Coffee Ekia — Restaurant in Bayonne

There are around 20 tables, and 10 of them are occupied (5 singles and 5 small groups). There are four people inside the kitchen, and two others that serve.

How do they welcome us on the door? Instead of a nice smile and a bonjour, the server says “there’s a 30 minutes wait for the breakfast, because they have so many orders” At half restaurant occupancy, and they already feel stressed! Looked at their menu, and it’s so simple! Salad Bowls, pancakes, eggs and toasts with avocado spreads (Ooooh).

After 30 minutes, they successfully turned away all customers telling them they’re not serving breakfast anymore (at 11am! Only opened for 2 hours!). More tables are empty now, 7 tables aren’t cleaned up!

The staff is extremely stressed. The four people in the kitchen are all over the place and very stressed out.

Amazing decorations, lovely and welcoming big wide open windows into the street.

Bad bad bad bad attitude, the walls and ceilings are more warm...

Unfortunately I cannot see where the good reviews come from... we were treated very unfriendly and yet we decided to stay. I asked for a fresh juice without ginger and the service told me that's not possible because the juice is already made (how is that fresh?). Instead we ordered hot chocolate that tasted like water with cocoa powder (worst ever!). Even though we weren't really happy we came back the next day for lunch. There were TEN free tables and yet the waiter said she does not have ANY free table! We never experienced such an unprofessional and unfriendly service! As a lifestyle journalist writing about vegan food, I visit a lot of places but that was really new to me! It must that either they don't like kids (we came with two, both quiet and friendly) or they don't...

I went here for breakfast twice and I really enjoyed this place. The staff is really friendly and was willing to help me with my dietary restrictions which is the actual reason why I came here. I personally liked the atmosphere the most - the interior design and the decorations. I have to be honest I didn't particularly share their taste in music though, it didn't really match the overall "ambiente" in my opinion. Still, which is the most important thing, the food they serve is great and fresh! So 4 big stars from my side for a nice experience, I just feel that it's a tiny bit...