Fantastic - quiet, beautiful, and the staff are wonderful!
I'd give it six stars if I could
rakelg
coolest ambience ever?? their menu is so diverse and has a wide range of things to choose from. i got their iced matcha with their special cream flavour (white chocolate raspberry cheese foam) which legitimately tasted like white chocolate raspberry icecream and was amazing. but, i have to mention that the matcha was wayyyy too sweet it sadly ruined the drink. i got mine 75% sweet, and i normally never order a reduced sweetness, and it was still far too sweet it kind of went down like a milkshake.
so just a heads up order it around 25% or 50% at most. they do use a good quality matcha though. also all the staff were lovely.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
mirinda james
Hidden gem, great place for coffee and working on laptop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Molly Brothers
This is my favorite cafe in east bay. Delicious drinks, delicious food. Super cute cafe with fun and nice staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin Aki Tsui
Hong Kong Milk Tea = too sweet and the flavor just isn't right. Large for $6.50 = no bueno. Staff are friendly.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Njemeh Khan
The people there are so sweet make your food with love , and drinks with love and excitement. I’m addicted.
Xiaowei Wang
Cute, affordable little cafe! It's nice to buy a high quality lunch and not go broke. Great drinks too.
Paola Gutierrez
Polaris Cafe is like a big oasis in the middle of a city. This is my new favorite spot to decompress and study. It is very inviting and relaxing. The staff are very nice and accommodating. The prices are reasonable. The vegetarian, breakfast, lunch, pastry and dessert options are a lot. The specials for today are butter chicken and tandoori chicken over basmati rice. I got my drink for $6. I am very glad to see that it is not packed. I can literally just sleep here. It look so peaceful with all the plants and granite tables + the beautiful fountain and scenery out the floor to ceiling windows. I’ll go the extra 20 miles to study here. I really love the concept and would love to have my own like this in the future.
catlover99
One of the best breakfast burritos of my life. Lots of eggs and veggies and they didn't skimp on the sausage. $16 is pricey but so are most things in California. Come here if you get a chance- you won't regret it.
Denise Dang
Delicious drinks. Also Boichik Bagels for a quick bite. Parking is a bit rough.
Love this little cafe! They turn out some delicious flavors. I get the breakfast burrito and it’s fire every time. So many yummy options for lunch too! The order ahead option is great too. Overall really cool atmosphere too with small little nick nacks and sauces to purchase.
Michael Raiz
Curb your attitude
This place was close enough to the Amtrak station that I could run in and grab food before going back to board… I had a bit of time but I also had bags i needed to put down. When I realized the door was open about 7 minutes into opening I walked in and pit my bags on the bench on the lefthand side and was immediately asked by the woman with the glasses “we’re not open yet. You can wait with your bags in the lobby.” I didn’t see why that was an issue, but complied anyway.
When I made my order, it was fairly fast and painless, but then, upon picking up and coming back to the station, I actually sat down while waiting for my delayed train and started eating this mess. I ordered the Sunrise, with the plain bagel scooped out and here are the major issues that I found with my order: - Bagel wasn’t toasted—nor was I asked if I wanted it toasted, which resulted in a soggy bagel - The mess of the avocado shmear was limey, which made me question if there’s a difference between avocado shmear and avo-lime on the menu - the egg was over-easy (runny) and not fried like the menu suggested - there was zero spinach in my bagel - there was no napkins included with my order, but I’m guessing it was on the side somewhere, just wasn’t communicated to me—that’s considering this was a much messier bagel to eat than I originally expected.
Overall, it tasted great! However the attitude and the miscommunication and getting my order wrong didn’t seem worth the $16.58 I paid for my breakfast. My advice? Be sure to have questions and get answers before you order here if you’re not in a rush to hop on the train.
B Z
Fresh ingredients, good coffee and venue.
Josh Abadie
Fantastic little cafe with an airy bright atrium for seating. Excellent lunch spot.
Preston Parry
Omg, I was expecting corporate office park, and instead this is a really cute and delicious coffee shop! Friendly staff, more than I’ve come to expect from most places. Tasty coffee, well dialed in espresso. The food was sourced from Boichik and Firebrand, and the sandwich we had was fantastically balanced. Then the atrium was filled with plants and stone benches, with a big fountain outside. Very big fans of this place.
