Cosmic Charlie's Cafe welcomes you to their coffee shop. They are open nightly all week. You can get there by bicycle and public transit. They are found in a location packed with restaurants, parks and stores. Payments by American Express, MasterCard and Visa are recognized.
I had heard great reviews about the food from various friends so when a bunch of us were going to dinner I was looking forward to trying it. I ordered the shrimp dumplings which were great and everyone was having a good time. The service was slow and unattentive but it didnt atter as our group was happy with our own company. When it came time to settle up the bills the waitress brought them and left. one of my friends was looking for a tip in her bag and made a comment to me that she had too many pennies and couldn't see her change, so I helped her as she forgot her glasses at home. (anyone that's been there will agree the lighting is dim). That's when our waitress came over and said she was insulted to be tipped in pennies and asked us to pay and leave. All of us were shocked as we would never do that and had she not been listening to our convo, or maybe listening a little better she would have known that that wasn't the case. I have never been treated so rudely and will never go back. Nor will my 5 friends.
been here a few times... i thought i'll write a review.
the food is good. i never had any complaints about that.
everything is made fresh it seems.
service is hit and miss..... sometimes its fast and sometimes its slow. there are times when i came in there was 1 server and other times there were 2 servers. this makes and breaks the speed of the service in my opinion.
ambiance is good. new art work is now hung.
price is comparable. i didnt think it was expensive.
I went for dinner with a friend tonight. I had read the reviews here so knew the service and good could be off. Things started well. Our appetizer was served quickly and was great. Main courses were served and they were great. Then the restaurant started to get busy and there was only one waitress for the whole place. She finally stopped by to clear our plates and ask if we wanted our bill. We said no that we wanted dessert. Only two choices. We decided to split the mango cheesecake. I had two bites and gave up. My friend lasted a couple bites past that but didn't finish it. Basically, we think it had just been sitting around too long and was stale. A not great ending to what had started out very good.
This is a nice little thai place with a superiority complex. The service was good, the decor is modern, understated and relaxing. It's very clean, and the food was presented well. The tea is actually high quality, unlike most restaurants which will simply serve you lipton's or red rose, there is an actual selection.
However, $14 for a dish of pad thai is ridiculous. I've been to some of the best thai places in toronto and never paid over $11. I'm ambivalent about going back because of this. If they lowered their prices to actually reflect the food they serve, I would go back in a heartbeat, and say it's great. But this is thai food - it's cheap to buy and prepare and you can't overcharge like that.
