Cafe de la Presse

Unfortunately, this place has declined significantly over the past 6–9 months. While prices have increased, both service quality and hygiene standards have noticeably worsened. Cleanliness is a serious concern. Utensils such as forks and knives were visibly dirty. When we pointed this out and asked for replacements, the staff seemed surprised and did not appear to understand why this was an issue. This lack of awareness around food hygiene is particularly troubling, especially in a place frequented by families with babies and young children. The seating areas and tables were also dirty and sticky, including the surfaces where food is placed. Overall, the environment no longer feels safe or pleasant for dining. Due to the decline in hygiene and service, we will not be returning. We hope management takes these concerns seriously and works to restore basic cleanliness and customer care standards. Just attached a sample picture. Will not gross people out with other pictures.

We ordered the granola yogurt and the overnight oats, which were served in paper takeaway bowls even though we were eating in. Matcha latte tasted mostly of milk with very little matcha flavor. Service was also very slow. Considering the quality and the price, we were quite disappointed. Would not recommend.

We did the “Choose your plate” offer and it was phenomenal! The salmon was so fresh! The sourdough amazing and we loved the salt haha! The food really was great!! However the toilet was a little gross, but I didn’t affect the food experience so it’s just a little side note.

My mom and I went for Brunch there almost a year ago and still remember it. The food was soo good, and nicely presented. The place was nicely decorated and luminous. The coffe was delicious it was Overall a really nice experience. There was a lot of people working too. Overall it was a young atmosphere, good to read a Book, work a little or have a chat with friends. It is self Service.

This spacious cafe is good to catch up with people, to work or to go on a coffee date. This place has several places to sit, inside and outside. It is a bit loud though since there are always quite a lot of people inside so keep that in mind prior to going here but it’s still okay noise wise to have a conversation. The food is good and you have several options. I ordered their pancakes with fruits and this is one of the only places that is generous with the fruit quantity because most places only add a ridiculously small amount of overpriced fruits, but not here so that’s awesome. I tried two of their fruit smoothies, the ‘Sunny’ and ‘Pura Vida’. Both were really good and tasted fresh. The service was not impressive and slightly average. Specifically at the till. The person was cold and unpleasant to order so they should work on that.

⚠️ Sensitive ears and sensitive people, especially those with hidden disabilities: this place is to avoid. ⚠️ I used to love going to this place a few years ago. I went back yesterday, and the music was very loud, not the kind of music you play in a place where people eat, drink coffee, or work. I couldn’t eat inside, so I ate outside. The food was not what I had ordered. Please ask for all the ingredients when you order your food. The fruit in my order was frozen, and I couldn’t eat it. I asked someone who was working there if they could microwave it. The person laughed (or appeared to laugh) and told me it was supposed to be like that. I said I couldn’t eat it like this and that I didn’t want to waste food. She did not respond. I was left with my food and had to throw it away. The staff does not make you feel welcome and talks back in an unfriendly way.

Absolutely loved the cookies and hot chocolate both were fantastic! Rich, comforting, and full of flavor. A perfect little treat that made my day.

Lovely café with good food, great coffee, and a pleasant atmosphere. The service is friendly and everything feels fresh and well made. A great place to stop by any time of the day.✨

Atmosphere is nice and the servers are friendly. It's a cozy place that would be nice to meet friends. However, the coffee is not that good. We ordered both an iced latte and a café latte and both were quite watery and left a lot to be desired. If you're just looking for a nice place to meet, this would be fine, but go elsewhere if you're looking for a good cup of coffee

Really great food big seating area. Really nice selections of food. I enjoyed how quick my food came and it tasted so fresh! Definitely a place I would go to again while traveling.

It's a good place to work or have meetings but damned if the prices don't suck. 3.60 for "handcrafted" iced tea that comes from a pitcher. I'll pay that much for a fresh iced tea but not some day-old stuff. I like the quiche and the iced coffee (which doesn't need the standard added sugar), and there is almost always a seat available.

After 2 years working nearby, it is time to give Le Café de la Presse a review. This place offers quite a large selection of lunch options (salads, quiches, sandwiches) and some attractive looking deserts (cookies, cakes, cheesecakes, etc). Food is decent, even they have been serving exactly the same things for the last 2 years, with no improvement. Menu didn't change according to seasons. No hot choice except for the quiches (which are in fact quite cold). Very slow service, expensive for what you get and if I had really one turndown it would be that pastries are not always fresh from the day !!! If you can avoid it, do it.

This cafe is my fav. The food is so good- I had the pasta salad once. And if was the best pasta salad I've never had. The coffee is amazing I don't know why but it is. There is usually a line because it is in a convenient location. Outdoor seating is nice- lots of seats inside too.

Cafe is next right to my apartment, very convenient and well located. Most I like about this place is the Ambience and Expresso it serves. Great conversation starters and great place to hang out with friends and colleagues.

There was a bit of queue, but the Sunday brunch was great. Our fault was to book late (Sunday morning) so when we arrived one of four menu options was already sold out. Sunday brunch costs 16€. The atmosphere is nice, even through a bit noisy. We didn't try any cakes, but they looked pretty good.

Possibly one of the coolest place for brunch on a Sunday. Great juices, coffee and option for buffet brunch (more lunch style than breakfast). Always packed, it's tough to get a seat. Same for the buffet - unless you time it well you may wait some time to get to the top of the line for the quirky chef to guide you through the options of hot plates. The buffet itself is a bit overpriced but the convenient (read: lazy) option - its worth mixing it up a bit and ordering from the menu also. Staff are a bit over stressed and its definitely a place people go to be seen with their macs. They just need more space and some more tables outside!

