Cornerstone Cafe

Not good!
Staff were unable to manage a small lunch rush therefore my coffee was served in a takeaway cup, rather than staff quickly putting a load of cups through the dishwasher....
Below average...although I live around the corner I will keep walking next time if it means good coffee, service and waste is minimized.

It is a lovely spot with great light however I agree with the reviews the staff is a disappointment. Customer service is huge and if I business wants to thrive it is a must.
I understand it is not realistic to always be joyful but you can at least be pleasant.
There regular and chai lattes are great.

This place is over priced and the food is average. Service is a bummer. Their till was jammed and they couldn't accept cash but they wouldn't consider making a deal for the cash I had. A matter of a dollar for a happy customer...

This place is fantatsic!
The previous reviews about poor service and attitude problems made me nervous about coming here but it was on my way to work and I figured I would try it again! Its great - homely, welcoming and the muffins are dellliicccciioouuussss! Prices are regular - 4.95 for breakfast wraps and 5.95 for Paninis! I would highly recommend this place. I feel the previous reviews may be out dated.

It was my third day on Earth when, frustrated by my lack of progress in repairing my ship, I decided to disguise myself as a human and wander about the city. I was wandering through an area known as 'Fernwood, if my computer was to be believed, when a sudden aroma struck my olfactory slits. The peculiarly bittersweet scent drew me into the open doors of a small, primitive structure which seemed to be primarily constructed of dead plant tissue. But your foolish notions of building materials notwithstanding, the scent was divine. It reminded me of my hatch-mother's roasted Slartiblat dung juice. I immediately walked to what appeared to be the serving queue and took a place in line behind a human dressed in natural garments, identified as hemp, which was an oddity to me. I'd already seen evidence of humans using synthetic textiles, yet here was one who was not.

I wondered. Was he, perhaps, from a less-developed nation? In my studies with learning Earth culture, I had discovered National Geographic. But no. He seemed of the common ethnicity. When he spoke, I detected no trace of an accent, but I will admit I have only been speaking English for three days. My advanced sense of smell found his scent to be particularly strong. He smelled of uncleaned crevices with his folds of skin, of two-day old chemical odor repellant which had long since expired, and a peculiar odor of what my database was claiming was... oil of patchouli.

The strange odoriferous man received what he had demanded from the serving drone and turned to face my, making eye contact briefly. He turned the corners of his mouth up in what I assumed to be a challenge of dominance. I prepared to reach for my molecular degenerator, but soon I realized he was being what humans referred to as 'friendly.'

I briefly conferred with my computer, who queried "The Google." The term Hippie came back the most of all the queries. Commonly described as pacifistic, earth-loving and commonly under the influence of Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannibol, they posed little threat in small number. But in large numbers, which they were apt to gather in, could create no end of trouble to the ruling powers at the time.

I made a mental note to look more into these so-called 'Hippies.' Perhaps when the rest of my people come to invade, we could utilize them in our slave-labor farms.

"Hi, what can I get for you?" the female service drone chimed to me. What was odd was her uniqueness from the other service drones. In fact, all of the service drones were unique. I was unused to the prospect. One had yellow head-fur, another had brown. And at least one that I noticed was male. It was all very odd. Service drones back home were merely clones of each other. It was peculiar to see differently here.

"That aroma," I said. "Get me whatever that is."

"Uhh... Coffee?" she asked. I was beginning to grow impatient.

"Yes," I commanded. "One... 'Coffee.'" I said the word slowly, to make sure I had said it right.

"For here or to go?"

Her question caught me off guard, to be certain. What did she mean? Was it some form of philosophical question? A code, perhaps, to test if I was human? I began to grow concerned. What if I had answered incorrectly to a base existential concern known to all humans?

"Umm... to go?" I replied, gingerly, resting all my luck on my understanding of some humans need to travel around their tiny world.

Apparently it was the correct answer. The service drone handed me a paper cup with a brownish-black liquid.

"Two twenty-five please," she said.

Ah hah! This one I knew. I had a basic understanding of the currency system on earth, although I was a little put off by the human tendency to bark a string of numbers and expect me to discern it as a price, a phone number, an address or a strange form of Earth music.

Nonetheless, I compensated the service drone and stepped to the side, and took a sip of the brownish-black substance.

Hot! Bitter! It WAS just like my hatch-mothers dung juice! Brilliant! I made a mental note to remember this 'coffee' and bring it to the Reticuli High Council when I get my ship repaired. It could begin a new culinary trend amongst the Free Classes.

All in all, friendly service and happy hippies.

Just moved close by and everyone said that this local coffee shop is the best. I found that the staff were very pretentious and it way over priced for just a plain drip coffee. A little medium for $2.78. I don't get the hype. I'll walk or bike further for coffee, even for to a corporate chain

Not too impressed with the Cornerstone which is sad because it is right down the street and would be very convenient. The coffee is average but it's the staff who take the cake for worst aspect. The service really couldn't be any slower. Even when there is no line up you can still expect an unreasonable wait time and the staff make no apologies.

The one saving grace is that they strongly support local musicians and talent. There seems to an open mic night of some sort there almost every night.

Contrary to the bad reviews, I really like cornerstone cafe! The staff were exceptionally friendly, the food was beautifully made and delicious (especially the gluten free morning glory muffin) and the atmosphere is great! Only complaint is that it's a little expensive, $7 for a mocha and a muffin but beautiful and delicious ones at that so they're worth the money!

The staff was very friendly, the food was reasonably priced, and the wifi worked really well. I ordered the veggie breakfast burrito and it was reasonably priced ($5) and very good.

An okay place. My only concern is that they often do not have their breakfast food ready when they open.