Lauren S
Google
8.50euro for bitter cappuccino and a 2"x3" square of dry lemon cake from black-table Citizen Coffee. I threw the cake to the birds and the circling bees were welcome to the bitter coffee.
Service took 15 minutes.
The coffee is bitter.even when specifically requesting plus du lait. Another time I was there, I tried tea. It was served warm. Inexcusable. Air-exposed cakes are dry on the outside and undercooked on the inside. When I was checking out, I warned that I was going to say something negative. I told them they need to cover the cakes because they are drying out. I told her that I had thrown mine to the birds because it was so bad. She said ok. Processed my bill. Totally unrepentant.
Beware the table drama. You won't notice at first, but there are two Citizen coffee shops side-by-side. One has black tables and one has white tables. If you order your coffee from one, you cannot sit at the other's tables.
The first time, I went to black-table citizen coffee, staff was enjoying a cigarette outside, told me they were closing, so no coffee for me. That should have been my first clue.
Next time, I went to Citizen Coffee shop on the corner (white tables), and assumed it was the same since they have the same name, are literally connected by a wall & they are owned by the same guy, but for some reason they won't share table territory.
When I ordered from White table Citizen coffee, I sat at a black table. I was waiting for my coffee when I was advised I was sitting in the wrong place. I was confused. "You both have the same name, but I can't sit at the black tables?" Nope. White table Citizen Coffee didn't have tables in the shade.
O.M.G. with so many other coffee shops, avoid this one. Don't get suckered by the courtyard. You will just be throwing away your money and might even get stung by one of those bees.
