Heather M.
Yelp
I came here on a Sunday afternoon around 3:30. This coffee spot seems like it's been around for at least 2 years. I've passed by it a zillion times and finally decided to try it.
There's a ton of seating outside. It seems like they've exploded in popularity recently. I walked up to the airplane steps and saw a specials board. None looked appealing, so we continued up the steps. It's a really unique coffee shop, but it's HOT inside. As in, almost unbearably hot and if the line was any longer I would have walked out. I was so relieved once we finished ordering and proceeded down the steps with our number in hand and sat down. There are large fans outside which made being outside in the middle of the summer pleasant.
This place is THEMED OUT. There is an airport bench and a (not operating) metal detector outside. There is even airplane themeing on the menu. The staff wear captains hats and a white button up shirt with a black tie.
I ordered a brie and fig jam sandwich, a shaken oat & dulce (has coffee in it), and a chocolate mousse cake. My boyfriend got an iced caramel latte. The sandwich was good but we both agreed we could have made it pretty easily at home. It came with chips, which were ok. My coffee was ok, but it didn't taste enough like coffee to me. In fact, I could barely detect it. I suppose I should have asked for light oatmilk and light sugar/dulce. You never know how it'll be until they make it though. My boyfriend said his coffee was good. The chocolate mousse cake was the best part for me. There was a crispy part of it, not sure what it was but it was such a nice texture combination with the mousse. I throughly enjoyed all the different textures in the cake. It seemed like there was hazelnut in the cake too which I love.
The big issue we had was that we were CONSTANTLY shooing away flies. It made the experience of actually eating pretty annoying. I saw some people had small fans at their table, which seemed like they would help the problem, but we found 2 and tried to turn them on but neither worked.
This was a cool and novel experience, but I wouldn't go back and sit there. If I do go back, I'll take my stuff to go.