. "First off: the coffee is good. But so is the coffee at the other coffee-centric cafes in the neighbourhood. \n\nAnd they won't do a pourover if they're busy, which was disappointing.\n\nBut the big problem is that the space is unbearably loud.\n\nThey (smartly) tore out all of the leftover-from-second-cup decor that the previous cafe here had, but they've replaced it with blank walls, hard floors, hard chairs, tile, nothing at all to absorb the sound. I've been three times, and every time I've left to go to another cafe because of the loudness.\n\nIt starts with loud music, and then any table where people need to have a conversation have to talk over the music, and the next over them, and so on. And with all the tables facing the narrow direction, all that sound bounces right back. Whether you're alone or trying to have a conversation, it's frustrating. \n\nLit down the street gets as many tables in, but with some soft surfaces and facing the tables the long way and not having to talk over music, there's no problem.\n\nThe coffee is good, the wifi is good, the staff are nice. If somehow they solve the noise problem, I'd love to swing by regularly. But right now it's just too noisy to bother."^^ . "2"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . "2015-05-24T00:00:00"^^ . . "0"^^ . .