"I visit this cafe regularly enough, usually mornings. I have developed a true fondness for this place. The coffee is great, and so is the vibe !! Based on my judgement, all the negative reviews are stemming from the fact that the staff and the host aren't overly friendly, but I have never once felt that they were rude. The owner definitely cares about the coffee, and sometimes you just have to trust folks to do what they love to do and care about. It's a perfect little "urban" cafe which has a bit of heart and soul in it and not just another giant chains that don't feel personal at all. I am truly happy to have this neighborhood cafe that I can return to time and again."

"I encountered multiple red flags getting coffee here as a Brookline local the past couple years but finally stopped supporting the shop when I came in not knowing you had to bring in your own cup that day, happened to have one and was still refused service. I was relieved because I happened to have an unused plastic cup in my car and I was running late to a meeting so I didn’t have time to run home, but because it was plastic, the barista refused to serve me. After acting like I committed a crime and interrogating me about the cup, the barista refused me service and said it was “the principle” of the matter and then tried to sell me a $30 cup from their shop. I suggested that if they were going to refuse me service despite bringing in my own cup, they should at least sell affordable ones, $15 at the most (even that is expensive). she claimed that the boss didn’t make any profit off of the clearly expensive, high end cups that he chose to sell. it was the cherry on top of such a ridiculous experience with out of touch baristas. other red flags prior to this - when another barista was skeptical about my dog being a service animal, which is literally against the law but okay. and one time the owner was visibly uncomfortable and judgmental about a radical/revolutionary shirt (in 2025 mind you) that I was wearing. you guys really need to get over yourselves! people only continue to go here out of convenience, and in my case, have loved the Barrington coffee they use since I went to college in western mass and can rarely find since the Barrington coffee shop closed on Newbury years ago, but it’s literally not even worth the bad vibes here to get it. if you want good coffee served by kind, unpretentious people I recommend Sultana’s, Clear Flour, Cafe Weekend, Arwa, Brothers and Sisters Co, Knight Cafe, Maruichi, etc. so many good shops in the Brookline and Brighton area that deserve support over this one!"

"Cafe fixe is one of the best coffee shops in Boston if the quality of the coffee and attention to detail are what you are after. I especially like the rule where there are no disposable cups on Tuesday. I really appreciate that level of commitment to the environment as well as preserving the culture of a high-end coffee as a pause during the day to be enjoyed with a proper cup instead of a throwaway piece of paper or plastic which would ruin the taste/experience anyway. The employees are always really nice and have genuine rapport with regular customers instead of fake kindness. It reminds me of coffee shops in a classy neighborhood in Europe and I’m happy to have one here in Brookline."

"The coffee is great here but I’m honestly afraid to order anything. The owner is the rudest and most condescending person I’ve had to interact with to order a coffee. All the other reviews pointing out how rude the owner is are spot on. Before my wife and I walked into the cafe today, we were both wondering if the owner would make a condescending remark to us about our coffee order. I walked up to the counter and said can I order two flat whites please? He looked at me and said “we call that a latte here”. Great, thanks for letting me know. Go look at your own menu. It says cappuccino or latte in big font and then aka cortado and flat white in smaller font underneath. If I said can I have two lattes please, would you have given me two flat whites? C’mon dude. Be nicer to people. No one wants their first interaction of the day to be with someone who is rude. *I’m assuming the man who took my order is the owner because otherwise he wouldn’t still be working at the cafe. See all the other negative reviews.*"

"I don’t really understand why people were complaining about this place. The coffee was great and the ambience lovely. We even bought some coffee beans to take home. The only thing missing was a heater for the pastries."