Bird Library Cafe

To say that I was excited about the prospect of Bird Library having a cafe in it, serving Freedom of Espresso coffee, would be an understatement. I began to become less excited, however, once it turned out that the "Opening Fall 2007" sign that hung near the construction site turned out to be a LIE! The cafe is officially open, and well, I am not impressed. The decor is just all wrong. Maybe it's because I attempted to pull an all-nighter in the first floor of the library this past semester, but wow do those bright lights bug me. The furniture is obnoxious in my opinion, and there isn't even that much seating space. Also there was a sign that asked patrons to keep their food in the cafe area? Maybe it was a joke, because I know that I've eaten much more intense food on the first floor before (oh hey Cosmo's delivery).

That brings me to the larger issue at hand- the coffee. As you may recall, I said that I was excited that Freedom of Expresso brand coffee would be served at this new place. I'm not sure why I'd be excited because all my FoE experiences have been less than stellar. That should have been a red flag right there.

Maybe I'm being a little hard on this new cafe, but the coffee was... rough at best. My latte tasted burnt, and the woman that prepared it asked Kalee what she had ordered at least five times.

Also! This new place doesn't even have a name! From a Daily Orange article:

DO: Is there a name for the cafe?

PM: We are going to have a contest, a naming contest. We are still waiting on exactly what the prize will be. We want to run it when everyone is going to be back on campus, and we will be announcing the contest in the next couple of weeks.

A naming contest! How exciting.

I'm positive that I'm going to give this as yet unnamed cafe another chance, but maybe I should just trust the first impression.


(above photo from the Daily Orange. Thanks.)

Hours for Quick Reference:

Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.