Great coffee and convenient to grab from a nicely curated wine selection!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James H
Please consider this as constructive criticism for the owners so they might improve their business.If I were the owner I would definitely have a talk with everyone. I would certainly ensure everyone was familiar with the website, especially the management. And I would provide clean disposable masks for employees who wished to wear them. And those should be replaced every four hours and whenever they might be contaminated, such as when going to the bathroom or being removed for lunch/breaks. When working with food you must be careful regarding hygiene. Filthy fabric masks worn continuously and repeatedly should not be used. Yuck!The staff is not friendly. Actually they seemed quite condescending.One barista was wearing a dark mask that not only looked dirty and unprofessional in a food service environment, but obstructed his ability to clearly communicate. And his attitude seemed disinterested and impolite/fake polite. And, unfortunately, while I didn’t actually meet the management in person they seem quite inept and seemingly share his same attitude.I reached out to the manager more than one month ago, before ever having visited this business, I had attempted to communicate with the manager about scheduling an after hours event. Believing from their website that this would be fairly easy inquiry and hosting an after hours event would be an option, I made early dinner reservations at a neighboring restaurant.Unfortunately, afterresponding, five days, two emails and two phone calls later, the manager was confused about my inquiry. She actually asked me “how would they do that?”She didn’t understand how to respond to an inquiry about hosting a private after hours party, which is very odd considering I found the information suggesting “after hour events” and link to her email on their website.When scheduling an event you obviously need permission/agreement from the venue prior to the initiating the planning and invitations. When Katie did finally respond via email she literally asked me how they would do that, “an after hours event”. Confused by her response, I politely replied with the details we had in mind for our party, hoping that was the information she was concerned about (seemingly confused about).This time she never responded for two days, until after I sent a screenshot from their website that showed “contact us about scheduling an after hours event” so that she might understand that this is something the coffeehouse offers and not some unusual/random request.This time she promptly responded, stating: I got your screenshot from our website. We don’t have the staff. Have a nice day. By her email I got the impression she was offended. I suspect she would not have responded at all had I not sent the screenshot. Weird!We did keep our reservations for the neighboring restaurant, hence the reason for today’s visit to the coffeehouse.We were a bit early and decided to enjoy a coffee. We entered and sat at the bar. We were not greeted, though only 8 or 10 feet away from the counter. I had to ask if we should order at the counter. Then we were never told they were ready and waiting for us to pick them up, or even that we should pick them up after they were prepared. The experience was unbelievable, especially considering I had paid for the coffees and left a gratuity upon ordering. The barista wasn’t even busy. No other customers arrived or approached the counter for twenty minutes. Rude!
Service: 1
Olivia Citak
Good drinks in a cozy atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Samantha Moster
Super cozy coffee shop! Awakenings is a cozy haven for coffee lovers. With friendly service, and fantastic brews, it's the perfect spot to unwind with a good book or catch up with a friend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arundhati Nandakumar
Decent coffee
Jeff Littlejohn
Might be my favorite part of moving to Hyde Park. Love the cafe caramel (hold the whip). In addition to coffee, they also have a nice selection of wines at good prices.
Dorothy Bush
Saw stunning pictures on the walls by Gregory Jacobs.
Evan Mallory
Good vibes. Great coffee. Good real estate. Parking is difficult in this area
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clarissa Merk
A great coffee/wine bar in a cute area!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Iced Oat Milk Mocha
Noah C.
One of my favorite coffee shops in Cincy. I used to live right by it so I'd go just about every day. I've gotten to know the staff quite well over the years and they are all super nice and excellent baristas. Highly recommend buying their coffee beans in bulk if you like to make coffee at home too.
This has been my favorite coffee shop since I’ve moved to Cincinnati. I love to come here to get my coffee and then walk through the surrounding stores and during the farmer’s market, and their tartes are the best treat when you’re having a bad day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Danielle C.
I used to come here often when they had their Montgomery location. The Hyde Park one isn't quite as convenient, but when I'm in the area I was to stop by. What makes me come back?Pistachio white mocha latte - I don't know what school in the heavens taught the baristas, but they make it right EVERY time and it is also amazing Staff - the staff has always impressed me with their friendliness and professionalism no matter which location I go/went to. I brought a friend with me recently who bought herself a drink and a drink for her daughters to share. The staff was kind enough to offer to split the drink into two different cups for the little girls. This little gesture made such an impression on them that the girls keep asking for this coffee shop over Starbucks. Also, their stickers are cute.
Regina Kern
Love them double checking what I've ordered when I let them know of my food allergies.Dietary restrictions: Let them know and they got your back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant
Elizabeth Mcgahan
We love sitting out on hyde park Square during Sunday Farmers market. Great coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Libby V.
Love the location in Hyde Park square. I sit outside and watch the baby strollers and dog walkers which are plentiful.Coffee is great, as are smoothies. I wasn't as enthralled with the lemon cake (which I saw later was vegan). I will move around the menu to find something I like better. They sure all look good.There's always a line (which signifies they are popular) and the line moves fairly quickly. Unless you get behind someone who wants the entire menu explained to them like I did yesterday.Don't want coffee. They have a nice selection of wine which they will uncork for you. I plan to try that sometime...just not so early in the day! On Sundays there is a stellar farmers market here too. I'm already planning to hit that tomorrow. Life is good.
