Café Escandón — Restaurant in Mexico City

This coffee shop is my favorite spot in the Escandon neighbourhood. I come here every day for several hours – to have a cup of coffee and work. The vibe is calm and peaceful, it’s really a welcome retreat from the bustling streets of Condesa or Roma. Plus they have a good selection of music (not very loud) and interior design with the attention to details, plus they function as a boutique for local designers. Different classic coffee options are served here, I always take a latte which is pretty much perfect!! But my favorite thing – house-baked cookies. Be sure to try the lemon one – it will blow your mind. But what makes a spot special, especially if you end up coming every day – it’s the attitude and the people. Coffee is served with a little cookie, stuff is always nice, service is fast and the crowd who comes here always has a good vibe. Whether you want to have coffee and read a book, have lunch, dinner or planning a date – check this place out. Highly...

The Vietnam coffee was good and the barista was very friendly, so was the waiter, the waitress on the other hand was awful and never came to the table to take my order she just left the menus at the table without any hint of service or even a simple greeting. I had to get up to the coffee bar and the barista tool my order. Capresse toast was really bland and insipid, I was quite disappointed. To bad I ain't coming back, and honestly I don't recommend it. The plus side of this place is the decorative atmosphere, is nice and quirky and has good music to actually bring your laptop or a book...

I really wanted to like this place, but owing to a lot of disappointment only giving it 2 stars. It's really boring reading about bad service other people have received. But when they bring the bill before the food, then bring the wrong dish and leave it anyway (then the correct one later, only to take it away), the dryest ever pancakes - when I asked for more honey she just slammed it down on the table. Added to that you're eating in a gift shop, and there's no loo seat.... I could go on but you probably get the idea. One star for the cool music, and the outside area...