The Atrium Cafe
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC
Crema's Take
“Tucked in Durham, this cafe strikes an impressive balance between a traditional coffee spot and a specialty drink destination, with particularly strong matcha offerings that keep regulars coming back. The real draw seems to be the crepes—both sweet indulgences like Nutella with fruit and savory options like chicken pesto—paired with quality pastries and a genuinely welcoming atmosphere that makes it ideal for lingering conversations or solo work sessions. Fair warning: service quality appears inconsistent, so you might encounter either the notably warm, generous staff members or a more indifferent experience, but when the team is on, the combination of thoughtful drinks and food makes it worth the visit.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Amazing service, quality, and food!
Best music & best workers always. I love the employees who work there, they're very respectful, welcoming, and generous! They have the best tea and pastries.
Staff is very rude. Will change prices and then get upset at you for being surprised. Try to give you as little as possible. Everyone will tell you they used to have good crepes here, now they have just bread and you have to add a bunch of extra charge toppings for it to taste like a crepe.
I have gone here a few times now. There is no such thing as customer service here. That's very common throughout dining places at duke. They serve you like a peasant. Iced coffee and crepes are both very good. Pesto chicken sandwich was disgusting.
I'm a lover of crepes and smoothies so I love this place. If you have a sweet tooth, a Nutella crepe with banana and/or strawberry is the way to go! for more of a savory dish, the chicken pesto crepe is my favorite. I also love the smoothies- all 3 flavors are delicious!
Crema Reviews
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