I know the baristas think they're cool and punk since it's caffetos and all but you can be punk and demonstrate good service. Several baristas now just stand there staring at me with an attitude whenever I order and still tip. No greeting, little to no speaking at all. Whatever I order seems to be a burden.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Michael S.
I got a hibiscus tea to do some coding for work late on a Sunday night after googling what places are good for 'studying' and open late. Was really impressed with the ambiance and how reminiscent of a college commons area where everyone was just quietly hanging out in this homey little niche of a coffee place. Wifi was suprisingly good. I don't know anything about coffee or tea, but my tea seemed custom enough to admire. I love that it's open late every day and how parking is easy and it feels very relaxed and 'astute' in there if you will.
Lee Kafkas
Funky time travel to the grungy, eclectic coffee shop it always has been. Not putting any shine of Instagram glitter on this place. Great coffee and hot chocolate today! Rethink your bathroom needs if you are there for a while. #1 ok (for men or stand up ladies). Tons of cool pinball in the basement .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Brenden Renn
OK coffee, good staffing, arcade
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Felix Phoenix
My date introduced me to this place. I love the Hot Chocolate and the Dirty Chai Tea. I had the chocolate cake as well, and it was rich and delicious!The service was good. Nothing too exceptional. The drinks were made in a timely manner. And the barista was nice.I love the dichotomy between the upstairs and downstairs area of Caffetto! The downstairs portion is my favorite! I love the graffiti and pinball machines! It's very aesthetically pleasing, and it makes for a fun place for a date!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Peggie S.
Fun, lively atmosphere! A great place to chat, study, or play pin ball in the lower level. The drinks are pretty reasonable too. The service can be a hit or miss. Hopefully the staff is being treated okay. They seem stressed out most of the time.
Evelyn Vocu
One of my favorite places to get coffee and sit down to work on art and other projects in the Twin Cities! The music choices every time I've come in have been fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cold Press, Vanilla Maple C P
D Kingston
Went in for coffee and to visit with a friend. We enjoyed our beverages. I got the "flaming" mocha and my friend had regular coffee. I tell ya what, the spicy mocha, originally called the flaming mocha is to die for. The atmosphere is inviting and downstairs is simply delightful. Pinball and graffiti covering the walls, gives it a really neat vibe. The old ships on all the walls upstairs are fun to get lost looking at. The barista was relaxed and kind. Highly recommend checking this spot out. There is outdoor seating and a few little library right out front. They have snacks, btw! Check em out!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Diana White
I enjoyed the pistachio ricotta cake and my
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Eric Buck
Excellent cafe for late night studying or hanging out.
I wish I had come here sooner.. last time I came in I got a thai iced coffee with some banana syrup added to it. Absolutely delightful!! So many different syrups to choose from. The danish I had was yummy too. Reasonable and fair prices. Welcoming and accepting environment.Only complaint is the exposed/shredded cushions in the booths.. there is a certain charm to them but they aren’t very comfy and I can only imagine all the germs/particles absorbed into the foam.Overall, good vibes & good coffee.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Custard Danish
Kris C
Very cute place. Good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shannon Johnson
My favorite place to study
Elissa Dinneen
Caffetto is NOT POC FRIENDLY!
NOT LGBTQ FRIENDLY!
Elissa D.
