Daisy's Diner

I went there for breakfast this morning and was so disappointed!  I had mentioned it's good old fashioned diner food but something has happened there.  It was bad!  Bad!  Omelet was dry, overcooked, chicken fingers were overcooked and the fries were very greasy even for diner standards.  I am telling you the new remodeled Park Slope Diner is looking GOOD!  I ordered an iced coffee and the coffee was that left over, bitter, nasty stuff.  Even a ton of milk couldn't help it.  I left it on the edge of the table as a hint - no one got it.

Kid friendly:  It's a diner, they didn't seem to care this time.

452 5th Ave

& 9th Street

Park Slope 

718.788.1438

Perch

Service is AWFUL!  Food is okay, not enough of it, but the service there really makes it difficult to recommend to anyone.

I walked in with two children, ordered brunch and not once was it mentioned that a kid's menu is available.  It's on the back page of the menu in very small letters to ask your waiter. If I could grab her attention I would have.  I did ask her if I could have some more coffee, please - I got no response, so of course, I repeat myself only to have her abruptly tell me she heard me and would get when she had a moment.  She never once offered the kid's menu to us when we ordered we only spotted it on the back when we asked for the menu again because we were still hungry.  Yes, we were still hungry.  I will not go back.

Kid friendly - whatever.

365 5th Ave

btwn 5th & 6th St

Park Slope

718.788.2830

Napoli Bakery

You walk in and you get bread. Nothing fancy, not pastries, a good ole Italian bakery with the most incredible lard bread I have ever had! Proscutto bread, sundried tomato, semolina all fresh, baked on the premises (of course).

This is the place to go for authentic lard bread, if you have never had it or even heard of it - go live the good life and get some.

616 Metroplitan Ave
between Leonard & Lorimer St
Williamsburg
718.384.6945

Fortunato Brothers Caffe and Pasticceria

The gorgeous smell comes at you before you see the place. The sweet smell of pastries that you know will send you over the edge. I went here for the first time, right before Easter and it was packed. The amount of cakes, cookies and Easter Cake that was within one order was astounding.

I took a ticket and stood in line dutifully, while taking in the view of the desserts inside the glass case. Many of them I knew but some I had not seen before. 'Lulu's' for example, never heard of them - so I tried them. They look like an mini-ice cream cone filled with a sweetened fluffy cream. Oh so yummy!! It was soon my turn and I ordered as much as I could carry home on the subway. Pignoli cookies, biscotti, ricotta cookies, ricotta pie, cannolis and chocolate covered strawberries. It was a great Easter feast!

The next time I visited, I sat down and ordered it all over again with cappuccino and gelato. Holy crap - take it easy! Too good to be true. I will never go anywhere else again.

289 Manhattan Ave
at Devoe Street
Williamsburg
718.387.2281

Long Tan Restaurant

I thoroughly enjoyed the food . My favorite place closed in the city (Kin Kao) and now this seems like a great replacement. The Pad Thai was fresh and not greasy, a friend had the yellow curry dish, I had the Vegetarian Jungle Curry - wow! All really good!! We also tried the Samurai Spiked Crab Cakes and they were so DELICIOUS! Crispy on the outside and full with flavor. Service was great!

It's above moderately priced and a bit trendy inside.

Kid friendly - maybe for the older ones - not under 6.

194 5th Ave
Union Street & Berkley Place
Park Slope
718.622.8444

Barrio

It looks like this spot has finally got a tenant that will be there a while.  I was impressed the minute I walked in.  The host was incredibly friendly, the kid's menu had all the needs met for fussy ones and the margaritas looked fabulous. 

Our waiter greeted us with great enthusiasm and soon our delicious drinks were in hand.  We ordered the guacamole, veggie enchiladas, chicken enchiladas, chicken nuggets (kids) and chicken tacos(kids).  Sounds boring but definitely not.  The green sauce is spicy and flavorful on my veggie enchiladas and the chicken enchiladas were in a smoky red sauce that added a lot to the white meat.  The guacamole was very fresh and not salty, which is what i usually find.

The girls had chicken nuggets and they were definitely like at home (translation: Perdue) cuz that's what they were and that's what I buy!  My other daughter had chicken tacos and did not enjoy them at all, so i asked to get the nuggets and they were so kind about it and didn't charge for the new entree.  Very nice.

It's not cheap but it's pretty good and I love the atmosphere.

Kid friendly - yes but bring entertainment for the little ones, i.e., crayons, DS, etc.  

210 7th Ave

at 3rd Street

Park Slope

718.965.4000

Piramide

This has all the makings of a great place. It is located next door to a trendy bar, on a main drag that's busy all the time, BUT......it lacks all the details that could ensure the success that it should have.

Every time I have eaten there, they are out of some very basic needs, i.e., coke or bacon at brunch! (a few examples) The flowers on the tables are all half dead and the water in the vases is murky, they serve coffee and no spoon, each dish comes out separately - often by the time it does, your is ice cold The wait staff try very hard to deal with all these issues but they seem to be part to blame, not their own doing, they just don't seem experienced.

The food, if you order the right dish, on a whole is good. Nothing extraordinary - but on the better side of good. It's expensive though. I say this because we all know what the cost of Mexican food is and if i am going to spend this kind of money on it - it had better be something better than good. Go to Nuevo Mexicano - up the block - a much better deal!

Kid friendly - yes they are - and have a menu especially for them, even if it's over priced.

499 5th Ave
Btwn 12th & 13th St
Park Slope
718-499-0002