Mixed Notes Cafe

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  I went here one night to hear a band named Jet X.
  The band was supposed to start playing at 10PM.
  I got there at around 9:30 to have some food and take in the vibe.
  The band couldn't figure out how to get the sound working properly.
  There was probably around 15 of them huddled around the stage trying to get the loud drone to stop.
  I decided after literally 2 hours of waiting for them, to leave at midnight.
  A place that hires a band like this is an embarrassment.

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  Posted on 07.06.13 Moo M.

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  Went here with a special friend to have an authentic Haitian dinner. I myself am Haitian so I've never paid to have a Haitian meal...it's called going to a relative's house. Anyway got there and the layout is a bar in front and then tables towards the back. We were seated in the dining area. We ordered a bottle of Chilean white wine as opposed to just getting glasses. My friend ordered the lambi (conch), while I got the boulettes (fried meatballs). It was something that my mom used to make when I was young, but I have not had in years. The food was okay, everything was served with rice and plantains. It definitely wasn't that good compared to what I grew up with. It was pretty pricey, but for what we got it made sense. The boulettes were dry, but I ordered the sauce on the side so it probably would have been better cooked in the sauce. The biggest scam though was that the bottle of wine was $50 and my friend who is Chilean knows that the real value of the bottle is no more than $4. I'm not surprised though that they overcharged that much though. It was a big bottle and they probably charged for the size, not the quality.  A live band played and sang Haitian music and special friend tried to get me to dance, but I'm not a big dancer...unless I'm intoxicated and I was not. I'm most likely never going back, but I don't regret trying it out.

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  Posted on 06.29.13 Domi B.

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  I went to this place with a group of friends because a friend of mine heard about it and want to check out. The location wasn't bad and we figured sense we all live close to Elmont, why not...right? WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  According to the website, the live band was suppose to perform at 7 but we found out by the staff, the performance begins at 11:30pm. I felt that paying $15 for cover charge was too much. Needless to say we left before the band perform.
  
  The menus were outdated, and they did not have 25% of what was on the menu. The menu on the website was different than the acutal menu at the place. How the hell are you going to operate a west indian restuarant and dont have ox tails, and most of the "beef" entrees. They had 6 desserts to choose from but the first waitress inform me that they only have 3 dessert items (cheese cake, carrot cake, and black forest). I ordered the cheese but over an hour later, they inform me that they were out of all desserts. The "dessert" menu was handwritten in the menu which look tacky.
  Some of my friends felt that the fried chicken was bland and dry. I tried the Marinade which turn out to be good except they forgot to stuff a couple of them with cod fish.
  
  The salad dressing bottles were dirty and had alot of residue of dressing all over the bottles from previous use. They only had french and italian dressing to choose from. So for the Ranch, Balsamic, Blue Cheese, or Hony Mustard lovers....you are shit out of luck! The drinking glasses were old and dull. The waitress pretty much stated "The only thing I would order from here is the Tassot". Uh ok, so that means the rest of the food is crap?
  
  We ordered our food and it took over an hour and half for the waitress to bring it to the table. The so-called owner or manager came to our table to see if we are enjoying ourselves. When I discuss about some of the out of stock foods, his excuse was "Some of the foods are not in season". Are you kidding me, since when is cheese cake has a season? I remember growing up I ate Ox Tails any time of the year. Then he made another excuse that there was a catered event that occur earlier in the day and most of the food is gone. Get the hell out of here with that bullcrap excuse, just admit the fact you are too ghetto to run a decent restaurant in Long Island!

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  Posted on 06.02.12 Wendy W.

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  Love this place! It tough finding a classy, upscale sit down Haitian restaurant with waiters. I had graduation dinner and ages from 2-70 attended. There was a mix of kompa(traditional Haitian music) and jazz playing. The food was good. If your looking for a hype dance club atmosphere this is not for you. Wonderful date spot because it's romantic. Again if you aren't looking for a hole in the wall plastic chair spot but a classy ambiance go!

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  Posted on 05.10.12 tia L.

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  the food is ok, the service is great, but the music has its moments

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  Posted on 04.10.11 Rachelle H.

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  Talk about a surprise gone awry.  I reserved this place for a surpise birthday dinner and embarassingly, everyone left shaking their heads.  By everyone, I mean all 11 of the guests, this included the birthday guy.  Instead of saying happy birthday in merriment, I kept saying I'm sorry all night.  
  
  The extremely dim lighting in this little Haitian/Creole cafe helps cover its major crappy decor flaws.  Knowing that the birthday guy likes Haitian cuisine, I selected this place to host his birthday.  Initially, I asked a friend to visit the place and unfortunately, she went at night when the lights were at their dimmest.  She reported back that it was quaint and seemed decent enough.  Also, its located in a convenient commuting distance for the guests and the birthday guy.
  
  Had I known the night would've left me with a sour stomach and dissapointed guests, I would've changed the venue.  It all went wrong the minute we walked into the place.  The music sucked.  The vibe was very old-ish, as in senior citizen old-ish.  My friend kept insisting she saw her great granparents in there.  The cooks were much too loud as we could hear them complaining in the kitchen.  The bar should be referred to as semi open space with bland liquor.  We tried ordering wine several times only to be told they didn''t have this or that.  They finally decided to go out to get wine.  Our question was: Why advertise certain drinks when you don't even have them.  
  
  The wine delivery took twenty minutes.  Not once were we informed of how long anything would take.  We were left to sit and wait.  Appetizers took 45 minutes.  Main course took 21/2 hours.  The food was beyond average.  The waitstaff was not only literally and figuratively slow, but they were high on ego fuel.  Well, with the exception of one young lady who tried to make up for both her boss's and colleagues ineptitude.  Unfortunately, I can't raise the star level based on my interaction with her alone considering the overall experience.  When we finally tried to wrap up the night, the check out process took another 30 minutes because the credit card machine was broken.  I had to leave the birthday guy as ransom while they allowed me to run to the ATM.  This place was a surprise indeed.  Unacceptably SUBPAR service for the classy image they are trying to convey!!!
  
  The food is not worth sitting around that long for.  We hated this crappy place and wished we could get back the time we wasted in there.  We had kids there and their simple order of buffalo wings didn't get served until 21/2 hours later.  There's just not a forgivable explanation.  And asking the staff questions only got you an eye rolling smart aleck response.  I had to talk to the manager over the phone since there wasn't a supervisor of some sort at the place.  The only acceptable response from the manager would've been an apology for creating such a place.    
  
  I could be considered one irate customer, but when the feeling is mutal with all of the guests, it couldn't be just me.  With cheap curtains hanging off crooked plastic rods, this place isn't fit to even be the worst subway station.  What the heck was I thinking?!  Again, my apologies to my guests for leading you to this hole in the wall.

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  Posted on 12.06.10 Jessica D.

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