RUDE baristas. Need I say more?
It's a shame to see a place become so popular that they feel the way they treat their customers doesn't matter. But apparently that's the case with Café Olimpico.
It was the two musclebound young men on the counter yesterday. In the two minutes I stood in front of them, I was literally scolded by one barista for saying I wanted a bottle of water. (He pulled out a plastic one and I wanted one of their refillable glass ones.) Then I heard the other barista dish on the woman in front of me for deciding to leave them an extra dollar in change before walking away! (She had already tipped them.) REALLY guys? You're complaining about a customer leaving you an extra dollar tip?
Café Olimpico serves as the hipster Ground Zero of the Mile End neighborhood in Montreal and as such, their customer base is secure. Business is brisk and the service is brusque and unfriendly. The coffee is great, but I would never set foot in there again.