David W.
Yelp
This is the kind of place I normally would love with 5 stars, given the promoted availability of vegetarian and vegan options, but it was a solid disappointment. Definitely 2 stars, "could have been [far] better," which for me is a rare rating - will only be back if everywhere else is closed.
The counter person taking orders really might be in the wrong line of work. Attitude, attitude, attitude! I made the mistake of failing to order coffee by ounce size and got the grandest eyeroll ever as the sample sizes with ounce markings, all on a shelf above eye level, were unctuously pointed out to me. Give me a break, I haven't had my morning coffee yet! (For some reason, they only had almond or oat milk available for steaming, although they do have dairy for adding to coffees. Dear me, I wasn't about to ask about that.) While we ate breakfast, we watched (and couldn't avoid listening) in disbelief as the counter person chatted away loudly with a customer about local sports teams, and another customer, unable to break in and order, walked out.
I had the French Omelette (I guess to distinguish it from, say, a Spanish Omelet) but naturally I was expecting something more like a French omelette. Instead, it was eggs, scrambled hard, and thickly folded once, but with a barely perceivable dusting of cheese inside. Worse, it was served at the table in a take-out container (I assume they didn't have staff to wash dishes as I didn't order take-out - but at least it was a biodegradable container). It was kind of a shock to open the container and find only a flimsy plastic fork, no knife, a very small portion of home fries (7 pieces?), and a small portion of lettuce leaves dressed with a squirt of what I think was a balsamic vinaigrette. Okay, it's only $10 - but still. The croissants, too, were perfunctory, lacking the lightness and flavor that's not difficult to find in other places.
The space itself is very pleasant, with a sunny exposure provided by the large windows on the street. But it's a tad worn down and tired. As you can see from my photo, one of the chairs was damaged and unusable, but instead of removing it from the dining area, they placed a tray on it so no one would sit on it. It just shouts, "we really don't care."