Phoebe's Restaurant & Coffee Lounge

So....it is a VERY cute place.

Cons:
Bread pudding is dry cubes of bread with a fruit drizzle
Caesar dressing has stiff peaks, qualifies for the Dairy Queen Blizzard quality guarantee, and tastes like anchovies (see pics)
Honey cinnamon latte was not sweet
Black bean burger tastes like one large unseasoned-yet-somehow-spicy pureed black bean

Pros:
The bread is delicious (perhaps part of the warm olive appetizer?)
The warm olive appetizer was great
The croutons are awesome.
They have recess coffee, which is always delicious. The gingerbread latte also does not come sweetened by default.
I loved the creme brulee but it is very sweet.

Typical “ladies who lunch” venue. Clean but dated in style. The menu left me wanting.
I ordered a burger and fries with No bun.
This was unremarkable. Served with two homemade sauces neither of which I liked ( very sweet) I also ordered ice tea which was mediocre. Overall I wasn’t impressed.. on line menu wasn’t accurate and some things weren’t available.

Beautiful restaurant! My daughter and I had reservations before seeing Anastasia at the Landmark Theater. We were seated at a very nice table for two but had to wait 20 minutes for our waitress to take our drink order. When she returned we ordered. My daughter had the beef tenderloin cooked medium rare, cooked perfectly, with all its sides. I ordered the shrimp and ramen. It was passable. Truly the shrimp, bok choy, and beef/pork were very good but the Ramen broth had some kind of thickener that ruined the meal.
Our service was 2 stars at best.
We'll try it again before passing judgement.

My friend and I went here for dinner and it was very good. They have lots of options, including vegan options. I got the lamb and it was nice and tender. My friend said his veggie burger was good and he enjoyed the potato fries on the side. My waitress was lovely and very friendly.

it was a pretty filling meal since I got some alcoholic lemonade, the burger, and crème brûlée. I have to say the burger was pretty underwhelming and for my first time having the crème brûlée it was also just okay. our waitress was decent, it seems like she had a script for every table so she didn’t seem all that personable and I understand how difficult it must be to wait on so many customers each day but it would be more fun to add your own flair, I’m sure. the food came out very quickly though so overall good experience but nothing stellar or memorable

Update, went with a large group of 11 people and had a very nice time. Food continues to be wonderful, the staff is kind, helpful and attentive and it's really nice inside. I'm going to add a short commentary at the very bottom if you're interested in the large group payment process, otherwise you can just read about the awesome stuff from previous visits as well...

My wife and I have always enjoyed Phoebe's. Every time we have gone it's been such a pleasurable experience. Smooth, pleasant and quick service with really good to great food. Our most recent visit we had poutine, pork, duck, and berry tart. The holy cow that was fantastic awards goes to the poutine and tart, absolute must try options. The duck was cooked to perfection and my wife was thinking it may be one of the best she's ever had. The pork was very good, it had some wonderful juicy bites and also some dry ones though. Pork is my go to order and I've had better for sure, but that's not to be mistaken for how delicious it still was. We will continue to come back and enjoy it more in the future, I encourage you to do the same. Enjoy!!

First off, Phoebe's makes it clear what their policy and process is for this. Some responsibility is with us as the patrons.

Groups larger than 8 will get 18% gratuity added, cool I actually think that's great. Taking care of large groups deserves that and as noted our server was wonderful. Unfortunately, they will not split the check. As you may imagine, not splitting the check creates fun for everyone, math ensues, labeling of credit cards and how much on each, adding it up, who did the math wrong and so on, and then we hand our disaster of a system over to our server and I don't know how it works for them but it took awhile and I felt terrible that we weren't prepared with another method to make it easier on them, or they as a policy for whatever reason, can't, or don't split the checks to begin with to save customers and staff alike the headache. An added 18% gratuity on split checks is the same number as one giant check, without the mess, thankfully math is a hero in that regard.

As the patron, cash might be easier but if you're like myself, cash on hand is more of a rarity in my life as time goes on. If someone has a nice credit limit on their card and everyone does Venmo or a money exchange of that nature, you may be better off using those methods and you would save yourself and their staff the headache as well.

My first time at Phoebe's was great.
The light coming in from the roof was awesome. Staff was nice.
Also the food was delicious.
I will definitely visit Phoebe's again:)

It's been years since I had time to return to Phoebe's for a unique lunch. The same owner, great atmosphere. Definitely stop in!!

Good food in a nice atmosphere. Walking distance from Syracuse campus makes it a nice option for parents taking students out for a good meal during campus visits. Has a fun and eclectic vibe that feels a little forced to be honest.

Fantastic food and outstanding service. For my wife's birthday supper, we went there and had a great time. She had a beautiful slice of chocolate cheesecake with a raspberry sauce, and we had the salmon dinners with a bottle of wine that was half off because it was wine Wednesday. Even a candle was lit in it in her honor. Alicia, our server, was excellent. I wholeheartedly urge everyone who is nearby or is traveling to the area to check out this establishment! Once more, many thanks for a beautiful and fun day.