I had high hopes because of the Google rating 4.7 but unfortunately will not be back. Place was empty. Eggs were soggy on the inside, they were supposed to be scrambled. Vanilla Latte was just so so, not very flavorful. Waitstaff I felt was kind of aloof, not very cheerful or chatty but low energy. The chairs in the dining room are flimsy wooden folding chairs. Might as well upgrade to metal folding chairs.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Sawyer Johnson
My partner and I were drawn in by the awesome mission and beautiful space: on-site gardens and chicken coop, and a restaurant that seems to be a true community venue.
However, we were disappointed by slow service and confused by the food: was it undercooked, underseasoned, or both? Whatever it was, we ordered basic breakfast fare (eggs, potatoes, pancakes) and couldn't finish it. The watery coffee didn't help.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Christina Paredes
Let me tell you a bit about our experience with Leslie at Convivium Urban Farmstead.
The day I stopped to have a look at the place I immediately knew it was the perfect ? place for my daughter’s graduation party. It could be entirely indoor in case of bad weather or outdoor in case of great weather or a mixture of the two effortlessly blended by the layout of the property. I had written a “note” which turned into a wordy letter to Leslie that day. Knowing that they are a nonprofit, community centric organization and being such I explained in my note that I am a single mother of three (widowed) children. I myself recently battled and barely survived cancer, my ex husband & my mother both also had cancer at the very same time believe it or not. Unfortunately I am the only one who survived. So the fact that my daughter graduated while going through all of that is close to miraculous. I basically asked if we could use the facility for a few hours (at a time they would be closed normally) for a small or reduced fee, I was unaware of their rates at that time) I received no response. Now I understand that a “sob story” doesn’t equal free free free…and I am not a person who expects that. However, I was eventually able to reach Leslie by phone who was all business and apparently read the letter, but didn’t care enough to respond let alone work with us on the fees. She sent me over a contract for $100 an hour for the use of the facility and she made sure to tell me, “Your time starts the moment you set foot on the property so if you plan on decorating you have to pay for that time.” Wow ? I don’t speak for anyone else, but that is a lot of money for a space and felt super disappointed. Three hours with no decorating $300 and then we’d have to buy food. I kind of begged and offered to volunteer if we could get a half hour early to decorate, now don’t forget this place is closed and empty at that hour anyway. Ended up getting a relative to help out and we did kind of a buffet style set up. I picked some appetizers, entrees, desserts and also brought a cake. The bill with adding on the food was $700+. We did nothing fancy either.
The day of the event was a hot and sunny mid June day, which is entirely why we didn’t just go to a free park. Cancer has left me disabled and I am not able to do heat. My daughter, who’s special day it was, has a skin condition in which intense heat makes her skin gets these aggressive hives that are painful. It’s bad enough that she was excused from gym class all through high school (that’s when you know it’s bad). When we arrived it was well over 80 degrees inside. The gentlemen attending to us was super nice and quite frankly freaking out because he knew this was not going to go well. When I first approached him he said that the AC was on and just catching up. Ok, fair enough, especially since I was a whole half hour early to decorate. Now what happened from here was three hours of people including the staff member trying to determine if we were more likely to die of heat stroke inside or outside? Should we open the doors? I did not get one degree cooler in the $300 we were there. People stopped by and promptly left due to the heat. Toward the end of the event I approached the staff member and he looked mortified to say the least. He said, “I’ve been waiting and expecting you all night. I called my boss early on and told her about the situation so she is aware and you should reach out, because I’m sure you will get some sort of refund. This was terrible.” I told him I wasn’t going to attack him and I knew he was just suffering along with the rest of us. By the way the food was excellent!!! If I wouldn’t have been on the verge of heat exhaustion I may have noticed they forgot one entire entree ($65+) as well. I have emailed Leslie the “co-founder” of this non profit organization twice since then to inquire about a refund and she has never bothered to answer me at all, even though email is her preferred method contact.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Megan Tuthill
Great food and warm environment. The service was very slow today. Many people left while I was there this morning due to long wait times for drinks. Food was excellent.
Michael Barker
What a great atmosphere! Fantastic food, good prices and a mission to support- don't miss this!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pesto
Jay Schiesl
A great place to kick back and enjoy great food. The staff is super friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Hilton
Not only do I love the food but I love the concept and the service they provide to the community.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burritos - Sausage Potato Cheddar w Pesto, Breakfast Burrito, French Toast Bread Pudding and Pork Quinoa Bowl with Salsa Verde
Orlando R
Not well managed. Don’t expect great service. Expect long waits on your refill of bottomless mimosas. Expect another party who came after you to get their food first while half your party gets their food. Small portions. This place insists on itself. It would be better to come in and grab a coffee, see the one mural, and leave. I won’t be back.
Such a great place, good is reasonable. They do so much for the community.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quiche of the Day, Breakfast Burritos - Sausage Potato Cheddar w Pesto, French Toast Bread Pudding and Pork Quinoa Bowl with Salsa Verde, Quiche
Sherry Oswald
Loved this place. Really met my dietary needs. Great informative staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Sam Fenstermacher
This enterprise is so many different things: a coffee shop, a restaurant, a nonprofit whose mission is to improve life through food, and a few other things. The coffee drinks are good, the menu interesting, the cause admirable. Highly recommended by me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Selena Flannery (Leopup)
Love their food, drinks and restaurant. They the best quinoa bowls, breakfast burritos. Their salsas are so fresh and actually colorful. Always get their caramel lattes abd for sure one to go. If you love crescents, you must try their almond crescents. If you like chickens , say hi to the chickens they care for and see how their gardens are doing.
