Todd L.
Yelp
Note: This is for the Hive cafe' not the restaurant.
My wife and I stopped by the Hive wanting to try out this restaurant, however we noticed upon entering the restaurant that the acoustics were so bad we practically had to shout to be heard over the noise of the patrons, because of this and the wait, we decided to go to the cafe' instead.
The cafe' while small had a selection of pastries, cookies and breakfast sandwiches. We ordered a breakfast sandwich, a piece of cranberry loaf, an espresso and their hand crafted cola.
Even though there were not many patrons, the staff seemed to be distracted, each of our items were called out as they were ready, so our items arrived one by one over the space of 20 minutes.
The first thing we noticed was that the espresso, while tasting good, was lukewarm. The cranberry loaf was good, but a little dry. When the breakfast sandwich arrived, the center egg portion was absolutely cold. We had to go and remind the server that we had ordered a cookie and again that we had ordered a cola. The staff seemed to be completely oblivious to their customers.
When we finally received the craft cola, it turned out to be iced coffee. We again spoke with the staff and finally received the cola which we took to go since it had been twenty minutes and we had already consumed the rest of or order. The craft cola was tasty, but completely lacking in any effervescence and was essentially flat.
I have to say that for almost $30, we were expecting at least decent service and hot food and coffee. To say we were disappointed is an understatement.
Maybe they were just having an off day, it happens. But in my opinion the cafe' is going to have to up their game if they want to have repeat customers. I would also suggest that the restaurant owner invest in some acoustic panels which would quite the noise and add some ambiance to the restaurant.