Paige C.
Yelp
I recently moved to Astoria and passed this on my walk one day. After reading about it online, I was intrigued by their wood roasted coffee. I stopped in on a summer day. The atmosphere and decor were indeed charming. I loved the colors and design elements of the bar and the industrial wood fired roasting machine was obviously unique to Mighty Oak (and something I have never seen before). I tried to capture some photos to share on yelp and send to my friend who loves and appreciates coffee, and that's where my experience here went downhill.
I am not an influencer and maybe took 5 or 6 photos on my phone. Discreetly, as I know it can be annoying but an employee made comments about me taking photos, thinking I couldn't hear. Their comments were not only rude but also made me feel unwelcome.
There are other ways to let a patron know if there is a photo policy, which I didn't see anything about. I don't think they truly cared I was even taking photos, I think they were just had a rude and off-putting personality. The employee they were talking to did not respond to them and just kind of smiled, probably realizing I can hear and was aware of what was going on. Regardless, after just wanting to get a delicious cup of coffee and try a place that was new to me, I left feeling kind of stupid and disrespected.
The coffee here was decent but nothing to write home about. It was on par with what you'd find at any other independent coffee shop in NYC, which was disappointing considering the unique experience and coffee mighty oak offers.
The rudeness of the staff overshadowed any positive aspects I can think of, so I will not be returning.