Nothing particularly healthy here and quality is mall food court level. Lettuce wrap at the sandwich place was a pile of shredded iceburg(!) lettuce next to a deconstructed sandwich which really stumped me. You don't get to order from a person it's all from screens which don't let you remove or add ingredients from/to a sandwich. Not a place I would probably lunch at again. The coffee place has really good pastry but doesn't open early enough to go before work starts.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
David Pham
Can't complain about a $6.50 personal pizza.
Jboogie L.
Buliding 34 is the most popular and very busy. Building 16 is less chaotic and has a coffee shop. cookies are huge and about $1.50 for one. The pho was small. $10 and the noodles kind of stick to the compostable bowl. Free drinks are hidden in view. (Vita Coco, Talking Rain, Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, and more).
J C.
Don't go to anyplace named Microsoft or use the company's products. Their Hotmail accounts are not supported and they put you into a robotic maze if you have any issues because they don't even think you are worth having a human speak with you. They will lock you out of your accounts and not care, even if you have medical needs tied into it. Microsoft is a monopoly that too big for its own good and I hope that the government breaks them up. They are there to serve the public, its customers, and good citizens, not itself. If they extort you into buying something from them to get the service you deserve, report Microsoft to the attorney general in Washington state where these snakes reside, and your home state. Just because you log in from a different device should not matter. Check the Better Business Bureau website and look at all the pissed consumers Microsoft has ticked off and is getting away with it. Hopefully, the US government can curb Microsoft's bad practices, and force them to fulfill their obligations. I don't care how "nice" Bill and Melinda Gates seem to be with charities, etc., it means nothing and is only a smokescreen for the very bad deeds Microsoft perpetrates on its own customers, locking them out of accounts and mercilessly putting them into the automated spin cycle to get reinstated, which doesn't happen because they don't care. I used to think Microsoft was a decent company but no more. It is just big business getting away with bad practices and deeds that go unpunished. Don't buy their products or their bull about how they are such a wonderful company. Not!
LaJay N.
I'm a regular at Cafe 16 - Definitely one of the best lunch spots on Microsoft's campus. Wide variety! The lines can get long and move pretty slow though. Pro tip: Try to come in before noon to beat the lunch rush. Ordering by 11:45am can make a huge difference in the time it takes to get your food. My faves here are the FLAME grill and the Himalayan Station. FLAME has a variety of well-seasoned, fresh grilled meats (I always get salmon with grilled vegetables). And the Himalayan station usually rotates classic Indian dishes like Butter Chicken, Lamb Vindaloo, and more. You can't go wrong with Café 16. Just try to beat the lines :)
Eric Johnston
This cafe has a french-style bakery with the most reasonably-priced high-quality baked goods on campus. The drawback is that this cafe is PACKED when it is open.
Adrian H.
Every single Microsoft cafe has good bits and bad bits. The good: The coffee shop - they bake the goodies on site. They can't make a cappuchino to save their lives, but the baked goodies are great! Aside from the coffee shop, I enjoy the chefs table, salad bar, and some of the rotating world food selections. There is also a rotating food truck outside. The bad: The burgers - seriously. It isn't that hard yet they screw it up every single time, and they are slow. The sandwich shop is slow, but the food is actually pretty good.
Ankit S.
This is my daily lunch cafe. In my 10 years at Microsoft, this is the best cafe ever. This cafe boasts of some fixed stations and some rotating stations: Fixed stations: 1. Salad Bar : Boooring 2. Custom Salads/Poke/Potato Spud thingy - This is usually good. The Poke is expensive at $12.5 + tax(I would prefer just poke at this price). The custom salads are good. 3. Pizza - Nice whole wheat pizzas 4. Grill - The grill usually has specials which are great Rotating: THURSDAYS is where its at! Himalaya is the bomb, I have been eating Himalaya for the last 100 Thursdays, no exaggeration. The Lamb Vindaloo and Butter Chicken are my favorites. chef's table - this is a special counter where in-house and guest chefs showcase their skills and make special dishes.
Shobhit A.
This is my daily lunch place and all I can say is the ability of this cafe/staff to be courteous and offer good stuff is really good. Some of the food counters remain same through out the week like the pizza or the sandwich & burger place but counters like Chefs table serve you different food every day, which never disappoints me.
YuJun L.
