Room 205 — Restaurant in New York

This is a cute little café. The sardine sandwich was great. The coffee tastes fine, but has that little robusta rubbery harshness to it, which isn't my vibe, but it does great in milk-based drinks with the abundant crema it produces.

The barista, however, was quite challenging to work with.

Between a over-the-top enthusiastic approach to tax evasion, affirming loud and clear that "we don't pay taxes on cash transactions here, so I can't give you a receipt", and some cheap prejudice-based psychoanalysis leading her to feel justified in voicing everything she dislikes about me because of the way I dress for work, it's been a rollercoaster of emotions getting coffee and food there.

She also misheard my order, leading her to bring me coffee with milk, and then reproach me with ordering "half-and-half", which I don't actually even know that term. Getting annoyed because you have to serve coffee to people in a cafe isn't a good fit for someone who works in a cafe. Imagine affirming to a lactose-intolerant person that they aksssshually ordered coffee with milk. Guess you know more about me than I do myself, knock yourself out. Self-doubt is a disappearing quality.

I need the receipts to expense for work, yet she insisted that given the fact that the business commits tax evasion on cash sales, they can't produce receipts. Which is fine, I wholeheartedly support tax evasion. But she was insulted by the fact a suit-wearing, half-and-half ordering man advised her to not say that out loud as it threatens the viability of the business. What if I'm IRS? I'm wearing a suit, I might be.

Rough day for that staff member. No need to take it out...

One of the most beautifully curated spaces in park slope/gowanus. My bf and I are always on the lookout for coffee shops that have the IT factor. This place has it all. It is a quaint space that takes me back to the cafes I frequented in while living in Florence/Rome. The decor, the coziness, the friendliness of the staff, the cookies/pastries, and let's not forget the coffee, are all exquisite. One of the best lattes I have had in a while! You can really see the thought that went into this space and we surely appreciate it. It is places like Room 205 that make me feel so grateful to live in such a beautiful neighborhood with such wonderful cafes. Bravo! We...

Went to pick up a TGTG order and the server triple checked the confirmation for my swipe (I swiped during pick-up in front of them, then they checked the confirmation on their end and then they wanted to check my order number again after already confirming my swipe and it going through 🤔

I use this app frequently and have never had this issue before but I got the feeling this staff member (young white woman working Wed afternoon) didn’t wanted to serve someone who looked like me. Guess it worked cause I won’t come back...