Sunburst Espresso Bar

Once again. Pleased with the service menu ambience and price… Went out of my way to come for brunch

Loved the tuna wrap for lunch and eggs nova for breakfast. Great service. Good coffee.

Great staff, super coffee and a really good menu… A real gramercy gem… We loved the omelettes, the tasty pastries give us only one option… To be back…

Service can be meager at times, but they’ve always been good to me. I was a regular customer, and the waiters would always give me free cups of coffee. The food is average, but I loved that this café even had actual meals to order.

Is this place under Management? I’ve been coming/​ordering from this place for years and my past two experience have been horrible I will not be going back anytime soon.
Last week I went in placed an order to go and order a turkey wrap to go and when I got home I realized they have me tuna salad.
Today I went in and the guy who was working was BEYOND rude ro me. Not only was he rude to me but he was rude to the guy who ordered after me. He also messed up my order and the guy behind me. He acted like he was doing me a favor by taking my order and barked at me when I didn’t order by the sandwich number and wanted to add ingredients.

Not sure what the deal is with this place, but after reading some of the reviews below, my thinking now makes some more sense. I usually just stop into this place on my way to and from places as it’s close to my apartment.
Have had really weird, terrible experiences with the people who work here and the service they provide. Takes forever to get a simple cup of coffee. There’s always this weird, perhaps «foreign» attitude I get from them. On my last occasion, my brand new credit card wasn’t working on their shitty, very old-​looking POS system and the person was a dick about it. He refused to type in the numbers and I had to instead use another card. Not a big deal but just another example of the weirdness I get from the people that work here.
I won’t be coming back. Good luck Sunburst. Heard of something called Unilocal

Great for breakfast. Fast, friendly service, and good food and drinks.
The other costumers were interesting, but other than that, really good.

I came in at 2:30pm and the place was pretty empty. I ordered just a smoothie and soup. It was a 20 minute wait for a smoothie. There were four people behind the counter and maybe they were changing shifts, not sure what, but I was just watching an empty blender container sit there. I couldn’t tell if they were maybe out of fruit or just forgot I was waiting.
I finally got rang up for my smoothie and small soup — $ 14 – 15. A tad much, but I’ll pay for something good. I got back to work and took a sip of maybe one of the worst smoothies I’ve ever had. Not sure how you can screw up a smoothie. I made all my coworkers try it to confirm. «Flavorless filler» and «greek yogurt but with a bad texture» were their words.
The soup was good. That’s the silver lining.

one word. BROWNIES. $ 3 for the greatest brownies on earth!

Oddly enough, I had one of the worst service experiences I’ve ever had in New York in this small, inoffensive looking café– and I grew up here.
I came in on a Friday afternoon. Place was virtually empty. The guy at the counter kept asking me in an exasperated tone if I was staying or leaving while I was musing over the menu. He barked at me a few times even when he misunderstood my drink order. I stayed polite because, you know, New York can be a grumpy place to serve people.
But then he came over to chastise me for getting the drink to go when I decided to stay. I ordered, I kid you not, an iced tea.
If you have a policy about table service, then just let me know rather than ask me aggressive and targeted questions about whether I’m staying or going. It’s a café. I was so shocked I didn’t say anything — then he asked something to the effect of, «did you hear me» — at which point I just had to walk out.
Wow. Whoever you are dude, you need to relax. And whoever runs this business, because that surely cannot be you, should seriously consider reshuffling their staff.

Delicious breakfast fare, with everything from eggs to pancakes, crepes to oatmeal. You can sit down and order, or grab a pastry to go. Super fast and friendly service. We’ll definitely be back.

Basic breakfast food, but everything we ordered was excellent. Eggs and potatoes, pancakes with real maple syrup – all very good. Service was quick and attentive too – not something we’ve come to expect in NYC.

I’ve ordered from here so many times, and it’s always been good. Today, however, was different.
I ordered a bagel and a coffee. It was supposed to arrive at 10:30. I didn’t get it until 11:30. My coffee had spilled all over the bag and was cold. I asked for extra cream cheese on my bagel and there was none, The bagel was partly stale and also cold. Since it was sitting in a plastic bag for the better part of an hour, it tasted like plastic.
Not a great way to start my day. Really annoyed.

I’ve lived in Gramercy since 2002 and I’ve order breakfast from every diner in the neighborhood. I ONLY order breakfast from Sunburst, not only because the prices are fair, but the quality and diversity of the food is second to none. My favorites include pancakes with strawberries.
I’ve dined in there too and if you’re a cost-​conscious budgeter, who is looking for nice outdoor seating on a beautiful night, this is your place. Coffee is good here too, but I would go elsewhere if I was only ordering coffee, like MyWay or Fika.