Cafe 25 can be found to thru the doors on the right and down the stairs when you go from the lobby. There's many different options depending on the day. Noble Fork does breakfast and lunch all day I got the panang beef curry from Rick Sha which seems to specialize in Thai food. My order came out pretty quickly and was super flavorful. Mixed all of it with the rice and added a ton of sriracha since it didn't come with as much kick as I'd like. Would have gone back to order a second plate but had to get back to work. Next time I'll definitely try the pad Thai as it definitely caught my attention and looked pretty legit.
Note: this review is of the spiced chicken w/eggplant dish I ordered, not of the full cafe, which comes with a full host of food options. I ordered this dish expecting something spicy but received a dish more on the sweeter end. On top of this, the chicken had a dry texture and there were few pieces of eggplant strewn about, rendering this meal disappointing at best. The outdoor seating at this cafe is particularly nice - highly recommend if you ever stop by, there's a gorgeous view of a small artificial waterfall, and the tree canopy allows for a bit more shade than other cafes.
Ting A.
One of the more popular Microsoft cafeterias with a broad selection of food choices. Although this place does become extremely loud and crowded with long lines. I chose Chef's Table as they whip up a new dish everyday and seemed the most unique. Today was Braised Oxtail, with roasted root vegetables, braised reduction sauce, wilted bitter greens, and fresh mint cream ($9.99). It was tasty, and they even plated the dish! Have to say the dish wasn't super filling, but oxtail is an expensive meat. The oxtail would have been even better had it been braised longer to the point the meat easily fell off of the bone. Outdoor seating is perfect when the weather is nice too! Lots of tables to sit next to the fountains and, depending on the season, cherry blossoms, blooming flowers, or trees with changing leaves in the fall.
Jay Jones
Good food selection.
Marcela Vlahova
Great variety of food using locally grown produce.
Willie X.
One of the best cafes on Microsoft campus, with a HUGE amount of variety. There's two rotating themed stations, with my favorites being the pho and Indian food. I will also frequent the sandwich station, think subways except much more options and cheaper (guacamole is not an extra charge) and the salad bar. Pizzas are very good as well, Neapolitan style in a wood fired oven, and there's also always a chefs table station with a new surprise and the grill station. Overall, just a great places with lots of choices. It can get pretty crowded, so try to avoid peak hours (noon to 1pm).
Nothing particularly healthy here and quality is mall food court level. Lettuce wrap at the sandwich place was a pile of shredded iceburg(!) lettuce next to a deconstructed sandwich which really stumped me. You don't get to order from a person it's all from screens which don't let you remove or add ingredients from/to a sandwich. Not a place I would probably lunch at again. The coffee place has really good pastry but doesn't open early enough to go before work starts.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Can't complain about a $6.50 personal pizza.
Buliding 34 is the most popular and very busy. Building 16 is less chaotic and has a coffee shop. cookies are huge and about $1.50 for one. The pho was small. $10 and the noodles kind of stick to the compostable bowl. Free drinks are hidden in view. (Vita Coco, Talking Rain, Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, and more).
Don't go to anyplace named Microsoft or use the company's products. Their Hotmail accounts are not supported and they put you into a robotic maze if you have any issues because they don't even think you are worth having a human speak with you. They will lock you out of your accounts and not care, even if you have medical needs tied into it. Microsoft is a monopoly that too big for its own good and I hope that the government breaks them up. They are there to serve the public, its customers, and good citizens, not itself. If they extort you into buying something from them to get the service you deserve, report Microsoft to the attorney general in Washington state where these snakes reside, and your home state. Just because you log in from a different device should not matter. Check the Better Business Bureau website and look at all the pissed consumers Microsoft has ticked off and is getting away with it. Hopefully, the US government can curb Microsoft's bad practices, and force them to fulfill their obligations. I don't care how "nice" Bill and Melinda Gates seem to be with charities, etc., it means nothing and is only a smokescreen for the very bad deeds Microsoft perpetrates on its own customers, locking them out of accounts and mercilessly putting them into the automated spin cycle to get reinstated, which doesn't happen because they don't care. I used to think Microsoft was a decent company but no more. It is just big business getting away with bad practices and deeds that go unpunished. Don't buy their products or their bull about how they are such a wonderful company. Not!
