Velvet Peach Revamp, "Elberta," Almost Ready to Go
Friday, June 1, 2025 at 10:01AM
The Velvet Peach Cafe, Formerly Heights Coffee, closed down back in February to renovate (for the second time in a year) after the owners, the husband-and-wife duo of Erica Phillips and Irwin Caesar, secured a liquor license. At first the plan was to only be closed until early April, but it soon expanded into a complete gut job and renovation. The new facade and signage has been installed, and the completely new restaurant, called Elberta, will now be opening by the end of the month.
The restaurant, on Flatbush Avenue opposite Seventh, is "inspired by Southern Cuisine and the rich history of the pre-prohibition American cocktail," according to the website. Its name was inspired by the Elberta peach, and the menu (pdf) is reasonably priced and heavy on soul-food classics like shrimp and grits, stuffed pork chops, baby back ribs, Southern fried chicken, and deviled eggs. There's also a decadent-looking brunch, where they'll be serving up biscuits and gravy, baked duck hash and eggs, chicken and waffles, and french toast stuffed with peanut butter and sauteed cinnamon bananas, and a fairly standard children's menu.
The full menu is below; if you're into soul food and cocktails (and who isn't?) this place looks like it's worth getting excited about.
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Reader Comments (5)
Sweet. Hopefully, the staff keeps their cell phones holstered when Foxy Brown stops by.
LOL! cbl hopefully foxy realizes that she is not that special...
Hope its good. Don't know of any other Soul Food restaurants in Park Slope.
Oh trust me, Foxy still thinks she's that special. She gets a thousand eye rolls whenever she walks in Key Food.
They need to scrub every bit of Heights Coffee out of that place, which is why I thought the Velvet Peach sort-of revamp was doomed to fail. Heights's saving grace was WiFi - not exactly high praise.
This *could* be good. Nothing jumped out at me. Way too much of the menu devoted to burgers, when there's now even more burgers on Flatbush than ever. Do what's on the menu well and hope for word of mouth is all I have to say.
ParkPlace, I only see three burger choices on the menu. People probably wont complain about it. But there are too many burger spots in Park Slope. I doubt people will go here for a burger though. I'd hope not.