Haus Coffee

Love the coffee there. The back patio is pretty awesome.

Don't get me wrong, despite the silent library feel, this place makes good espresso-based coffees, the staff is friendly and it has a nice backyard. However, plonking a soulless Skandinavian-style café in the centre of the historic Latino district, without any consideration of the surroundings and local community, is just plain disrespectful and ignorant. And exactly why San Francisco is turning into a mediocre, homogeneous, norm-core place. Just like the crowd silently tapping away behind their laptops at Haus.

I like the blonde furniture and the clean architectural lines inside. Outside the patio is spacious. It's more austere and studious than other coffee houses. Bring your laptop so you can meet somebody, as you won't find engaging or chatty clientele. The coffee is a bit pricey but ok and takes a while to be made. As there's no non-dairy creamer, only bovine pus-laden milk, bring your own if you like blonde coffee. If you're hungry for something substantial, this place offers slim pickings.

Really wonderful little coffee whip with a cute courtyard in the back.

It's the perfect place to bring your laptop, but that also makes it kind of dead inside. Coffee is fine, wifi isn't incredible. Back patio is dope, though!

Wonderful Bauhaus-inspired interior design. Especially appreciated the well-executed blend of natural lighting from front and rear windows and warm, diffuse electric lighting. They had soft, plucked acoustic guitar playing on the weekday morning I was there and the barista was graciously gentle in speech and manner for the time of day and us customers' obviously pre-caffeinated state. My Americano was quite good too. Will be coming back for sure.

Maximally pretentious. Crazy expensive. I walked by dozens of times on my way to and from the BART and never entered.

But I followed my friend inside once, and had to admit that Haus delivered everything you'd want or expect from a bougie coffee shop: the barista acted as though taking my order inconvenienced him, the coffee was 4 or 5 bucks, the coffee tasted really good, and the backyard area was pretty nice.

Was told I had to make a purchase to be there, which makes sense. Was then told there was no time limit on when I make the purchase, as long as its before they close, which also makes sense. Was then told that there was, in fact, a time limit on when I had to make the purchase.

As a second time customer who made several purchases during my first visit, and fully intended to make a purchase on my second, Haus Coffee made me feel very unwelcome.

Further, the restroom tends to be cold, dark, and dingy. I wouldn’t recommend this establishment.

Across Folsom street you’ll find Philz Coffee, with more comfortable seating, and much warmer employees who welcome you in without harassing you for your business, as opposed to earning it in a respectful fashion.

The quietest coffee shop on Earth. I saw a man who was speaking at an acceptable volume still get hushed by the establishment's owner. It was awesome. Nobody wants to hear you jabbering away, capeesh?

Could use a few more outlets though... But what place couldn't, am I right.

Served me an espresso done properly. Two different baristas at separate times both offered me a side shot of sparkling water to cleanse my palate before sipping the espresso. Cozy little patio out back as well.