pieces tasted great the others seemed too cooked and tough. Portion was small. Barely enough for 2 ppl. Baklava was good though very tough. My guess is that it wasn't made that day and was kept too cold. Try the baklava from Omonia on Broadway and compare for yourself. Our table ordered a sangria tho im gonna say its no where near as good as a true sangria. It is Greek and not Spanish but someone asked for it. Tasted more like iced wine with strawberries and oranges. Enough said Not the type of place I'd go for Greek food but good for gatherings I guess. Priced a bit high.

    Grilled Octopus; stuffed mushrooms;pita bread.
    Jennifer N.

    A Nice quiet spot away from the noise. Lot's of seating in the back. Service was very nice. Stuffed mushroom was good. Grilled octopus was crispy on the outside. Tasty. Would come back again to try other items on the menu for a peaceful meal.

    Hennie Rose D.

    Came here for a surprise bridal shower for one of my friends. The place is absolutely gorgeous and the perfect spot for a small bridal shower. One of my girls planned the whole event and mentioned how helpful the event coordinator was, I believe her name was Anna. Everything was set up and decorated to our color theme by the time of our arrival. Food was pretty good, I really enjoyed the calamari appetizers. The sangria was on point and was instantly refilled by our server. My favorite was definitely the amazing cake they made. It was so damn good I would definitely like to go back and try their bakery. I would definitely suggest this place for any event: bridal shower, baby shower, or engagement party. Anna really made this a breeze. And the price is too good to miss. Thanks for a great night.

    Gabi C.

    We had good times at this restaurant. The server was by himself but could handle well all of us. Kind staff and nice environment. Thank u!

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    Arielle B.

    Thank you again for everything. We enjoyed every moment and everything was so so beautiful. The desserts also tasted amazing. We would definitely love to host here again. You reminded us of how caring and loving NYC businesses always used to be when I was growing up - caring about the customer and really making everything so precious. Anna was so helpful and kind and so was all of the staff we were with. They even helped us coordinate the exact surprise for our bride for our bridal shower.

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    Had a baby shower here. Staff was extremely helpful and made everything so easy. The venue is beautiful. Loved everything and would do again!

    Tracy F.

    I held a bridal shower here for my best friend and I couldn't be any happier - with both the venue and service the staffs (especially Anna) provided. Communication with Anna was always clear and I never hesitated to contact her if I had any questions. The enclosed garden space was beautifully decorated with the decorations I provided. They also threw in a few pieces of their own decors as well. The waiters were constantly coming by refilling our pitchers with mimosa and checking up on us. It wasn't as spacious as I imagined, but it was good enough for a small and intimate event. Anna was wonderful to work with and I'm looking forward to hosting another event here in the future!

    Samantha H.

    My first bridal shower was hosted here over the weekend! The staff was very friendly and was there whenever we needed anything. I loved the atmosphere and how everything was decorated, it was adorable. We had a really nice time and I couldn't be happier with how everything turned out! Would recommend to anyone!

    Patricia-Tracy A.

    Everything was lovely working with Anna from start to finish at Victory Garden Cafe. She made my bridal shower experience smooth and we enjoyed every little detail of planning and having the shower. Our guests kept raving how good the place is and the scrumptious, generous food serving! It's seldom you find a place that does everything including decorations. Top it with an amazing coordination from Anna and really nice waiters. We will be back to this venue for other event for sure! We loved every moment of the shower and planning too. The garden terrace was spacious, cool, and they even had the windows open to have the air circulation and also air purifiers in place for guests comfortability. Anna, thank you for making my shower so beautiful! We are so so thankful!

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    Kent C.

