The name sort of reminds me of that pseudo French pronunciation of Target (Targey). What’s with Tonez. That aside, someone over at Park Slope Parents has been to the new Fifth Avenue cafe and had very positive things to say.
There’s
a
really
nice
new
vegan
cafe
on
5th
ave,
just
next
to
the
great
hot
dog
place Willie’s Dogs
between
4th
and
5th
streets. It’s
called
Earth
Tonez
and
it
has
homemade
vegan
deserts
including
cupcakes,
"cheese"cake,
double
chocolate
cakes
and
more.
They
also
make
nice
soups,
sandwiches,
wraps
and
salads
–
all
Vegan.
They
also
have
a
kids’
menu
and
a
menu
for
the
MS-51
crowd
(it’s
nice
to
see
that
these
spots
and
Get
Fresh
are
providing
alternatives
to
the
confectioner’s
donuts
and
candy
that
I
usually
see
the
middle
school
students
eating
for
lunch).
The writer of the above post asked me to add; "the owners are very open and friendly. Also, they do fresh squeezed juices and vegan burgers…"
I too enjoy the food here but after having a small get together of 10 people, I don’t know if I want to go back. This is mainly because of the poor service I received when I arrived with a party of 10 to celebrate a special occasion. Mind you, that I had called in advance to notify the management that I planned on having a party of 10 arrive for a special celebration. I specified the time as well as the date and was reassured that all would be in order, however on the big day I was met with several mishaps. First of all, the cake that I had ordered for the meal turned out to be a different one all together. I was notified of their mistake just an hour before we were scheduled to arrive at the restaurant. Obviously it was too late to get the proper cake and since I had already paid for it in advance I was basically left with something I hadn’t order. Secondly, they were understaffed which resulted in the one employee present and skilled in cooking, serving, etc. to take care of our needs as well as the other costumers who arrived during our dinner party. The one staff member who was there was phenomenal as she cooked and served us to the best of her ability. Yet, it was truly the management’s fault for not having prepared properly for a party of 10 on a Saturday night especially since they had been notified over two weeks in advance of my coming with my friends and family. It is and was a shame to have to see my friends and family help serve and clean up because the one staff member who was there was inundated with work. All in all everyone really enjoyed the food and the staff member’s kindness and attentiveness. But they all agreed that they probably would order out if they ever ate there again because it was pretty obvious that their sit in experience was less than stellar.
The Red Mango desserts are vegan but not everything is. Ask.