Crown and Press - A Julia Veenstra Gallery and Cafe — Attraction in Hamilton

At first, I really loved my experience here. The lady working at the front cash was super nice and my vanilla oat latte tasted amazing.

I wasn't sure where to put my dirty coffee mug, so I brought it back up to the front to be helpful and not leave it on the table.

I tried to get the barista's attention by asking if I could leave my mug with her. She ignored me so I said, "I'm just going to leave this here" and put it next to the little sink.

I walked back to the front where she said nothing, picked up the mug and SLAMMED it down on the counter in front of me while glaring at me.

My husband noticed the place where we were to put dirty dishes and I apologized and took the mug over there. The lady working at the cash was so nice and cheerfully said, "no need to apologize!" and almost over-compensated for the rude behavior of the barista.

We originally came into the gallery to look at the art, but had a bad taste in our mouths after the rude demeanor of the barista and ended up leaving.

I was so excited to love this place but now I'm not sure I'll return.

Edit: It was not the barista who is deaf, she took our order when we arrived and was lovely!

Thank you for your apology, I appreciate it, it was not busy at the time of the "mug incident" so there wasn't much of an excuse for the poor behavior - I hope the barista in question adjusts her attitude a bit...

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