Café Lily

Decided to give this place a chance again, since I was turned away the first time due to the wrong hours being posted....And let me tell you, I'm so glad I did!The host sat me at the bar due to table reservations and I was a walk-in. The bartender Andrew was very attentive and made sure I was well taken care of (tip him good!). For food, I tried the shrimp tapas, crabcake tapas as my appetizers and sea scallop risotto as my entrée. Ask for the tiramisu martini and you won't be disappointed.You can't go wrong with the lemon sponge cake as a dessert option...Yummy!Can't wait to return to this Decatur staple

Interesting restaurant! Decent amount of vegetarian options. The service was phenomenal, our server Axl was so polite and attentive. The salad was a bit small, I thought it would be a bit bigger. The hummus was pretty good! My husband had the swordfish special and he wasn't terribly excited about it. The restaurant decor was very unique, there is a peacock room and comics on the wall. Worth a visit!

My husband and I tried to come here to eat, but it was extremely disappointing and we weren't able to order. We got seated fairly quickly, but that was the only bright spot. It took our server 13 minutes to come to our table, and she never acknowledged the long wait. She didn't bring water until I had to ask after waiting another 10 or so minutes. We had ordered bottomless mimosas but again, had been waiting so long we had to flag her down. Thank GOODNESS we asked to finally order because this was the final straw unfortunately. She said they were out of biscuits, French toast, potatoes, and bacon. Literally everything we wanted to order, minus the shrimp and grits. The brunch menu is already very limited, so it felt like a waste. Given we had been there now close to half an hour without any food or cocktails, we opted to leave instead. I'm so disappointed because I really looked forward to trying this restaurant.

I don't write bad reviews often but, this may have been the worst restaurant I've dined at, food wise only. What a huge disappointment......We came here for Mother's Day brunch with high expectations from online research on top restaurants for brunch. We ordered a bellini with peach and raspberry. Both for me where not great compared to others I've had in the past. I ordered the special which was lobster ravioli and then a side of home fries. Weird combo but all the other side would have been. My husband ordered the steak and eggs. Our dishes come out and I immediately notice the ravioli sauce is bright Yellow. I was hoping it was cheesy but definitely not. At first, I thought it was some sort of curry spice but after thinking more, realized perhaps saffron. Very earthy. It didn't taste great at all and neither did the lobster inside the ravioli. Zero taste of european flavor that I was hoping for. I ate it for the sake of not making my husband feel bad for the choice of restaurant. My husbands steak came pre sliced and the eggs looked amazing. Then we realized the end of the steak was raw. He put those pieces aside and didn't mention. In the middle it was cooked correctly, I tried a piece and it tasted good. He did mention it wasn't seasoned enough. We ended it with what was titled as "home made" tiramisu...... This was the absolute worst tiramisu I've had in my entire life. So bad, I'm never going order it anywhere ever again. It was like a 5 year old poorly followed a recipe and decided they would put mostly marscapone, didn't have enough lady finger because they ate some, and then didn't have any coffee to soak them in. I decided I would fork out the marscapone and get to what little lady fingers there were. Still disappointing, zero flavor. Then I looked the embarrassing plate of mangled lady finger and marscapone block (that what I now title the dish), and I just started laughing uncontrollably at how it looked. Photo provided. Not a ruined day since I have a great attitude but it left me wanting to eat somewhere else immediately to make up for it.

I decided to have lunch with a client based on the reviews Aug 6, 2024. I arrived ahead of my client to check out the restaurant. It's very nice and clean. The waiter wasn't very friendly and was very impatient when I asked a few questions about substituting side items on the menu. Very rude! We ordered the crab cakes and they were the worse I've ever eaten. My client ate one and agreed the worst he's ever had too. No flavor over fried and tasteless. Don't order the crab cakes. Never ever will go to this restaurant again.

Service mixed but many were new Food okay, bread was stale, lamb burger over cooked , This place has definitely gone down in quality and service Drink specials good

I recently visited this place for brunch. I got the gyro platter, bottomless mimosas and a cappuccino The mimosas were good. The only caveat is your server has to bring them one by one which I can imagine can be difficult if hype place gets busy. The cappuccino was incredible just perfect. The lamb on the other hand left something to be desired. The presentation was not the best. The lamb itself lacked flavor however the tzatziki sauce was delish and the the potatoes were very flavorfulOverall the service was good so I will be back to try another dish

Outstanding neighborhood spot. Excellent for brunch. We all three had eggs Benedict. One of us specified "cooked hard " ! Ugh! But he got it that way. The other two of us had perfectly cooked eggs, all with an excellent hollandase sauce. Busy with locals. Plenty of street parking. Good strong coffee. Highly recommended.

Decided to take myself out on a date and haven't been to this place in quite a few years. I lived in the area 20 years ago and used to come here often with my partner and friends and it brings back good memories, so I thought it would be nostalgic, not to mention the food was always very good. The staff was super friendly and attentive. I ordered the Orange-Blossom Salad and was a slightly disappointed because the serving size was quite small. I expected more for the price ($12.00). For the main course I had the Gamberi alla Rossa, which came highly recommended. I was not impressed. The shrimp had so seasoning or flavor, the pasta was overcooked and was drenched in sauce-and I like a lot of sauce, but this was too much for the amount of noodles. The wine was delicious and you can't go wrong with the complimentary Tuscan bread with the herbal olive oil.

I love the food and the ambience of this local restaurant. This place would easily merit four stars rather than three if it would up its game on service. The management needs to train the wait staff to do a much better job and stop being so amateurish. For example: stop interrupting people while they are eating; pronounce things on the menu correctly; check in on diners inconspicuously and politely; stop taking away one person's plate while others are still eating; know in advance which customer is to get which item; and finally see if diners want another glass of wine or some desert before unceremoniously dropping off their check. These are all just basic aspects of service that would complement everything else about this lovely restaurant.