It’s hard to beat revisiting an old friend . . in this case the very first Bluestone Lane location which we visited on multiple occasions for delicious breakfasts in Sept / Oct, 2021. And back then it was a short brisk walk from the Hotel Beacon where we were staying at the time. FAST FOWARD ! This time we were renting an Airbnb brownstone in Upper Manhattan . . not a Bluestone Lane Cafe within cooee ! We found a couple of coffee shops within walking distance that were pretty decent but not up to the high standard of Bluestone Lane. On Tuesday my wife and I had a lovely lunch at the Bluestone Lane Cafe on the Upper East Side . . the one inside the church while visiting Central Park.
THERE’S MORE ! On Saturday we took the subway Downtown to do a spot of shopping and grab coffees here. We arrived around 11am and the cafe was packed out to the max. BIG SURPRISE ! We spotted a familiar face cranking out cappuccinos & more at the espresso machine . . David who was the manager of the Upper East Side Cafe 3 years ago and who was so welcoming to us. And David was very happy to see us . . he was here training a new manager in his capacity as district manager of 10 locations. A helpful server named Matt found us a table inside. This was morning tea for us . . too early for lunch and we had breakfast earlier at home.
A friendly server named Blake took our order for 2 x Cappuccinos with 2% milk, 1 x Banana Bread and YES . . an Aussie Lamington for me. THE CAFE WAS BUZZIN’ ! Somehow David was keeping up with take-outs and in house coffee drinks. Eventually our beautiful looking Cappuccinos arrived. TOO DELICIOUS FOR WORDS ! My super creamy rich tasting cappuccino knocked it clean outa the ballpark ! And my fluffy chocolaty coconut covered lamington tasted sensational. Of course my wife enjoyed her well made cappuccino and delicious banana bread too. All the staff made us feel right at home. To say we missed Bluestone Lane would be an understatement. WE LOVED IT !
