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| - Food: The brunch menu is all vegetarian. There are basically three categories of meals: typical breakfast staples (oatmeal, toast, yogurt, eggs), omelets, and burritos. There aren't other typical breakfast items like pancakes or french toast. The burritos and omelets are prepared with a variety of veggies and other goodies and there are at least 5-6 of each to choose from. A California omelet came with a side of home fries/potatoes and a basket of fresh made toasted bread with orange marmalade. The omelet nicely prepared and not slapped together. The burrito was huge and came with fresh cantaloupe on the side. Both meals were very tasty and the veggies were fresh. We had to deliberate to choose our meals because so many things sounded good.
Price: Meals ranged from $4-7, and for the amount of food you get with fresh ingredients, its definitely a good deal.
Drinks: City Cafe has a full coffee bar to choose from. The coffee was organic French roast, served in a huge cup, and was delicious.
Atmosphere: The dining area is fairly small, but the tables are nicely spaced apart. There are plants scattered throughout with artwork on the wall. There's a large street-front window which lets in sunshine. The tables are mostly for 2. They're pretty to look at but wobbly. We almost spilled our hot coffee a few times. Located right in the middle of Lawrenceville, street parking is available and there are a lot of other places nearby to stop after brunch.
Service: Our waitress was very friendly and quick to take our order and refill our coffee. The cook (who acted like the owner) came out to speak to us personally several times, and gave us advice on what to order. Both the waitress and cook were very personable and funny and made us feel welcome and appreciated. The food was served quickly and we were checked on multiple times.
(+): friendly staff, fresh ingredients and homemade taste, great coffee
(-): more "breakfast" food on the menu would be nice for those who don't want something heavy or salty
Would I go back again? Yes. There aren't many all vegetarian restaurants in Pittsburgh, so this is now on our list. And we are anxious to visit the cook and waitress again.
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