Cafe Verso

This cafe is absolutely abysmal. I have been going here on and off for years. Every few months I think "well it wasn't that bad" and I'm reminded that it was unfortunately, that bad. I am writing this partly to get myself out of the abusive relationship I have with this place. I work nearby and it's super convenient but I need to just be less lazy and make my own coffee. This is overly long and in the grand scheme of things, not important. That being said this is genuinely the worst cafe I have ever been to in my life The coffee itself tastes okay but any drinks made with it (Mochas, Lattes) are done so consistently poorly that they've given me the push to just buy an espresso machine for my office and make it myself. The drinks taste watered down, bottoms are covered in grounds and often aren't filled all the way or stirred at all which isn't the biggest deal but when I'm paying like $6-7 for a watered down mocha it sucks. I could ignore that if not for how terrible the food is. There is a lot of pre-made food like breakfast sandwiches and burritos and bakery items like croissants and muffins. The bakery items are at alright but have clearly sat around for awhile. The pre-made food tastes pretty good honestly but, along with their bagels, are prepped so badly that I have had better results throwing them in an office microwave. I've gotten a breakfast sandwich that was incredibly hot on the outside but still frozen on the inside from them multiple times The system for bagels is so unnecessarily complicated. You have to get a card from the front and write your name and what you want on the bagel, pick out a packaged bagel and bring it up to the front. Why? I don't think that even makes things easier for them. They SLATHER the bagels with cream cheese if you get it. To the point that I have to wipe the chunks of cream cheese off the bagel before eating it so it doesn't go everywhere. You can get it "toasted" but the only options seem to be 'kind of warm' but mushy or hard as a brick. I don't even know how they manage to toast it hard as a brick because there is little to no visible browning on the bagel beyond what looks like black grill marks on the bottom?? I want to be clear that most of the people who work here are students and they are generally lovely and nice. That being said, there are always like 5 of them behind the counter and a long line. I've had a few times where someone would just be on their phone or talking to someone else and half taking my order so I'd be asked to repeat my order or they'd just not ask and get it wrong sometimes. Again, mostly lovely people but when it's $10+ for a watered down mocha and a mediocre, sometimes inedible bagel it just gets to a point.

I'm not picky about coffee but there's always like 5 people working but never helping customers leading to a giant line. The whole way they do bagel orders too is way too complicated. it's a nice vibe in there but just awful service

We walked in. We looked around. We ordereded Croissants. *snap* Just. Like. That. Ho ho! you say. I say it is true. A tiny cozy comfortable spot.. Small, yet unique. Crowded, yet spacious. Delightful, yet copious. Never boring. Students work here. Students order here. Students sit here. Students study here. Students live here. So come. Yes, you. Delight in the delights of an Oregon Coffee House. You'll like it.

The employees are really nice, their hot chocolate is awesome, and it's such a quiet yet cozy atmosphere. Perfect for studying. :)

This is a great place to grab a coffee and a quick bite to eat! The staff are an awesome group of people that are always upbeat and are knowledgeable about their selection of products. They make a wonderful white chocolate mocha, have amazing pastries and awesome sandwiches when available!