Harbs SoHo

Harbs is one of my favorite cake shops in NYC. These Japanese cakes were delicious, not too sweet like American cakes. The fresh fruit mille crêpes are a must-try! They also have good teas and fresh juice to pair with cakes

terrible service

Pricey cakes but they all taste so good.

Much larger than their old location in Chelsea which was tiny, making longer wait times. This new location in SoHo is massive and can accommodate more customers. Get the lunch special for the best deal. I recommend the BLT or Lemon Parm.

We waited over an hour for our order. Tables beside ours, that were seated after us, got their menus, had their order taken, ate, paid and left in that time. We were still waiting. Horrible experience, will not come back. Will not recommend. Also, we weren’t served water or given the menu cards until we had to flag someone.

I’d been to HARBS in Japan but this was my first time in NYC. One of my friends loves this place, so we came here for lunch today. The cafe is quite spacious with high ceilings and I really liked the atmosphere. There was still plenty of seating when we arrived at 12:30pm, but within an hour or so, it was quite full. We ordered the Lunch Special, which is available from 11am - 3pm. They have a pasta set ($28+) and sandwich set ($25+), both of which come with: - Side salad - Lunch slice of today’s cake - Cup of coffee or English breakfast tea (*free refills) We ordered 2 pasta sets and decided to share 2 different pastas: - Pescatora - Lemon & Parmigiano Overall, the food was good. The side salad could’ve used a little less dressing, but it was nice to have some greens. Both pastas were quite tasty and there was so much of it that we could’ve easily shared amongst 3 people. For today’s cake, we had the option of one of the following: - Fresh Fruit Mille Crepes - Chocolate Cake - Pear Mille-Feuille I tried the Pear Mille-Feuille, which had delicious cream and sliced pears inside. The cream-puff style crust was a little too heavy for me, though, after all of the pasta. I’ll try the Fresh Fruit Mille Crepe next time. In terms of service, they were very attentive when we first arrived probably because it was less busy. I didn’t realize (and my friend forgot) that the tea / coffee would be served at the start of the meal, instead of with the dessert. So by the time we were having dessert, we needed to order refills even though we hadn’t finished our drinks, because they were no longer warm. By then, restaurant was full and it took a while for us to get our drinks. I’d recommend asking them to bring the drinks with dessert, unless you want coffee/tea with your meal. My friend and I had a lovely meal and I look forward to coming back again for lunch or tea time.

Don’t bother to come. They will have no cake for you by 5pm even though the shop is open until 8pm. The most ridiculous thing is I paid for the cakes but some waitress insisted a table guest ordered before me (even though she forgot to enter the order into the system). So they cancelled my order. According to the manager, everything runs out by noon. Either you come exactly between 11am and 12pm or don’t bother to come at all. Plus they don’t answer the phone. So you won’t know if they have cake or not unless you show up. The kitchen also closes early and won’t make another cake because the shop is so cheap that they can’t afford having any leftover slices. Worst service ever. Shocking.

It has a relaxing vibe and I could totally imagine myself reading a book ordering a slice of cake, a cup of coffee. However the price is pretty steep for a slice of cake, and honestly I don't find it extremely impressive , it feels a blend of raw ingredients/ fruit with whipped cream for the fruit crepes , the strawberry cake texture feels a bit same way. YMMV. Service has been pretty good, no complaints.

The quality of the to-go cups is seriously concerning. Coffee leaked everywhere from the bottom of the cup.

S2pid rules 1 item per person