Long Island Lunch: Diane’s Bakery Cafe in Roslyn
March 9, 2010
Diane’s is why suburbanites are happy, particularly those near the Rosyln-based bakery, cafe and neighboring restaurant, Trattoria Diane. And for NYC Food Guy there are few better Long Island lunches than you’ll find at Diane’s Bakery Cafe, a place Manhattan’s meccas of prepared food aspire to be.
Subtle gourmet touches elevate Diane’s Bakery Cafe above standard fare. Sweet Thai Chile sauce adds a subtle sweetness to the mayo-based tuna salad, further enhanced by airy Tom Cat brioche. Pairing the sandwich with a heaping spoonful of fresh mozzarella salad adds some welcome acidity, a credit to juicy grape tomatoes mixed with the small, creamy clouds of mozzarella and shreds of bright basil.
The rotating menu of prepared foods, all crafted at neighboring Trattoria Diane, includes just big-enough tins of bread crumb-dusted mac and cheese, flaky chicken pot pies, quiches, focaccia pizza and a seemingly endless array of colorful salads.
Every meal should end with something sweet and the options are abundant. Treat yourself to a brownie, simultaneously delicate and decadent, possessor of a light, sophisticated sweetness even the most die-hard chocolate lover will covet.
And if it’s just a morsel of sinful sweetness you desire, you’re in luck. One walnut-studded chocolate fudge cookie offers a deceptive decadence in its small frame, a perfect accompaniment to a fresh cup of Diane’s Bakery Cafe coffee.
Enticing pies, cupcakes and cakes guarantee you’ll be welcomed home with open arms.
Diane’s Bakery Cafe
23 Bryant AveRoslyn, NY 11746
(516) 621-2522
March 9th, 2010 at 8:36 am
Diane’s is a breath of fresh air, and a tasty one at that.
it always satisfies and you leave content.
March 9th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Diane’s in Roslyn has always been one of my favorite lunch establishments on Long Island. The consistent quality of their food always keeps me wanting more!
April 2nd, 2010 at 10:16 am
Thanks for the suggestion, I’m always looking for places on the Island.
July 12th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Dianes was a wonderful place to stop when visiting Roslyn, NY. The food was extrodinairy; however, one of the servers was rude beyond belief!
July 16th, 2010 at 9:51 am
I love, love, love this place!!! The food is always beautiful and fresh and the staff is always accomidating and friendly.
June 17th, 2011 at 5:29 pm
Love the brownie bites, but my fav fav favorite is the marble brownies!! They just melt in your mouth!
June 22nd, 2011 at 12:17 pm
I Love Love love triple berry pie and blueberry and rasberry muffin…
February 3rd, 2013 at 3:56 pm
Number one on the Panini chart was outstanding! Their deserts are all delicious especially the crumb cake which I ordered yesterday!