A bit fancy but delicious but quite not-so-cheap food... Good service, good range of choice; Good place for bagels, brunch and fancy coffees.

Just saw one of the baristas finishing her toilet business and walking off to serve people food and drinks WITHOUT WASHING HER HANDS!!!

Love this place! The coffee is great (freshly ground expressos), the drink selection is wonderful, and they even do frozen drinks and smoothies. Plus, there is a nice selection of pre-made sandwiches and snacks. WiFi is free, although a bit slow, and the ambiance is wonderful. Highly recommend

What can be better than a hot cup of coffee on an icy cold day? That was what we were hoping to get when we came in the café, but got none of it. Instead, we were "blessed" with the what can be called as the biggest no-no in a coffee shop: lukewarm coffee in a very cold and drafty space. Not to mention the lack of organisation on the part of the staff, who was running around behind the counter like a pack of headless chicken, noticing us and taking the orders only when the queue had gone to the door. It's such a pity for a place that looks that cozy and with such promising menu, like the cappuccino I ordered, pimped up with pieces of nougat. If I were to get it warm, the nougat would melt away and I'd have a party in my cup. Instead, I had a bunch of teeth shattering cubes floating in the saddest combination of hulala whipped cream, room temperature milk and symbolically present coffee. Oh, and we also had cheese cake. You know how sometimes unwrapped dairy tends to suck all the smells and aromas from everything else in the fridge? That's what we had in one slice of very dry and greasy cream cheese.

This is a very cosy spot, BUT I have never experienced such bad organisation of staff. The wait is always long even when the cafe is empty.

When I studied in Brussels, I would come here a lot write my papers throughout the semester. The coffee there was pretty good and always had a good selection with a decent price, especially for a student, so it was nice to have a good cup of coffee to help write my papers on a Saturday morning. However it was always very busy and hard to find a place to sit regardless of the time you went there, and the wifi always took forever to connect to or you would get kicked off the wifi after a while and would have to reconnect. The staff as well was very nice and spoke both French and English. It's a nice place for a cup of coffee, but not so much for studying.

Their Mokaccino is close to perfect, and their cupcakes are really good (try the carrot cupcake!), I definitely recommend this spot for a nice and cosy goûter :)

That's just terrible. We had issues with them in the past (the take away service : you pay for stuff that don't end up in your bag.) but today it was the worst meal so far. My mum, my boyfriend and I went for lunch. First, very few choices in front of us. Fridges were empty. At midday. We are vegetarian and there was nothing left except a quarter of a ciabatta for 4€ or some pasta. I was hungry so I went for the pasta. Not tasty, dry, no veggies, just three pieces of tasteless mozzarella. Oh so boring. My BF and my mum asked for the bagels. The only veggie option left was cream cheese. "Why not ?". You expect some salad, some vegetables with it, or some guacamole. The bagels arrived 10 min later. Couldn't be more literal. It was. Just. Cream cheese. Toasted bread and cream cheese. For 5€. I wonder if you get a full chicken when you take the chicken bagel or if your salmon is still flapping on the plate. This is just a huge expensive joke. Yeah, the desserts are OK, but it's not worth it.

Love this place. Great for Saturday and Sunday brunch. Food is always fresh and delicious. Slighlty more expensive than other brunch-oriented places but the quality of their food makes it totally worth it.

I have been a long term fan for many years, but the place does not have what made it so popular when it kicked off: limited meal options, slow service, steep prices, cramped.

Good coffee for a decent price with an amazing atmosphere. There's almost always a full house, and it's interesting to hear a mix of the languages. The staff are incredibly nice and speak both French and English. A great place for friends, family, and the like. There's also free wifi so that's a huge plus.

Rotten fruits, orange juice that taste like made many days before, awful, dirty tables also.

Used to go there quite a lot to work while I was in school. Very nice atmosphere with good coffee (always hard to find in Brussels), good pastries and a trendy bunch of customers. Also, a lot of light thanks to the very large and omnipresent windows. That being said, the place is very often crowded and hence noisy. The food for lunch is ok bot not more (ie on par with Exki with same quality/quantity trade-off). Outdoor seating is just a row of seats on the sidewalk (ie not suitable for real work).

I felt the staff ignored the customers. Ok, so just this one brunette woman. She was really snobbish and ignored us waiting in line to laugh with a coworker. When she turned to us, her smile fell and she was amazingly rude. She obviously hates her job. It's a shame because the food was alright and the decor was really nice. I love the changing artwork and retro seating, but that attitude is inexcusable.

Good tasty food but badly organized only one person for the buffet and a bit expensive

Not a very big space, so it can get crowded at times. The furniture is old and pretty dirty. WiFi does not work very well, so this is not a place to go to work. A good place to visit with friends, but expect a long line and cramped quarters.

Poor and sometimes sarcastic service, awful and overpriced food and unhygienic (waitress handling my toasted sandwich with her fingers).

Unfriendly staff. And the coffee.... Omg.... Disgusting. I complained about their coffee, returned it back to the bar and asked for some tea instead(safe choice). Apparently its not in their rules to accept returns ( really????????? ). The staff was looking at me like if I had three heads and 5 arms. After a while they accepted to replace my coffee with a tea. Even though the same price, i had to pay 30cents more. I then asked to see the manager. One of the staff replied sarcastically in french (i am giving a trandlation): " no need for you to see manager. Are u gonna pay or not????" At that point I said to myself to just let go... I gave them the 30 cents took the tea and left. They have a very nice environment and nice people hanging around. But it is really overpriced they have absolutely no management to manage this group of students who call themself "staff". Staff rating 0/10 and coffee quality 0/10.