I love this place but literally 50% of the time I have tried to come here they are closed for some reason. I have literally not eaten here in months because they are never open. At the very least they could post online when they are closed due to technical difficulties/ingredient shortages.
Swaraj Rai
key. the food. the coffee. everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagels
Andre Pelletier
Good product but bad management.They’re always out of stuff (cream cheese, arugula, matcha) and they’re quite rude.Not sure what’s going on with the kitchen staff but last time I was there there were 4 cooks only one working the other three standing around. My pastry was at least one day old and stale. Also when you go to tip it’s like a significant amount. None of this would be a too big of a deal but a flat white , latte, a bagel with lox, and bad pastry was $29 before tip… Its a place for students to spend their parents money real locals go to klekolo to avoid the greasy teens anyways.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Cortado 4oz
Alice Ryan
Baristas so gay it cured my depression.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
NL NL
This was the WORST bagel I've ever had. And, it was grilled instead of toasted as I asked, on a griddle where they had clearly put sausage before. Disgusting.
Ej Doss
Great little Hometown
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Sarah W.
The coffee is always amazing but the food service seems to have gone downhill. I waited almost 30 minutes for a burrito and when I finally got it the tortilla wasn't even toasted and the fillings were cold
Michael Glenn
Hard to believe there were more employees than customers and there was a wait, seemed some were pretending to be busy so they didn't have to do
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ana B.
Story & Soil Coffee Shop is located inside the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore. It's good to know that there are other bookstore and coffee shop partners other than Barnes & Noble and Starbucks. This is an independent bookstore and coffee shop. Right when you walk inside, you'll notice the coffee shop. They have places where you can sit throughout the store. I'll be reviewing the bookstore separately another time.There was an ad for the pistachio latte, with orange blossom cold foam. That had to be what I was getting. This was an expensive latte, it was $7.00 for a small. This was a special treat type of a latte for sure. The pistachio flavor in this latte was better than some pistachio ice creams I've had. Then the orange blossom on top, the combo of the two flavors was a bit too sweet for me. It felt like I was having ice cream rather than coffee. This was very tasty! At Story & Soil they use Giv coffee beans, the best in Connecticut. So you know they're going to craft a great coffee.
Zack
Just ordered a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich via their online ordering- Best breakfast sandwich I’ve had on Main St.
* Please update your summer hours on Yelp!* 9am-3pmOK setting aside the fact that I arrived here at 8 AM to discover that they have summer hours, opening at nine, I can unequivocably recommend this place. The coffee was excellent, the barista was skilled and pleasant to chat with, the ambience is quite nice even though it's located in bookstore. That might even be a plus who knows if you like books right?
Carrie Bulger
Gorgeous and really delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cody Smith
Hopefully they update their hours online soon, they are now open until 3pm.
Melissa Singleton
Amazing place to meet especially to do a Notary or study & read. I got the chick pea sandwich with arugula it was delicious. Sorry no pics it didn’t last lol ?
I love this place but literally 50% of the time I have tried to come here they are closed for some reason. I have literally not eaten here in months because they are never open. At the very least they could post online when they are closed due to technical difficulties/ingredient shortages.
key. the food. the coffee. everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagels
Good product but bad management.They’re always out of stuff (cream cheese, arugula, matcha) and they’re quite rude.Not sure what’s going on with the kitchen staff but last time I was there there were 4 cooks only one working the other three standing around. My pastry was at least one day old and stale. Also when you go to tip it’s like a significant amount. None of this would be a too big of a deal but a flat white , latte, a bagel with lox, and bad pastry was $29 before tip… Its a place for students to spend their parents money real locals go to klekolo to avoid the greasy teens anyways.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Cortado 4oz
Baristas so gay it cured my depression.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was the WORST bagel I've ever had. And, it was grilled instead of toasted as I asked, on a griddle where they had clearly put sausage before. Disgusting.
Great little Hometown
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
The coffee is always amazing but the food service seems to have gone downhill. I waited almost 30 minutes for a burrito and when I finally got it the tortilla wasn't even toasted and the fillings were cold
Hard to believe there were more employees than customers and there was a wait, seemed some were pretending to be busy so they didn't have to do
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Story & Soil Coffee Shop is located inside the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore. It's good to know that there are other bookstore and coffee shop partners other than Barnes & Noble and Starbucks. This is an independent bookstore and coffee shop. Right when you walk inside, you'll notice the coffee shop. They have places where you can sit throughout the store. I'll be reviewing the bookstore separately another time.There was an ad for the pistachio latte, with orange blossom cold foam. That had to be what I was getting. This was an expensive latte, it was $7.00 for a small. This was a special treat type of a latte for sure. The pistachio flavor in this latte was better than some pistachio ice creams I've had. Then the orange blossom on top, the combo of the two flavors was a bit too sweet for me. It felt like I was having ice cream rather than coffee. This was very tasty! At Story & Soil they use Giv coffee beans, the best in Connecticut. So you know they're going to craft a great coffee.
Just ordered a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich via their online ordering- Best breakfast sandwich I’ve had on Main St.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwiches
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice vibe, good coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
* Please update your summer hours on Yelp!* 9am-3pmOK setting aside the fact that I arrived here at 8 AM to discover that they have summer hours, opening at nine, I can unequivocably recommend this place. The coffee was excellent, the barista was skilled and pleasant to chat with, the ambience is quite nice even though it's located in bookstore. That might even be a plus who knows if you like books right?
Gorgeous and really delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hopefully they update their hours online soon, they are now open until 3pm.
Amazing place to meet especially to do a Notary or study & read. I got the chick pea sandwich with arugula it was delicious. Sorry no pics it didn’t last lol ?