Cai's Cafe

420 Main St, Metuchen
(732) 243-9925

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sean hartley

Just wasted 20 minutes driving here to get a coffee before work because they said they are open until 6pm it’s 4:43pm

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Alex Ahau

Loved the coffee and the ambience 💕

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

NMC TV

Good place to hang out with friends or laptop work.. clean restrooms

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Vivian Perng

I want to love this place because it’s the only coffee shop around, but the coffee is just not good. I’ve ordered a few lattes from here on different occasions and they always taste burnt and bitter. It’s a nice spot, but sadly not worth going to.

Kathy Polias

I like this place but so often, when I come, the servers tell me that I can't get a sandwich because the kitchen is closed. Sometimes they tell me that the kitchen is closed the whole day. When I came earlier this week at 2:30 p.m., they told me that their kitchen closes at 2:00 p.m. Then when I came today at 1:10 p.m., they told me that their kitchen was already closed because they were closing earlier. There is just a lot of inconsistency and I don't think that's a good way to run a business. It also connotes laziness.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Eve Kremers

Nice place to hang or work but the coffee leaves a lot to be desired. It doesn't seem like they put a lot of effort or technique into making espresso drinks, particularly cortados , they also don't have proper glasses to serve one. In addition the prices are higher than basically every other cafe in NJ!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 4

Salam it’s Riga

Great place and location. I ordered the latte and and the espresso was really burnt. Please clean the machine after the morning rush. Happy to give you 5 stars the next time I come in. Very nice girls behind the counter as well. Greet hello and good bye.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Nancy Nahm

Saturday September 27th 2025. Got drip regular coffee to me it tasted too mild like they watered it down, due to this one less star. Beautiful cozy atmosphere.

Muaz Aly

Great coffee and the bacon avocado grilled cheese is amazing.
Friendly and skilled staff.
Calm enough for studying.
Comfortable seating with alot of outlets.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Richard McCormick

Cai’s is the best. Great atmosphere, great coffee, great people—including both the staff and the customers!! Go there!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicolle R

Great place to do work or relax with a nice drink.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Omar M

Dark location and lukewarm coffee. I wish it were a decent alternative for Starbucks. The standout feature would be it's location for those who live local to it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

John Valderrama

Ordered a medium matcha chai latte, and recieved 70% filled cup, even the other small i put in had more in it. Had it filled up and it just tasted like milk with no flavors. Had it completely re done and still tasted bland. Totally agree with all the other bad reviews of having thin, bland taste. This place needs to step up quality because I'm big supporting local small businesses but starbucks is honestly WAY better at this point.

Sapan Jain

Ive been here a few times now and i really wanted to like this place, but ive never had a welcoming vibe a single time ive been here. The staff never greets me, the prices are kind of insane, and the latte's are average.

Today for example there was a some other object blocking the credit card terminal screen and i couldn't sign and complete the transaction without fidgeting with it and having my finger maneuver my way through the object, the cashier watched me this whole time and then moved the object only after i was done. The staff in general just seems very cold or maybe too young to care.

The best thing about this place is the atmosphere and its pretty nice and spacious inside.

I won't be coming back here.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 1

Ashley Jean Baptiste

Amazing vibes, super cute and cozy! Yummy coffee and great WiFi to hang and work!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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