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Best in city.
I go to La Calombe about once a week and everytime I am amazed at the efficiency & consistantcy. I went yesterday the line was out the door but that doesn't matter, I got there at 8:34 there were
12 people in front of me. I had my ground coffee and double espresso and was walking out the door by 8:46. You can't get that anywhere in the city.
As busy as they are the staff is always great and the never let you see them sweat.…
how RUDE!. good coffee, bad service.. yea. rude baristas. my recommendations: know what you want and don't ask questions.
Unacceptably rude staff.
Since I like La Colombe coffee, I usually tolerate their brisk, unsmiling staff. However, after today I will not be returning. When I took out my wallet to pay for my coffee, the barista bluntly
asked if he could see my social security card! I was so flabbergasted that I just stared back at him, and he urged, "no, no, let me just see that." Then he had the unmitigated gall to ask me if it was real, and when I replied with a bewildered affirmative he stated that it "sure looked different" than his.
I'm not sure if his comments were motivated by racism, xenophobia, or plain rudeness and bad breeding, but I was deeply offended, angered, and surprised that such a popular cafe would hire such insufferably rude baristas. I like La Colombe coffee, but there are better cafes in the area that grind La Colombe, without the dark, noisy setting and haughty staff.…
Euro style cafe bar. To Qualify.. espresso fan since the late 70`s, family in the restaurant biz... SLOWFOOD mmbr and have traveled Northern Italy extensively.. home machine GAGGIA....... Finally someone that gets it.. Lets me stand up for my double shot in a proper ceramic cup and a metal spoon to stir it with. Tableside Cappucino was fine too.. The blend they serve is Nizza.. Ive tried the others when the Nizza was sold out at Whole Foods and didnt like them. The Nizza is a proper shot thats got a robust flavor but not burnt like Charbux or Bucks County havent got a clue coffe company(why do people go to these places.... double carmel latte and a pack of strawberry JOBs please.. some of you get the joke!!ps i do not partake anymore, coffee is my last vice) At home their espresso a slight bitter aftertaste but this could be the local water. Italian San Benedetto water in a glass bottle improves this...... I still preferr ILLY but i cant get past the $25 for a pound of coffee. Staff was always nice to me. Atmosphere was nice didnt feel like i had 2 be terminally hip to hang out.. thought the tables made of broken italian pottery set in tile grout was a creative way 2 recycle the broken dishes. And if im in the middle of ordering i dont answer the cel..it is rude.…