Fantastic - quiet, beautiful, and the staff are wonderful!
I'd give it six stars if I could
coolest ambience ever?? their menu is so diverse and has a wide range of things to choose from. i got their iced matcha with their special cream flavour (white chocolate raspberry cheese foam) which legitimately tasted like white chocolate raspberry icecream and was amazing. but, i have to mention that the matcha was wayyyy too sweet it sadly ruined the drink. i got mine 75% sweet, and i normally never order a reduced sweetness, and it was still far too sweet it kind of went down like a milkshake.
so just a heads up order it around 25% or 50% at most. they do use a good quality matcha though. also all the staff were lovely.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hidden gem, great place for coffee and working on laptop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is my favorite cafe in east bay. Delicious drinks, delicious food. Super cute cafe with fun and nice staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hong Kong Milk Tea = too sweet and the flavor just isn't right. Large for $6.50 = no bueno. Staff are friendly.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The people there are so sweet make your food with love , and drinks with love and excitement. I’m addicted.
Cute, affordable little cafe! It's nice to buy a high quality lunch and not go broke. Great drinks too.
Polaris Cafe is like a big oasis in the middle of a city. This is my new favorite spot to decompress and study. It is very inviting and relaxing. The staff are very nice and accommodating. The prices are reasonable. The vegetarian, breakfast, lunch, pastry and dessert options are a lot. The specials for today are butter chicken and tandoori chicken over basmati rice. I got my drink for $6. I am very glad to see that it is not packed. I can literally just sleep here. It look so peaceful with all the plants and granite tables + the beautiful fountain and scenery out the floor to ceiling windows. I’ll go the extra 20 miles to study here. I really love the concept and would love to have my own like this in the future.
One of the best breakfast burritos of my life. Lots of eggs and veggies and they didn't skimp on the sausage. $16 is pricey but so are most things in California. Come here if you get a chance- you won't regret it.
Delicious drinks. Also Boichik Bagels for a quick bite. Parking is a bit rough.
Restaurantji Recommends
Love this little cafe! They turn out some delicious flavors. I get the breakfast burrito and it’s fire every time. So many yummy options for lunch too!
The order ahead option is great too. Overall really cool atmosphere too with small little nick nacks and sauces to purchase.
Curb your attitude
This place was close enough to the Amtrak station that I could run in and grab food before going back to board… I had a bit of time but I also had bags i needed to put down. When I realized the door was open about 7 minutes into opening I walked in and pit my bags on the bench on the lefthand side and was immediately asked by the woman with the glasses “we’re not open yet. You can wait with your bags in the lobby.” I didn’t see why that was an issue, but complied anyway.
When I made my order, it was fairly fast and painless, but then, upon picking up and coming back to the station, I actually sat down while waiting for my delayed train and started eating this mess. I ordered the Sunrise, with the plain bagel scooped out and here are the major issues that I found with my order:
- Bagel wasn’t toasted—nor was I asked if I wanted it toasted, which resulted in a soggy bagel
- The mess of the avocado shmear was limey, which made me question if there’s a difference between avocado shmear and avo-lime on the menu
- the egg was over-easy (runny) and not fried like the menu suggested
- there was zero spinach in my bagel
- there was no napkins included with my order, but I’m guessing it was on the side somewhere, just wasn’t communicated to me—that’s considering this was a much messier bagel to eat than I originally expected.
Overall, it tasted great! However the attitude and the miscommunication and getting my order wrong didn’t seem worth the $16.58 I paid for my breakfast. My advice? Be sure to have questions and get answers before you order here if you’re not in a rush to hop on the train.
Fresh ingredients, good coffee and venue.
Fantastic little cafe with an airy bright atrium for seating. Excellent lunch spot.
Omg, I was expecting corporate office park, and instead this is a really cute and delicious coffee shop! Friendly staff, more than I’ve come to expect from most places. Tasty coffee, well dialed in espresso. The food was sourced from Boichik and Firebrand, and the sandwich we had was fantastically balanced. Then the atrium was filled with plants and stone benches, with a big fountain outside. Very big fans of this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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