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They changed owners again :( but the place still looks great
Ambiance - free internet with tons of outlets for laptop users. This is a huge bonus as I know a lot of coffee houses who are too stingy for their own good. Music was tasteful and not too loud. Crowd on a Sunday mid day was relaxed and everyone was pretty much self absorbed... typical. The place is rather large, which affords it the luxury of being able to have large cushy couches intermixed with tables and definitely gives the place a college dorm community room vibe.
Now called Cafe Enchante (or is it Enchante Cafe?), this place is rad. I mean, sure it's kind of your average coffee shop, but the atmosphere is really enjoyable. It's spacious, the lighting is easy on the eye, and there are lots of seating options too. Oh, they also jam Monk, Coltrane, Ellington and other Jazz greats over the sound system!! Way chill.
And last, but not least, their bagel sandwiches are so yum! They also have vegan pastries, though selection is limited - but still!
I use to love this place but ever since they changed ownership a million times, the coffee just gets worse and worse and worse. Some of my friends still buy coffee there, don't know why, when there are plenty of places nearby. Maybe i'll have a cup of coffee if my friends by me one but otherwise you will see me at TRAD'R Sams, drinking across the street.
Thanks
Coffee aroma
Chewing on an Oatmeal Jack
Eating my own words
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They've really improved lately.
I highly recommend the "Oatmeal Jack." It's delicious.
Also, this is one of the few places in SF that I know of that offers truly free wifi.
Their organic coffee is deelish, too.
The interior recently underwent an extensive makeover, and I kind of like the unique, creative, and admitedly somewhat tacky decor. Cafe Euro has a distictive character and is more or less the polar opposite of "chain" coffee houses like Starbucks or Peet's.
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I've been coming to place for a while. It's a really chill spot to study, converse, read a good book, or just people/car watch by the window. I have to say, the place has had a total upgrade from the days when this place was half cafe, half cell phone shop.
Lots of tables, plenty of places to plug in your laptop, the wi-fi is not only free, but a lot more reliable and stronger, and workers are a lot more friendly.
I dig this place. It's right around the corner from my house and i go there not so much for the coffee, but more for the atmosphere. Don't get me wrong, I usually order a regular coffee, maybe even a croissant, and have yet to be disappointed.
The prices are reasonable, the large coffee and croissant ran me $3.95.
But i think the main reason i come here is for the art. That and it seems like everyone in there is working on something. So for me it's a good place to sit down and get down to business and either write or draw. With plenty of things to look at for inspiration, it's easy to stay motivated. Also, it's never too packed that there are no seats and i think this weekend they are remodeling, so maybe it'll be changed up for the better.
This place gets an extra star from me for its proximity to my house. Don't order a latte from the older gentleman who I assume owns the place.
I love ordering the breakfast bagel, pouring some coffee, plugging in my laptop and working on my plan for a productive day.
They recently changed the tables and painted the east wall.
Also, nobody really goes there to meet up with other people, it seems that everyone is individually busy with their own stuff.
This morning, I ordered the white mocha from Cafe Euro and it was very good. It was better than I remembered ordering it when it was previously Caffe Mono.
There's something I love about supporting the indie coffee houses in SF. They seem to be much more reliable in the way they serve their coffee drinks. Thanks Cafe Euro!
This place is totally awesome! They have THE best almond croissants I've ever had, and I don't even like almonds...
anyway, they have free wifi (bonus!) and organic coffee :D
its very big, so its never too crowded, I came there with a group of 12 people to work on a saturday and we had no trouble with the seating. We stayed all day and the staff is very friendly (though a bit understaffed).
and the bathroom is really nice and CLEAN (rare for a coffee shop).
4 stars for free wifi and a not-to-shabby study environment when im sick and tired of the SFSU annex(which is a lot)
If Cafe Euro was not so close to my apartment and bus stop, I would not return after seeing the bathroom. It's horrid.
