Avoid this place like the plague. - Kitchen Manager Bluestone Lane Employee Review

1.0
Aug 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The workers that are in the company are one of the best people I have met

Cons

It seems very nice at first, this company does a great job at SELLING their vision for the company and of you within such company. Making more empty promises than you've ever witnessed. That being said the honeymoon here ends fast. Upper management and ownership is very biased. There's no real equal opportunity here, unless you happen to become one of the Australians "favorites" ( and oh boy do they have them) you'll probably be stuck in a perpetual position. Don't waste your time, genuine hard work and dedication don't go very far here. They work you to the bone until you're fed up and then if you quit they just replace you. You're definitely expendable in this company. You can do better.

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5.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun, appreciate weekly deposits, great coffee, nice uniform

Cons

Rude customers, expensive, etc, eetc

1.0
May 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a job, you get paid. The drinks and food are good too, and you get a free meal on your lunch break.

Cons

The base salary is 11.50, customer tips are expected to cover the rest of the gap between that and the current minimum wage, which is enough pocket money for a teenager but is not enough to sustain an adult living in NYC. They're also a bit understaffed. New employee training is messy and unstructured and you are expected to know much of it on your own. Employees do basic cleaning every day, but the cafe desperately needed a deeper cleaning. All of the shelves, bathroom plants, and bathroom wall trim had a fairly thick layer of dust, and the furniture was clearly very used. The place just never felt fully clean.

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