Amazing concept and delicious food.
Vegetarian options: Yum
Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free available
Wheelchair accessibility: 1st floor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, Quiche
Love this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had high hopes because of the Google rating 4.7 but unfortunately will not be back. Place was empty. Eggs were soggy on the inside, they were supposed to be scrambled. Vanilla Latte was just so so, not very flavorful. Waitstaff I felt was kind of aloof, not very cheerful or chatty but low energy. The chairs in the dining room are flimsy wooden folding chairs. Might as well upgrade to metal folding chairs.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
My partner and I were drawn in by the awesome mission and beautiful space: on-site gardens and chicken coop, and a restaurant that seems to be a true community venue.
However, we were disappointed by slow service and confused by the food: was it undercooked, underseasoned, or both? Whatever it was, we ordered basic breakfast fare (eggs, potatoes, pancakes) and couldn't finish it. The watery coffee didn't help.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Let me tell you a bit about our experience with Leslie at Convivium Urban Farmstead.
The day I stopped to have a look at the place I immediately knew it was the perfect ? place for my daughter’s graduation party. It could be entirely indoor in case of bad weather or outdoor in case of great weather or a mixture of the two effortlessly blended by the layout of the property. I had written a “note” which turned into a wordy letter to Leslie that day. Knowing that they are a nonprofit, community centric organization and being such I explained in my note that I am a single mother of three (widowed) children. I myself recently battled and barely survived cancer, my ex husband & my mother both also had cancer at the very same time believe it or not. Unfortunately I am the only one who survived. So the fact that my daughter graduated while going through all of that is close to miraculous. I basically asked if we could use the facility for a few hours (at a time they would be closed normally) for a small or reduced fee, I was unaware of their rates at that time) I received no response.
Now I understand that a “sob story” doesn’t equal free free free…and I am not a person who expects that. However, I was eventually able to reach Leslie by phone who was all business and apparently read the letter, but didn’t care enough to respond let alone work with us on the fees. She sent me over a contract for $100 an hour for the use of the facility and she made sure to tell me, “Your time starts the moment you set foot on the property so if you plan on decorating you have to pay for that time.”
Wow ? I don’t speak for anyone else, but that is a lot of money for a space and felt super disappointed. Three hours with no decorating $300 and then we’d have to buy food. I kind of begged and offered to volunteer if we could get a half hour early to decorate, now don’t forget this place is closed and empty at that hour anyway.
Ended up getting a relative to help out and we did kind of a buffet style set up. I picked some appetizers, entrees, desserts and also brought a cake. The bill with adding on the food was $700+. We did nothing fancy either.
The day of the event was a hot and sunny mid June day, which is entirely why we didn’t just go to a free park. Cancer has left me disabled and I am not able to do heat. My daughter, who’s special day it was, has a skin condition in which intense heat makes her skin gets these aggressive hives that are painful. It’s bad enough that she was excused from gym class all through high school (that’s when you know it’s bad). When we arrived it was well over 80 degrees inside. The gentlemen attending to us was super nice and quite frankly freaking out because he knew this was not going to go well. When I first approached him he said that the AC was on and just catching up. Ok, fair enough, especially since I was a whole half hour early to decorate. Now what happened from here was three hours of people including the staff member trying to determine if we were more likely to die of heat stroke inside or outside? Should we open the doors? I did not get one degree cooler in the $300 we were there. People stopped by and promptly left due to the heat.
Toward the end of the event I approached the staff member and he looked mortified to say the least. He said, “I’ve been waiting and expecting you all night. I called my boss early on and told her about the situation so she is aware and you should reach out, because I’m sure you will get some sort of refund. This was terrible.” I told him I wasn’t going to attack him and I knew he was just suffering along with the rest of us.
By the way the food was excellent!!! If I wouldn’t have been on the verge of heat exhaustion I may have noticed they forgot one entire entree ($65+) as well. I have emailed Leslie the “co-founder” of this non profit organization twice since then to inquire about a refund and she has never bothered to answer me at all, even though email is her preferred method contact.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great food and warm environment. The service was very slow today. Many people left while I was there this morning due to long wait times for drinks. Food was excellent.
What a great atmosphere! Fantastic food, good prices and a mission to support- don't miss this!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pesto
A great place to kick back and enjoy great food. The staff is super friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not only do I love the food but I love the concept and the service they provide to the community.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burritos - Sausage Potato Cheddar w Pesto, Breakfast Burrito, French Toast Bread Pudding and Pork Quinoa Bowl with Salsa Verde
Not well managed. Don’t expect great service. Expect long waits on your refill of bottomless mimosas. Expect another party who came after you to get their food first while half your party gets their food. Small portions. This place insists on itself. It would be better to come in and grab a coffee, see the one mural, and leave. I won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
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The people here are friendly and great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such a great place, good is reasonable. They do so much for the community.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quiche of the Day, Breakfast Burritos - Sausage Potato Cheddar w Pesto, French Toast Bread Pudding and Pork Quinoa Bowl with Salsa Verde, Quiche
Loved this place. Really met my dietary needs. Great informative staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
This enterprise is so many different things: a coffee shop, a restaurant, a nonprofit whose mission is to improve life through food, and a few other things. The coffee drinks are good, the menu interesting, the cause admirable. Highly recommended by me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love their food, drinks and restaurant. They the best quinoa bowls, breakfast burritos. Their salsas are so fresh and actually colorful. Always get their caramel lattes abd for sure one to go. If you love crescents, you must try their almond crescents. If you like chickens , say hi to the chickens they care for and see how their gardens are doing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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