Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery

Great neighborhood spot. Staff are friendly and nice.

Friendly staff, nice and quiet, AMAZING baked goods and sandwiches. I love the seating area up at the top of the stairs — it is the perfect place to get work done.

Just rushed from work and got to Birdbath 5 minutes before their closing. Unfortunately I was met with some of the worst customer service I’ve received anywhere. Yes, I understand that you want to close up and go home on a Friday night but that doesn’t justify blatantly rude and dismissive behavior. This experience left a really bad taste in my mouth. Management needs to get on the ball here and make sure stuff like this doesn’t happen.

*Meh* is right. I spent $ 11 for a hot chocolate (inc. a $ 2.50 marshmallow — really?), and a chocolate chip cookie.
The cookie… just a’ight. Hot cocoa? I ended throwing it out.
I’ll stick to Dunkin, thanks.

Very friendly staff, delicious pastries and coffee. But the most I admire the café’s layout. Very convenient bunch sitting right next to the front door, and a hidden loft with beautiful wooden table, pillows and candles. Light and chill music. It’s a place to relax and recharge your batteries. Love the vibes and atmosphere!

Delicious cookies and good coffee and very nice people working the counter but THE MANAGER IS A BITCH.
I had only been in the bakery for 5 minutes and already I had heard the manager bark at the girls working the counter or in the back several times. She would rudely and loudly order them to complete a task in front of several customers, and then when they asked questions, she would answer back in a demeaning tone. She told one girl at the counter to «remind customers that we have ice cream sandwiches» WHILE the girl was taking the order of a customer. Then, when the girl told the customer about the ice cream sandwiches, the manager said «and it should be the FIRST THING YOU SAY. Like, hello, we have ice cream sandwiches today.»
This behavior would be bad enough if it were in private, but it was all in front of paying customers. Very unprofessional and of course, just plain mean. I work in retail and I know how difficult it is to find a job in this city. It’s not like the people working here can quit and find another job just like that. Very disappointing behavior.

Come here for a snack, as the regular food items are expensive. Chocolate chip cookie (vegan) is $ 3.50. Americano is $ 2.75 (the americano was well done, so props to that).
I used the levelup app, which gave me $ 5 off my purchase (this is the only location on the UWS where you can use it. The location near the 60s on the UWS doesn’t have the levelup app).
There is seating upstairs and a 6-​person table in the back, along with stadium style seats near the front counter.
Service was friendly. I just wish it didn’t hurt the bank so much to go here, otherwise I’d be back.

Yummy! I recently enjoyed a very satisfying lunch of kale salad and mushroom pasta. It’s a little expensive (just over $ 10), but I suppose that’s not much worse than other places and they seem to use excellent ingredients.
The service could be more friendly — and it would be super helpful if there were signs up that described the displayed food and included prices. I had to ask the service a million questions — and they didn’t seem to happy about it.

Not much of a place to hang out, as there’s just one big communal table in the back a ridiculous «bleacher» sets… uncomfortable to sit, drink, or even just have a conversation.
Their coffee is good, though, although not as strong as I had expected. I had one of their giant muffins and although on the dry side, it was decent. Pies are expensive and tiny, so prepare your wallet.

I tried the pumpkin seed burger. I’m not sure exactly what this «burger» was made of but it was good and I’d recommend it. It is paired with avocado and wrapped in some type of pita.
Although the food is tasty and appealing the service is lackluster. This location seems to have mixed reviews for service and I seem to have received the negative service experience.
The servers weren’t very friendly, it seemed as if they didn’t want to be bothered. I agree with other opines that food items have confusing price options and it’s not exactly sure what you are getting.

