The Optimist Raleigh
1000 Brookside Dr STE 109, Raleigh
(919) 896-8988
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Daily Assortment of Pastries
Chorizo Breakfast Sandwich
English Muffin
Avocado Toast
Drip Coffee
Iced Latte
Fog
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The Optimist Raleigh offers an inviting atmosphere, serving vibes as well as delicious coffee, espresso, pastries and food — “This place sucks!” Would highly recommend to any coffee lover.
This place has a cool vibe and the service was great. Sadly, my avocado toast was not worth the money. It had the thinnest schmear of avocado imaginable, topped with unripe green tomatoes straight from the fridge. Disappointing.
Though the Optimist had a great atmosphere and coffee is pretty tasty (I ordered a drip and a pour over), the service leaves something to be desired.
The pour over took 20 minutes because the barista is also the person taking the order, and my sandwich took even longer. Not the barista’s fault, she was slammed, but there were other employees around just doing nothing to help her. For the price, we were hoping for something better!
The pour over took 20 minutes because the barista is also the person taking the order, and my sandwich took even longer. Not the barista’s fault, she was slammed, but there were other employees around just doing nothing to help her. For the price, we were hoping for something better!
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