Caffe Vita — Restaurant in Seattle

I am in here right now and I definitely will not be coming back. The service is ridiculous. I went up to the counter and asked if there was a Del Sol coffee and pointed at the one on the counter in the bag. The receptionist then looked at me strangely and responded "it's right there" and pointed to the bag. I can understand the misunderstanding, not a problem! My problem is that after I asked if there was one to drink here, she said "only espresso we have xxx on drip." I said I would have it. Now I don't know much about espresso so when she asked me if I could like "seltzer back" I had no idea what that meant and so I asked her saying "I don't know what that means". She responded really rudely that 'it's sparkling water you drink it before you have your espresso." I said "ok, I guess" at this point I have zero patience left. But I let it go and they got it ready for me. Once I got the espresso, I was feeling a little badly about being treated so rudely but I thanked the man who gave it to me and just tried to let it go. I don't drink it for a while because my contact slipped out and my eye was burning. I had to do some checking for work. In the background the rude receptionist and the man who gave me the coffee were talking really loudly about how when they go to a cafe they like to have the espresso right away and don't just let it sit there. I felt really badly. I mean, because of one misunderstanding they decide to make fun of customers? Maybe I was in the wrong a little as well; maybe the way I said something came across rudely and I'll accept that. But what kind of service is this? I refuse to be treated this way. Congrats on having the most pretentious staff who think they're above everyone. I certainly don't think I am above them but I like to be treated equally. Abhorrent...

Got a cup of drip to go. Surprisingly flavorful, complex and delicious. Typically drip at even great coffee shops with well roasted (light enough to allow the flavors of the origin to come through) tends to be flat and muddled. The batch brewing process isn’t always dialed in like a singe cup pour over, and sitting for hours tends to reduce the delicate notes. But this cup of single origin Columbia had so much flavor! Will definitely go back! Recommend to anyone who likes a nice cup of single origin, black filter coffee.

I almost always drink coffee I brew at home from beans I source from the best roasters. So happy to find a spot with quality like this. Will have to try their beans as well.

EDIT: I've since gone back and they didn't have the single origin on drip, so I got the Cafe Vita blend. Too dark for me and basically didn't drink it (I'd prefer no coffee to dark roast coffee). So my enthusiasm has ebbed a bit. When VIF is open I would go there first for their Olympia Coffee Roasting drip, which does some pretty high quality beans, but VIF open hours are...

I tried Caffee Vita again for the 3rd time and am still disappointed. Lighthouse roasters is under construction for 4 days, the bagel place with espresso is closed on Mondays, Market Time doesn't make espresso drinks anymore after the renovation, so my last chance in this area before heading back home for a work meeting was Vita. Their beans always taste so burnt to me, but I wanted to try it again since they were my only option in the time frame I had. It was a mistake, the beans still taste awful. Not just burnt but like an ashtray.... Which is honestly impressive to get them that bad. The service has always been nice, the staff friendly, and quick, the actual shop is cozy and they have wifi and breakfast sandwiches and pastries but I just don't understand why their beans are so bad. This is probably why Lighthouse always has a line out the door, rain or shine and...