Ambassade has the distinction of having already been in place the day, almost 4 years ago, that I first came up to Harlem to look for a house. We actually hated the house that we saw, but after we were done looking, we made our way under lots of scaffolding (which I believe surrounded structures that were to become Brownstone Lane, the Larkspur and the Douglass) to Ambassade, where we were pleasantly surprised to find excellent croissants and pains au chocolat. And there we talked about whether we wanted to come back and look some more (we did).
The croissant and pain au chocolat are still great, the egg sandwich is an incredible deal ($3 , big enough for 2 people and delicious), and the vegetarian dishes they've added to their dinner menu are a welcome addition. But we have stopped taking our brood there during anything but the most empty times of day, because they do not have highchairs, and when the place is remotely crowded, that is a deal-breaker for us. (EARLY Sunday mornings, when it's not yet crowded, we actually sit on the couch or cushiony chairs and let the babies crawl around by our feet while we eat. It's fun but a bit too much of an adventure to seem like a good idea -- with babies constantly reaching and making a break for it, I really wish there were a way to strap those little guys in.)
2 Yum's: Yum Yum!
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