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[pls note, my ratings for service, etc. concern only the take out counter, where baked goods are sold] I am a French citizen who is now naturalized and lives in New York City. I work at Columbia University and will buy their croissants and cheese danishes. As any frenchman in America knows, finding the right croissant is difficult. I had given up on trying to find a perfect match (like the slightly sweet taste of the French croissant's crust). In fact, given up altogether until I found Camille. Their croissants are near-perfect. First, they're small (ie, the normal size), not the bloated behemoths so many french bistros trying to pass as croissants. And the owner got the proofing and moisture level in his oven just right (that's the hardest part of baking a croissant). The finished product is light and airy, and once you had one, you want another and another. Their cheese danish will remind you of a French pain au chocolat, except that it is filled with a slightly sweet cheese mousse which will have you sing arias. There is something profoundly satisfying about Camille's croissants and danishes. They await in the window, you bag them yourself right from the metal trays that came from the oven (so they're often still warm). Anyhoo, I could just go on. Well, the next best thing to traveling to Paris and getting some croissants and chouquettes from that Artisan Boulanger you know on rue de la Convention is to come to Camille... it's worth it

Camilles has been a place I visit often for a couple of years and its always fresh and delicious. The prices are great and its a perfect place for a neighborhood lunch. I've been there many times and never had a bad experience.

If you ever go to this restaurant I highly suggest you don't have the london broil. I asked for it medium rare and got a nice presentation on top - once you turned it over however the london broil was charred and burnt and was on the border of over well-done which was upsetting since it smelled good. the mashed potatoes were good but the "steamed vegetables" were also lacking as I got mostly carrots with 1 artichoke and a few slices of something else.

Wow! I am really surprised by some of the lacking reviews previously posted. We tried Camille's for the first time last week and were pleasantly surprised. Both of our meals were excellent. I got Grilled London Broil Steak which was very tasty and served with steamed veggies and potato. He got a deliciously cheesy Baked Ziti that came with a fresh, delicious salad. We were served homemade bread with rosemary - yum! The atmosphere was just right, and the food a great value. We are both looking forward to going back and eating there more often now that we know about this place.

So, don't ever order the meat tortellini alfredo. IDK if this happens if you just order the alfredo sauce, but there was practically no alfredo sauce on mine. A clue: when you put the plate upside down, no alfredo would drip (that's too little, in my opinion). Also, the alfredo sauce was sooo lacking. As well, the meat tortellini barely had meat in it, and had no taste whatsoever. I was eating shells tarnished with meat. So just beware.

Two friends and I went here for dinner on a week night and we were the only ones in the restaurant. The food was certainly not homemade and didnt even look appealing. The raviolli tasted like it should be from a bad diner. The soup had almost whole potatoes in it. The salad was not fresh. I will never return and neither will my friends.

I love Charles and Loraine's hospitality. My Baby loves going to Camille's and engaging its freindly clients.