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Members say: Disappointing, 150% gratuity added on to coffee, beverages!!!, Different experience, Ok but kind of "meh", 17 vignettes performed as you dine

"Café Play" offers a unique glimpse into the lives of New Yorkers by transforming The Cornelia Street Cafe into an immersive and interactive wonderland. More…

From the waitress to the cockroach to the teacup on the table – "Café Play" runs the gamut from the whimsical and comic to the profound and transformative. Audiences enjoy a three-course dinner during the show (included in the ticket price) to fully immerse themselves in the world of the café.

Ends Oct 28 | Cornelia Street Cafe (West Village)

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Holli Harms
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September 18th, 2018

“There is audience immersion with the actors all about us, but I never became fully engaged. The performances felt too reserved. I wanted them to be less polite and be more of a taking the bull by the horns. This is not to say that I was not entertained, moved and even educated...What adds to the evening is the music, made up mostly of the audience in the act of eating...’Cafe Play’ reminds us that even a night out to eat can turn into a discovery.” Full Review

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Disappointing, Different experience, 17 vignettes performed as you dine, 150% gratuity added on to coffee, beverages!!!, Ok but kind of "meh"

Conrad
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October 15th, 2018

See it if you're up for something different, want to see ACTORS playing rude customers + aggressive wait-staff, enjoy dinner theatre of sorts

Don't see it if you want to be well-fed for $45; portions are teeny & 150% gratuity is levied on all beverages. If you want big laughs or a memorable show

Also The 17 skits include voice-overs by Kathleen Chalfant (as Teacup), Nick Fondulis (Cockroach), and Jed Peterson (Mug).

Vignettes focus on where sugar comes from, the history of salt, politically correct Hallowe'en costumes, self-image, and clueless patrons who stare at their phone or who wear head-phones and ignore waiters or their dining partner.

Though we laughed a few times, we never felt fully satisfied - - either by the performances nor the unnecessarily minuscule portions (salad, risotto, sorbet).

For $49 p.p. we expected something better.

Bonus: thanks to the fact that you must put away your cellphone and pay attention to the performances, the restaurant was blissfully QUIET except for normal noise like a fork clinking on a plate or a chair scraping.... Read more Read less