Delux Cafe
Boston, MA 02116-6015
Phone: (617) 338-5258
- Cross Street:
- Clarendon Street
Editorial Review for Delux Cafe – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
A favorite of hip South End types, the Delux hosts boisterous after-work crowds on most every night of the week. While most stop in for a martini or glass of wine, many stop in to nosh on overstuffed quesadillas and juicy burgers (the comfort fare menu, with most items costing under $10, is served until 11:30pm).
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User Reviews for Delux Cafe
07/05/2007 Posted by mismeliss
The food here is amazing! A true hidden jewel. It's great eats for cheap! But the staff are terrbile at their best. I worked in the service industry for almost 20 years so I'm not high maintenance or a pain in the butt plus I tip extremely well (it's a little something I call Karma). So, when I eat at a place like this that could possibly be dream to work for most servers (since there's no supervision and it's always busy) it disgusts me to see that the owner entrusts his business to this caliber of people. I've eaten here at least twice a month since I moved in to the Neighborhood a year agao and the last 3 times I've eaten there the same bartender/waitress Nicole I believe, was so rude to other patrons it made the other girl working with her feel uncomfortable. One of the woman she was rude to asked to see the manager to which Nicole responded "there is no manager, I make the rules. If you don't like it then get out". It's such a shame that one negative person can ruin such a great place. The food truly is unbelievable, the vibe rustic and you can't beat the prices....you might want call ahead just to make sure she isn't working.
04/09/2007 Posted by ckalan
I went to the Delux Cafe when I was in town for Easter weekend on Friday night. We chose the place because of its supposed "chill" environment. Well, you might remember how freezing it was that night. The window above our table was open so we closed it. The waitress told us how hot they (waitresses and kitchen staff) were and that the window must remain fully opened. Well, we all put our winter coats on (guys too) to try to stay warm and we still felt like we were outside. So, I closed the window. The waitress yelled at me to open the window again. I calmly explained that it was impossible for us to sit there with the window open and offered to compromise and open it halfway. That was not acceptable to her and she went on about how hot it gets for her and the staff (this was around midnight so it's not like the kitchen staff was cooking). I tried to reason with her and explained that we are the customers, let's compromise, etc. I never raised my voice or anything. I asked to speak to the manager and she said there wasn't one and that she's worked there for three years and she makes the rules. I decided to let it go and walked towards the front of the door. As soon as I left, the waitress went over to the table (my friends were leaving and saying their goodbyes- party atmosphere was over) and proceeded to call me a "bi*ch" and went off on me. Even if I was the biggest bi*ch ever and the type to talk down to wait staffs, she didn't have to say that to my friends. I would have rather her at least said it to me. The consensus was that she was drunk, but I don't have proof of that.
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