Had the weirdest interaction with their staff: I was sitting near the bathroom, and the little room light where the bathroom is was on, this helping light the main room (where the main lights were off). As the staff member went to the bathroom, they closed the curtain, turned the light off, and plunged me into darkness, knowing I was reading just outside. I had to turn it back on while they were in the bathroom. When they came out again, they turned it back off. When I asked them to leave it on, they went and turned the main lights on, which was fine until they turned the main lights off again when it was getting even darker. Bizarre. As others have noted, there’s a passive-aggressiveness here at Faro that’s unpleasant. If you don’t want customers, just close the store and be done with it? We’ll survive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Joony
the goats
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aaron Gruen
Not a very good cappuccino -- the milk foam was not foamy -- and pretty odd that cow milk is extra (given that the price of the cappuccino was so high to begin with!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Megan Kleckner
Good coffee, but a limited food selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Val
Friendly staff but lackluster pastries, mediocre coffee and no sugar or utensils out for guests. A really cute space and a shame it didn’t live up to the hype.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
FirstName -
Nice atmosphere, but they don’t have WiFi. And laptops are not allowed. Frustrating
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Melody S
Pretty nice spot though the coffee's expensive. Not outlandish for a local spot in Cambridge, but still pricey- but delicious! Also note they are a laptop-free cafe (tho there might still be people on laptops lol) People were lovely and atmosphere was cute and warm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Iryna Vlasenko
People are smoking on this cafe’s patio that is residing on Cambridge’s sidewalk , which against Cambridge non-smoking laws and parents with kids are not welcome. Literally, got kicked out for asking if it can be a smoke free area and not even being offered a menu. Extremely rude
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tony Kim
Took 20 minutes to get an Americano (espresso + water…) and not a well extracted espresso at that
Busy location around Harvard square. There is plenty of outdoor seating and inside. The place was too busy, so we just ordered ice americanos to go. Was just okay, but the price was reasonable. The size offerings are smaller than traditional shops. Only had 10oz for ice drinks.
Sonia J
Great tasting coffee, and I love that the oat milk is the baseline milk option
Danielle G
I had heard a lot of good things about Faro so I went in with high expectations. I was bummed they weren’t met.
We ordered 2 cappuccinos with oat milk (since the cow milk was extra $) and one tasted sour while the other tasted watery. The cheesecake was good though. Don’t plan to return given the strong cafe competition in the area
Reid Savage
Rating this a 5 because we absolutely need more businesses like this with the huge caveat that the espresso was not good. Had a cortado; the milk must have been like 160 deg, after a few minutes I still couldn't hold it (when I steam milk, I can hold a steel pitcher up until 135 or so). Though, maybe that was because I got it to go and people get annoyed if they taste their milk drink in 10 minutes and it's barely warm, so that's not a huge issue other than the risk of scalding.
Couldn't really taste the espresso and what I could taste was mostly bitter.
But again. Please give them money, I love the no laptop rule. And, tbqh, if you're a serious coffee drinker/can tell that it's not great, everyone knows you're gonna make what you like yourself at home with your damn DF64 / Profitec GO with Normcore accessories and post about puck prep in r/espresso.
Samantha deManbey
This hip bohemian cafe is a great place to hang out, relax, and enjoy a great drink. We got two hot chai teas, which were delicious not too sweet or spicy. Love the decor of photos and other collage-like materials. A somewhat eccentric collection of international board games were in the corner near the counter. Limited indoor seating, but there is additional seating outside. Service was fast and friendly when we visited.
Had the weirdest interaction with their staff: I was sitting near the bathroom, and the little room light where the bathroom is was on, this helping light the main room (where the main lights were off). As the staff member went to the bathroom, they closed the curtain, turned the light off, and plunged me into darkness, knowing I was reading just outside. I had to turn it back on while they were in the bathroom. When they came out again, they turned it back off. When I asked them to leave it on, they went and turned the main lights on, which was fine until they turned the main lights off again when it was getting even darker. Bizarre. As others have noted, there’s a passive-aggressiveness here at Faro that’s unpleasant. If you don’t want customers, just close the store and be done with it? We’ll survive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
the goats
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Not a very good cappuccino -- the milk foam was not foamy -- and pretty odd that cow milk is extra (given that the price of the cappuccino was so high to begin with!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Good coffee, but a limited food selection.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Friendly staff but lackluster pastries, mediocre coffee and no sugar or utensils out for guests. A really cute space and a shame it didn’t live up to the hype.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Nice atmosphere, but they don’t have WiFi. And laptops are not allowed. Frustrating
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Pretty nice spot though the coffee's expensive. Not outlandish for a local spot in Cambridge, but still pricey- but delicious! Also note they are a laptop-free cafe (tho there might still be people on laptops lol) People were lovely and atmosphere was cute and warm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
People are smoking on this cafe’s patio that is residing on Cambridge’s sidewalk , which against Cambridge non-smoking laws and parents with kids are not welcome. Literally, got kicked out for asking if it can be a smoke free area and not even being offered a menu. Extremely rude
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Took 20 minutes to get an Americano (espresso + water…) and not a well extracted espresso at that
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Easily the best around
Restaurantji Recommends
Busy location around Harvard square. There is plenty of outdoor seating and inside. The place was too busy, so we just ordered ice americanos to go. Was just okay, but the price was reasonable. The size offerings are smaller than traditional shops. Only had 10oz for ice drinks.
Great tasting coffee, and I love that the oat milk is the baseline milk option
I had heard a lot of good things about Faro so I went in with high expectations. I was bummed they weren’t met.
We ordered 2 cappuccinos with oat milk (since the cow milk was extra $) and one tasted sour while the other tasted watery. The cheesecake was good though. Don’t plan to return given the strong cafe competition in the area
Rating this a 5 because we absolutely need more businesses like this with the huge caveat that the espresso was not good. Had a cortado; the milk must have been like 160 deg, after a few minutes I still couldn't hold it (when I steam milk, I can hold a steel pitcher up until 135 or so). Though, maybe that was because I got it to go and people get annoyed if they taste their milk drink in 10 minutes and it's barely warm, so that's not a huge issue other than the risk of scalding.
Couldn't really taste the espresso and what I could taste was mostly bitter.
But again. Please give them money, I love the no laptop rule. And, tbqh, if you're a serious coffee drinker/can tell that it's not great, everyone knows you're gonna make what you like yourself at home with your damn DF64 / Profitec GO with Normcore accessories and post about puck prep in r/espresso.
This hip bohemian cafe is a great place to hang out, relax, and enjoy a great drink. We got two hot chai teas, which were delicious not too sweet or spicy. Love the decor of photos and other collage-like materials. A somewhat eccentric collection of international board games were in the corner near the counter. Limited indoor seating, but there is additional seating outside. Service was fast and friendly when we visited.
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