Good cup of coffee and excellent morning bread! One of the few places with Kouign Ammans.
Dj I.
Can get busy on the weekends, nice places tend to do so. Great coffee and delicious treats.
Kate H.
GREAT coffee. Yummy breakfast sandwiches. The flavors were so varied and interesting. Would recommend to everyone!
Daniel S.
Really great coffee, food, and people. Cute spot. Just wish the beans were more affordable.
Bill G.
Excellent coffee, Excellent baked goods, service is generally the pits. Only one barista to pull shots and froth. Maybe it's just a workflow thing. Wish they could fix that.
Maddi K.
The iced vanilla latte changed my life. The food was also amazing! Wish I lived closer so I could enjoy more.
Cynthia D.
Awesome coffee and tea selections. Recommend London Fog and a Cardamon coffee latte. The quiche is very good. Classic coffee shop.
DMV Food HOUND
Cool coffee spot. Especially if you’re waiting for a patient to be done at Kaiser. Got the nitro on draft. Can’t remember exactly what it was but the flavors caught my eye when I read it. Also got the double chocolate chip cookie. Cookie was really good. Crispy on the edges and soft on the inside. Not too sweet either
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susanna Carey
Rare Bird used to be great but today between the wait (they need more folks working - this isn’t meant to be a knock on those actually working because they were working hard!) - it took almost 40 minutes to get a latte and a cinnamon roll to go. The latte was not hot and the cinnamon roll ended up being really disappointing (both dry and underbaked at the same time). I’d recommend trying them on a non-weekend day but get your cinnamon rolls elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mae D
Wow what a cute cafe!! The biscuit sandwiches and sugar cookies were so good. Nice latté as well. I got the pimento cheese biscuit because I’m in the south and the south does pimento cheese right. As you can see from my pictures, I absolutely adored the sugar cookies with edible flowers. There was a huge line to get coffee and food, so beware! So worth it.
A rare bird indeed, excellent expresso coffee, something that is hard to find in the US and tasty food, especially the morning bread. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery
Meg S.
This is the best coffee ever! The food items are delicious, unique and change with the seasons. And of course, the baristas are awesome! I go every day!
Scott S.
It's usually a good sign when you roll up on a place and the line is out the door, and the employees are obviously hustling. Well, the long line wen, and the coffee was worth the wait. Especially since I had been subjected to hotel and conference room coffee for days prior. I ordered a Cortado with honey and cinnamon and it was just perfect! I also got the southwest quiche, which was OK. I should have opted for the quiche Lorraine. Counter staff was friendly and quick, but I didn't feel rushed. I had to run, but I could see myself getting some work done here or hanging out with friends.
William H.
Always a great experience. Sometimes the line gets long though with only three people behind the counter, but always worth the wait. Iced Vanilla Latte with Oat Milk is the way to go!
Katherine Yang
TL;DR: cute coffee shop with lots of selection of coffee, lattes, pastries. Everything was very middle of the road in terms of tasteCame here on a rainy Saturday morning and it was still packed! The line was consistently long and finding a table could be tough. There is a parking lot in the back with 30 minute parking, but can be difficult to find a spot at times.Interior was very cute and the service works fast.FOOD & DRINK:~Iced Americano (2.5/5): too light/watered down for our taste~BEC Biscuit (3/5): Egg was fluffy, but the biscuit seemed like it was over baked because some parts of the edges felt stale/chewy (not in the good way). The inside reminded more of bread than a biscuit~Cinnamon Roll (3.5/5): was pretty good! Wish it had more cinnamon flavor on the inside spread~Chocolate Almond Croissant (2/5): Maybe this was a bad one, but this has so much potential to be really good. It's loaded with almonds and the inside paste was really tasty. But the croissant was so burnt on the outside, that it overpowered the rest of the pastry with the charred taste.This place is okay and maybe their lattes are better than their plain black coffee, and maybe their other pastries are better than the ones we tried.
Good cup of coffee and excellent morning bread! One of the few places with Kouign Ammans.
Can get busy on the weekends, nice places tend to do so. Great coffee and delicious treats.
GREAT coffee. Yummy breakfast sandwiches. The flavors were so varied and interesting. Would recommend to everyone!
Really great coffee, food, and people. Cute spot. Just wish the beans were more affordable.
Excellent coffee, Excellent baked goods, service is generally the pits. Only one barista to pull shots and froth. Maybe it's just a workflow thing. Wish they could fix that.
The iced vanilla latte changed my life. The food was also amazing! Wish I lived closer so I could enjoy more.
Awesome coffee and tea selections. Recommend London Fog and a Cardamon coffee latte. The quiche is very good. Classic coffee shop.
Cool coffee spot. Especially if you’re waiting for a patient to be done at Kaiser. Got the nitro on draft. Can’t remember exactly what it was but the flavors caught my eye when I read it. Also got the double chocolate chip cookie. Cookie was really good. Crispy on the edges and soft on the inside. Not too sweet either
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rare Bird used to be great but today between the wait (they need more folks working - this isn’t meant to be a knock on those actually working because they were working hard!) - it took almost 40 minutes to get a latte and a cinnamon roll to go. The latte was not hot and the cinnamon roll ended up being really disappointing (both dry and underbaked at the same time). I’d recommend trying them on a non-weekend day but get your cinnamon rolls elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Wow what a cute cafe!! The biscuit sandwiches and sugar cookies were so good. Nice latté as well. I got the pimento cheese biscuit because I’m in the south and the south does pimento cheese right. As you can see from my pictures, I absolutely adored the sugar cookies with edible flowers. There was a huge line to get coffee and food, so beware! So worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich
Restaurantji Recommends
A rare bird indeed, excellent expresso coffee, something that is hard to find in the US and tasty food, especially the morning bread. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery
This is the best coffee ever! The food items are delicious, unique and change with the seasons. And of course, the baristas are awesome! I go every day!
It's usually a good sign when you roll up on a place and the line is out the door, and the employees are obviously hustling. Well, the long line wen, and the coffee was worth the wait. Especially since I had been subjected to hotel and conference room coffee for days prior. I ordered a Cortado with honey and cinnamon and it was just perfect! I also got the southwest quiche, which was OK. I should have opted for the quiche Lorraine. Counter staff was friendly and quick, but I didn't feel rushed. I had to run, but I could see myself getting some work done here or hanging out with friends.
Always a great experience. Sometimes the line gets long though with only three people behind the counter, but always worth the wait. Iced Vanilla Latte with Oat Milk is the way to go!
TL;DR: cute coffee shop with lots of selection of coffee, lattes, pastries. Everything was very middle of the road in terms of tasteCame here on a rainy Saturday morning and it was still packed! The line was consistently long and finding a table could be tough. There is a parking lot in the back with 30 minute parking, but can be difficult to find a spot at times.Interior was very cute and the service works fast.FOOD & DRINK:~Iced Americano (2.5/5): too light/watered down for our taste~BEC Biscuit (3/5): Egg was fluffy, but the biscuit seemed like it was over baked because some parts of the edges felt stale/chewy (not in the good way). The inside reminded more of bread than a biscuit~Cinnamon Roll (3.5/5): was pretty good! Wish it had more cinnamon flavor on the inside spread~Chocolate Almond Croissant (2/5): Maybe this was a bad one, but this has so much potential to be really good. It's loaded with almonds and the inside paste was really tasty. But the croissant was so burnt on the outside, that it overpowered the rest of the pastry with the charred taste.This place is okay and maybe their lattes are better than their plain black coffee, and maybe their other pastries are better than the ones we tried.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3