I’ve ordered from this place several times off of «Seamless,» and my experience just keeps getting worse and worse. I think I’ve learned my lesson and I won’t be ordering from here again.
For a place that calls themselves an «Espresso Bar,» this is some of the worst coffee I’ve ever tasted. I’ve tried their regular coffee, a mocha and a cappuccino, and they all taste watered down and flavorless.
Now, for their prices. I usually am not down to pay $ 9 for a basic Caesar salad, unless it’s really good. Unfortunately, this one is not. Everything about the salad is the opposite of fresh, and it tastes like it’s been sitting in their kitchen all day.
Yesterday I decided to order a crêpe to give them one last try to see how it would taste — absolutely gross, which is what prompted me to write this review. The crêpe was thick, hard and overcooked — the opposite of what a crêpe should be.
This place is incapable of making decent food or coffee. Will not be ordering from here again.

Lovely cute place, had the Butternut Squash Soup (large — it’s huge!). Friendly atmosphere, lot of buzzing around. Great
spot to do some work during lunch time.

Don’t quite understand the negative reviews. We stopped here yesterday and had lunch. We were sitting outside and were served quickly by a friendly server. I had one of their many «loaded» burgers, which, for $ 12,95 comes with either a house salad or soup, fries and additional salad on the burger plate. My SO had the Gumbo, which he loved.
This place is actually a step up from the usual diners around town.
They serve breakfast all day and have brunch on weekends.
We plan on going back in a week or so.

This review is only for their iced coffee. It was very not enjoyable. :(The coffee was really sour and had a bunch of coffee grounds on the bottom of my cup and I was sipping on them through my straw. Please fix your iced coffee. :(

I got butternut squash soup delivered from here and I thought it was decent. It was great because the soup came with two biscuits, but the delivery took almost 50 minutes.
In regards to the food itself, there was a strange taste to the butternut squash soup. The first couple of bites were great, but after those spoonfuls, it was difficult to eat without the biscuit accompanying each bite. The biscuits, on the other hand, we’re great!
I don’t know if I’d order the butternut squash again, but I’m willing to give something else a shot!

I’m wasn’t too sure what some of the poor reviews were about but I decided to come for myself and see what was up on Thanksgiving morning. Upon reading them, I think folks are complaining that a fried egg is not still piping hot after being put in a to-​go box, carried across town via bicycle, and delivered to your doorstep. I defy anyone to ensure a fried egg stays hot that long. In fact, come over and get it yourself and see what happens.
Just to finish my caffeine fueled rant, if you are going to complain about the temperature of delivered fried eggs, make your own darn egg for gosh sake. It’s not like it’s a mysterious recipe or anything. Butter or oil, pan, egg, salt and pepper. Hello!?!
I had great, mellow, flavorful espresso with a proper crema. Then, perfectly piping hot and fresh fried eggs, extremely crispy bacon, tasty potatoes, and a boring slice of supposedly rye toast. I thought the table service was friendly and I was able to relax, watch the pleasantly falling sleet, and enjoy life for a few minutes in their relaxed atmosphere, while the rest of the country sleeps or slaves away preparing turkey. I look forward to returning!

Un petit coffee shop ou espresso bar si vous préférez, où vous né mangerez certainement pas les meilleurs plats et desserts de la ville, mais c’est ici que trouverez la représentation du service à l’américaine dans ce qu’il a de meilleur.
Vous éviterez les bagels et scones car ils n’ont absolument aucun intérêt. En revanche goutez donc aux très généreux pan cakes et n’hésitez pas à vous remplir d’un bon café noir. Mais surtout allez-​y les jours où vous avez envie d’un peu de gentillesse, d’attention et d’amabilité.
Ici les serveurs sont extrêmement attentifs et aimables. Un peu taquins et toujours aux petits soins. En bref ils le méritent largement leur pourboire.
La déco n’est pas des plus confortable, ça fait un peu ambiance mini cantine, mais pour se poser c’est suffisant.

Morgens vor dem Shoppen noch ein schönes Frühstück mit Pancake und allem was dazu gehört? Im Sunburst, Ecke 3^rd Ave und 18te Strasse, gibt es leckere Sachen. Man kann gut sitzen und das Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis ist gut (25 $ inkl. Service für 2 Personen). Der Tip kam von einer netten Bedienung im Blue Smoke.