"9"^^ . . "I. Really. Liked. Te. Aro.\nI. Really. Dislike. Strollers.\nThese two things seem to go hand in hand.\n\nThe good:\n- The roast their own beans (but they aren't good beans)\n- They have the same pastries and muffins as dark horse (but a bit less expensive)\n- There are some good baristas here (scratch that, Emma quit.)\n- There is a big patio out front\n- The decor inside is lovely - I am especially enamored with the solid wood communal table - it has beautiful butterfly joints\n- They usually play good music... Te Aro single handedly rekindled my love of Wild World performed by Cat Stevens\n\nThe bad:\n- there are some bad baristas here/new baristas (new to the trade itself)\n- the lids for the take out cups are like sippy cup lids - it's just weird and I don't like it\n- sandwiches are expensive (but they have sandwiches! kind of makes it a neutral)\n- It's always full of people with babies. I like babies better than children, but I hate strollers. Te Aro caters to the stroller crowd.\n- Their wifi requires a randomish 16 bit hex key that they keep in a cup under the counter and always kicks me off. Thankfully, someone close to them has an open network (that is much more reliable).\n- There are no bike racks and they don't plan to get bike racks. The closest city bike posts are outside of view so I never really ride my bike here because I am pretty confident it will be stolen.\n\nI have recently downgraded this review to a 2 star rating. I don't really even go here anymore. I don't like their coffee and I don't like the other people who have discovered that this exists."^^ . "2009-07-07T00:00:00"^^ . "11"^^ . . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . .