Valentinas Cafe 5405 Leary Avenue Northwest, Seattle, WA 98107

"We visited yesterday, around 2pm. For a cafe that heavily advertises being of Mexican influence, it would’ve been nice to see a diverse staff (inclusive of Mexicanos or Chicanos) instead of a staff of only white people. I was excited to come as a Chicana who just moved not too long ago from CA, as it’s difficult to find authentic Mexican restaurants or cafes here. The lack of diversity was disappointing, but I looked past it. It was our first time, so we of course were unfamiliar with the menu. The barista told us they were out of almost all of their sandwiches, but that was totally okay. It happens. However, it sucked that our male barista acted irritated by our questions, and rudely pointed at where the menu was without saying anything when my partner asked what the Lumberjack was. We both used to work in food service management and understand that it can be a lot dealing with new customers, but the attitude and rudeness was not warranted. This is the main reason that I don’t think that we’ll be back. The food is not prepared fresh as I thought it’d be. It appeared to be heated up, packaged food. It was pretty good though. Drinks were great. The cafe itself was beautiful inside! I urge this business to do better in their selection of staff, in both diversity and customer service. Employees who get so easily annoyed by new customers asking a question or two shouldn’t be working in food service. It drives away customers who were excited about visiting, like my partner and I. Not a great first impression."

"It’s such a unique and quirky coffee shop. I really liked the decor and the overall atmosphere. The staff was very friendly and I liked the drink menu, a lot of fun coffee options."

"What a tasteful and elegant cafe. Unique and personal touches to their drinks and space. Decent seating area. Beautiful interior design with subtle touches. They serve water with cucumber and mint or orange hint. Kind and personable customer service."

"Really it is the place to be. Unique drink options distinguish it. I mean look at the picture I added- there are petals in the coffee. Condensed milk in my coffee? Ummm that's gonna be a 120% tip. Just kidding. I so would tip a higher percent. Never be offended guys if I come in and don't tip too much. It's not your fault. It's not like I don't tip at all though but I think I could be doing more. Also open later is a definite bonus. But to bring it back to tipping, sorry again. Love you guys. 15%."

"Beautiful decor and friendly atmosphere. Stopped in here to take a break from the rain and charge my devices. The latte was good, I had the Valentina’s which is one with condensed milk. Averagely priced. Love the touch of edible flowers on the latte! Only downside is that I wasn’t able to connect to the wifi for some reason, but the other customers didn’t seem to have an issue. Other than that great place !"