Espresso Royale Krannert View

As much as I like coming here, it's been at least 2 months without stable wifi. There wasn't any wifi for a while and now it's inconsistent and many university websites cannot be reached through it. Extremely frustrating when most of us come here to work. Many of us loyals are getting frustrated since a stable wifi network is the least a coffee place that is consistently busy can offer. I've run out of data using my mobile internet many times so I'm actually paying money to come and do my work from this convenient location. Please bring a stable wifi connection back. We beg you. Me and all my colleagues do.

I like this coffee house. It's busy but the reasons for that are they serve good drinks and food and it's located on campus. No matter how early you get there it's always populated. That's a good thing. I would rather fight through college students and professors to get a good cup of java then stand alone in a Bigby's no one ever goes in and that eventually closes. The staff is always friendly and very quick with your order.

It happened to me multiple times that I got a 2/3 filled cup. A $5.9 chai got 1/3 empty.

The lattes are decent, but way too expensive.

Love this Espresso Royale - I easily go here at least twice a week, often more! Even when it's crowded the service is great. Good place to study if you need some background noise. Love the loyalty card system.

I'm just noting this for other wheelchair and rollator users: their thresholds are pretty busted and the concrete is messed up. Without a threshold ramp you'll really struggle with that and the manual doors. I wasn't able to make it over even with a kind stranger helping me. :((( I'd recommend curbside or another place that's accessible. I've been doing my Master's remotely and didn't know their threshold was broken obvi.

Wonderfull student cafe on campus. The staff is friendly, the atmosphere quite nice and calm. During intermission it is quiet, but as soon as the semester starts it will be noicy and filled. Coffee is good. They have creative gender neutral bathrooms. Ideal place for the students to hang out during breaks and study or chat.

I usually get items to go if I'm in the area and the staff has always been super helpful and friendly. I recently had some time to kill so I hung out, this visit the coffee and tea were way too hot and the space was so dirty and looked like it hasn't been cleaned/dusted in a while. The bathroom was also very dirty and had grime buildup on most surfaces.

Don’t get me wrong, I have loved this place for a very long time BUT…now there is no WiFi so it’s really difficult to study here now ): There’s not a vibe anymore and it’s sad and empty in the evenings. If you need free WiFi plus good classic coffee and amazing food food (like sandwiches or soup or pizza) head next door to Bread Co.

It’s really cool inside