University Coffee Cafe

Their brioche bread french toasts are very good, as are the omlettes. The place has a plantation feel to it. more

Their brioche bread french toasts are very good, as are the omlettes. The place has a plantation feel to it. more

Their brioche bread french toasts are very good, as are the omlettes. The place has a plantation feel to it. more

Truly a landmark spot in Palo Alto. In the middle of Unviersity Avenue, both the exterior and interior represent the Stanford University avenue scene. Great food, service and crowds of students and professionals working, meeting, and chatting. This hotspot uses the AeONsafe secured WiFi, which is faster than AnchorFree and fully encrypted wireless. Since it is secured, I work there more frequently. more

Truly a landmark spot in Palo Alto. In the middle of Unviersity Avenue, both the exterior and interior represent the Stanford University avenue scene. Great food, service and crowds of students and professionals working, meeting, and chatting. This hotspot uses the AeONsafe secured WiFi, which is faster than AnchorFree and fully encrypted wireless. Since it is secured, I work there more frequently. more

The service here is absolutely awful! I went here with a friend for lunch. After we were done with our meal, they took away our plates, utensils, and napkins as we continued to chat. At one point some gum that was stuck under the table got stuck on my sweater - gross!!! Since they had taken away my napkin, I took the napkin from the table next to me to clean off the nastiness on my sweater. Cons: rude waiters more

The service here is absolutely awful! I went here with a friend for lunch. After we were done with our meal, they took away our plates, utensils, and napkins as we continued to chat. At one point some gum that was stuck under the table got stuck on my sweater - gross!!! Since they had taken away my napkin, I took the napkin from the table next to me to clean off the nastiness on my sweater. At that point, an extremely rude waiter walked up to me and said, "excuse me, if you need a napkin, there's a stack on that table over there. Don't take the napkins from the other tables, those are for our dinner guests." WTF!!!! First of all, why is he ordering around the customers, secondly, he's acting like I'm not a legimate customer, as if I didn't pay for my meal! What a jack@#$. Thirdly, if they had properly cleaned the table in the first place, I wouldn't need to grab a napkin from another table - this place is not sanitary. I won't be going back to this place. The meal and the service were definitely NOT worth it! Cons: rude waiters more

With only fair coffee and mediocre food, the University Cafe is, however, a nice place to hang out and talk. But not much else. The combination of a sit-down restaurant and coffee house is really not a workable arrangement, with those eating crowded together in a noisy dining area and coffee drinkers corralled to the back of the establishment. If you want a good cup of coffee, there are plenty of other nearby options and more than a few restaurants serving food of much higher quality. Additionally, the barista had no idea what she was doing when I last visited and in past visits to eat, the waitstaff was incredibly slow and unhelpful. Pros: Fun, Cute Cons: Crowded, Noisy, Poor waitstaff more

With only fair coffee and mediocre food, the University Cafe is, however, a nice place to hang out and talk. But not much else. The combination of a sit-down restaurant and coffee house is really not a workable arrangement, with those eating crowded together in a noisy dining area and coffee drinkers corralled to the back of the establishment. If you want a good cup of coffee, there are plenty of other nearby options and more than a few restaurants serving food of much higher quality. Additionally, the barista had no idea what she was doing when I last visited and in past visits to eat, the waitstaff was incredibly slow and unhelpful. Pros: Fun, Cute Cons: Crowded, Noisy, Poor waitstaff more