Crystal Coffee Cafe & Beanery — Restaurant in Ashwaubenon

Ugh, not at all impressed with my sandwich. I stopped into Crystal Coffee for a quick bite to eat and a cup of coffee before picking up my daughter at Austin-Straubel Airport. I ordered the Del Boca Vista ($6.95), described on the menu as bacon, lettuce, mayo, tomato on warm focaccia bread. The quality of the ingredients generally makes or breaks a Sammie and in this case, lackluster ingredients doomed my meal. The first warning sign was the bread that looked like hamburger bun with some sun-dried tomatoes mixed in. A good focaccia has a delightful crunchiness from the olive oil it absorbs while baking. It also will have an irregular hole structure in the crumb from dimpling the dough with your fingertips prior to baking. The focaccia I experienced at Crystal Coffee was dry, spongy and largely flavorless. The tasteless, thinly sliced bacon also disappointed - it reminded me of what you get from the breakfast buffet of a Holiday Inn Express. The sandwich could benefit from a thicker cut of bacon with more smokiness. The tomato needed an upgrade as well - it is summer, why use a dry, chewy grocery store tomato when you have the option of going with a juicy, farm-fresh version. Lastly, using a fresh aioli instead of some bottled mayo would be an appreciated upgrade in the condiment department. I could have gone to the nearby Subway if I were looking for someone to assemble institutional grade ingredients.

I did enjoy the blue corn tortilla chips and the dill pickle spear.

My dark roast coffee tasted bitter and slightly burnt, even with a little half & half.

The restaurant is kid-friendly, with a small children's menu and a separate child-friendly play area.

The person taking my order was friendly and the restaurant was clean and inviting, but the uninspired food served at Crystal Coffee and Beanery will have me looking for other dining alternatives when...

I have been to this cafe five different times. Two of those times with my husband. The first time I bought hot chocolate and that was fine. The second time I got a cookie chiller which I loved. The third time also a cookie chiller, but then I got a turkey sandwich as well. The sandwich was flavorless and similar to a gas station sandwich meat in taste/texture. The next two times I went with my husband through the drive through and both times we waited 23/30 minutes for coffee. They were not busy (had two people on) and the hot coffee tasted terrible. We watched them through the window and they literally just moved slowly (they took their time). My coworkers sometimes buy baked goods from them and I have been disappointed with the lack of flavor. I'd suggest the blended ice drinks. I'm writting this review in hopes the owner will read this and add more flavor to their food items, check their staff times, and find out why the coffee tastes burnt (is it their machine or the ppl who make it). Only because we live down the road and I'd love to comeback due to convenience, but I won't until there...

so sad to get than less than average turkey/bacon wrap with iceberg lettuce, miracle whip salad dressing, a few chucks of turkey, 1 piece of bacon(nothing in that wrap said awesome), pesto pasta(with processed cheese slices), dried peach bunt (I didnt see the peaches anywhere and it was dry) cake, and coffee for lunch for $22.xx yup I could have went to Tony Roma's instead and would have been treated way better. The young woman that waited on me was very nice, but the lady that made the food and was kinda in the back ground wasnt very pleasant.....I have not went to Crystal Coffee House in a long time, and note I wont go back. Too bad what a waste...