Cafe 11, a relatively new cafe on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope between 11th and 12th Street has bitten the dust. The establishment closed its doors sometime this week. It was located in a fairly (for Seventh Avenue) cafe-heavy area, given the presence of the Tea Lounge and Naidres nearby, never seemed to do very well in terms of attracting customers despite the cheerful look and free wi-fi.
Park Slope’s Cafe 11 is Finito
April 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Brooklyn Nibbles · Park Slope
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1 Anonymous // Apr 4, 2008 at 6:31 am
It’s a shame this place didn’t make it because it was never crowded and had free wi-fi, but it never seemed like the owners tried that hard.
The coffee was good (but not of a different class that could be found at Naidres or Tea Lounge), but their baked goods were lame. They had good ice cream, but somehow presented it in a way that just wasn’t that fun.
2 The Brooklyn Paper // Apr 4, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Didn’t try that hard? I live around the corner and those two owners (a husband and wife team, I think) were there constantly. I actually think they worked really hard at it. As any good Park Sloper, I’m always sad when a place closes.
GERSH KUNTZMAN
Editor
The Brooklyn Paper
3 Anonymous // Apr 7, 2008 at 9:43 am
I loved cafe 11, but I agree it wasn’t going to last. I am sure the couple that owned it worked very hard but I always felt a cold reception from the wife, who made me feel like she didn’t particulary want my business. Not that I need to be pandered to, but I was in there almost everyday this past fall and not once did she act like I was a return customer, much less give a smile.
I still liked it though and preferred it due to its backyard terrace and spaciousness. I wish them well!