Kaldi’s Coffee - Farrell Cafe — Restaurant in St. Louis

Food and various drinks are consistently good but no matter how many people are in line, it seems to take like 20-30 minutes for any drink. Sometimes it's because half the baristas seem to need help figuring out how to make a drink (why would you train during the morning rush?) or in today's case, because the baristas kept stopping what they're doing to chat about the news, cats, whatever. Today another lady was waiting in line to order - 2 out of 3 baristas were oblivious and chatting around the corner, the 3rd saw the customer but said nothing until one of the others stumbled upon her. There are two Kaldi's on the Washington University Medical Campus and both are often slow and have lackluster service - odd given the amount of cafe...

Service is good. They excel with their lunch alternatives. I like the toasted cheese.

The coffee varieties are good. A nice and uncomplicated flavor mixture.

The specialty drinks are a pass. I mean the chai anything's or the matcha green teas. A lot of these companies are diluting the concentrates with milk and water. This is industry wide but still disappointing.

Overall I would say come here for an interesting coffee and toasted cheese.

Its open to the...

Baked goods sat uncovered and I spotted a fly sitting on a scone. I pointed it to an employee that was taking my order and suggested to keep the food covered. I was appalled to see them swat the fly away, did not put a lid/dome on the food. I saw the fly come right back sitting on the food. I waited for my drink for at least 10 mins and nothing was...