Highland Bakery

12/22/08

Poor overall quality, getting a bit old...

by Ben88 at Citysearch

I used to be a fan of this neighborhood cafe, but the quality has been letting me down lately...

Chipped plates, poorly presented food, overcooked & cold eggs... and less than happy wait staff.

It's time for me to find a new brunch place.

11/16/08

too pricey!!

by EllaTan at Citysearch

I've been a frequent to HB for more than two years except for the last couple of months. Today I revisited after the long break but I am reluctant to continue going more! It is EXTREMELY overpriced!! Much more expensive many other places with food as good as theirs. The service seems like it got worse -was never great but tolarable. Not sure it is worth it anymore...

07/15/08

Consistently just-o.k.

by cinziacarina at Citysearch

I had to write because I was just sooo disappointed with this last visit. I've been taking a break from going to HB because of the spotty service ranging from really friendly one time, surly the next, and almost always lacking in attention to detail like picking up all the little sugar and butter and jelly packages from the table from time to time, or wiping the always-leaking cream from the poorly designed dispensers from time to time. Counter service is no better. Today I paid 9.95 for a Breakfast Burrito - this is what I got: bland scrambled eggs with corn (!?) wrapped in cold flour tortillas on top of watery unseasoned black beans topped with some rather strange tasting "Latin" sauce and cold/unmelted cheese on top. It was a little better after I drenched it in Tabasco. I ordered a mini blueberry muffin and it was hard and stale. The counter service was very friendly today, (although the table servers repeatedly bumped into my chair on their way back and forth, and not one ever said "excuse me" I finally adjusted my chair), but the guy next to me had so many wrappers and sugar and napkins and stuff around him that no one would pick up that it even made me uncomfortable. He kept trying to gather it all up, and I felt like reaching over and cleaning up for him because they just kept serving his coffee over all the mess. There was a person who seemed to be the manager who walked over and surveyed the messy counter, but then walked away without cleaning up or getting someone else to.

If it were just this one time I'd let it slide, but HB consistently serves mediocre food, and gives unprofessional service, at a little higher than average price. Love the romantic, funky ambience, but with all the other good intown breakfast places, I'm gonna have to take a permanent pass on Highland Bakery.

• Pros: Ambience
• Cons: Mediocre food, poor service

10/26/07

Cupcakes Don't Live up to their Promise

by sazall at Citysearch

Tried two cupcakes - they were really attractive and tempting to the eye, but sadly the flavor did not live up to the look, and the cake was dry. Maybe I'm just not a cupcake person...

• Pros: Everything looks fabulous
• Cons: Might not taste as good as it looks