Shortwave Coffee

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2024-11-14

I had a nice visit to this coffee shop, and it’s a lovely place to relax and study. The decor is charming and the vibe is quiet, which I appreciated. The coffee was a little on the bitter side for my taste, but I know some people might enjoy that! I did have to wait a bit for my latte as it got overlooked, but the staff was kind and quick to fix it once I mentioned it. The only other small thing was that it got a bit warm with all the lights on, so we left a bit earlier than planned. Overall, it’s a cozy spot!

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2024-05-16

The atmosphere was nice- very cute and trendy. The iced matcha was sweeter than most and on the milky side. I also ordered a chocolate croissant and it was pretty disappointing. They keep the pastries in a cooler, so when I went to bite into it the chocolate was hard and the pastry was kind of dry. They did not offer to warm it. They also forgot to make one of the drinks someone in my group had ordered. So we had to go up and remind them, and the shop wasn't busy at the time.

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2024-10-15

Clarifying my review following a thoughtful reply from the owner: Ordered a cortado for here, not to go (i.e. I wanted it in the correct glass cortado cup, which I saw on top of the espresso machines). Seeing these glasses out in the open is typically a good sign at a coffee shop. Unfortunately I received a drink that was not a cortado and not in a proper glass cup. It was basically a cappuccino, all foam, and served in a paper to-go cup. The velvety combination of correctly steamed milk poured into espresso was not here. My wife ordered a tea and we were told after ordering and paying that it would be a 10 minute wait. A brew time of 5 minutes is expected and normal, so this was twice as long as expected. There were no other orders or people ahead of us. The cafe had maybe 10 people in it, but everyone had been there for a while. The issue was that the barista was the only employee at the location. So they had to handle other matters happening in the store. It's understandable to be short-staffed, but it can be handled better. Employees could provide guidance ahead of orders being committed. "Hey, before you order, I want to let you know that I'm the only one here so it might take 10 minutes for drinks. If you can't wait, I can do an iced coffee or iced tea quickly."