Caffetto is NOT POC FRIENDLY! NOT LGBTQ FRIENDLY! I posted a review a few weeks ago giving Caffetto a great review, but I take it back. I will never be coming back here after the disrespect my partner and I were shown. I started coming to this cafe a little over a month ago and have been here 5+ times. Each time my partner and I have gotten multiple drinks, and sat in the lobby for a few hours to study/crochet. I also tip over 30% everytime I come here. or USED to. This is gonna be a bit to explain, so bear with me. I just want to tell my full story and have people understand. After my 5-1 shift (barista job) my partner and I decided to go to Caffetto because I loved it so much. The vibes were chill and nobody bothers you really, usually pretty busy, but it's manageable. My partner decided that he wanted to stop by SK to grab a drip coffee down the street because they're more of a specialty coffee roasting café. If you've been to Caffetto, you'll know that they don't roast their own beans and also don't specialize in their drip coffee... or really anything. We went to Caffetto afterwards because that's where I was going to get my coffee and where we would stay for a few hours so he could study and I could crochet. Once we got there, we saw how insanely busy it was. It was about 3pm and the line was basically going out the door for 20+ minutes. We sat down at the bar because that was the only seating available and we wanted to wait till it was less busy before ordering. There was only ONE worker, maybe 5'11 cis looking 28 (maybe) year old white guy. I wish I remembered more of what this guy looked like. My partner and I felt awful because there was a huge rush and only this one person working. He seemed really upset because he kept spilling drinks, he dropped the lid to the iced tea on the floor (and put it back on without washing it), kept running out of dishes, etc. I figured we would let the rush die down before ordering so he could have a minute without hassle, as a barista, I value the time I have to catch up from a huge rush. We were also planning on tipping $20 because of how bad we felt. (Side note, the wind chill outside was -30 degrees so waiting outside was simply not an option). After the rush died down the man started cleaning up. Out of nowhere he comes up to my partner and I (we're both watching a video on our ipad, unbothered) and says "How are you guys doing?" I thought he was nice for coming up to us and asking and we started to respond and start a conversation, but he cuts us off and goes "Thats really rude, you know" ...huh?? "You shouldn't bring coffee from a different place here. That's rude. You wouldn't bring food from a different place to a restaurant, Would you. When you pay for coffee you rent out the place. You can't just sit here-" and kept going on and on with the most disrespectful, condescending, god complex ever. My partner, POC Male, is going "I'm so sorry, I didn't know. We were going to order. I'm so sorry. Is it okay if I finish it?" and I am FLOORED. I would understand this happening if Caffetto was a high class cafe, but are you serious? My friends call Caffetto Cafe Ghetto. The place with the most grunge vibes, graffiti everywhere, torn up seats, garbage everywhere, dirty floors, etc. I'm assuming whoever this toxic elitist man was is the manager considering his attitude and the fact that he was the only one on shift. We left immediately after because there is ZERO shot I would have paid for anything after that interaction. We weren't rude and didn't talk back, just apologized and left. On my way out I said "I hope your day gets better" because he seemed to be in an AWFUL mood to go out of his way to harass customers like that. He responded with "It's going fine." Ok man. No idea if he approached us because we're both queer and my partner is a POC, but regardless, I will never come back here.
I know the baristas think they're cool and punk since it's caffetos and all but you can be punk and demonstrate good service. Several baristas now just stand there staring at me with an attitude whenever I order and still tip. No greeting, little to no speaking at all. Whatever I order seems to be a burden.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
I got a hibiscus tea to do some coding for work late on a Sunday night after googling what places are good for 'studying' and open late. Was really impressed with the ambiance and how reminiscent of a college commons area where everyone was just quietly hanging out in this homey little niche of a coffee place. Wifi was suprisingly good. I don't know anything about coffee or tea, but my tea seemed custom enough to admire. I love that it's open late every day and how parking is easy and it feels very relaxed and 'astute' in there if you will.
Funky time travel to the grungy, eclectic coffee shop it always has been. Not putting any shine of Instagram glitter on this place. Great coffee and hot chocolate today! Rethink your bathroom needs if you are there for a while. #1 ok (for men or stand up ladies). Tons of cool pinball in the basement .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
OK coffee, good staffing, arcade
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
My date introduced me to this place. I love the Hot Chocolate and the Dirty Chai Tea. I had the chocolate cake as well, and it was rich and delicious!The service was good. Nothing too exceptional. The drinks were made in a timely manner. And the barista was nice.I love the dichotomy between the upstairs and downstairs area of Caffetto! The downstairs portion is my favorite! I love the graffiti and pinball machines! It's very aesthetically pleasing, and it makes for a fun place for a date!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Fun, lively atmosphere! A great place to chat, study, or play pin ball in the lower level. The drinks are pretty reasonable too. The service can be a hit or miss. Hopefully the staff is being treated okay. They seem stressed out most of the time.
