Golden Pear

Rude owner, mediocre and way overpriced food! Today my daughter and I had gone for a walk on the beach and decided to grab breakfast at the Golden Pear. We've spent the last 10 summers in Southampton and would not normally choose TGP due to their overpriced, mediocre food but given crowds else where, decided to give it a shot. We both ordered full $20 a plate breakfasts and smoothies as well as a $5 bottle of water for our dog. (Yes, wouldn't give us water for the dog!) We were sitting outside enjoying our smoothies and waiting for the rest of our order with 2 old cups of tea on the table (all white, no logo or name) that we had purchased prior to our walk.

The owner came running out and started screaming at us saying coffee cups from other cafes are not allowed and that he pays very high rent at his locations. I tried to explain quickly that they were old and we were waiting for our breakfast and about to throw them out. He waved me off with his hand and went back inside. All the other customers around us were shocked and said they were sorry that happened.

We were just pretty stunned. I did go in after we finished our breakfast and calmly explained the facts. When he said.those are the rules and sorry if that offends you, I told him we would not be back. My advice on this one is.skip it! There are much better places to grab over priced mediocre food!

The lady who served me was rude and the food was flavourless. Very disappointing!

Can't believe I paid 18 dollars for Black Forest ham with mustard on toast. Should be extradited from town - go elsewhere

This place has gone down hill over the years. I stopped in today to get a breakfast burrito and latte for a total of $40. the spa burrito was bright green. I'm used to green spinach wraps but this was on another level. The burrito also gave me a horrible stomach bug and made me very nauseous. For those prices the food should be better quality. Additionally service was slow and the employees were very abrupt and rude.

Great food. Long line. Hard to find a table. But great food!

The Golden Pear Cafe owners need to up their game asap. No service and bad coffee. I truly hope this changes. It takes allot for anyone to give a bad review. And clearly people leave with such bad experience that they post. I'm a coffee lover. and I can't see myself going there again. It's pointless.

Good selection but it would be nice if more options were vegan. A lot of salads could be made without cheese or with the option to add cheese. Staff is friendly but sometimes soft-spoken and difficult to hear.

Great food. fab lunch spot. tables on the pavement. lovely staff nice facilities.:-))) XXXXX

Food was good, but the service was not. Overall rude customer service. I simply ordered a drink that was in a refrigerator behind the counter so when my food arrived, I asked the cashier/waitress for it and she replied by saying "you could have gotten it yourself." Mind you this was the first time I have ever been here and I will not be returning. Please do better, this is not the way to treat your clientele.

A great small cafe experience with fabulous food and fantastic presentation.

ASK KEITH DAVIS: Before you give them a dollar of your money, ask them how they managed to raise capital from "investors". Also ask them about the class action legal settlement made with some investors who never received a penny for their investments and had to litigate. While you are at at it, ask them how they managed to maintain their business for decades while investors were told that their investments were worth nothing as the company has no profits.

Ask them how they justify taking seed money from individuals and in over twenty years not returning a dividend, profit or any financial benefit. Ask them how their company can succeed, but the investors are told that there is no profit.

Cookie was stale as anything and there were flys all over the food absolutely grossed out and unsatisfied.

I have been going there since it opened. I stopped for the most part because their prices became unbelievably high. I went in to get my favorite sandwich to treat myself. The same sandwich 17 years ago was $6.95. I just paid $18 for not even the same sandwich! They changed the sourdough rolls, which are awful, the sandwich doesn't taste the same at all.

They offer a side of salad or a roll or something to go with it. So I asked for the salad. It was so soggy and clearly from the day before that I couldn't even eat it. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. I want my money back. They have lost yet another long time customer, who used to go there everyday when they had more affordable prices and better food and service. Never going there again! I wouldn't advise it to anyone!

Hadn't been here in years--it used to be my daily lunch haunt. The service staff are cold and barely pleasant. The highly overpriced, $17, spinach mushroom sheet pan quiche which I ordered had a very strange consistency, not much cheese and lacked flavor. Nothing about this visit has me inclined to ever return. Very sad that a place once so good has tumbled so far.

My flagel was stale as h*ll. We had to wait quite some time for the egg sandwich and there is no room to wait. Wherever we waited we were in the way. Too many tables for the tight squeeze. The egg sandwich was very good.

There is no cheese in the vegetarian chili. There was nothing in it that would not be vegan. There were kidney beans, chickpeas, fine carrot slices, onions, a little curry flavor and a little spice. It was good and filling. The iced tea had orange, lime, and a lemon slice. It was really good. My husband had a fruit salad which was fresh and had a great mixture of fruit.

No order here sign so people will be cutting you. How is a small coffee $5?

Friendly staff, lots of choices. I had the bacon and swiss quiche and it was fresh, tasty and beautifully made. Pastry was hit or miss. Absolutely worth trying again.

I was in shock and disbelief with the customer service I experienced today while paying for my lunch. After waiting patiently for over half an hour in line, the cashier told me she's too busy to apply my phone number to get the correct price It's almost 4 years I'm eating there year round since I work right in Southampton. Therefore I would consider myself a regular customer.

