Colador Cafe
“Came here when I first moved to Bed-Stuy (for some much needed free wifi).”
“As one of those laptop-weilding solopreneur types, I'm always on the look out for a cozy place to work from for an afternoon.”
“I get anything from the turkey burger…which is awesome…to a panini, salad, veggie burger, or wrap…all great!”
Colador Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Colador has been…"improvising" and it's pushing me away.
First of all, their list of muffins on delivery sites aren't always accurate. They have a "blueberry crumb" muffin on there. My first time ordering the muffin, I got an actual blueberry crumb muffin. Every time after that was pretty disappointing. They've just been regular blueberry muffins. I don't know about you but I like getting exactly what is listed / what I'm paying for. Maybe they have both kinds of muffins and give regular blueberry when blueberry crumb runs out or something but what's the point of advertising bbc if isn't bbc? And today, I ordered a small smoothie. Got it in a tiny version of the clear cups with a lid that you get for iced coffee from bodegas or delis. It literally looks like a kid's sized drink. Last time I ordered a small smoothie it came in a styrofoam cup bigger than this. This tiny thing I got is NOT worth $4. I can never tell with this place what I'm going to get lately. I remember I added a muffin to an order once after noon and I got a call saying that they had no muffins left because the morning crowd usually buys them up. Well order some more damn muffins. That has taught me to order before noon. They might run out of muffins around noon, but how do you run out of styrofoam cups too?! Geez. On my previous order, I wanted a banana chip muffin and a cinnamon muffin. What came in my delivery was a cranberry muffin and a banana walnut muffin. So I chatted with my delivery medium, Eat 24 and made them aware that BOTH muffins I ordered were wrong. She informed me that they said they didn't have the two muffins that I wanted so they just gave me what they had….??? So you as a manager made the decision that you wouldn't call the customer asking if they wanted a replacement. And to avoid giving a refund, you would instead give two of the wrong muffins and cross your fingers that the customer doesn't notice or doesn't care enough to complain. Great thinking! Anyways, the Eat24 rep said the manager refused to refund me for both of the muffins. Shortly after that, she said she was able to get the manager to refund them both. The thing that boggles my mind about this situation is that whenever they haven't have the muffin or danish that I've wanted in the past, they've ALWAYS called me to let me know and I've ALWAYS gotten a replacement and not a refund. Not sure what made that time so different. Maybe they got lazy. But getting lazy will surely get you no more business from me if these things are consistent. Don't refuse to fix the mistake that YOU made. I've seen another person on here say that they weren't going to refund an order that WAS NEVER DELIVERED.
If you take anything from this updated review, order your breakfast related items before 11:30AM. Expect a loose description of the muffins. Expect the $4 you spent on muffins to be a drastic burden to be refunded. This place has great food but the service has been pretty shotty lately.
It's a good place, but it's better to go in than do delivery. They will take long( like I forgot I ordered long) and either mess up your order or forget something. Too many instances. They also have lackluster workers who take forever to do everything. If you every go in, you will see how long they leave people's orders sitting on the counter.
They were actually closed for a little while( probably in an attempt to improve their grade rating) and I thought they would come back strong. Wrong.
I actually like their shakes and penne. Thats why I'm even giving three stars honestly.
Did someone say 2 dollar Tecate?
I shudder in regret thinking of all the times I've walked past Colador without stopping in, unaware of the amazing (rotating) lineup of beers they have on tap hidden just inside their colorfully painted walls. To be fair though I always assumed it was a café, more suited to bagels and americanos than to homemade empanadas and Longtrail Ale. Man was I wrong.
Walking in, you will find what to the unaided eye looks much more like a craft coffee shop than Spanish food mecca/craft beer hangout. Don't let this fool you, grab a seat at the bar and order up a plate of chips and salsa and whatever the beer of the week is. Wait what's this beer of the week thing I'm going on about? So every week the fine folks at Colador select a brew on tap and offer it up for $4 a pint, not a bad deal if you ask me. If you're not digging what they chose for the beer of the week when you go, fret not, their normal price is still a bargain at 6$ for most other drafts (and they always have 4$ Tecate cans, except on a Sunday when they drop them to 2$ a can). Moving on to the food; the homemade salsa is absolutely worth mentioning again, aside from that I've had the beef empanadas (2$ each, very tasty), and the burger. The burger was good, 10$ +1.50 for cheese and bacon and it came with a can of beer (one guess which type). The ambiance is the only thing that is a bit strange to me, in that it really is trying to be both a coffee shop and bar (plus kitchen) at the same time. I mean other places in the world do this (most cafes in Paris serve coffee in the morning and beer at night), but they make a distinction in the atmosphere depending on what time of day it is. Not so much at Colador, they do it everything all the time (minus a bagel, they stop serving them at 3PM). Still it's the uniqueness of places like that that make them fun, so more power to you Colador, thanks for the amazing beer and salsa.
A spot that is sure to get more and more popular as people find out about it, this place is absolutely worth checking out (maybe on a Sunday when they are dishing out those 2 dollar Tecates….just sain')
They have pumpkin spice now!! Also the service has greatly improved and man oh man are the entrees cheap and great. The best time to check this place out is in the morning, afternoon and early evening. Try their smoothies too, they're so tasty and fresh.
I think the food here is really solid. Their steak sandwich and breakfast sandwiches are delicious. I get their bacon, egg and cheese on a croissant a lot. The coffee is good as well, and it comes in good sized cups. The only thing is that it is a tad pricey. I'd rather just get the same thing from a bodega.
I don't really love the atmosphere here so I don't ever sit and eat inside. However, I do see people working on their laptops and such, so it must just not be for me. I just don't really like having tvs everywhere.
This was technically my first taste of NY! Certainly not a mind-blowing experience by any means, but it was a decent little coffee shop we encountered while strolling through Brooklyn.
The coffee was strong, the service was decent and, the best part? The bagel sandwiches, especially the smoked salmon on an everything bagel with fresh tomato, red onion and cream cheese, were dynamite. Who doesn't love a good bagel sandwich?
I love this little coffee shop, for a few reasons:
1. Excellent delivery. Their menu has a great selection of sandwiches, burgers & fries (LOVE they turkey burger), salads, etc. More often than not, if I'm ordering dinner in, it's from Colador. And it arrives quickly and hot…ok, I live a block away, but this is still a huge plus in my book.
2. COFFEE. Colador is the best coffee option in the neighborhood, and I love the idea of stopping for my morning joe at a small business rather than a Starbucks or DD. Conveniently located near the subway means that I can caffeinate on my way to work – score!
3. They take credit cards! This may seem trivial, but with so many cash-only businesses in Bed-Stuy, it's nice to know I can get my hangover bacon egg and cheese sandwich without having to first stop at an ATM – it's the little things. PRO TIP: you can't tip on the card! So do try to keep a few extra bills in your wallet for the good people working at Colador.
4. The staff. They are SO nice. I think the gent who is always there when I go is named Peter, and he is as sweet as they come.
5. Beer! Colador goes from day to night with an awesome selection of beers. They basically have everything I need in life.
Coffee is good, but it's smaller than Kolache which is around the corner and the same price. They don't serve breakfast until 9 or 930, I can't remember… The staff are always really nice though.