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Outdoor seating and more spacious back rooms inside than it initially appears. Recommend the bagel sandwich (egg,bacon,cheese)
great atmosphere, horrible service....
i'm a huge coffee person. i love sitting in coffee shops and partaking in any number of "coffee house activities"...namely people watching, reading a book or browsing the internet. i first stumbled
upon this spot when i moved to portland back in december. i was in the process of getting settled into my apartment (aka selling my soul to comcast in order to pay for internet) and so i found myself at coffee time ordering coffee & using the WIFI every day for a couple of weeks. mind you--i ALWAYS purchased a coffee--however, the woman that works there consistently treated me like i was some kind of "cheap skate" that was just there to steal free internet.
i have several issues with this: (1) i was taking up a small table and was one of the ONLY customers in the entire place--she should have been happy to have my business; (2) i am a pastry chef and understand that the economics of running a coffee shop can be rough, but would you prefer to have NO ONE at your place?; and (3) judging someone for how much money they can spend at your establishment is cruel and VERY un-Portland....I'm sorry lady, I don't want to buy a scone from you every day...I'd prefer to stick with my coffee and bake my own goods at home.
All of this being said, after the last time I was at Coffee Time back in February, I vowed NEVER to go back again. As a fellow member of the hospitality industry, I commiserate with her frustration in serving people day in and day out. HOWEVER, if it makes you miserable, then quit your job....don't ruin MY day because you are a grumpy person. (for the record...this is my first time EVER posting a review on one of these websites, so i apologize if i didn't follow proper etiquette).…
Favorite coffee place in Northwest. This place has great atmosphere and terrific coffee. The staff is always friendly and they are open late. Panache coffee is one of the best in portland and the location of Coffee Time can't be beat.
Service is poor. They seem to be more into what they're all about than working. When putting customers out to be more accommodating to other customers, they don't seem to care... a kind of, "well if you don't like it then move" attitude. So I'll move to Urban Grind. At least they smile.…
bad bad bad. The staff is unbelievably unprofessional, I've been in there on multiple occasions and the girls working are usually screaming at each other or complaining. They lack taste and disrupt the customers. Even on a VERY slow afternoon, it took 15 minutes for me to get my drink, it was ridiculous. The coffee isn't great, lots of hipsters/ scene kids, and the workers need to learn how to smile..find somewhere else to go, there are WAY better coffee shops in Portland.…
