Café Zeitgeist

Its a nice enough cafe with friendly servers and popular enough that a reservation is a smart idea so you don't have to wait (especially when its cold outside).

As for the food, I liked about half of what I got, even though it was pretty basic. I got the breakfast board and I liked the idea and presentation of it more than the execution. It looked like it was their most popular order, but it felt like they could have put more love into it, as you are getting many options but they are simple and of course small portions of each item you choose. I was stuffed by the end, but I wouldn't say I was completely satisfied.

Let me explain - First, both my friend and I ordered pretzels but they gave us bread instead because they were out, but they didn't offer us something else in advance. I enjoyed the bread, but I do think that they should still have told us when they put the order in or at least before the food came out with something else on the plate. Next, the pancake was just a single small, cold pancake without any syrup or sauce. It felt really lazy. The smoothie bowl was room temp, with a watery and gritty texture which was really off-putting. It just tasted of watery mashed blueberries, with granola at the bottom - which is also super odd. Putting the granola at the bottom only makes it soggy and mixes it in with the smoothie vs getting a little in each bite. Lastly, the avocado was still pretty green which made it nearly impossible to mash on the toast. Instead we just had to eat it in chunks and it was pretty bland. It would've been nice to have a little herbs or spices or something more with it. I think the prices are fine if they put just a bit more effort in, but as it is now, its not really worth it because I could go to the grocery store and buy everything I got for half the price, throw it on a platter and it'd be no different.

The chai oat milk latte was pretty tasty, although quite pricey imo.

Overall, I'd go back if I was in the area and something better wasn't available, but I wouldn't race there..