Stained Cup Coffee Co.
Reviews
We have tried them a few times hoping that it gets better. In fairness, I am a cappuccino snob. And so I am more critical. I have not tried the food, I am only reviewing based on the cappuccino and service. Today was not a good experience. I was the only person in the store and was asked to wait while the server answered the phone. Then the capp was served in a tall narrow mug with lipstick on it. Now I know that happens, so the issue is not the lipstick, but how it was corrected. I took it upon myself to grab another cup off the rack and pour my capp into it. I met eyes with the server and I said,"there was lipstick on the cup." She replied,"Oh." A bit casual and unprofessional. But, I cannot fault the business for the service, but the product was not that good either. Remember the narrow cup? Well, it flattened the foam and watered the drink down so much it tasted like coffee flavored milk. This is not the first time I have had a very weak cup here, but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. Regrettably, I am not able to recommend this place for cappuccino.
This is a very reliable and accommodating coffee shop where WiFi is free, and the coffee is excellent. I don't spend a while lot of time "up north", but when I do I usually hit this spot each morning, sit down with a cup of coffee, and spend thirty minutes getting caught up on various work items with their free WiFi. They recently renamed themselves from the "Wooley Bugger Coffee Shop" to this...I like the new name. They also upgraded the interior, which was a nice move...but there aren't too many nooks to get set up with a laptop or tablet. It's a pretty wide open floor plan. In the end, and when you are in Harbor Springs, I would recommend this spot.
While I have heard that the food is worth the while, I only had their current espresso offering, and I was relatively impressed. It was pulled well and though the quality of the bean was not the finest, the atmosphere is welcoming and the espresso did not disappoint.
