Swallow Cafe

I really really love your coffee shop, but you should post your hours. Your hours aren’t posted on any site, and neither is your phone number. Post your hours and I’ll change my rating to 5 stars.
Update: I found them on your Facebook.

The place is sweet, the coffee was ok. I ordered a large coffee and got a really small one. I asked how that was called a large and the sweet young woman said that since they use a light brew, it has a lot of caffeine, so I’m getting the full value of an actual large coffee. I left a nickel tip. It looks like it’s just 5 cents, but I really put my all into it, so she got the value of a dollar tip.

Good coffee, reasonably priced food options. Vegan potato leek soup plus toast for $ 6 — solid four stars. Also had the vanilla latte, can’t go wrong with a staple. Hot drinks are 8oz or 12oz, iced drinks are 16oz.
Free wifi. Some tables are laptops allowed, others are not. Good spot for getting work done, or grabbing coffee with a friend. Don’t come with a large group, there’s like one table which could possibly accommodate you. A group of three will probably be fine, especially if it’s not busy, but maybe safer to come by yourself, or in a pair.
Cute aesthetic, big unfinished-​wood-​framed mirrors, exposed brick, rustic chandeliers, etc. Long benches and tables for computer work, and lots of two-​person tables.
Chill vibe. When I arrived here, the music was mostly alt and moody background stuff, and then they switched to ambient hip-​hop. Neither the people nor the music here are particularly loud, but it’s not silent, either.

Great neighborhood café. Coffee uses counter culture beans, which is among my favorites. Atmosphere is amazing, wide open space, high ceilings, formerly Tripoli, so it’s adapted from an exotic restaurant space.
I’ll admit that the coffee might not be as perfect as in some other local places, but when decently-​made coffee in a great space is what I’m looking for in my café rotation, I’ll come here, and I’ll enjoy it immensely.

The coffee here is amazing! The décor is really cute, I especially like the little perch upstairs to sit and hang out. The food was ok, and I couldn’t tell if the staff was kinda rude or busy. Definitely will be back to give it another try.

I absolutely love this place. Very chill vibe with good quality coffeeand people who seem to care about making it.
Recommend

Servicable, bustling café in a pretty cool/​unique space. I don’t drink coffee — my boyfriend does and it’s his go-​to spot in the neighborhood. I’ve had hot chocolate a few times which was good if not particularly memorable. They do have a lot of seating and try to divide it between «laptops ok» and «no laptops» so there is reasonable turnover at the tables.

My wife and I have tried many coffee shops in the area, and this one is by far our favorite. It’s become our weekend tradition to walk our dog and stop off there.
Friendly baristas, good pastries, great service.

Nice environment but cone early for a seat. Lots of outlets but designated tables for laptops (or no laptops). The vanilla latte is glorious with the hints of cardamon and cinnamon. The avocado toast is amazing and quite filling with a tiny side salad accompaniment. The turkey bacon is delicious — thick cut, smokey with a hint of sweetness. The staff can be a bit cranky but just ignore that and enjoy this sweet little spot.

I really want to like this place. So much so that I keep going but the coffee is really not good. Swallow if you read your reviews you are not using enough ground coffee when you make your regular drip coffee. Starbucks– even Dunkin — is better. I also got the worst sticky bun I’ve ever had. It must have been two days old.

Beautiful set up and DELICIOUS drinks. I visited around 1:30pm, on a weekday, and there was very minimal seating because there were lots of people on laptops. I purchased lunch and a drink, so I am grateful to have found a spot to sit. Nice employees and ambience.

More like Spit Café. Coffee was just dark colored hot water. Staff just shrugs their way through life. Nice layout and design, but bring your own coffee. Dope mural in the shared hallway to Tripoli.

I’ve had isues with this café in the passed but have decided to give them another chance given they thought that flies inside their bakes goods were just «no big deal». I did not end up bying anything that day but have decided to come abck another time, because what the heck, they are new to the hood and I’d love them to stay. Well. the flies are gone but the attitude remains.
I came in today with my therapy dog with a proper idetification but the «assistant manager» refused to serve me. Then when I argued my point he plain and siple lied that they have been fined $ 6000 before. Really??? Well you can be fined $ 10,000 for refusing to serve someone with a therapy or service dog when they have the proper ID. Ok, I get it! Maybe he doesn’t know anything about service or therapy dogs. I have decided to call him back and explain the rules to him about therapy dogs and that he is not allowed to turn people with proper idetification away no matter how annoyed he or his customers may be.

Park Slope Sandwich (smoked salmon) was excellent and avocado toast was great too. Happy to have this in the neighborhood. The space could use some work to be a little cozier.

I was actually going to the bagel stop across the street when I noticed that Tribouli restaurant now served coffee. I looked closer and the window said Swallow café. I walked inside and saw that it was no longer the Arabic restaurant but now a café. The Arabic restaurant is now in the basement.
The café is bright with large windows and light color walls. It feels inviting walking in. They have a lot of seats and also window seating too. Their is also this cool 2^nd floor nook where you can chill out too.
I’m the type though to sit by the window and stare out towards the street. The latte I ordered kept me company. They offer food but I haven’t ate their yet.
The times I visited I just ordered coffee or a latte. The coffee and espresso beans are delicious. If your into drip coffee they got it here. The baristas also smile and are friendly. Which is important to me. Overall good experience.

A unique and memorable name for such a cute café. Did I think of the cute and cuddly species of Swallow birds? of course not! I thought of those times when you don’t leave anything behind. Bottom line is I wanted caffeine and this place conveniently drew me in.
The décor and aesthetics of the café is one to admire. It’s was previously a Lebanese restaurant so it still holds a lot of character from the previous occupants.
My iced liquid crack, I mean «coffee» was pretty decent but lacked more flavor from the homemade vanilla flavored syrup. The syrup was a unique blend of vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon. It was a unique taste but lacked a little umph.
Overall this looks like a nice place to get some work done and take advantage of the free wifi, while enjoying breakfast treats.

The sweetest employees. Quick and kind.
Decent breakfast menu
Tons of seating and an open floor plan. Gorgeous windows with bar seating for people watching.
The only frustration I had with this place is that I waited I line for almost 5 minutes while the barista chatted someone up. I just want my tea! Gah.

This café is a great addition to the neighborhood. The space used to be occupied by a restaurant called Tripoli, which has since moved to the back of the building, freeing up the beautiful front room for Swallow Café. The floor-​to-​ceiling windows on the front side of the building fill the café with light, even up in the loft-​like seating area.
I’ve only had iced tea and an iced latte here thus far but both have been delicious (both were smooth and not at all acidic), as are their fresh pastries/​baked goods. The waitstaff is as friendly as it gets in the area and they have free WiFi. What more could you ask for?