Cafe Allegro Espresso Bar
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 633-3030
04/15/2008 Posted by saywhatsaywhat
Dear Bitchy Baristas at Cafe Allegro, I am sorry that we inconvenienced you by coming into your establishment. If it is such a bother to explain which pastries are which in your case, maybe you should consider putting signs into the case to save yourself the irritation. I understand that we had a miscommunication about the size of my drink. For a second I thought maybe I really had misspoken, until you also got our pastry order wrong. Regarding the size of my drink: I understand that you thought I ordered a short, however, upon my simply asking if the drink you were making was a tall, your response was "YOU ORDERED A SHORT! Do you WANT a TALL?" When I responded with, "Only if you made enough, other wise a short will be fine," you proceeded to slam a tall cup down on the counter in front of me, and then toss the remaining beverage into the cup, spilling milk everywhere. You know, I get having a bad morning. I was a barista for almost 7 years and sometimes it's f***ing awful to have to get up at 5 in the morning and deal with people. I totally get that. But honestly, I was perfectly nice to you. I smiled, I said thank you, I would have WAY overtipped you guys, and you were just mean for no reason. Honestly, if you're going to be THAT rude, you should at least make a good drink. Our Americano was mediocre at best, with weak tasting shots that had mere remnants of a crema on top. The foam on my drink... if you can call it foam, was full of giant bubbles and the milk had a burned flavor. My suggestion to the Baristas: If you're going to try and act like you're such hot sh*t that you're better than everyone you're helping, actually make coffee that's good enough to bring people back despite your attitude. To everyone else: Think twice before subjecting yourself to the bad energy of the employees at Cafe Allegro. Sincerely, A Much Nicer Barista, Who Makes Way Better Coffee Than Those Bitches
Pros: The Inside of the Shop has a Nice vibe, could be good for studying
Cons: Awful Service, Mediocre Coffee, Stale Pastry
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