Popped in here because the nail shop next door had a bit of a wait. Space is really spacious and there's plenty of tables and chairs. The back wall has these speakers all over it. Really cool place. Ordered a cold brew, which was ... fine. I got it with oat milk, and I was relieved to see that the oat milk they use is the Oatly brand. The stuff is more expensive than that Oat Planet garbage, so I can fully understand the small up charge. I think it was less than $1; maybe $0.65? I don't recall but it wasn't terribly expensive. Guy behind the counter was nice enough but got flustered/lost and confused when I asked is the mocha (which is a powder not a syrup) was vegan. I kind of internally rolled my eyes and asked him to skip it.
I'm not expecting someone to know everything, but either reading the label on the stuff or checking with a manger shouldn't be that much of a big deal especially when we were the only two people ordering, and there wasn't a huge line. Heck, offer something else in its place, and I'd have probably gotten it. There were plenty of other syrups on hand.
The ambiance of the place is absolutely lovely. Music is on, but only loud enough so you don't hear others' conversations. You can still hear yourself think, or chat to your companion. They also do a projected screen saver thingy on the wall. We had ocean surfing scenes that morning.
Went to check out the vintage shop next door. It would have been fine, but the lady who was there kept stomping around, pacing back and forth from behind the counter to all the way to the back. There's also passive aggressive signs all over the place that you're on camera (the relentlessly cheerful "smile you're on camera!" complete with smiley face). I'm not sure if the lady was trying to prevent theft or has a nervous habit that was manifesting in the endless back and forth, but it made for an awkward feeling. There's a lot of cute stuff, and enough that's priced decently. I couldn't really focus on anything because that pacing was so distracting.
They managed to get $14.47 for 2 iced cold brew coffees with oat milk and one of them with the mocha powder with tax and tip. I'd say for $7 and change, the coffee was perfectly serviceable, and it was a decent way to kill a half hour. read more