I know they have undergone new ownership so perhaps things have changed since then, but I refuse to use the bathroom regardless. The atmosphere has changed for the better. The new owners painted a mural on the back wall and brought in nicer tables. It looks like they are trying to clean up the atmosphere and make it look more relaxed. This is definitely what it needed.
Their menu is limited to sandwiches, breakfast and lunch, and is not cheap. They offer a few Russian pastries, which were never my fave. The croissants and muffins could use some work. They are nothing great, kind of dry in fact.
I must say thank you for having vegan pastry options. I don't see that often in cafes.
The coffee and drinks aren't half-bad. It's just a little dreary in there.
3.5 stars for the coffee, 3.5 stars for the service, 2 stars for the atmosphere.
Truthfully, the drinks I've ordered have all been great. But the service is beyond bearable-- and I've tried several times.
There are tons of tables and chairs, variable styles, so if you want a tall table to study at or just a big comfy retro chair, this would be a perfect place to curl up with book and coffee...
However there is only one employee there in the evenings and she never comes to the counter right away to take my order and when she does she doesn't respond to my hello's or questions.
There is so much space and free tables, chairs and outlets, and I think I know why it goes to waste. While reading in a chair and sipping coffee, I heard the employee tell a friend: "People just come here and buy one coffee and just sit here allllll day."
Isn't that the point of coffee shops? It's not really an inconvenience seeing as how the house is usually only occupied by three or four people..
Cafe Euro. I pretty much lived here when I was going to school.
Pros:
-The workers are really friendly. Love them!
-There's lots of seating, which is a plus.
-The turkey veggie sandwich is sooooooooooooo delicious!
-The madeleine cookies. Oh my god. So good. White chocolate covered madeleines and chocolate covered madeleines. I could live off of those.
-Vanilla soy chai. MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmM. They always know how to make it the way I like it.
-Jazz piano player on Sat evenings.
-Free Wifi!!!!! swwwweeeeeeeeeettttttt.
Cons:
-No more green tea soy chais. Used to be my favorite.
-The music they play sometimes is kind of hard to concentrate with. Don't know if they've changed it, but sometimes some hip hop would be on..a little un-cafe like.
-The lighting is kind of dim...
This place is walking distance from home. its been a nice place to go and study with friends. i am not big on coffee but the tea selection is pretty good. i only wish they stayed open later so i could get an extra hour in hitting the books. All in all i would let more people know about this roomy cafe.
Just a chill coffee shop. I stopped in here while waiting for a few friends and went in expecting nothing. But it was pretty cool except there were no couches or comfy chairs. More like a metro coffee shop with tables and bar chairs to caberet tables. There was some live music but it was just a guy playing a keyboard in the back.
Pretty good service and my drink was ok, a little on the watery side but not too bad. The only thing I found wrong was the browney. It was hard and with no flavor. I have a fear I grabbed the vegan one ... So I can't ding this place for it, but I mean seriously is that what it was supposed to taste like? My friend had one too and he reacted somewhat similar.
I would come back though if I was in the neighborhood.
I'm more of an occassional coffee drinker so I dare not comment on the coffee except that my BF likes it a little better than the cool coffee brand we keep in our freezer. Hence, the frequent trips to this place.
I love the toasted ham and cheese croissant they make for me. They use a special ham that makes my breakfast on-the-go taste like Christmas morning. I also like perusing their organic pastry selection by the counter, although I don't end up choosing them over my croissant that often. I find it a tad bit pricey for what I'm getting.
Now, about the service, I can't say I'm thrilled. It depends on who's manning the counter. 60% of the time, there is some sort of delay going on due to a new employee in training or just plain inefficiency. The owner seems to notice the little expressions of dissatisfaction on the customers' faces every now and then. I would say a little more work is needed to train the servers.
It is a clean and friendly place for friends to meet. I see a lot of students hanging out or studying. I also see people surfing away with their laptops.
I noticed that they installed a computer with internet access at a corner. This cafe is on Geary-- a pretty busy road full of commuters. I wouldn't dare go so far as calling this a good rest stop since we're not talking about 280, Highway 1 or even 101. But knowing that there is GPS help on the way when one forgets to get directions from their home computer is a nice treat.
