Usually Sidecar is one of the best coffee shops located in Cedar Falls in my opinion but this time it was absolutely terrible!!!!
I usually LOVE their matcha lattes but today's matcha was awful. Their matcha is usually a pretty light shade of green but today it has the tiniest bit of matcha powder, to the point that it only tasted like straight up milk. My friend ordered a vanilla chai latte, and was given a vanilla latte, which is an honest mistake and they offered to change it but we decided it was best to just leave and try somewhere else. My friend does not like espresso. but I tried their latte and again, it was straight milk with a little bit of extremely bitter espresso added in. I don't know if they were training someone but the wait was longer than usual and the drinks were not good at all. The atmosphere was fine, its a super cute and nice little coffee shop, and I try to support local coffee shops over going to a chain like Starbucks or Scooters, but today we ended up throwing our drinks away and driving 20 minutes to a Starbucks in Waterloo.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 4
Usually Sidecar is one of the best coffee shops located in Cedar Falls in my opinion but this time it was absolutely terrible!!!!
I usually LOVE their matcha lattes but today's matcha was awful. Their matcha is usually a pretty light shade of green but today it has the tiniest bit of matcha powder, to the point that it only tasted like straight up milk. My friend ordered a vanilla chai latte, and was given a vanilla latte, which is an honest mistake and they offered to change it but we decided it was best to just leave and try somewhere else. My friend does not like espresso. but I tried their latte and again, it was straight milk with a little bit of extremely bitter espresso added in. I don't know if they were training someone but the wait was longer than usual and the drinks were not good at all. The atmosphere was fine, its a super cute and nice little coffee shop, and I try to support local coffee shops over going to a chain like Starbucks or Scooters, but today we ended up throwing our drinks away and driving 20 minutes to a Starbucks in Waterloo.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 4
Bright & planty - a unique coffee shop vibe that is my local favorite! Best chai tea lattes I’ve ever had - and nothing compares! Also love the Frank Sinatra!
Service
Take out
Meal type
Breakfast
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Iced Latte
I was a customer at Sidecar Coffee Shop a bit over 2 months ago when I was taking a 3-day vacation there. I was a dine-in customer and needed to get some work done. My coffee tasted great and the atmosphere was so relaxing that I got completely absorbed in my work and I'm still recalling what a great experience I had. They made my work projection my laptop way less strenuous just because of the incredible ambience and a great brew.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Coffee is better than Scooters (by far)
Service is great, and I've never had a bad cup of coffee. If you enjoy good beans than come here! My only complaint is not enough ice in their iced drinks, but other than its excellent for any morning (or evening for that matter) drives!
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Came in for the very first time ever with my husband on June 11th. We walked up to the counter to look at your menu. The girl behind the counter said "hi". I told her we needed a second because we had never been there before. She told us that the store was actually closing in 5 minutes. I had not realized that it was close to closing. We might not have gone in. But, it being our first experience we decided it would be our last. No one wants to stay late at a job, I understand that. But, what a very uncomfortable first experience. I am not allowed to stop working 5 minutes before my shift ends.
