Crema's Take
“Stone & Leaf has a genuinely appealing space with big windows and a relaxed vibe for lingering, but the drinks are consistently unreliable—wrong orders, inconsistent pricing, bitter coffee, and staff who seem undertrained on basic espresso drinks are recurring complaints across a thin sample of just 18 reviews. If you're visiting primarily for a well-made coffee or specialty drink, this isn't the place; if you're looking for a comfortable spot to work or hang out and you're forgiving about what's in your cup, it might work.”
What to expect
Strong matcha and tea selection. A slow-sit spot, laptop-friendly.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →I ordered a caramel macchiato and got a bitter coffee with not a single pump of caramel or even sugar. And I payed $6 for it. The least they could do is say sorry.
Place is consistently bad and staffed by bookstore employees who do not know how to make coffee. I order the same brewed coffee every time I am there and I am charged a different amount every single time.
I love the windows and the vibe but the drinks aren’t the best. One time, I ordered a matcha Frappuccino and they gave me a matcha latte with whipped cream. The lines also get super long. BUT NICE VIEWS!
Worst Starbucks ever. They didn’t know how to make the simplest chai latte with soy. There was one time, they put milk in in. There were more than 10 times they put too much chai syrup and it was too bitter (and too sweet) to digest. There were two times they didn’t ask hot or…
I purchased 3 beverages and a 4th today. I liked coming here, but the app crashed and lost my beverage credits. The manager was incredibly rude and said she could do nothing about it, which is bogus. She could have easily credited me a free drink considering the fact that I told…
I had never been to this cafe before it turned into the stone and leaf so I have nothing to compare it to. With that being said I thought it was a really nice large place to grab a drink or snack within the student store. It’s a Barnes and noble cafe essentially so expect the…
Crema Reviews
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