One of my favorite places to get coffee and sit down to work on art and other projects in the Twin Cities! The music choices every time I've come in have been fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cold Press, Vanilla Maple C P
Went in for coffee and to visit with a friend. We enjoyed our beverages. I got the "flaming" mocha and my friend had regular coffee. I tell ya what, the spicy mocha, originally called the flaming mocha is to die for. The atmosphere is inviting and downstairs is simply delightful. Pinball and graffiti covering the walls, gives it a really neat vibe. The old ships on all the walls upstairs are fun to get lost looking at. The barista was relaxed and kind. Highly recommend checking this spot out. There is outdoor seating and a few little library right out front. They have snacks, btw! Check em out!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
I enjoyed the pistachio ricotta cake and my
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Excellent cafe for late night studying or hanging out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I wish I had come here sooner.. last time I came in I got a thai iced coffee with some banana syrup added to it. Absolutely delightful!! So many different syrups to choose from. The danish I had was yummy too. Reasonable and fair prices. Welcoming and accepting environment.Only complaint is the exposed/shredded cushions in the booths.. there is a certain charm to them but they aren’t very comfy and I can only imagine all the germs/particles absorbed into the foam.Overall, good vibes & good coffee.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Custard Danish
Very cute place. Good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My favorite place to study
Caffetto is NOT POC FRIENDLY! NOT LGBTQ FRIENDLY!
Caffetto is NOT POC FRIENDLY! NOT LGBTQ FRIENDLY! I posted a review a few weeks ago giving Caffetto a great review, but I take it back. I will never be coming back here after the disrespect my partner and I were shown. I started coming to this cafe a little over a month ago and have been here 5+ times. Each time my partner and I have gotten multiple drinks, and sat in the lobby for a few hours to study/crochet. I also tip over 30% everytime I come here. or USED to. This is gonna be a bit to explain, so bear with me. I just want to tell my full story and have people understand. After my 5-1 shift (barista job) my partner and I decided to go to Caffetto because I loved it so much. The vibes were chill and nobody bothers you really, usually pretty busy, but it's manageable. My partner decided that he wanted to stop by SK to grab a drip coffee down the street because they're more of a specialty coffee roasting café. If you've been to Caffetto, you'll know that they don't roast their own beans and also don't specialize in their drip coffee... or really anything. We went to Caffetto afterwards because that's where I was going to get my coffee and where we would stay for a few hours so he could study and I could crochet. Once we got there, we saw how insanely busy it was. It was about 3pm and the line was basically going out the door for 20+ minutes. We sat down at the bar because that was the only seating available and we wanted to wait till it was less busy before ordering. There was only ONE worker, maybe 5'11 cis looking 28 (maybe) year old white guy. I wish I remembered more of what this guy looked like. My partner and I felt awful because there was a huge rush and only this one person working. He seemed really upset because he kept spilling drinks, he dropped the lid to the iced tea on the floor (and put it back on without washing it), kept running out of dishes, etc. I figured we would let the rush die down before ordering so he could have a minute without hassle, as a barista, I value the time I have to catch up from a huge rush. We were also planning on tipping $20 because of how bad we felt. (Side note, the wind chill outside was -30 degrees so waiting outside was simply not an option). After the rush died down the man started cleaning up. Out of nowhere he comes up to my partner and I (we're both watching a video on our ipad, unbothered) and says "How are you guys doing?" I thought he was nice for coming up to us and asking and we started to respond and start a conversation, but he cuts us off and goes "Thats really rude, you know" ...huh?? "You shouldn't bring coffee from a different place here. That's rude. You wouldn't bring food from a different place to a restaurant, Would you. When you pay for coffee you rent out the place. You can't just sit here-" and kept going on and on with the most disrespectful, condescending, god complex ever. My partner, POC Male, is going "I'm so sorry, I didn't know. We were going to order. I'm so sorry. Is it okay if I finish it?" and I am FLOORED. I would understand this happening if Caffetto was a high class cafe, but are you serious? My friends call Caffetto Cafe Ghetto. The place with the most grunge vibes, graffiti everywhere, torn up seats, garbage everywhere, dirty floors, etc. I'm assuming whoever this toxic elitist man was is the manager considering his attitude and the fact that he was the only one on shift. We left immediately after because there is ZERO shot I would have paid for anything after that interaction. We weren't rude and didn't talk back, just apologized and left. On my way out I said "I hope your day gets better" because he seemed to be in an AWFUL mood to go out of his way to harass customers like that. He responded with "It's going fine." Ok man. No idea if he approached us because we're both queer and my partner is a POC, but regardless, I will never come back here.