Cafe Elite

This place is great. Reasonable prices and yummy drinks. The girls always make sure to wave at my 2-​year-​old which he loves, and you don’t feel like you’re interrupting when you pull up which is something I often feel at other coffee stands.
My only (small) complaint is I’m a huge fan of Italian cream sodas and each employee makes them completely different than the next. When I order one, I don’t know if I’ll get stuck with a mediocre curdled looking drink or if I’ll be blessed with a creamy, delicious drink. One girl makes them SO good– she should teach everyone else how she does it so they are consistently delicious!

This location is probably by far the WORST location I have ever encountered. Mediocre service from girls who are terribly rude. If you say a drink and the barista doesn’t like how you have said it, she will correct you on it. Umm, last I check it was MY drink. Also, after wondering where one of my favorite girls had gone, I ran into her to find out how bad this stand had screwed her over. I’ll never be going back. Highly disappointed in pricing, service, and attitudes received from the girls every time I have gone in there.

I’ve been going to this Café Elite for over a year now, and this place is awesome. The girls that work there are very sweet and always have something nice to say. They even notice when I get my nail polish color changed :) Ha ha. The coffee is great here. I highly recommend a Blended Peanut Butter Mocha. It is insanely good!

Always had good customer service from here

The last three times I have stopped here, the baristas have been very rude. The only reason I have gone there is becuase despite thier attitudes, the coffee is great. The last time I went there I was barely greeted at all, and when I was asking about an item that I thought was on their menu. I was looked at like I was stupid and she said «thats all we have» not even in a friendly voice. The girls inside were talking amongst themselves and dismissing the fact that I was sitting there as they were making my stuff. She jipped me on my change, but I didnt even care becuase I wanted to get out of there. I work in customer service also, and it puts a COMPLETE damper to your day when this happens.

My wife and I don’t often stop for coffee, but when we do and we see a Café Elite, we stop on by. Coffee is good, and prices are very fair.

I love this place. Second to Big Foot Java for coffee but the best for smoothies and iced, or blended ice drinks. Good stuff. Will come again as I usually do if I’m in the area.

I go to the Café Elite in yelm. Their Mango Smoothies are to die for! I LOVE THEM! I go out of my way to go to yelm, just so I can stop there! Service is always great, and everyone is always very friendly. Wish they had a stand in lacey a little closer to me.

Good coffee, good service, good prices.
It’s really hard to review coffee stands in this area, since we have so many good ones, and frankly, it all comes down to personal preference.
Café Elite has the slight advantage of being a small chain, rather than a stand-​alone shop, which lets you use pre-​paid coffee cards in more than one location.
I prefer my coffee a little sweeter than most people, and Café Elite delivers. I’ve found a few other chains in the area [Big Foot, for example] to be inconsistent in their coffee [too sweet, not sweet enough, the same order tastes different on different days, etc], Café Elite seems to have been slightly ahead of the rest in this regard.
This particular location is sort of fun if you’re a bargain holiday decoration hunter. They’re located right next to the Dollar Store, and frequently have holiday decorations out that they’ve purchased there. So, I can get a preview of some of the cute holiday items in the store while I get my coffee. That’s probably just my own weirdness, though.