Parking on the street can be difficult but not impossible.
This place isn't that cozy but it has the right ingredients to be a good spot to hang out for a long period of time. There are plenty of seats and tables (assorted sizes), free wifi, a few power outlets (not that many though), two terminals for accessing the internet, RESTROOM, couches. It reminds me of a dorm common room with extra tables.
They have more food options than your typical coffeehouse. For breakfast and dessert you can choose from, breakfast sandwiches (bagels, croissants), lots of cookies (including vegan ones), several cakes (the Oreo cake looked really good), eclairs, granola and fruit cups.
For lunch/dinner they make sandwiches and toast them in the oven if you want. They also have savory turnovers. I had one with broccoli, tomato, mushrooms and cheese - very nice - buttery crust and there was a cute "B" on the pie. They accept credit cards. Good lattes. The guy who works there is very friendly.
They attract a diverse clientele including some that are loud...though it's called Cafe Euro, there's nothing particularly European about it.
Pro: good with pretty large variety, reasonable prices, big and spacious, free wi-fi, well-lit.
Con: the hip-hop music is detering me from studying, bathroom is somewhat clean, and the girl at the counter has not changed the latex gloves she's been wearing for hours. she touches the register, changed the trash bag, swept the floor, wiped the floor after a guy spilled his drink, and then touches the food and coffee she's serving you.
I'm glad to say YEAH in this update! They have totally cleaned up their act - um - restroom! Nice and clean! And the staff is chipper and helpful. I went in for a "ug, bad day" pick me up and they delivered with great but not over the top attitude and yummy soy mocha latte! And the icing on the cake was NON DAIRY WHIPPED CREAM! OMG! How awesome is THAT!
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Pluses: you can always find a seat... free wifi... well lit... clean...
I guess this is enough for me to come back several times. Well, I probably wouldn't except that I like my friends and my good friend comes here and we meet up and we are productive together. People don't bother you here. (Well, people do stare at you from the outside if you sit near the window, right SK?)
Food is only mediocre. Service is acceptable. Prices are okay.
Nothing really fancy here, except that I like the efficiency of work that I know that I can accomplish here instead of trying to find a seat or looking for a seat with an outlet nearby or trying to fit my stuff on the table because the tables are too small.
FREE Wifi and friendly service! :D
You can always find a seat, surf the net on your laptop and not be annoyed by anyone around you.
I love that it's so quiet in here and peaceful, and you can easily sit down, relax, and write your thoughts without any mental block or distraction, and you can also look out and see the cars and muni/etc going by, but the food was not stand-out, and, it would be difficult to see myself come here again unless hungry, as there are many cafes in the city. the banana nut bread was OK but seemed to lack softness that i'm used to, and the smoothie was too much apple juice. good to chill at, not great to eat at. friendly, helpful people working here, though. just wouldn't come here again.
Very friendly service and delicious toasted sandwiches (I got the turkey-avocado and Swiss, with sprouts)! They seem to be out of ingredients (like particular kinds of bread and cheese) often, so I had to modify my order. This is a great place to relax, and it wasn't all that crowded when I came on a Tuesday afternoon.
The free wireless Internet was icing on the cake, but the router crashed at least three times per hour when I stayed there, so don't go expecting to play Starcraft II with your online buddies here. Whenever the wireless Internet crashed, customers sprang into action and power-cycled the router. So it seems to be the norm.
The other customers spanned the gamut of interesting: old Chinese men gossiping, freelance journalists, and authors researching into devil-worshipping. This ain't your Starbucks, folks.
Take Muni lines 38 or 38L to reach this place.
This place is not so new now and it's settled down to just another cafe. But hey, free wi-fi!
