A mainstay for longtime residents. Staff treat you like family. It's diner food so you won't be wowed. Stick with breakfast and the basics and you won't go wrong.
Food is decent. Nothing to write home about, but still good. Service from our waitress, a Hispanic woman, left a lot to be desired. Slow and grouchy. Treated us like outsiders. Friendly to others.
Example of what's wrong w Roosevelt island- no competition= crappy food, no ambience and high prices. Only thing worse on this island is the gristedes. avoid both