Crema's Take
“This is a teaching café run by culinary students at the CIA, so expect inconsistency—the bread and pastries can be genuinely excellent, but service ranges from attentive to frustratingly unhelpful (one reviewer was turned away at 2:45 when closing time was 3). That said, with only 15 reviews, the 3.6 rating doesn't tell you much reliable, and one serious food safety complaint about hair in a chocolate truffle should give you pause before visiting.”
What to expect
Classic coffee drinks done right. A slow-sit spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu. Family friendly. Parking available.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →They dont close until 3. We arrived at 2:45 and they would not make us a coffee because they were already closing down. You should not say you are open if you cannot serve your customers.
The food was good, limited menu, they have a set menu dont have breakfast options, just pastries, sandwiches, soup and bread.The bread and dessert were amazing!
Good food from the students… good service and good ambience, small selection of wine and good deserts… Menu keeps changing daily ! Lots of parking. Burger was really good !
Good food from the students… good service and good ambience, small selection of wine and good deserts… Menu keeps changing daily ! Lots of parking. Burger was really good !
We wanted to come by for the restaurant but it was closed so we ended up coming to the cafe instead. You walk through what looks like a gift shop to get through it and it's run by students. The menu is a bit limited but nice that you look at the display in order to see what they…
I bought a coffee and a one piece of chocolate truffle to go. When the truffle melted in my mouth, I felt a lot of hair in it. A mid-lenght brown one and a couple of short blonde hairs. It made me pretty sick. Not sure if it was supposed to be a joke of some immature students of…
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