Vibe Coffee — Restaurant in Elizabethtown

3.5 - 4* overall - here's the bullet points This is a Christian Cafe so expect Christian rock while visiting Great place to sit and work Good flavors and haven't been disappointed by the coffee In two days of being here they do seem to goof up a lot. One lady waited 30 minutes for her order and on one visit they were out of nearly everything. The food hasn't really rocked my world. Not an equal value of what you get to what you pay. So far I've ordered Oatmeal, Peanut Butter and Banana Toast, Waffles. (Further explanation below)

Pros: Atmosphere - 5 * - the atmosphere is definitely the "vibe" you want in a coffee shop. Open, individual seating, music isn't too loud and hits that background work environment.

Service - 4 * - Friendly, engaged and not complacent. I did have to remind them for one item, but past that they got everything up in a reasonable time for the quality and were very friendly. There aren't any employees just hanging around, playing on their phones, which is always great to see!

Cleanliness - 4 * - It's always great to be in a clean place that is picked up, with clean tables. This place has met the mark and from bathrooms to counter was mostly stocked and clean. The reason I give 4 out of 5 is because at the end of the counter in a silverware caddy that they haven't replaced forks or knives. When another customer asked for a fork they were able to give him the silverware, but didn't refill the caddy to help any of the other customers. Maybe they couldn't put those two items out for some reason, but airing on the side of caution I couldn't give a full 5.

Cons:

What I ordered over two days. Waffles - they were out of batter Peanut Butter Banana Toast Espresso Oatmeal with Fresh Fruit

Food: We visit many a coffee shop from East coast to West and here are the two things I guage for food. 1. Is the quality worth the price and wait time. 2. Flavor of course.

Day 1: I ordered a bowl of oatmeal with fresh fruit and an espresso. The presentation of both was great. My bowl of oatmeal came out with beautiful rows of blueberries, strawberries and bananas. AWESOME.

First, the espresso. Espresso should take like full bodied coffee that is very smooth and strong. If you ever have espresso that tastes burnt then the coffee shop might not be cleaning the machine thoroughly or making it properly. Unfortunately that is how the espresso here tastes. Now, that's just for the espresso. I've also tried their cold brew and that was really DELICIOUS, so just because one isn't perfect certainly doesn't mean that it's all bad.

Second, oatmeal. Yes, the bowl of oatmeal looked awesome, however, with the first bite I realized it was quick oats - pasty with hot water and fruit on top. Now, I might be spoiled as I frequent another coffee shop that has amazing Old Fashioned Oatmeal that, yes takes 10 minutes to make, but I come back for it time and again. I won't do the same here. This is preference as I don't like the taste of quick oats and I also can't justify the margin of quick oats when paying $3-$6 for them here.

Day 2: The claim to fame, said loosely, for this cafe is their toast. It's a $4-$6 two slices of bread covered in some topping. Automatically that doesn't nockmy socks off, but they were out of waffles and you've already heard about the oatmeal. So I tried the peanut butter with bananas and, that's about it. It's $4 worth of toast and toppings. While eating it I decided it wasn't worth the cost and regretted not running somewhere else to grab breakfast.

Other Note: Music: I'm not against Christian rock, but it doesn't set the best coffeehouse vibe for others who won't want to listen to how great Jesus is every 3-5 minutes for 4-6 hours. I'd recommend a good mix of coffeehouse lo-fi hip hop on Spotify or something that fits better.

Overall, I love the atmosphere and lattes, but can't say I'm impressed with much else. I will come back to work, but I'd recommend being careful in which items to purchase and try. Not a big deal, but good to know. Hope this...

I wanted to give 1 star but a small business doesn't deserve that during times like these. The coffee is definitely great but the guy working the register was quite rude and unenthused by our presence. My husband and I recently moved here and we love walking around downtown areas and trying coffee shops. We are not a fan of Starbucks and will much rather pay extra for anything but Starbucks. We couldn't locate a menu, so I asked him where a menu was (there was no line behind me thankfully) and he smartly points to the wall. Completely unenthused by the fact we were first timers my husband orders a "brewed coffee." He sees there are several brews but the guy did not ask what kind of brew, etc. The employee wouldn't crack a smile as happy as I was to be there. My husband was happy with his coffee but the experience was really a downer on our great day. We just kind of felt like our business was not wanted. Maybe because we arent locals? I don't know...I understand every one has bad days nonetheless. Might give them another...

Lived 4 yrs in NYC I love the relaxed coffee shop scene, the vibe shop and it's employees are wonderful the only problem is with some customers that are a bunch of snobs,haters,and posers that give the stink eye to VETS and any individual in work clothes. And how about those persons that take up table space and go on line for hours for the cost of a coffee very pretentious indeed get a real job or Internet at home. I hurt too bad to go in today my knee and Ankle were very painful but my wife went in and the coffee is delicious as usual and handicap parking right out front works for me. Sorry : ( went in again twice in the last week and both times 4 persons were taking up space for up to 12 or more persons with laptops and paper/books, no place for groups to sit again we are going back to Starbucks at Barns&noble. Young man sitting at large round table alone with laptop and papers ask me not to sit there be cause he was working, table can...