Cafe Rosetta — Restaurant in Portland

This place is new, and suffering some new restaurant syndrome. First, the coffee is very good. They know how to make coffee well, and its probably the best that you will find on mississippi. I prefer it to albina press.

The food has the potential to be very good, but it suffers a major, presumably ideological, problem. Everything they serve is at least a day old, I have had their fresh pastry, and it is very good. Better than Grand Central, their primary competition, but they refuse to give it to customers unless they burn your day old reheating it.

Normally I would not leave a review with this scale of complaint at a cafe I go to regularly. I don't really know another way to convince them to stop shooting themselves in the foot like this. Day old pastry and focaccia is not equivalent to fresh. In fact, it's not even good, and reheating it will not solve this problem.

I do not wish to end this review with suggesting that, if you would like something to eat with your coffee, you should choose one of the other two options within spitting distance, but I must. The coffee here is superior, but not enough to offset the experience of being asked to eat a croissant that essentially resembles warm white bread with cold chocolate syrup on it, when these are made fresh in house, or focaccia that is very plainly stale, simply to (presumably) satisfy some misguided attempt to...

I had a lovely time at Cafe Rosetta!

Their toasts were fun to try! I am particularly a big fan of the Heart Coffee roast that they use. I had a regular iced latte, which was so perfectly balanced and well made! Every time I’ve made it into Rosetta so far, I am greeted with kindness.

This space is nice as you can choose between indoor seating or the outdoor tables, and it’s very accessible to remote...

My new favorite place! Great prices. My usual coffee order is $2 cheaper here than some other places in the neighborhood, making this an instant winner! It seems like there's no upcharge for non-dairy milks.

Quiet, a nice place to work, and staff were super chill and friendly. My only wish is that they had a darker roast option... the bright & light roasts can give sour notes in drinks like a cap...