Kaleidoscope Coffee Company — Restaurant in Redding

There was an way over long wait because the person/employees couldn’t figure out the register and when the customer’s card in front of me wasn’t working, they went to pay cash for the $45 meal for the family of four. She was a quarter short, instead offering a quarter or solution the employee was just inconvenienced to be dealing with the mom. The mom had already put several dollars in the tip jar so she said I am really sorry but I am going to have to take back a dollar to cover the quarter needed. The flamboyant male employee just stared at her, I chimed in it’s no problem, I can pay for it with my card. Register not taking my card either and that’s all I had because we were on a walk. The mom had to take the tip dollar out, quarter was taken out of the tip dollar and .75 put back, in reality the poor service deserved 0 tip, the employee attitude was over the top. With register problems and long wait and a $45 order a quarter should have been offered as a solution without having to take back a tip dollar but the employee was so arrogant while being ignorant. Yuck. That was a couple months back, however, we drive by daily and go oh I will just stop for a … and then that memory comes back and it’s a no and we...

I stopped by this morning for the first time... First off, I love the look and feel of the cafe. It feels exactly like a coffee shop in Santa Cruz or Oakland which is a feeling I love.

I ordered a Mexican Latte which is kinda like a chocolate horchata I guess. I had never had one and it blew me away. The taste is incredible and the barista was super friendly and fun to talk to.

I also ordered a Tomato/Bacon griller... H-O-L-Y dookie. Absolute nirvana with the first bite which seems like it could not possibly get any better. However, they kick it up a notch with their spice weasel. BAM! The grillers are served with a side of raspberry-chili sauce that adds a new dimension, nay... a new universe to the griller.

They're extremely dog friendly and sent me out with a few treats for my pupper Seymour Butts and told me to bring him along next time. The cafe is dog friendly inside for ordering and has a patio to hang out with your pup where you can order some pup treats.

All in all, I am blown away by this establishment and am bummed it has taken me so...

I've been a returning customer for a while now, typically going to the location that was in the Redding mall, but since it was closed I ended up going to the location in Athens for my first time...

And it was a wonderful experience! The girl that took our order was so bright and bubbly and she and the other gentleman at the window made my boyfriend feel so special on his birthday, I love the service there.

It doesn't end there though, they have the best frappes/blended coffee drinks in town! The oreo one and the dreamsicle are long time favorites and a treat no matter what location I've gone to. All of them blended perfectly, so smooth to drink and wonderfully sweet.

Thank you for being so cool,...