Le Bon Café

Nice European-style cafe with a decent selection of coffee beverages and foods items. Very pleasant atmosphere to eat inside or on the patio. They even have a dog bowl on-the-ready if you happen to bring your pooch!

The atmosphere was shady, the welcoming was tense, and the Cafe itself needed a good cleaning. The floors, even though it was raining a bit, we're a mess; even beyond the rain tracked in, it looked as of the floor hadn't been properly mopped in weeks.

The prices? Too much. The ham and cheese croissant was delicious, though not worth about $5. The food isn't hand made from scratch or anything (which is fine), but I don't think you should charge $5/$6 for a Belgian waffle that you made from boxed mix.

The way they have the food being called during rush hour is ridiculous; instead of your name or order number or something, they just yell out the food, and then people just come and grab it. It's not covered or anything. Just on a plate with people standing around it and you come and grab it. They don't check to make sure it's going to the right person or anything, so I waited about 10 minutes for (probably, most likely) microwaved ham and cheese croissant, while everyone else snatched up their food.

The Chai latte (hot) was pretty good, though I prefer the ones from Dunkin Donuts (more chai in it, I guess).

The staff weren't very welcoming and when my bestfriend asked for almond milk, they made it seem like it was a big problem and one of the workers practically forced her into paying for another drink, full priced, for their coworkers mistake.

There were too many people inside during a pandemic and there were people who were either too close for comfort or not wearing a mask, even when they were sitting at a table on their laptops, not even eating or drinking. It was ridiculous. Makes you feel unsafe, during this time.

I reccomed Compass Cafe for all your Cafè dreams.

Mediocre breakfast and coffee. Took longer than expected to get food and everybody was still hungry afterward. Wouldn’t give us a cup of tap water. French toast a little crispy. The diner next door is a better option.

Very nice. Perfect location in the center of Washington DC.

An American icon. Take the tour or call your congressional rep for a private tour.

Super adorable cafe to grab some breakfast! Food was delicious. The only down side was that there was not enough seating inside. Everyone that was behind the counter were super friendly.

It was pretty dirty when we walked in. It just rained, but there was constant mess and mud on the floor. The tables weren't cleaned either. The cashier didn't notify me of different options for drinks, like different sizes or different milks. I ordered a Chai latte and I wanted it with almond milk. Since I'm lactose intolerant, I usually automatically request for other milk options! I don't rememeber if I did or didn't, but the latte was made with whole milk. Of course, I felt like it was on me for not requesting almond milk! I took full blame for possibly not requesting the milk, but when I asked for the latte to be changed, the cashier said "But I already made it." I'm lactose intolerant, so...I wasn't gonna take that option. I definitely offered to pay for it for their troubles, but the vibe was just...off. They seemed completely inconvenienced by switching the milks to the point where their coworkers were kinda looking at the cashier to make sure that I paid for it....even though the almond milk was just $0.95 more than what I just got. I didn't have an issue paying for the trouble, I vocal about that. I even apologized to the cashier! Then when I received the latte...it wasn't even hot. So I just paid an extra 7 bucks for a latte that wasn't even hot and for a service that was pretty standoff-ish.

Thankfully, the waffles were pretty tasty, minus the slightly molded fruit on top.

Have ordered here twice - both times the food was amazing (worthy of six stars). My only frustration (and reason why Le Bon Cafe doesn't get five stars) is due to the fact that Le Bon cancelled two orders of quiche and breakfast products which I had ordered on GrubHub. When I called them, they said that they were out of those products even though said products were listed as available on GrubHub. In the future, my hope is that Le Bon can remove products that they do not have from online listings so there are no difficulties with ordering.

Love this cute lil café! I will be back for more 💕

Pros:
- great tasting cappuccino. Not every place has their cap figured-out. These guys do.
- moist, flavorful Pumpkin Gingerbread cake. Yum!
- quick service

Cons:
- indoor seating is uncomfortable
- coffee chocolate cake was a tad dry

Food wasn't seasoned. Pretty basic. Coffee was good though.