I decided to give this place another chance today and went in at around 3:30 for (an extremely) early dinner. Let me tell you my friend, it was the perfect timing on my end. The lunch rush hour was over, which means that any leftover salad/​sandwich would probably go unsold, so the girl behind the counter was outrageously generous with portions. Here is what happened:
Me: can I have a small box with kale+chicken salad and the tofu?
Girl: Sure. Do you want a medium instead and I’ll charge you for a small?
Me: Oh wow taht’s really nice. Yes please.
Then the girl started stuffing the brick-​sized paper box. She was a pretty skinny lady and the amount of food she picked up with the tongs was probably bigger than her head. She kept going and going and for a second I really thought the box was magically bottomless. When she handed the box to the checkout counter the other girl couldn’t close it because there was so much food, so she had to wrap it in one of those pastry wax paper bags.
I am not sure if the other girl actually charged me for a small salad or a medium one, as my bill still turned out a tad more than how much I usually pay for a salad. (They should definitely post the prices for more transparency). But as I left the store and was holding the box of salad in my hand, I felt fairly certain it was heavier than dumbbells in barre classes (I am not weak in barre classes lol!!).
I can eat a lot of food. If you have a friend who you think can eat a lot I can probably out eat him (or her). But I couldn’t finish one fourth of the box. I think I can still get two more meals out of it.
Now, based on today’s experience, I would be damned if I don’t give this place 5 stars. I’m not sure what will happen when the manager sees this review, but I want her/​him to feel assured that my continuous visits in the future will make up for any potential profit loss due to lack of portion control that took place today.
And if you do care to know, the 2 salads are really tasty and healthy and better than the ones at any other cafes in the vicinity.

The place is cute, their food is pretty good but I have two complaints — nothing is labeled, nothing is priced. You have to wait in line, then ask what things are, then ask how much they cost. While I don’t have an issue with their prices, I’d like to know in advance how much I’m spending. If they changed these two things then they would definitely get 4 stars.

I really wanted to like this place since everyone else does, but MEH is the only way to describe it.
Coffee was fine. I mean, they’ve been in business in the UWS for a while so if they messed up coffee, then they would’ve been out of business a while ago.
The kicker is the service. Seriously. Enough with the aloof baristas. Please! We asked for some cup holders (because you know, the coffee is hot) and got some weird looks.
However, the baked goods looked amazing. So maybe when I’ve gotten over this experience I’ll be back.

Excellent cookie but I had to sit next to obnoxious UWS ladies.

The layout here makes no sense for customers (with baked goods against the window only, which is great for passersby, but even then it lacks prices). The 2 friendly male staffers dished up a pretzel croissant that fortunately made up for it (it wasn’t that serious, but the pretzel croissant was quite good).
Transaction Amount $ 4.08
Credit Applied — $ 4.08
Total Spent $ 0.00

I really love this place. I only wish it was a little less expensive so I could afford to go more often. For now it remains just a nice little treat I give to myself whenever I’m in the area.
I’ve been to two locations and each time I’ve gotten this tiny savory veggie pastry thing that is so delicious and satisfying. I’ve also tried the Ricotta Toast, which is so unique and really good as well. Overall, the selection is always great, with an abundant display of healthy unboring foods and tempting treats that always look so fresh and delicious.
You’ve gotta go!

This bakery opened up last October and I’m now just visiting. It’s a fantastic bakery that houses coffee, baked goods, sammies and the more. I got myself a raisin-​cinnamon muffin-​monkey-​bread-​thing. And it was yummy.
The food is made in another bakery and then brought up to this store in the mornings.

Great addition to the neighborhood! I really like this place, although the seating is a bit janked. It’s trendy but the space upstairs isn’t used to its full potential.
I love to stop in for coffee and a treat to go.

As a self-​appointed chocolate chip cookie aficionado, this is perhaps the area of my dining life that took the hardest blow since becoming vegan.
Luckily for me, I live in one of the most vegan-​friendly cities in the world, and home to Birdbath’s chewy, gooey 100% vegan chocolate chip cookies that taste as good as any I have ever tasted pre– or post-​veganism.
They also have an assortment of treats and sandwiches behind plexiglass that look fresh enough to eat, but I have yet to make my visit for lunch.
I can however, vouch for their smoothies, which they make right in front of you with fresh dewey stalks of kale pulled from their fridge. The healthiest smoothie option is the one with kale, spinach, cucumber, olive oil, and 1 or 2 ingredients I can’t remember. Truthfully, it tastes awful, but it’s chock full of fiber, protein, and healthy monounsaturated fats which I tell myself balances out the avalanche of cookies that I have usually just inhaled.

When a new bakery/​café opens, it’s time to treat yourself to a cookie.
Birdbath was a great spot to rekindle an old friendship, but seating can be limited, and if you go upstairs, be prepared to sit Indian style.
Everything is made daily at Birdbath, which is always a plus. Being a lover of soft gooey cookies, I couldn’t justify the calorie intake on these crunchers.
Biggest Downside: Nothing is labeled or priced, I had to ask the staff what type of cookies, salads, sandwiches they were serving and hope for the best when we got rung up.