I'm pretty fusy about my coffee having been a barista myself, and Victrola consistently makes good drinks. When you want to show people what really good Seattle coffee tastes like, take them here. That said, when I was in a few days ago, it was difficult to find a table to chat with a friend because of all the laptop drones taking up space. The problem is that each laptopper was sitting at a table meant to hold four people, therefore, ten people with laptops were tying up enough space for forty regular customers. Victrola management has wisely turned off the WiFi on the weekends, but perhaps they should put a big picnic table in the back and designate it as the laptop drone area thereby leaving tables for the rest of us. Actually an easy way to limit time that people use their laptops would be to cover up or eliminate all of the 110V AC plugs, then, people would be limited to the duration of their batteries...just a thought.
Pros: Great drinks, friendly, good location
Cons: Laptop people tying up the whole room, tends to be slooooow....
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