Yu-Han Chen

Ole & Steen is well known as Denmark's favorite all-day bakery. My friend and I tried out two baking goods, latte, and flat white. All of them were spot on, especially the pastries! Blueberry Hazelnut Bun strikes a great balance between fruitiness and nutty flavor - more like a cream puff! Cinnamon Swirl is a flaky Danish pastry with crispy caramelized bottom and icing. Latte and white flat were decent. The ambiance was cozy. It’s a good place to stop by; even many people brought their books and laptops for studying and work. The waitress was very friendly and carefully checked vaccination proves for every customer.

+1

Denise A.

This establishment was right across from our recent hotel stay in midtown NYC. Wonderful selection of sweet and savory pastries, sandwiches, fresh breads, and hot beverages. There are various locations throughout the city. I chose a poppy seed covered pastry with almond paste and a lemongrass hot tea. Both were excellent. However, service was quite slow and server not so friendly. Visited the next day with family and service was quick and friendly, and the coffee excellent. Prices on the higher end, but clean place with some delicious offeri as to eat in or take out. Restroom for customers and a cde is needed to punch in.

+2

Jaye Aster Broder

This cafe has seating. The service is slow. The hot chocolate is very good and doesn’t have the same line that holiday pop-ups in Bryant park have. I didn’t like the yogurt either granola because it was more soft granola heavy than yogurt. The cinnamon swirl pastry was good. You can also get savory items here.

Kayla Ferguson

We came here for a light breakfast! overall the place is cute and clean. we ordered the ham & cheese croissant, the cheese could’ve been melted more. the cinnamon roll was cold & the chocolate chip cookie was tasty!

Zhuge Liang

Food is on-point for the price, but avoid the juiced beverages! Breakfast roll was generous with the filling and perfect texture, with a crispy bun. Cinnamon slice was standard - a tad to sweet. Service could be more friendly, even on a busy morning 🙂

Ghada

Nice Danish coffee shop offers great pastries, cakes and coffee! I loved the view from the windows into park street while sipping on coffee! The carrot muffin was okay-ish, coffee was good. Prices a bit higher than other pastries in the area but the quality of food worth it

+4

Sunday afternoon. The pastries were whet you could expect on a weekend. The place was rough and shabby, understaffed I suppose. Could do with a good cleanup. Enjoyed my Danish vanilla though with a black kaffe.

Bryan Cheong

Good location. Staff not super-friendly, not mean. Just doing their jobs. Drip coffee - good flavor, but not hot enough. Oat meal - overpriced, extra charges for add-ons ($10+ for nothing special) Cinnamon swirl - Very good flavor. But just a little hard. My daughter liked it.

I really wanted to like this place. I love Scandinavia bakeries and was excited to try their version of the Tebirkes. The pastries didn’t look fresh and tasted only slightly fresh. The Tebirkes literally tasted like popcorn, the blueberry muffin was loaded with sugar and hardened oil, and the oat milk Cortado was a watery mess at near boiling temps. And they used way too much paper to wrap a dine in order. So much for Scandinavian klimatsmart (yes, I google-translated that). Approach with trepidation and misgivings.

I used to come to Ole & Steen for years, stopped because of how unclean this location became, and decided to try it again after a long pause. On all three of my recent visits, this place has been FILTHY! The tables were all dirty, the bathroom and sink were disgusting, and trash was overflowing. I’m trying to love this place again - food quality and taste are good - but it’s seems like a health risk eating here.

chrisjplatt46

I just ate a raspberry spandauer pastry I had ordered on Seamless, and I'm very disappointed. I had expected the pastry to be FILLED with the raspberry stuff. But, instead, it was just lightly brushed on, a thin layer swamped with almond slivers. Okay, I guess, but I ordered it for the raspberry, which was the least part of the pastry I received. Won't be ordering this from them again.

Inna Z

We walked in on Saturday afternoon. The place was pretty empty with plenty of tables available. The server left half of the focaccia filling on the cutting board. Filling for both focaccias wasn’t good. I liked focaccia itself but not the filling. For 10 dollars each, it wasn’t a good deal. Chocolate swirl pastry was burned on the bottom and over backed. Cinnamon pastry was decent. Maybe it’s better in the morning when everything is fresh.

+15

Grace Azcona

I went in and asked for a hot chocolate, employee told me i should try their “special” hot chocolate with the marshmallow . and said it’s very good. tasted terrible and she didn’t explain it was like $3 more. i told them i couldn’t finish it and they promised id get a refund. never got a refund. emailed corporate. never heard back.

Marco Mazzola

Ole & Steen on 48th Street is always a disappointment. I ordered a soup that’s supposed to come with bread—and they didn’t even have bread. At Ole & Steen. The place also smells strongly like a kitchen, and overall it doesn’t feel very tidy or clean. On top of that, the staff don’t seem very interested and never smile. In a café, a smile and basic warmth make a huge difference, and it’s really lacking here. For a place with this reputation, the experience consistently falls short.

Xiaodong Yan (Max)

In nutshell, food is great, staff usually not friendly at all. Very bad experience today (02/22/2025, around 5:40pm ish). The old lady has a strong attitude. When my friend changed his mind and asked to go instead of eating here, and not ordering coffees, she was very upset and kept on saying “you are confusing me”. We don't know how she could be confused by such a simple order. a sandwich and two coffees, then within seconds, we corrected and said "to go and no coffee". And she still gave us the sandwich on a plate. When my friend clarified again, she was furious said “ don’t yell at me. Don’t yell at me. “. she was yelling at us instead. This is pure rudeness and condescending. What a pity! It is such a lovely place with great food. Will not order from here again. Also they would give a free "mini cake" on your birthday. I went to collect one on my birthday, and it was such an awful experience! first the manager needs to check the app, then id, then reluctantly ask which "dollar cake" you want. then fumble on the terminal for several minutes before releasing the "precious" cake to you. all through process, not a wish of "happy birthday sir!" wondering why they offer it to customers at all? just to annoy them and make them feel like begging for free food? 9 of 10 times i ordered pick up, the food was not ready at the designated time. and sometimes they would forgot one sandwich or two. the app sucks. it is nearly impossible to add a credit card. and impossible to check out in the app with a credit card already added. just pure mystery how the IT people survived. my guess is that if you have "free food" exchanged with points, then it would not be possible to check out? never figured it out. i ended up having three accounts, and only one of the can be used to order online. my wife's app worked only once. case happened not long ago: A friendly reminder, make sure to double check your order when picking it up in store. The staff messed up my order by failing to put two BLTs in it last week and almost forgot to put a lunch bowl in it today.