    Came here this past Sunday for brunch. The great thing is that they are open early, 10:00am. The bad thing is this place is open so early, cause if you're hungry and desperate due to a delightful hangover you acquired from last night, you're more than likely to come here. I would recommend rolling around in pain for a bit longer and wait till other places open at 11:00am. The shop itself is pretty nice, there's a bakery and also a larger seating area in the back. First the staff isn't the most attentive and the food actually takes quite a while to come out even though they weren't too busy at 10:30 in the morning. There's a pre-fixe brunch menu which includes selected drinks and selected items from the menu, most of which are breakfast items except for the grilled chicken sandwich. The Pre-fixe brunch seems like a great deal since it's only$10, but when you look at the regular menu, a coffee is $2.50 and a breakfast item is $7.00-7.25. So it's not actually a deal, it's the same thing as ordering regularly. After ordering the food took quite sometime to come out. The meals were a pretty hearty portion and they all came with fries. The fries were Greek fries, under seasoned Greek fries. We were never asked how things were or even asked if we wanted refills on drinks. Doesn't make sense to me when you have 2 tables and 5 people on staff in the front of the house. The bill came it was around $36, but after paying the bill and leaving we realized we were overcharged since we only ordered 3 breakfast items and 1 coffee which should have been around $26 including tax, meaning we were charged 3 pre-fixe meals. Anyways this was a fault on both ends, them for getting the bill wrong even though they only had 2 tables and us for not checking the bill. Overall I would say this isn't a place I would want to come back here for brunch, but possibly some desserts since their baked goods looked quite delicious. But I'll remember to check the bill from now on.

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    Osvaldo A.

    My wife and I hosted our Brunch Baby Shower here on January 28th and everything was AMAZING. We originally found this place while looking for spaces to host the baby shower and their outdoor-indoor garden space immediately caught our eye. I reached out to their event planner Anna and I have to say that from day one she was very attentive and professional. She responded to email inquiries promptly and was very accommodating when it came to our face to face visits (we would normally meet after 7 o'clock). We met in person a few times to coordinate all the details for the event; one thing we loved was that catering is included in all the packages. That took a huge weight off our shoulders. Their brunch menu had many different options to choose from and the cake, cupcakes and cake pops were absolutely delicious. The day of the event Anna and her team were there the whole time making sure that everything was just perfect. The venue's staff are A+, I mean they wouldn't even wait for a drink pitcher to be near empty before they would be on top of it and bringing out a new one. Overall we are super happy with our experience.

    Mandee P.

    My best friend threw my bridal shower here back in March 2017. The space was very accommodating and easily fit our group of 18 while also hosting other large groups in separate areas, so you have plenty of privacy. The staff was great and from what my maid of honor had told me, they were amazing with helping plan and arranging decor. The food was great. I had the French toast which I really enjoyed. Later on we had desserts and the baklava was yummy! We did brunch so we had mimosas throughout, as many as we wanted. Later on we moved inside to open gifts because It got a bit chilly. The staff was very great at letting us move. I'd be interested in trying this place out on a smaller scale for lunch one day. It was very beautiful and family oriented! :)

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    The food is amazing, and the portions are great! The best part is definitely the service here- attentive and overall wonderful.

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    Best Greek sweets since 1973. You can buy them in bulk or you can sit down and have a nice Greek coffee with the sweets and enjoy life

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    I came on a Saturday night and it was BUSY! We were only a party of 2, and luckily there was a…read moreseating available at the bar with full menu service. If we wanted to get a table in the main dining room, the wait was estimated to be over 2 hours (we went around 8pm), so I highly recommend making a reservation if you plan to go. The staff were very quick with service and very friendly. We were offered toasty bread with some lemon and an olive spread while we waited for our food (which also came out super quick!). We ordered the octopus and lamb chops. The octopus was incredibly tender, the meat was very soft - I personally would've preferred a little more bite to it, but it still tasted good. The lamb chops were flavorful. The medium here is on par with medium rare at most other places, and one of our pieces was borderline rare. At the end of the meal we were also offered complementary desert, which was a pleasant surprise. We enjoyed our meal overall, but just know that it's a little on the pricey. The octopus and lamb chops came out to $80~ pre-tax and tip. Would recommend if you're a fan of seafood!

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