The Roasterie Brookside Café — Restaurant in Kansas City

TL;DR: Good tasting coffee, plenty of space, and a good atmosphere to socialize or get work done while enjoying some coffee or pastries.

I visited on a Saturday at noon and the store was pretty busy, but likely busier because it was a rainy day. Regardless, there was still plenty of space inside. Electrical outlets line the outer walls of the shop and tables in the center also have plug-ins, making it a great place to work. The shop is fairly noisy (audible music, sounds of the workers making coffee, people chatting), but I prefer a louder and livelier coffee shop, so I enjoyed it.

I had the "Crunched for Time," a white chocolate macadamia nut latte, which was tasty and a good energy boost. I have also had the Nitro Espresso before, which was good but not amazing. The Strawberry-Banana smoothie was also good. Prices were typical of most coffee shops. See the picture attached for a shot of the menu.

Overall, I'd recommend giving it a shot if you need some coffee or need a place to get some work done or hang out with...

The Roasterie Cafe is a full-service coffee-shop. I ordered half-decaf, half regular coffee at the register.

I'm currently reading a novel and this is a great place to visit during the day. From Monday to Friday, they're open from 6am to 10pm. I'm not sure if I'll be able to visit The Roasterie Cafe today, but it's a great coffee-shop a little bit east of Wornall Boulevard in Kansas City.

I've wondered if the staff would play some classical music instead of the rock and roll that I've heard them play in the coffee-shops. Sure, Radiohead and the Pixies are good bands (in and of themselves) but I've needed to put my fingers into my ears to block out the music when I'm trying to read my current book.

As I've mentioned before that I didn't take any photos of this coffee-shop when I was there in person, I'd recommend that everyone try to visit the Roasterie Cafe on Brookside Boulevard if you're interested in contacting me about this issue...

Gotta say, incredibly disappointed there seems to be little to no Covid restrictions at the Brookside location. I counted maybe 1 other person besides myself wearing a mask-- everyone in line wore a mask, the employees wore masks, but customers sitting at tables seem to think the virus doesn't exist with a latte in hand. I get it, you take a sip of your latte and you forget to cover up for a conversation- but multiple people didn't even have a mask. They tucked it away in their bags! Some people were waiting for their friends and took their mask off, no drink in sight. C'mon guys.

I like the coffee at Roasterie, but it really isn't worth getting sick over. I mean, even the Starbucks a block down closed seating because of this behavior. Step it up, Roasterie! I'll stick to Monarch (or even Starbucks, if I'm desperate) from now on.

If this is a concern of yours as well, I highly suggest curb side pickup, delivery or...