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    3.9 (20 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    "Cortado", terrible. Not a proper Cortado.
    Michael P.

    I'm so tired of cafés offering a Cortado and having no clue how to make them. Even parts espresso and steamed milk. That is it. Usually about 4oz. What I got was a mediocre shot of espresso with hot milk, and a little milk foam on top (not microfoam from proper steamed milk). Probably about 6oz total. $6 wasted. Wife ordered a latte and requested for it to be less sweet. It was like they dumped 2 tablespoons of Splenda in that thing. Undrinkable. Also didn't have any steamed milk as a latte should have..

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    Kamal B.

    Overall great kind staff with amazing soft music playing in the background making it a great study spot! They also have great selection in food options (didn't get something tho), & saw tonssss of people getting food and enjoying it! Free WiFi, clean bathroom, nice staff, solid coffee--I mean, what more could I ask for??

    Meg M.

    Wow! The drinks here are amazing and it's just as chic and adorable as their main location. If you're a college student in the area. You should put this on your must visit list. There's lots of space to get school work done or have a bite and catch up with friends over coffee. I really loved it. Adriana took great care of me! She made me a fall drink special and a latte that she made a little extra special and both were amazing. I like their in house cups but I'm obsessed with their to go ones! What a great spot!

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    Maisune E.

    sydney is a cozy place to take 1:1 meetings near brown or get some work done. i need to dig up my photo of the avocado toast with smoked salmon because that's my go to order and it's a meal. the servers are always so calm and hospitable even when it's busy. when it's nice out, the patio seating is comfy especially with the updates. love that they chained the seats so you can sit there even when they close instead of taking them in. that's a kind gesture to thayer st. and ppl nearby. the seating inside is also varied with stools/high-top and regular tables. got the roast beast warmed today and it was exactly what i needed during my last work mtg. if you like the tang of horseradish and swiss with your roast beef you will appreciate this in the panini press.

    The doors being locked before 6PM

    I went into Sydney thinking wow these desserts look quite nice. I like to buy one. I asked the girl excuse me. How much are these items? She looks straight at me and decides to ignore me and help someone else but I was there asking her first. The service here is extremely rude and I feel as if it was racist. I'm not sure if their customer service is all like this or if it was just her but they need to step up their game. then I left because of the extreme rudeness and she proceeds to lock the door after me and my friends but it was only 5PM and clearly it says closes at 6PM.

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    Stephanie T.

    Sydney has two locations in Providence. One in the waterplace complex in downtown providence and a second on Thayer street by Brown University. I've only been to the location on Thayer Street. This location replaces Blue State Coffee. Sydney is a spacious cafe with plenty of tables and countertop seating. The cafe offers coffee, espresso, tea as well as house-made baked goods, breakfast, lunch and grab-and-go items. After ordering, you can grab a table and when your order is ready they will call your name. I had a large hot sweetened Matcha Latte with whole milk and I have to say this was the best matcha latte I had in Providence. They use premium Japanese matcha and was not overly sweet or bitter. I enjoyed it a lot. I spent about 3 hours working here on my laptop and at first, it wasn't too crowded around 9:30am. However, once it was around 11:00am, groups of students came in and it got more nosier. It is still a great place to work, catchup with friends, and hangout. I will definitely be coming back here!

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    Destiny C.

    This place was so so cute. We were in Providence for volleyball and my entire 18 person team plus 4 staff members walked into here with little to no idea of how it would go, considering it was a smaller shop. But they did wonderfully, they got everyone's drinks out pretty quick and the bagel shop across the street plus this yummy coffee gave us a really delicious pregame breakfast. My coffee was so good and other teammates of mine tried out the overnight oats and had rave reviews too! Overall an awesome place, and my seasonal pumpkin drink was absolutely fantastic. I think I can speak for my whole team when I say we would definitely come back!

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    Right next to my son's dorm. Great service, atmosphere, and great tasting coffee. The outside seating is great to just relax!!!

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    Nice, happy staff. Great CSI Sydney chicken sandwich, bread was so good! Matcha yum Will definitely be back when we are in town!

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    very cute! a bit overpriced but they have some cool menu items and i enjoyed my time studying there!

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    One in the waterplace complex in downtown providence and a second on Thayer street by Brown University.

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    3.0
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    Ordered cookies for a coworkers last night but the 2nd party delivery service (not insomnia…read morecookies) through Yelp messed up, looked like they delivered to a private residence a few doors away on the delivery app. I contacted insomnia cookies as I didn't have the driver contact info and they said they'd contact door dash for me, Yelp delivery didn't specify who the delivery service was when I ordered. I later found out it was actually grub hub by a text message and I contacted them. Insomnia cookies had the original charge cancelled and remade and delivered my order. I believe the original Order was located and redelivered or dropped off by the person they were mistakenly sent to as Several boxes arrived with my name on them. The cookies were moist, warm, and everyone raved about them! It was a wonderful way to say goodbye to an excellent nurse. A huge thank you to the staff at insomnia cookies for assisting with and rectifying a second party delivery issue (from now on we will exclusively use delivery from you only). My apologies for ordering through a second party delivery service and our deepest gratitude for your kindness. Bless you!!

    For a limited time, Insomnia Cookies offered a Fruity Cereal 'N Milk Filled Classic cookie. This is…read morea brown sugar cookie and fruity cereal pieces filled with cereal milk buttercream. It was a very yummy cookie and not overly sweet. Insomnia Cookies are always so warm, soft, and fluffy. I can't wait to see what other flavors they come up with. Staff were friendly and helpful.

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    Wright’s Creamery

    Wright’s Creamery

    4.3
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    In the 10 Sims Ave. Farms Fresh RI building! Like others have said, the parking here is easy, but…read moreif you can walk, it's very walkable with the adjacent Woonasquatucket River and greenway bikepath. The service was friendly and quick. There are tables and benches in the complex nearby. While the vibe was relaxed/nice, I just picked things out from the fridge to-go. A small note: I'm kind of pretty picky about baked sweets. Along with ice cream, they have cakes and cookies, and milk of the chocolate or coffee variety. I got a cow cake (no photo since I forgot), Valentine's Day cookie, and coffee milk to take home. The cow cake was good! Not too sweet, but could maybe could taste a little more chocolate. It had a creamy taste to it. The Valentine's Day cookie was really, really pretty and is more of a treat for the eyes. It's a sugar cookie, so yeah it's sweet, and was mostly buttercream (I believe it was buttercream but correct me if I'm wrong) than cookie. The coffee milk was pretty sweet, but yummy, which is surprising because I don't like coffee milk that much (sorry RI). But I would get Wright's coffee milk again. The pricing was roughly $7 for a cake slice (a box of cake really), $5 for cookie, $2 for coffee milk. I thought it was fair pricing! Overall, it's really nice having a creamery here and I would recommend coming here if you're looking to treat yourself or needing cake and/or ice cream!

    Service was great and speedy!…read more The oreo (milk and cookies) ice cream was good but not great- mostly a sugary vanilla base with a little oreo in it. There's also baked goods to pick from which offers a nice alternative for family members who don't eat ice cream. It's in the Farm Fresh building where the Providence Flea is, meaning there's a plenty of parking and seating around.

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