Geek & Coffee — Restaurant in San Miguel de Allende

I have to write a review of Geek and Coffee, a cute cafe with outdoor play area in the Aurora area which was a wonderful place where I used to take my 3 children. There are very few places in this city where children can feel safe and comfortable while parents can relax.

However, today, after my toddler took a few flowers from the garden, the owner told me while I was giving my order that that my family and I could not stay, made my order take-out, and ordered that I take my children and leave. I apologized about the two flowers and kept quiet since I did not want to upset my children. What was completely shocking was that after she told me to leave, the owner went out to where my father and a friend were waiting at a table to inform them also to leave with me, and that the family was not welcome.

When my father -- who was visiting from Texas -- offered to pay and to "settle this another way" she screamed at him and brought out her father who also yelled at my father to leave, insulting him as an American (my mom was Mexican and my father is American). She also berated me that I should be ashamed of the way I was raising my children who are normal 7, 5 years and a toddler of 18 months. I am a single mom who works as a professional real estate agent and was extremely upset and embarrassed. My daughter and I were crying and upset for another hour as we sat in the nearby Aurora cafe where they were much kinder to me and my family.

This behavior is terribly insulting. My father felt it was racist and judgmental. This was a terrible experience and I ask that everyone be aware. I wish I could report this incident to a...

The open green spaces in San Miguel are few & far between. I've been enjoying Geek & Coffee's delightful green space for more than 10 years now. It's my favourite place to go with my young son so he can play in the garden, read books, play table games, or play tag in the grass.

I get to enjoy a delicious and affordable meal, a great cappuccino, a chat with a friend, some work online, or teaching a Spanish class!

The other classes offered are also wonderful: choir, nursing moms, democrats abroad, cello recital, book readings, etc.

Geek is a wonderful place to celebrate a birthday with friends and family, or even a wedding celebration.

Multiple groups meet at Geek for meetings and playdates with kids. It's also lovely for dogs and there is even a dog training class there!

Working online is nice at Geek, painting, enjoying brekkie or lunch with a friend, or a drink in the evening with salsa dancing!

I highly recommend...

This was our second visit and unfortunately it was a poor return. Firstly, we went with our two little dogs Shih Tzu's to sit on the grass and enjoy the ambiance there while having lunch. Immediately we were told in a very harsh way no dogs on the grass! Ok fair enough, someone obviously ruined it for for everyone else but let's stay and have lunch. Mistake! There were two other couples there but were already eating so we ordered. Food took 45 mins to arrive. What happened was several families arrived after us and ordered and were served first! Food is also very average, so no need to return. The change in dog policy is the...