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Free internet you get a positive Yelp!
this place is right across the street from my house so of course i go here all the time. their white mochas are pretty yummy. chocolate cake is good but sometimes dry. their sandwiches are okay but expensive and easily made at home. service is good, atmosphere cute!
the outer rich is well-known for its eastern european population and it makes sense that a euro cafe springs up right across from the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin.
by no means are the euro teens in this place holy or virgins...i mean last night i was politely sitting with some friends reading, minding my own biz-- and i then heard rampant bickering and curse words being used by two tall, long-legged, jordache wearing teens using the computers setup in the back area.
after glancing back the second time one of them obnoxiously smiled and winked at me...what i then realized was that it wasn't me but actually a Jewish priest behind me she was targeting.
wow. I was blown away by how these girls chose to flirt with the old rabbi over me and i continued sipping on my cappuccino that ended up keeping me awake for the next 3 hours..
so since the change in ownership the space feels slightly more modern from its old dusty look and is definitely more bright and offers a free wireless connection that seems to have decent bandwidth.
the snacks don't look so tasty and the espresso brewed for me was marginal. huge space though it only stays open during the week until 10pm.
5 stars for being the best free wifi place... that other place a few blocks down .. no comment
solid 3.5 stars.
Ambiance - free internet with tons of outlets for laptop users. This is a huge bonus as I know a lot of coffee houses who are too stingy for their own good. Music was tasteful and not too loud. Crowd on a Sunday mid day was relaxed and everyone was pretty much self absorbed... typical. The place is rather large, which affords it the luxury of being able to have large cushy couches intermixed with tables and definitely gives the place a college dorm community room vibe.
Food - pretty good. The person who made my bagel sandwich was brand spanking new so I will give her a second shot. My bagel was burned and I swapped with my bud for his english muffin egg/ham/cheese sandwich (much much better - if I had ordered that instead this place would have been a solid four stars). They use fresh black forest ham on their egg sandwiches which is a nice touch. Nice variety of teas. Coffee was pretty good.
All in all, I will be back to try the other foods... and perhaps take a nap on the couch.
this is the closest cafe to my home & I hate it.
the coffee thermoses are usually bordering on empty the condiments kiosk is a horrid mess, the coffee is overpriced, the staff & manager give me evil vibes & the worst part is ....
the cafe they replaced [cafe mono] used to be a favorite place for me with cool barristas from my hood.
since it's a crap joint - it's usually a quiet place to take someone or get some work done. but ...
i'll bet they are plotting something wretched in this space.
damn. go away cafe euro. maybe we can persuade canvas to reopen here.
free internet! need i say more?
kinda. the internet drops every 3-5 minutes. i've been here at least 10 times with my laptop and it's always been the same. i've frequented this place since it was cafe mono but i haven't been here since september bc i was so fed up with the internet problems. i might give it another try soon because it is my local cafe.
seats are always bountiful which i love because i've been a little traumatized by starbucks' wait/fight for seats.
the service has improved a lot since earlier this year, too. they're fun and play lovely music. they may be a little too laidback sometimes because the tables can get pretty dirty and it takes awhile before someone wipes em down.
what's up with the homeless guy who always hogs the awesome ikea desk with his laptop? yup. he's homeless. i saw him grab a banana from his shopping cart parked outside ..
On the plus side, this caf has great ambience. It's cozy and the staff are so friendly. There's an eclectic mix of music... I've heard everything from Britney Spears to Elton John to Eric Clapton; they also play acoustic guitar, pop, and songs off movie soundtracks.
You can sit in the caf for hours without buying anything, and the staff doesn't give you dirty looks or kick you out like other places.
They usually don't turn on the lights, so it can be rather dark inside.
The main problem with this caf is the wifi internet. It's free, but unreliable. Sometimes it works perfectly all day; other times, it has to be reset every 5 minutes. (Patrons can reset it by unplugging the power, waiting a few seconds, then plugging it back in... if you're there and the internet goes out, ask a regular to show you how.) It's frustrating to not be able to log in when I'm trying to get work done. I guess that's why they have that saying "you get what you pay for."
If the internet worked consistently, I would have given this place 5 stars.
i only go for the free wifi and to look at internet porn
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