cafe intermezzo

cafe intermezzo. nice place for a romantic rondevous, late night meet up or a drink (as the drink menu is vast - from hard liquor to wines). the dessert case is full with no signs - so you'll need assistance from one of the staff standing near it with a great memory (they are trained to know what everything is). the food is subpar but the atmosphere makes up for it. i was there the other night and they opened up the patio and it had a nice touch. the wait staff takes theirtime(so be ready to order right away or see the menu ahead of time), even on a slow night. you can't not find something to eat and the nutella crepes are delicious! the caeser salad i ate last night wasn't anything special - they are better at somewhere like panera. i'd recommend it if you never tried it or want somewhere with a fun atmosphere - esp. on a friday night (this place is hopping!) or late night. a night out with the girls for drinks - that is another ideal reason.

worst place in atlanta. most people wouldnt take thetimeto go online and rate a restaurant they dined at so i think most of the positive reviews for this place are fake. service and food is horrible and its very loud for a "cafe". i've been there a few times and eachtimei thought i'd give them another try, no more.

i like it. they have really good food, also a very good place for fun. but the service continually deserves a 3.5. this was my secondtimevisiting the cafe,

visited this cafe for the secondtimeand was semi-impressed. the decor, vibe, and products of the restaurant easily deserves a 5, but the service continually deserves a 2.5. this was my secondtimevisiting the cafe, and once we were sat, we waited almost 10 minutes before any waiter came to our table. once a waiter came to our table, he stated, " i'm not your waiter, but i see you guys sitting over here." we gave him our order and then we asked if they had a dessert menu. he stated that they did not have a dessert menu, and that we would have to go look at the display and let someone over there know what we wanted. i thought that it was odd and inconvenient that, for a cafe that specializes in desserts, that they did not have any sort of dessert menu for guests to look at and see what each cake/pie/cheesecake contained, especially since each slice is almost $10.00. once we gave the individual our order at the bakery, we went back to our table. we received our drinks, the cioccoloccino and hot chocolate berlin, shortly thereafter, which were both tasty. but we waited so long to receive the raspberry cheesecake we had ordered, my coffee was cold. the cheesecake was absolutely to die for, the best cheesecake i have ever had. but, the restaurant had a maximum of 5 tables at thetimewe were there, so i did not understand why the service was so awful and slow. may return a thirdtimeto get better service. but for the prices of the products at this cafe, the service should be much more prompt.

used to be. i've frequented cafe intermezzo for 30 years
they used to serve the best cappuccinos anywhere. it was the only place i could get a good cup that reminded me of all the italian cafes in sydney. sadly they have gone down hill in the past 7 -10 years. management has changed hands and service has suffered. their product has somehow changed perhaps a switch in beans as well as careless busy baristas.
needless to say, it is the only " coffee house " in atlanta. the rest are coffee shops no matter what they call themselves. sadly there is nowhere else to go that is comparable in ambience. so we continue to suffer with bad service and cold coffee as well as dirty restrooms ( lasttime2 of the stalls were closed off) when we want downtime or an evening with friends.

to say the service is slow. is to give them a compliment. been several times. service is painfully slow. perhaps they don't want to pester the patrons all night. fine with me. we go for a casual dessert, not to be stood over and hassled. desserts are great. coffee is hot. cocktails seems reasonably priced.

never had a res and never needed one. guess we go at the right time. i'd go there at anytimeof the night. may go tonight.

service sucks. everytimei've been the service (if you call it that) has been awful, slow, and one waitress said while taking my order (and cutting me off) to the hostess that she didn't want to be there and she was going home in a minute. really? rude. then we waited 30 minutes for my cappuccino as i saw it sitting there and servers kept walking past it. same with desert.

don't come here if you're in a hurry, dessert and coffee drinks with no wait for seating, you're looking at an hr plus. easy.

also the set up for take out dessert is so dumb! i have to wait on one dumb person to tell every person individually what every dessert in the case is. a simple 10 minute project of putting up paper name tags in front of the dessert would make things soooo much easier (i seriously almost left the lasttimeand went to cheesecake factory where even when they're much busier dessert is still #1 cheaper, and #2 faster/easier.)

