The chocolate chip cookie is crunchy on the outside and Gooey in the Middle most of the time
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
jed sanchez
Amazing food, super nice people and chill atmosphere.
You need to try their pie!, it a must have. Gluten free and vegan options available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Friga
Cortado & Dry Capichino . Fast and friendly service and coffee prepared perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Drusilla
Truly love this place. Delicious coffee that's never bitter, kind staff, and the aromas of fresh baked goods at all times. Great music always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adrian Cohen
Went here for a quick lunch meeting. The staff were great and the egg sandwich was surprisingly good! I can see how it might be loud and busy at certain times of the day, but especially early to mid-afternoon it is very cozy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cindy Chan
Good drinks, nice relaxed place. Lots of drink varieties. Good for after class sessions with the kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan Blaufarb
That vegan bar, mmmm super tasty. The whole vibe is comfy and warm.
Thomas Patterson
Root Hill Café is what happens when you take a genuinely charming space, cute art all over the walls, the kind of light that makes your coffee look like it should be in a Kinfolk spread, and then hand the keys to a staff who treat organization like it’s an optional elective they never signed up for.
The menu has lots of different coffee and breakfast options. Unfortunately, the coffee tastes like someone steeped brown paper in lukewarm tap water and called it a roast. Still, the staff smiles while serving it, so you almost forgive them… until the shouting starts.
Ordering is less of a transaction and more of a social experiment. They take your order, forget it, and then stand in the middle of the café asking, “What am I forgetting?” as if the customers are contestants on a game show where the grand prize is just getting the food you paid for.
I asked for avocado toast (because Brooklyn), but alas, they were out of avocados. Not to worry, the cashier brightly suggested that if I could hang out for a bit, she’d run to the grocery store and buy some. Admirable hustle, but I wasn’t trying to bankroll a bodega run, so I pivoted to the chia seed pudding instead. Let’s just say it’s an acquired taste—one I didn’t acquire.
Eventually, they remembered the other part of my order: a frittata. By this point the barista and the chef were in the back yelling at each other like siblings forced to share a bedroom. Something about missing ingredients. Something about not writing things down. By the time the frittata arrived, it was slammed onto the counter so hard that the silverware went airborne like shrapnel. Very classy.
And here’s the kicker, the frittata was actually good. Genuinely good. Which makes the entire circus act even more maddening, because the kitchen clearly has talent hiding somewhere between the chaos and the missing avocados.
Most of the online reviews are glowing, and I can see why. The space is inviting, the menu reads well, and the staff isn’t mean. But dig a little deeper and you’ll notice a pattern, buried among the praise are complaints about the exact same thing, disorganization so profound it could be studied as a case at Harvard Business School.
Root Hill Café, come for the art, stay for the frittata, but don’t get too attached to your order actually making it out of the kitchen in one piece.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ruby
Very nice little coffee shop, the iced coffee is really good and I love the little library inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Avery
Amazing coffee and omlette and the people that work here are so kind. They also have gluten free toast :)
Barista was friendly and expertly made a lavender oat milk latte that was the perfect amount of lavender ! Ordered the biscuit egg sandwich also amazing. Cute little cafe in Brooklyn!
Joey Ledonio
The bacon? Crispy. The eggs? Fluffy. The latte? Decadent. 10/10 coming back and bringing a journal to reflect on how happy I was to find a neighborhood cafe with ample seating, friendly patrons, and attentive baristas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
M T
Very comfortable cafe. Something about the vibe is warm and welcoming.
Service was fast and the iced tea was pretty good. The photography on the wall is pretty cool too.
The world seems to have a shortage of third-spaces similar to this one and we would all be a little bit better with more of these cute, local spots. Overall, I really enjoy this spot and highly recommend it.
The chocolate chip cookie is crunchy on the outside and Gooey in the Middle most of the time
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, super nice people and chill atmosphere.
You need to try their pie!, it a must have.
Gluten free and vegan options available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cortado & Dry Capichino . Fast and friendly service and coffee prepared perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truly love this place. Delicious coffee that's never bitter, kind staff, and the aromas of fresh baked goods at all times. Great music always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went here for a quick lunch meeting. The staff were great and the egg sandwich was surprisingly good! I can see how it might be loud and busy at certain times of the day, but especially early to mid-afternoon it is very cozy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good drinks, nice relaxed place. Lots of drink varieties. Good for after class sessions with the kids.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
That vegan bar, mmmm super tasty. The whole vibe is comfy and warm.
Root Hill Café is what happens when you take a genuinely charming space, cute art all over the walls, the kind of light that makes your coffee look like it should be in a Kinfolk spread, and then hand the keys to a staff who treat organization like it’s an optional elective they never signed up for.
The menu has lots of different coffee and breakfast options. Unfortunately, the coffee tastes like someone steeped brown paper in lukewarm tap water and called it a roast. Still, the staff smiles while serving it, so you almost forgive them… until the shouting starts.
Ordering is less of a transaction and more of a social experiment. They take your order, forget it, and then stand in the middle of the café asking, “What am I forgetting?” as if the customers are contestants on a game show where the grand prize is just getting the food you paid for.
I asked for avocado toast (because Brooklyn), but alas, they were out of avocados. Not to worry, the cashier brightly suggested that if I could hang out for a bit, she’d run to the grocery store and buy some. Admirable hustle, but I wasn’t trying to bankroll a bodega run, so I pivoted to the chia seed pudding instead. Let’s just say it’s an acquired taste—one I didn’t acquire.
Eventually, they remembered the other part of my order: a frittata. By this point the barista and the chef were in the back yelling at each other like siblings forced to share a bedroom. Something about missing ingredients. Something about not writing things down. By the time the frittata arrived, it was slammed onto the counter so hard that the silverware went airborne like shrapnel. Very classy.
And here’s the kicker, the frittata was actually good. Genuinely good. Which makes the entire circus act even more maddening, because the kitchen clearly has talent hiding somewhere between the chaos and the missing avocados.
Most of the online reviews are glowing, and I can see why. The space is inviting, the menu reads well, and the staff isn’t mean. But dig a little deeper and you’ll notice a pattern, buried among the praise are complaints about the exact same thing, disorganization so profound it could be studied as a case at Harvard Business School.
Root Hill Café, come for the art, stay for the frittata, but don’t get too attached to your order actually making it out of the kitchen in one piece.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Very nice little coffee shop, the iced coffee is really good and I love the little library inside.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Amazing coffee and omlette and the people that work here are so kind. They also have gluten free toast :)
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Barista was friendly and expertly made a lavender oat milk latte that was the perfect amount of lavender ! Ordered the biscuit egg sandwich also amazing. Cute little cafe in Brooklyn!
The bacon? Crispy. The eggs? Fluffy. The latte? Decadent. 10/10 coming back and bringing a journal to reflect on how happy I was to find a neighborhood cafe with ample seating, friendly patrons, and attentive baristas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Very comfortable cafe. Something about the vibe is warm and welcoming.
Service was fast and the iced tea was pretty good. The photography on the wall is pretty cool too.
The world seems to have a shortage of third-spaces similar to this one and we would all be a little bit better with more of these cute, local spots. Overall, I really enjoy this spot and highly recommend it.
10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious coffee and perfectly made.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to do work and eat!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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