Wilderness Cafe — Restaurant in Santa Clara

Tldr: very solid specialty coffee and tasty Manresa pastries

Also included: your brain unable to comprehend this level of quality from a coffee shop inside of a car dealership. Their secret is apparently hiring someone who really knows what they're doing and letting them handle things end-to-end. It's brilliant, really.

I just moved back from New York, which has a solid coffee scene and there is almost nothing above moderately ok in this area, especially not in walking distance. Don't get me started on Santana Row/valley fair options.

But something I struggled to find in NYC were incredibly buttery croissants, toasted to order. Bless Manresa.

Also: lots and lots of outlets and table space, if you're into that...

Great coffee, fast service...

...when they are open. The published times in Google doesn't actually match the actual open times. At least put on a open/closed board inside the shop, near the ordering desk, so we don't stupidly wait around for someone to come.

I actually like their coffee really. Today is the third time they weren't open...

It's in a car dealership and has no vibe. Smells like tires. Then they didn't have 80% of the menu but the teenager girl serving was rude about it for no reason. Told my kid "I already told you". Don't talk to my kid like that, you were mumbling into the wind, looking...