Great pastries and good coffee. Hard to find a seat - a bit overpriced - slow service!

I will never understand how they stay in business. There are plenty of places to get coffee, iced tea, etc. the curried chicken salad is good but the people behind the counter are consistently crazy. Very impolite and unkind. Amazing coffee at Tate's literally down the street with sweet kids behind the counter or Ted's also nearby with much better food and service. Avoid this tourist trap.

Came on a Tuesday. Cafe was somewhat busy so I understand some delay but it took them literally 30 minutes and for me to complain about how long it was taking for them to heat up a premade flatbread. It seems like they put it in the oven when we ordered and just forgot about it because when we got the flatbread 30 minutes later it was over cooked, cheese was burned on the top, bread was stiff and stale. Bad experience, will not return.

Amazing food! Very consistent. Their coffee is probably the best in the Hamptons, even though that's not even what the specialize in. Try the #3 smoothie, which is delicious. Very friendly people working behind the counters too.

This a a review for April 18th morning. The woman behind the counter (believe she was African american, did not catch her name) was painfully rude. She refused to answer me after several times of politely saying "excuse me" while she was standing there idly doing nothing. I don't understand why it is SO hard for people to be polite? Golden pear - please get better, more respectful help. This woman is a detriment to your business.

We stopped by to pick up coffee, an oatmeal and raisin cookie and some Mac & cheese. Coffee and cookie were fine but the Mac & Cheese had no flavor sadly!

Absolutely horrible cappaccino. with no concept of social distancing (this was at the height of the pandemic). All-around bad.

I was pleasantly surprised with our experience here due to the reviews. Great quick sandwiches and reasonably priced - it's Southampton! Bread was perfectly toasted and we enjoyed our sandwiches!

Good spot for breakfast/brunch. I ordered my food inside and took it back home. The have a hand sanitizer station when you walk in the door and the space is limited. All of the staff wear mask. One lady working working there, she kept lowering her mask to talk on the phone, which I felt she didn't have to do. Other than that, I would go back!

Wow. What a RIP OFF! $12 for an egg sandwich? $8 for a small Broccoli Cheese soup that tasted like broccoli and water. The only reason this place is in business is all the rich that flock there a d don't know any better. How ridiculous

The best little corner cafe. Love the breakfast, the coffee, the pastries and savory homemade dishes. Veggie chili, fresh-baked roll & hot coffee got me through my 4-hr drive back to DC.

I was looking forward to dining here due to the amount of people dining and waiting in line. It looked like a wonderful place. We decided to dine here so asked an employee where we go for seating. He was cleaning off a table and said we can sit there. 5 mins later another female employee comes over to us and asks us if we've ordered food and if we didn't we need to get out as this table is only for people who ordered food.

We had no idea that we had to go to the counter and order first as the first employee we encountered told us that we can just sit down. The female employee that interacted us with was so rude and unwelcoming. We immediately decided to go somewhere else to eat. Management should have a discussion with their employees to be a bit nicer to customers. We were confused and if she could've just told us that we need to order at the counter first that would've been nice.

Cute cafe in the center of town! Food was awesome as well as service. Very limited seating but its a good place to grab a quick bite. Will be returning!

I have to get this off my chest, why did you leave Stony Brook?! I loved having the cafe here for the brief time. I was thinking about this particular Southampton location and my daily routine of getting coffee and a muffin before work. One thing about the Golden Pear Cafe, they serve really fresh food. How I miss their soups and wraps for lunch. If you work in Southampton, there are limited places to get coffee.

The people working behind the counter were always nice. I looked forward to seeing the different daily coffee brews. The one thing I remember most about this store was the door hook. If you're like me and hate to touch door handles, there is a "hook" above the door handle. I usually grab the hook up to and not touch the door handle. Coffee, muffins, wraps and soups are what make The Golden Pear Cafe memorable. If there's a Hampton in the name of your town, then The Golden Pear Cafe is nearby.

I came here for brunch about 2 weeks ago as the end of my friends bachelorette weekend. The place was buzzing and super busy so the low rating confused me. It was a cute small place with a little outdoor seating as well. The fresh self serve coffee options smelled great as well. I ordered the scrambled eggs on a croissant and yes, they were expensive, but that's the Hamptons for ya.

I know people complain about the price, but you know that when you're choosing to go here. I like to look at the quality of the food and it was actually pretty good. The portion was large enough and filling and the taste was just fine! The coffee was great too. Yes, it was busy and crowded, yes it's pricey, but other than that I didn't see a problem with this place.

The worst service in the world! Every time we come here. Crowded, dirty tables, disorganized order takers, cashiers don't speak good English. Messed up our order : waited 15 min for 2 late! ridiculous! They just lost my business to Starbucks.

Love this place! I have been here several times. Coffee is delicious as well as their pastries. Their muffins are very fresh and they have a wide selection of them. I love that they have both oat and almond milk. Service is excellent and they are always packed.