Great coffee and convenient to grab from a nicely curated wine selection!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Please consider this as constructive criticism for the owners so they might improve their business.If I were the owner I would definitely have a talk with everyone. I would certainly ensure everyone was familiar with the website, especially the management. And I would provide clean disposable masks for employees who wished to wear them. And those should be replaced every four hours and whenever they might be contaminated, such as when going to the bathroom or being removed for lunch/breaks. When working with food you must be careful regarding hygiene. Filthy fabric masks worn continuously and repeatedly should not be used. Yuck!The staff is not friendly. Actually they seemed quite condescending.One barista was wearing a dark mask that not only looked dirty and unprofessional in a food service environment, but obstructed his ability to clearly communicate. And his attitude seemed disinterested and impolite/fake polite. And, unfortunately, while I didn’t actually meet the management in person they seem quite inept and seemingly share his same attitude.I reached out to the manager more than one month ago, before ever having visited this business, I had attempted to communicate with the manager about scheduling an after hours event. Believing from their website that this would be fairly easy inquiry and hosting an after hours event would be an option, I made early dinner reservations at a neighboring restaurant.Unfortunately, afterresponding, five days, two emails and two phone calls later, the manager was confused about my inquiry. She actually asked me “how would they do that?”She didn’t understand how to respond to an inquiry about hosting a private after hours party, which is very odd considering I found the information suggesting “after hour events” and link to her email on their website.When scheduling an event you obviously need permission/agreement from the venue prior to the initiating the planning and invitations. When Katie did finally respond via email she literally asked me how they would do that, “an after hours event”. Confused by her response, I politely replied with the details we had in mind for our party, hoping that was the information she was concerned about (seemingly confused about).This time she never responded for two days, until after I sent a screenshot from their website that showed “contact us about scheduling an after hours event” so that she might understand that this is something the coffeehouse offers and not some unusual/random request.This time she promptly responded, stating: I got your screenshot from our website. We don’t have the staff. Have a nice day. By her email I got the impression she was offended. I suspect she would not have responded at all had I not sent the screenshot. Weird!We did keep our reservations for the neighboring restaurant, hence the reason for today’s visit to the coffeehouse.We were a bit early and decided to enjoy a coffee. We entered and sat at the bar. We were not greeted, though only 8 or 10 feet away from the counter. I had to ask if we should order at the counter. Then we were never told they were ready and waiting for us to pick them up, or even that we should pick them up after they were prepared. The experience was unbelievable, especially considering I had paid for the coffees and left a gratuity upon ordering. The barista wasn’t even busy. No other customers arrived or approached the counter for twenty minutes. Rude!
Service: 1
Good drinks in a cozy atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Super cozy coffee shop! Awakenings is a cozy haven for coffee lovers. With friendly service, and fantastic brews, it's the perfect spot to unwind with a good book or catch up with a friend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent coffee
Might be my favorite part of moving to Hyde Park. Love the cafe caramel (hold the whip). In addition to coffee, they also have a nice selection of wines at good prices.
Saw stunning pictures on the walls by Gregory Jacobs.
Good vibes. Great coffee. Good real estate. Parking is difficult in this area
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great coffee/wine bar in a cute area!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Iced Oat Milk Mocha
One of my favorite coffee shops in Cincy. I used to live right by it so I'd go just about every day. I've gotten to know the staff quite well over the years and they are all super nice and excellent baristas. Highly recommend buying their coffee beans in bulk if you like to make coffee at home too.
Restaurantji Recommends
This has been my favorite coffee shop since I’ve moved to Cincinnati. I love to come here to get my coffee and then walk through the surrounding stores and during the farmer’s market, and their tartes are the best treat when you’re having a bad day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I used to come here often when they had their Montgomery location. The Hyde Park one isn't quite as convenient, but when I'm in the area I was to stop by. What makes me come back?Pistachio white mocha latte - I don't know what school in the heavens taught the baristas, but they make it right EVERY time and it is also amazing Staff - the staff has always impressed me with their friendliness and professionalism no matter which location I go/went to. I brought a friend with me recently who bought herself a drink and a drink for her daughters to share. The staff was kind enough to offer to split the drink into two different cups for the little girls. This little gesture made such an impression on them that the girls keep asking for this coffee shop over Starbucks. Also, their stickers are cute.
Love them double checking what I've ordered when I let them know of my food allergies.Dietary restrictions: Let them know and they got your back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant
We love sitting out on hyde park Square during Sunday Farmers market. Great coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Love the location in Hyde Park square. I sit outside and watch the baby strollers and dog walkers which are plentiful.Coffee is great, as are smoothies. I wasn't as enthralled with the lemon cake (which I saw later was vegan). I will move around the menu to find something I like better. They sure all look good.There's always a line (which signifies they are popular) and the line moves fairly quickly. Unless you get behind someone who wants the entire menu explained to them like I did yesterday.Don't want coffee. They have a nice selection of wine which they will uncork for you. I plan to try that sometime...just not so early in the day! On Sundays there is a stellar farmers market here too. I'm already planning to hit that tomorrow. Life is good.