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| - I love coffee shops. Coming from New York City and having spent a lot of time in Europe you can imagine coffee shops are a mainstay. What makes a good coffee shop? One of the key ingredients is coziness. I love cozy and that's what the coffee shop experience provides for me.
This truly makes The Coffee Tree Roasters in SHY my go to coffee shop. Not only is it nicely situated in a great part of town with ample (free) parking on the inner tree lined streets of this cute neighborhood but it also has a great garage-door-esque pull up window which is great for an outdoor effect when the weather permits - about two months out of the year (insert lol emoji).
The warm fireplace in the back surrounded by comfy couches and chairs and many desks make this the perfect place to study, read, relax and kickback, chat or even a first date/meet for coffee. I love the ambience and that gives it a four star.
If I had to rate solely on the drinks, I would give it a 3.5 but I think this goes for a lot of coffee shops who eventually branch out and acquire some fame to them. The place is busy, no doubt, so it's difficult to concoct the perfect café drink (ie La Prima in the strip or Big Dog in Southside).
Now, I am not a coffee snob nor am I a connoisseur , but I do know a lil' bit. What I can say is the selection of coffee beans to take home are fantastic.
Their baked goods are actually pretty delicious and certainly go well with their beverages. They do have a "starbucks" esque "frozen/gourmet" beverage list, and I have to say their seasonals are my favorite! However, I am more of an espresso/cortado man myself and stick to these wherever I go.
Overall, great spot for the aforementioned activities, perfect ambience, open pretty late, plenty of outlets, 2 hour free Wi Fi, and the perfect ambience. They play great tunes too!
Only vices are the fact that it can get unpredictably packed (worse times would be Sat/Sun 10 am to about 2 am), and then anytime around 3 pm on most school days or weekdays.
But overall, my favorite coffee shop to spend more than an hour or so in! I actually like the look and feel of this one compared to the others (Mt. Lebanon, Squirrel are the ones that come to mind)
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