"Came here a couple times during my stay in Charleston. One of the best cafes in the area, coffee was great and so was the breakfast sandwich on their house made biscuit. I didn’t get any pastries but they looked outstanding. I believe they were using second state coffee beans when i went. Definitely add this to your list when you’re in the area!"

"This is a nice little gem hiding on a residential street in the historic area of Charleston. Open for breakfast and lunch and serving mostly pastries for breakfast and sandwiches and salads for lunch. Every thing we have had here has been excellent particularly the pastries. Coffees are smooth and there is a good selection of teas. There is counter service only, order when you come in the door, pick up your order and sit at small tables inside or larger tables out on the covered patio. Nice atmosphere, competent service and good food, so what’s not to like? Well it tends to be crowded and often a line to get in. Tables are small and seating is tight so not really a good place for kids unless you sit outside. Overall we give this cafe five Google stars or four clams on the coveted Five Quahog Rating Scale."

"Arrived on a Sunday morning around 8:10am (Harken opens at 8am) and there was a small line out the door - maybe around 4 or 5 groups ahead of us. Line moved quickly, worth the wait. Delicious freshly baked pastries - recommend the cheddar chive scone - ask to have it heated up and make sure to snag some of the honey butter!! As a baker myself I am picky about pastries - these exceeded expectations. Great coffee, cute interior with a decent amount of indoor and outdoor seating available. A must try in Charleston!"

"Service was fast! The drinks and food were incredible. I’m a guy with a big appetite and the sandwich was very filling. I was impressed the quality of the biscuit, the egg, and the added bacon (extra thick!!) Great aesthetic too. Top tier Cafe, absolutely."

"We stopped in for breakfast one morning and we were very disappointed by our experience. Our coffee drinks came decently quick, but we waited quite a while for our food to arrive- at least 30 minutes. When it did arrive, my extremely dry biscuit was missing the bacon I'd added and when I asked the server she said she will check on it. When my friend asked for a knife and fork, she actually huffed. I waited around 7 minutes for the bacon to arrive, and when it did, it was floating in fat on plate. I used a napkin to get some fat off it and opened my biscuit to see what looked to be incredibly overcooked. I tasted it- it was rubber. There was the smallest amount of a green substance on the extremely dry, crumbling biscuit so it was inedible. My friend discovered her equally dry biscuit had hardly any of the compote and when she asked if she could get more, the girl said she could buy more. Which she did, but when she was given the tiny container, it was 3/4 filled with butter and a teaspoon of the compote she asked for. We won't be back and we don't recommended it for anyone."