My friend and I were exhausted after having walked from the ZOB station that morning, so we looked for the closest cafe we could find.
PROS: Steinecke looked pleasant from the outside and indeed was. We got the comfortable table at the back with an outlet to recharge our phones. We were also thankful that it was open early, unlike MANY nearby businesses. The coffee and pastries we ordered were good overall as well, even though it would have been nicer warmed up.
CONS: The biggest bummer is that this establishment is cash only, and on top of that, there is no clearly visible sign which informs customers of that. Fortunately I had some cash, but I don't care for bad surprises like that. Secondly, they didn't have proper change! How can you expect customers to pay cash and then NOT have change? I was shorted 6 euro cents as a result because that was apparently all they had. It's also a bummer they have no wifi... every proper cafe has free wifi, especially so close to main train stations.
Please fix the cons, and I'll fix my review! Thank you. read more