Tea & Sympathy
6 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/FoodNYC7 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Several people recommend Tea & Sympathy for breakfast, and a few people discuss its full English. One diner finds the full English good by American standards and also praises the grocery area stocked with imported UK goods and the scones. A visitor who says they are British calls the full English weak, while another visitor calls the place decent as a fallback.
Address
Tea & Sympathy, 108 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10011
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Full English
- Best for
- Breakfast
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/que_tu_veux in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024taste
Reports that a British diner rates it as the nearest thing to a fry-up from home.
- Recommendsu/talbottron in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024
Calls Tea & Sympathy a good option, following others' suggestions.
- Recommendsu/PrincessGwyn in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024
Names Tea and Sympathy as a recommended spot for the breakfast question.
- Recommendsu/parakeetweet in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024taste
Finds the full English good by American standards, plus a UK goods shop and proper scones.
- Caveatu/jannishi8300 in r/FoodNYC · Mar 2025taste
Disagrees with the praise: calls the full English there weak, citing being British.
- Recommendsu/coolbeans15 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024taste
Calls it decent as a fallback to DIY; last went there years ago.
- Recommendsu/Yusei48 in r/FoodNYC · Apr 2024
Suggests Tea & Sympathy would be a good answer, offered casually.
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