step up your game, word is getting around how much you suck. and i want so much to like you cafe intermezzo! but every time, no matter if the food is good i still leave frustrated and with an ill taste in my mouth.

to the poster below...spencer.. actually, the bartender was extremely busy with orders for the entire restaurant. she did not realize that the other bar could not take your togo order. she was also working with out her co-worker on a very busy sat night. she is a wonderful employee and her manager was not upset with her in the least. nexttimeyou want coffee in a hurry, go to mcdonalds. maybe if you actually had a job, and didn't sit around your lazy butt drinking togo coffee you would understand how restaurants really work. get a life, and stop picking on people.

should have walked out the first time. my wife loves ci's desserts so when we moved to the north side we decided to try out this location. bad mistake. cafe intermezzo is immesnly popular so the waiters there have learned they don't have to give a shit to get money. it must be something the managers don't care about either. the firsttimewe left pissed off becasue we got very poor service, and off course paid alot of money for a desert and 2 drinks. the secondtimewe waited 30 minutes, 30 minutes and no one even came buy to get a drink order, say hello, or even "oh crap just two people, you guys are going to order enough for it to be worth my time"

never going back. i will make sure other don't either

a visit into mediocrity. ug, another night at cafe intermezzo? really? with their huge selection of mediocre desserts and cheesecake factoryesque drink menu i have never found this place impressive. not that i haven't tried. the firsttimei walked into this place i saw beautiful decor, lovely desserts and a very extensive drink menu. what more could a girl want? well, that question was quickly answered by the poor service, average but high priced drinks and the mediocre food. the firsttimei came here, i thumbed through the drink menu and decided to ask the waiter about some of the more popular drinks. he told me he didn't drink and didn't know. i asked what he frequently sells and he said to me again, "i don't drink, i don't know. i mostly smoke pot." what?!?!?! that pot obviously made you retarded.

i have tried this place multiple times, i love the ambiance- i keep thinking i will find something i like. i have tried the cake, it is never worth the calories, and every drink i have had has been a disappointment. what a waste! this place could be awesome, too bad it blows.

i had a friend coming in on a late flight, and with this location being very close to my house and open, we decided to hit the place for a few cocktails. well, they were actually alright this time. we probably should have just paid the bill and left it at that. but no, we decided to order the $16 artisan cheese plate. what came out? well, a cheese plate, with pepper jack, derby cheese and smoked gouda (the publix special). this is described on the menu as 3 artisanal cheeses served chilled with an assortment of breads. for definition of artisan see below.

"an artisan (from italian: artigiano) is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools. the term can also be used as an adjective to refer to the craft of hand making food products, such as bread, beverages and cheese."

this cheese was not hand made or high quality, and wasn't made anywhere special. it was most likely picked up from the publix deli. its fine if you want to sell smoked gouda and pepperjack, but don't sell it for $16 and make me think i am going to get some high quality local cheese!

anyway, the service wasn't stellar either, we had to flag the waitress down for any drink refills and for our check. i guess since we were catching up we didn't notice the service too much, but the food was, as always, a total dissapointment.

probably won't be back soon!

great ambiance & perfect date setting. best part of cafe intermezzo is the setting. dim candle light guarantees and romantic or intimate rendez-vous.
the drink menu is huge, i go for either:
bellini (peach juice & champagne)
cara mia (mango nectar & champagne)
bianco cappuccino
tea (huge selection as well, ask for an extra pot of water)
food menu:
seafood risotto is my husband's favorite
hummus: the traditional kind is my fav
desserts:
nutella crepes! delish! i like to get mine with strawberries on the side
tiramisu, delish as well!
gelato: i love their cappuccino gelato, except onetimerecently i got it and it didn't taste right, but every othertimeit has been good.
pros: great ambiance, stay as long as you like
cons: not the best food but you can find something to eat

great drink selection but terrible service. if you want anything past the obligatory water, be sure to order it the firsttimeyou see your server, because even on a slow night, this is likely to be the lasttimeyou see them.