Cafe Con Mel - Guilderland

Owner is amazing! Coffee was fantastic and the Veggie cream cheese is home made and is the best I’ve ever had!! read more Owner is amazing! Coffee was fantastic and the Veggie cream cheese is home made and is the best I’ve ever had!!

The employees were extremely friendly. The vibe was nice to sit down and focus for a bit but the music was coming from an employees' phone, so when they were te... read more The employees were extremely friendly. The vibe was nice to sit down and focus for a bit but the music was coming from an employees' phone, so when they were texting it was playing on the speakers, which was distracting and a bit annoying. I got a breakfast sandwich and a coffee. The sandwich was good, just a bit greasy. The coffee was hard to drink, it tasted like the water they made the coffee with was musty. I'd try this place out again but not for a while.

Really nice people. coffee was watered down didnt have hardly any oat milk or much toasted marshmallow syrup in it, dont think they added my sweetener either... read more Really nice people. coffee was watered down didnt have hardly any oat milk or much toasted marshmallow syrup in it, dont think they added my sweetener either...

Guilderland Library location is not ready for prime time as of Oct 2023. As another reviewer observed, the egg sandwich was served on a white-bread hamburger bu... read more Guilderland Library location is not ready for prime time as of Oct 2023. As another reviewer observed, the egg sandwich was served on a white-bread hamburger bun. Nobody does breakfast sandwiches that way, anywhere, ever. Cafe Mocha was watered down; possibly they can't find an experienced espresso barista yet. Finally, the chairs are so tall with legs so close together that they're unbalanced; mine tipped right over. That's just unsafe. I was really hoping for a new go-to destination, but this was a serious disappointment. It needs a whole lot of work if it's going to survive long term, even with a relatively captive audience.Update: owner's response simply does not address my concerns: (1) having other seating besides the unsafe chairs is irrelevant; they're still unsafe. (2) I've had cafe mochas for decades, throughout the USA, and none have ever tasted watered down. Asking for a do-over wouldn't change that. (3) I'm not the only reviewer who thinks a white bread hamburger bun is ludicrous for a breakfast sandwich. Finally, I forgot to mention that they forgot the spiced mayo I asked for on the sandwich. That's a lot of things to go wrong in just one visit. I hope they will take a good hard look at their operation and try to fix the problems.

First time at Cafe Con Mel at the Guilderland Library. It was supposed to be open at 8:30 but they were late arriving to open the Cafe on time by some 20 minute... read more First time at Cafe Con Mel at the Guilderland Library. It was supposed to be open at 8:30 but they were late arriving to open the Cafe on time by some 20 minutes. The room is quite nice and certainly could be a nice spot to enjoy some coffee and a treat.I ordered a sausage, egg and cheese along with a coffee. The first cup of coffee was simply not hot. The server apologized and made me another which was better. The sandwich was most disappointing though. It was served on a soggy roll that just couldn't hold the egg and meat. It fell apart and became a soggy mess. I know the Cafe only recently opened so I am one who can definitely understand that it takes a bit of time to get the kinks out.I would suggest finding a different type of roll for the sandwiches, maybe playing some soft music at a low volume and serving people who dine in on a plate rather than in a paper bag. I might give it another try in a few months.