
About The CRO Café
Modern, pint-sized cafe providing craft espresso drinks, pastries & treats, plus outdoor seating.
What People Are Saying
from Google & Yelp"Solid spot for a quick stop in, space is small and quaint - enjoy your coffee in the spacious alleyway. They use local beans from Mother Tongue, also for sale on the shelves. Baked goods are from Firestarter - nothing too fancy, about 8 options to choose from and they’ll warm your pastry upon request. Service was nice and to the point, nothing to complain about or write home to - were all just doing our best afterall No bathroom I could see, but there is WIFI and again plenty of seating and other shops to shop in the alleyway"
"Have not been in the Temescal Alley for years. My friend wanted some coffee and I already had my shot of espresso. I usually would just try a cup of coffee. Wanted something different. Tried the Chai latte: creamy, frothy, tingling spice. Delicious! Like what they did with small amount of space. Great customer service and staff was wearing masks."
"Excellent and refined place for high grade rocket fuel coffee in regular, and extra fancy selections. The Indian female barista there is one of the best baristas I've ever seen, and made me her own signature drink called the Sixth dimension. Check it out!"
"Lu was amazing: caring, polite, happy spirit. I couldn’t find my credit card and ended up using my Apple Pay, it was my first time visiting and I did not know what to order. Thank you for your patience Lu."
"Tried giving this place a try every once in a while to see if they fixed their espresso issues. It’s always burnt and bitter tasting, and I’m finally giving up on them. With a +$30,000 custom made espresso machine you’d think they’d invest in learning to make decent espresso."
"Went by today and CRO is closed with a For Rent sign in the window. Sorry it's gone but maybe a new cafe will take its place soon"
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