This is a great place to meet for coffee with a colleague or friend. For those looking to study or read, not so much. The afternoon I paid Barriques University a visit, just about every table was taken and it was LOUD with conversation. The noise was so bad that the barista who took my order for a misto gave me chai instead. It is fun to watch the Old University street traffic out the plate glass windows if you get bored with your conversation.