Snowbird Coffee — Restaurant in San Francisco

I was looking for a great coffee/pastry place while staying in the city and came across Snowbird Coffee. After seeing how everyone was raving about it in the ratings I decided to give it a shot. I am not sure why it has such a high rating because this place was okay at best.

I ordered a coffee and a croissant. I pay and think the amount is a bit exorbitant for a large coffee and croissant - $8.65. The cashier proceeds to tell me she accidently charged me for a ham and cheese croissant, so they had to cancel my order and ring me up again.

I had come with a friend and she ordered after me. We sat down, waited a few minutes, and began eating our pastries. Her latte is called out but my coffee still isn't available. I go up and ask about my coffee, and the barista lied to me saying "someone walked off with it." Um no, you never sat it out. I was watching the counter the whole time. After asking for it I finally received my coffee.

The only reason this place gets two stars instead of one is because the coffee was quite delicious. Otherwise the service sucked, the pastries were overpriced and dry, and while I am thankful the cashier redid my order, I don't like that I was overcharged in the first place. I probably will not be coming...

I waited for 10 minutes with my cappuccino to get a table, outside, in the rain. One opened up, I sat down. Within 10 minutes of sitting down I was rushed out by one of the baristas - who walked over and asked if I was ready to get my next drink "because it was getting busy." I apologized and asked if they wanted me to leave or buy something and he just stared at me silently - kind of a weird moment. He repeated that it was getting busy - clearly letting me know that I needed to spend more money or get out.

I understand the need to do this when there are some customers that set up camp and sit all day at a table after ordering a small coffee. I hate when people do this, it drives me crazy. However, I was there for only a few minutes and the same barista that served me my drink was telling me to buy more or leave.

So, I got up and purchased an espresso because it was raining hard and it wasn't that busy (nobody was waiting for tables, contrary to what the barista said).

The coffee was great, but there are plenty of other places that have great coffee that don't rush you out the door like the Snowbird staff. Really disappointed - Snowbird used to be a cool neighborhood coffee place, but now it is turning into another snobby...

We really liked this place and actually went back a couple of times during our visit. Cute , great service, some little items to shop. Decor was a retro vibe. No seating, so it’s a to-go only kind of place. The street parking is usually decent, but can be hit or miss.

My only wish is that they would have pastries or something to grab as a snack with your coffee - the times we went there wasn’t anything, although I saw in other reviews they sometimes have pastries from local shops. We were lucky because we had just picked up donuts at Dynamo, so had those with us to enjoy with our coffee. They do offer milk free options and my husband loved the pourover. I had the oat milk latte one time and the chaggaccino the next - both very good.

The service was probably one of the best parts of our experience and the coffee drinks were good. You won’t be disappointed, but you...