Bean Theory — Restaurant in Cambridge

2 going downhill already?

I had to revise the rating from 5 to 3.

The flat white is rather watery and bland today despite the whole milk.

Pecan pie is half alright and half burnt. Pro-not too sweet. Con-the outer part’s bottom is too hard, as the syrup has become hard candy. I can’t chop it off with either the fork or spoon…

And finally, service is rushed 40 min before closing. At 1720, a male staff member start massive cleaning up and taking plates away from the table, including the our remaining chunk of pecan pie still topped with a piece of PECAN…

Three-star now, the view and vibe is still nice.

Have been watching this place undergoing renovation and wondering what it will turn out to be… a new cafe at my doorstep! Beautiful airy waterfront room, lovely coffee, and many sockets.

Latte tastes fresh, a little fruit chocolaty.

Lots of enticing cakes :3 esp the chocolate torte and apricot and pistachio frangipane. I might give in pretty soon.

Not cheap but it’s worth it for the relaxing environment and...

I had a cortado take away and the coffee tasted so bitter and extremely burnt that I had a better one at pret which I avoid if I can. We were in bigger group and on the go so I didn’t feel like making a fuss unfortunately. It was my first time here and I was really surprised by how bad it was considering they roast their own beans and try to seem like a proper coffee place. The staff wasn’t rude but wasn’t nice either. Me and my friend waited a long time to order without any hello or staff saying anything while they were all busy preparing coffee. It’s quite badly organized as there should be someone taking orders while other make drinks etc. The interior looks very nice but smelt but weird - like they used too much alcohol to clean the floor. I have definitely coffee snob taste and it’s a shame that such a nice location has a bad coffee, much better go to old classic bold brothers or hot numbers that...

This new independent cafe looks the part - great location overlooking the mill pool, cool architecture and furniture, modern vibe, fancy coffee equipment. The experience is unfortunately let down by the slow service. I’ve been a couple of times and, even when it’s not particularly busy, be prepared to waaaaiit…for your drinks. And then wait a bit longer. How they manage at peak times I can’t imagine. When it arrives the coffee is fine but mine was very tepid - “hot” would be stretching the word to breaking point and “lukewarm” more accurate. Maybe the delay? A shame as the place clearly has a lot of potential and hopefully it will improve as the staff become more experienced and a bit slicker. Until then, the best reason to come here will remain...