Modern Love Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in Stamford

Love this place. Happy they are doing biodegradable lids now too!

Edit: updating a couple years later from this original review. While I still am fond of this spot, it has gone through some changes and the business has expanded to sister locations. I am disappointed that, like many of my favorite coffee shops today, in the midst of an environmental crisis where not only is the whole world sizzling, boiling, and burning due to petrochemicals, but we are also drowning in single-use plastic. I am honestly annoyed that I order my luxury caffeine (iced oat matcha latte, large) and I pick it up at the counter and now we have already wasted a plastic cup and lid. I didn't ask for that, I didn't want to spend my order or my money on that. I hope that Chris, who I have really liked the times I've met him here, in the earlier days, or his management, do hear this rationale and make a tangible effort to change their ways.

Otherwise, I guess I have to resort to pointedly demanding a glass—as I can see them stacked behind the counter, clean and unused. It's annoying that I have to spend the rest of my life being a fussy eco-Karen but, I mean, what's the point otherwise? I have to deal with the burst of cortisol and higher heart rate which comes every time I toss an unrecyclable piece of plastic I used for 10 minutes into the garbage to be taken away to sit in a landfill, like all the other millions of pieces of plastic pilling up literally every single minute until the biosphere collapses entirely. I don't really think that being a capitalist and small business owner or an employee, or contractor grinding the grind is an...

Hands down the best coffee I've ever had, and I've traveled the world to drink it!

One of the best gems to come Stamford in 2018.

The little shop has a good vibe while providing very fresh good food selection for breakfast and lunch. But I can't tell you how good this coffee is, you just have to try it. It's roasted on-site and put directly into the machines to your cup. And the artisanal "seasonal" drinks are unique and delicious.

The owner, Chris, is humble and appreciative of his customers. But he also demonstrates a tremendous passion for coffee and the art of roasting. And I say art because if you engage him on it when he has the time to talk, he will show you the machine and describe the intricacies to create each roast with the same enthusiasm any artist would describe his craft.

To boot, every person who has handed me a cup there did so with a bright friendly composure and seem to remember the regulars. And even at it's busiest I waited less than the average Starbucks.

This business deserves the recognition to become long-standing staple of our...

I’ve been to this coffee shop twice now, and both experiences were disappointing. The first time, the barista wasn’t very friendly, but I didn’t really care. However, my second visit was absolutely unacceptable.

From the moment we started ordering, the barista already seemed annoyed, like we were inconveniencing her. Then, while I was there with a friend and her baby, the baby barely touched the top of the glass that covers the muffins, and the barista rudely snapped, “OMG, stop, she’s making a mess.” Seriously? This is how you talk to customers, let alone a baby? If she had actually touched the muffins or anything else, we would have gladly paid for it, but that wasn’t even the case.

If you hate your job so much that you have to take it out on customers, maybe it’s time to quit. Her attitude was unnecessarily harsh and unprofessional. I’m honestly shocked at the lack of basic courtesy here. I don’t know what kind of people you’re hiring, but it’s clear customer service...