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| - Pro:
- Hipster decor (more precisely, it resemble a run-down fish shack), typical hipster barista (handsome, white and young, with attitude), right in the hip part of the plateau, and in front of Romados, this gotta be the biggest pro Cafe Neve has.
Con:
- Below mediocre quality bean (and yes, I've tried this place 3 times in the past 3 month), which translates to medium-low quality expresso and pretty god awful drip coffee. Essentially, it's a bit bitter, rather sour, not aromatic, and rather stale (the bean I mean, and maybe the drip too)
- Bad lighting, hard seats, music a bit too loud, this place is more of a people watching place rather than comfortable student cafe. Unfortunately most of the table are on the site where there's no windows, and since most tables runs more sequential than parallel, you're stuck watching the barista.
- Minimal customer service. The baristas are good looking, but no more better looking the the average plateau dwellers. Perhaps they have more piercing, but definitely have less friendiness. Over-accessorized grumpy average hipster is what I'm trying to say.
- Slightly over-priced coffee. Their expresso is 3 $, expresso based coffe 3-4.5. I've had better, for less, with better customer service.
- Coffee might or might not be organic or fair-trade. There are certainly no signs in the store indicate that they are.
Summary:
Over-rated, over-priced, over-rude coffee place. Perhaps their cookie is their redeeming quality, but really, you are on the plateau. You could have so much better. Romados' pastries are just across the street.
May I suggest Cafe Rico?
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