Bloom coffee — Restaurant in Kyoto

Absolutely agree with the other reviews here, the Ethiopian coffee here is truly delicious and the toast with white bean paste was really unique.

What made the coffee taste even better was the delightful cup that it was in - I adored the pattern and it suited the personality of the shop soo well!! It made the coffee experience all the more enjoyable. I wish I could have purchased this cup along with my drink.

However I can’t give it full stars because the customer service wasn’t good. I was greeted unenthusiastically when I entered the shop, and I had to take a short phone call (I was speaking very quietly) and was told very bluntly to go outside. Why can’t the staff (slim man with long black hair) be a bit more polite about it?? I’ll happily go outside if I have to, and I’m paying expensive cafe prices to be here so I deserve to be shown more respect. It’s such a shame because everything else about the...

Foreign Tourists Beware

As I passed by a small shop, I smelled a strong coffee aroma and saw the sign that said "open," so I went in hoping to buy a cup of coffee. Unfortunately, it was disappointing. Upon entering, there was a male staff member roasting coffee beans, and his attitude was very poor. He waved his hand in a way that seemed very unwelcoming to foreign tourists. Perhaps it was a language barrier, and therefore didn’t want to serve...

READ BEFORE GOING We had a really disappointing experience here. We turned up in the morning, the place was empty. We were turned away because we were in a group of four, and not two. There was not a single customer at the cafe. The guy was rude, and there was no suggestion on splitting us across two tables, which we would have been completely happy with. I've travelled all over the world, and never experienced...