Cafe en Calma — Restaurant in Medellín

I have visited over 100 coffee shops around the world, and I can confidently say that Cafe En Calma in Medellin, Colombia, is the best.

During my 10-day stay in Laureles, Medellin, I visited this cafe at least seven times for the following reasons:

Delicious and speedy food: I had their Bowl de Avena almost every day with a cappuccino for breakfast. You should also try their avocado toast.

Internet speed: The owner is very generous in providing high-speed internet, with speeds consistently between 400 to 550 Mbps all day. This helped me continue my remote work efficiently.

People: The barista, Juan, is a very nice and responsible man. No matter how busy the place is, he always checked to see if I needed anything. Then there's Karin, a sweet, smiling, and service-minded girl. She was always attentive to my needs and brought the food and drinks quickly.

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The staff was friendly but the atmosphere was very low energy when I arrived around lunchtime. What disappointed me most is that my order was overpriced and terrible quality. I ordered a chai tea with almond milk which costed 11 mil. For this price I expected actual chai, cinnamon and a good quality milk like many cafés offer in Medellin. What I actually received was just a twinnings teabag and cheap almond substitute you can get a Tienda D1. I could have bought a whole box of tea bags and milk from a market for the price of this 1 drink. Café Revolución serves a chai tea for better price and is made with actual chai spice and cinnamon. Much better quality ingredients. Please do a better job and invest in better ingredients...

Avoid.

Ordered smoothie. They do not use fresh fruit. In fact the 'Sunshine' smoothie which contained Mango, Orange, Pineapple, Greek Yoghurt tasted like nothing more than reconstituted orange juice. Literally no mango, pineapple, or yoghurt.

Furthermore, they advertise a 'happy hour' for a croissant and cappuccino deal. When you ask for it, the croissant in the deal is unavailable and you have to pay more for another type of croissant.

I can only think this place gets a high rating from other reviewers because it looks fancy for a cafe bar. But scratch the surface and the menu offered is of...