I'm a regular at Cafe 16 - Definitely one of the best lunch spots on Microsoft's campus. Wide variety! The lines can get long and move pretty slow though. Pro tip: Try to come in before noon to beat the lunch rush. Ordering by 11:45am can make a huge difference in the time it takes to get your food. My faves here are the FLAME grill and the Himalayan Station. FLAME has a variety of well-seasoned, fresh grilled meats (I always get salmon with grilled vegetables). And the Himalayan station usually rotates classic Indian dishes like Butter Chicken, Lamb Vindaloo, and more. You can't go wrong with Café 16. Just try to beat the lines :)
This cafe has a french-style bakery with the most reasonably-priced high-quality baked goods on campus. The drawback is that this cafe is PACKED when it is open.
Every single Microsoft cafe has good bits and bad bits. The good: The coffee shop - they bake the goodies on site. They can't make a cappuchino to save their lives, but the baked goodies are great! Aside from the coffee shop, I enjoy the chefs table, salad bar, and some of the rotating world food selections. There is also a rotating food truck outside. The bad: The burgers - seriously. It isn't that hard yet they screw it up every single time, and they are slow. The sandwich shop is slow, but the food is actually pretty good.
This is my daily lunch cafe. In my 10 years at Microsoft, this is the best cafe ever. This cafe boasts of some fixed stations and some rotating stations: Fixed stations: 1. Salad Bar : Boooring 2. Custom Salads/Poke/Potato Spud thingy - This is usually good. The Poke is expensive at $12.5 + tax(I would prefer just poke at this price). The custom salads are good. 3. Pizza - Nice whole wheat pizzas 4. Grill - The grill usually has specials which are great Rotating: THURSDAYS is where its at! Himalaya is the bomb, I have been eating Himalaya for the last 100 Thursdays, no exaggeration. The Lamb Vindaloo and Butter Chicken are my favorites. chef's table - this is a special counter where in-house and guest chefs showcase their skills and make special dishes.
This is my daily lunch place and all I can say is the ability of this cafe/staff to be courteous and offer good stuff is really good. Some of the food counters remain same through out the week like the pizza or the sandwich & burger place but counters like Chefs table serve you different food every day, which never disappoints me.
Cafe 25 can be found to thru the doors on the right and down the stairs when you go from the lobby. There's many different options depending on the day. Noble Fork does breakfast and lunch all day I got the panang beef curry from Rick Sha which seems to specialize in Thai food. My order came out pretty quickly and was super flavorful. Mixed all of it with the rice and added a ton of sriracha since it didn't come with as much kick as I'd like. Would have gone back to order a second plate but had to get back to work. Next time I'll definitely try the pad Thai as it definitely caught my attention and looked pretty legit.
Restaurantji Recommends
Note: this review is of the spiced chicken w/eggplant dish I ordered, not of the full cafe, which comes with a full host of food options. I ordered this dish expecting something spicy but received a dish more on the sweeter end. On top of this, the chicken had a dry texture and there were few pieces of eggplant strewn about, rendering this meal disappointing at best. The outdoor seating at this cafe is particularly nice - highly recommend if you ever stop by, there's a gorgeous view of a small artificial waterfall, and the tree canopy allows for a bit more shade than other cafes.
One of the more popular Microsoft cafeterias with a broad selection of food choices. Although this place does become extremely loud and crowded with long lines. I chose Chef's Table as they whip up a new dish everyday and seemed the most unique. Today was Braised Oxtail, with roasted root vegetables, braised reduction sauce, wilted bitter greens, and fresh mint cream ($9.99). It was tasty, and they even plated the dish! Have to say the dish wasn't super filling, but oxtail is an expensive meat. The oxtail would have been even better had it been braised longer to the point the meat easily fell off of the bone. Outdoor seating is perfect when the weather is nice too! Lots of tables to sit next to the fountains and, depending on the season, cherry blossoms, blooming flowers, or trees with changing leaves in the fall.
Good food selection.
Great variety of food using locally grown produce.
One of the best cafes on Microsoft campus, with a HUGE amount of variety. There's two rotating themed stations, with my favorites being the pho and Indian food. I will also frequent the sandwich station, think subways except much more options and cheaper (guacamole is not an extra charge) and the salad bar. Pizzas are very good as well, Neapolitan style in a wood fired oven, and there's also always a chefs table station with a new surprise and the grill station. Overall, just a great places with lots of choices. It can get pretty crowded, so try to avoid peak hours (noon to 1pm).