Phoebe's Restaurant & Coffee Lounge - American restaurant in Syracuse - 900 E Genesee St, USA

We had our company Holiday party at Phoebe’s last night and it was wonderful. The venue was beautiful and perfectly decorated for the Holidays. The wait staff were so friendly and accommodating, we never lacked for anything. The food was delicious and we were able to custom make a menus for our group very easily that accommodated our vegetarian and vegan staff too. Highly recommend Phoebes for your group outings! Thank you!

I went here for coffee and stayed for the food. To my surprise l, Alice knew how to make the elusive Cortado and it was excellent. Ciarra also provided excellent service. The special of Chicken/Broccoli Alfredo was a great choice. The size was a little small even for lunch, but had perfectly al dente and colorful broccoli, pasta was cooked nicely too. Not overly salted with a smooth and creamy sauce. I came back a month later and got the lunch burger. 8oz seemed small but it was very filling. I wasn’t sure about marscapone cheese so changed it out. Loved the flaky salt on the fries too. Looking forward to being in town again to try even more menu items.

Phoebe’s is warm and cozy with a great view. The interior is inviting with lush green plants and red brick walls. The servers are friendly and attentive. The Sandwich was dry and the fries were on the salty side. This was the best hot chocolate I’ve had in Syracuse.

This is such a cute and cozy place for a nice lunch. The architecture in this building is spectacular with such beautiful old details. The hubby was flying out to South Carolina for business so we decided to enjoy a lunch date with some drinks before he had to leave for the week. Phoebe's was the perfect choice. We started with the flat bread, the citrus goat cheese on this was amazing. I do think this needed a hot honey drizzle or a white balsamic drizzle to break up the richness of this dish but that's just an opinion it was still delicious. For drinks I got an espresso martini and the he got a spicy margarita they were both okay drinks but nothing spectacular. For lunch we got the quiche and the daily special of short ribs over penne pasta. The quiche was cooked perfectly so velvety and creamy. The short rib was nice and fork tender. The sauce on the pasta was a little thick and sperated but still had good flavor. For desert we got the creme brulee and flourless chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was kinda dry and the apricot sauce had no flavor so we definitely enjoyed the creme brulee more. In all a good meal and a hubby full of delicious food for his flight. I look forward to returning and trying out dinner one day.

In Syracuse and it's my birthday! Lived here for 14 yrs and I never went to Phoebe's. Service was some of the best I've had ever. No long pauses between drinks soup appetizers and entree. No rush to leave either! I ordered the soup of the day which was New England clam chowder and it was outstanding. Lots of clams, my husband ordered the sweet potato soup and being the meat and potato man that he is he surprisingly loved it. We also had the duck wonton for appetizers the sauce was sweet and spicy and very good. My husband and son had the special of quail. Though they said it was very good, generally an entree of quail contains 2 quail as they are small. It was well cooked. I had the autumn shrimp and I chose the smaller plate. I've never had fall spiced shrimp seasoned with nutmeg, all spice & cinnamon. Little different than I am accustomed to but I knew it would be! I ate all the shrimp but not all the vanilla jasmine rice. Definitely would go again next time in Syracuse.

I came in for coffee, since they bill themselves as a coffee lounge. Was told their espresso machine is broken. These things happen but was super disappointing. Nobody up front to greet and seat me or another couple ahead of me. I only came in for coffee and light fare, so sat at the bar. Several bar spots were sitting with dirty dishware and no evidence of the former occupants, so it had been a while. This was after dinner rush at about 7:15. Neither of the two bartenders welcomed me in or even looked my way. I ordered French onion soup. Every bistro should be able to nail this simple staple. It was flat, lacked complexity, and the cheese seemed old and flavorless. No stretch and no rich cheese flavor, it was like plastic. It was blackened on top instead of crisped brown. The soup itself was passable, and the croutons had a little crunch. The soup was maybe 3.5 out of 5, nowhere near what I was hoping for. The drip coffee was thankfully okay. I would have appreciated if the bartender didn't try to upsell me on coffee based mixed drinks after I asked for regular espresso. Also, how do you have espresso for cocktails but not for an actual hot espresso drink of any kind? The Phoebe's salad was pretty good. Fresh and crispy. The table bread was served cold but was a decent sourdough. Price was average, a little steep for the overall lack of quality. Just very disappointing. Not planning to run back soon.

This restaurant is a really nice place to dine with a group of friends. I met up with a business partner here, and she made a reservation, which was amazing considering I was new in the area, and it seemed the place was jam-packed when I arrived. But I have to say when I arrived the host WAS AMAZING VERY FRIENDLY and it seemed that she was waiting for me, because when I arrived she knew exactly what to do and showed me the young lady. But this is where everything went left somewhat. We asked for a virgin mojito, and she told me they didn't have any mint. We asked her if they had any virgin drinks, and she said yes, soda, water, or juice. Mind you, they have a bar in this establishment, but they had no mocktails. So I went with an orange juice, considering this was brunch/ lunch. When she came back with our drinks she told us the soup special and the meal specials. After she told us that we said thank you. And then she turned around to say "we do not have any fried chicken" I looked at my friend and she looked at me and I chuckled and said to the young waitress "That's fine because I don't believe we asked you for fried chicken." I continued to laugh. She walked away from the table after I said that. My friend stated she might have said that because we are the only people in this establishment that are black. I said ohh ok, that's fine, we have money just like them." But this is what happened next, SMH.. We ordered our food and when my food arrived my fish sandwich was disgusting. It was not seasoned at all they just deep-fried it and put it on bread with lettuce tomatoes and onions. I sent my food back because there was no way I could eat it it just didn't taste right. So I ordered a cheeseburger medium, well 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️another lady, not our waitress, brought my burger, and the cheeseburger was well down slightly burnt, meaning one side was more burnt than the other side. But considering I was hungry, I tried to scrap off the brunt parts so I could eat it. My fries were good. But everything else was not. Before we left, consider I am a TA, and I do Google reviews as well. I checked out the rest of the restaurant, and I have to say they had some really nice areas as you entered the restaurant. Good places to take pictures and share your experience. I will share it under this review. So the best part was the wonderful greeting that I received, my orange juice being good, the character of the restaurant. But I wouldn't recommend this place for BLACK PEOPLE TO EAT HERE. I guess they believe we only eat FRIED CHICKEN. BECAUSE OF THAT PER THE WAITRESS AND THE COOK, I GUESS MY FOOD WASN'T SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD So I would not recommend this place. I don't live in Syracuse. I was here for business. This location came up to be a good place to eat at so we decided to dine here. But I WONT BE COMING BACK AND I WILL NOT RECOMMEND IT EITHER.

We hosted the Syracuse University event at this location great food, great service, and I highly recommend the apple tart, all dishes were prepared well and loaded with flavor. Food was so good. I didn’t get to get too many pictures, but I did get a quick snap of this Alfredo, which was also very delicious.