au contraire — Restaurant in Freiburg im Breisgau

Food and drinks are good but I’m deducting stars for some odd and unnecessary practices. First and foremost are the horrible plastic cups many coffee drinks are served in. I understand that they’re technically made of recycled coffee but they’re still held together by some kind of glue which leaches into hot drinks. Some of them are already pretty beat up and I don’t want to ingest recycled coffee particles or resin residue. Even if no leachage were to occur, the cups still feel cheap and light and are unpleasant to hold. When I ask for my drink in a regular cup or glass some waiters make excuses and don’t want to make it happen which is a shame. I also highly disprefer the QR-code-only menu. Not everyone wants to carry or be on their phone constantly. Physical menus are better in every way (not only because they don’t force me to pull my phone out). A coffeehouse should be a place for offline connection between people not electronically mediated ordering. I do like the atmosphere and the fact that there is no extra charge for oat milk. The extra charge for cow’s milk is a bit ridiculous, real milk is definitely not more...

I’ve been coming here religiously for three years, but had quite the unfortunate experience today. I was told of a “no laptop rule” for the outside spaces in the summer, which has not existed for the three years I’ve been coming here.

As an establishment presenting as having sustainable values, it’s very surprising to see a table turnover maximizing policy approach, even targeted towards specific individuals that are loyal to the establishment’s services (but perhaps stay past their allowed time limit of an hour or don’t spend enough?).

I’ll reconsider my position towards the cafe, as perhaps in the winter time there’ll be a no laptops policy for the inside spaces as well, or perhaps a daily policy tailored towards the individuals’ capacity for the utmost consumption.

For those who are planning to study with paperback material, there seems to be no such policy, however, an iPad will get you into trouble (this was my case). However, the food and drinks taste good, and the staff is lovely! So great for a quick coffee, drinks or cakes (which are...

We used to love this cafe! We love the attitude (as a vegan), the food there overall is good, the stuff is friendly what made this cafe as “our coffee”. They always serve the coffee with water (tap water of course). On our last visit we were surprised to find out that we were charged € 5 for a pitcher of tap!! water. When we asked what had changed from previous times we were told that this time we asked for it😳 And on the previous times we weren’t charged by mistake 😳😳. I find that € 5 for a pitcher of tap water is an exorbitant price. How much will mineral water...