Review of The Roost
The Roost is a charming coffee shop, cafe, and restaurant located at 1 Market St in Northampton, Massachusetts. With its quaint and rustic atmosphere, it is the perfect spot to hang out and enjoy a variety of cafe fare, baked goods, and beverages.
The Roost offers a wide range of options to satisfy your cravings throughout the day. Whether you're looking for a delicious breakfast, a quick lunch, or a satisfying dinner, they have you covered. Their menu includes a variety of options such as breakfast burritos, artisan sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, and more. Vegetarian and vegan options are also available, ensuring that everyone can find something to enjoy.
One of the highlights of The Roost is their beverage selection. From coffee to craft beer, they have something for every taste. Whether you're in the mood for a perfectly brewed cup of coffee or a refreshing craft beer, you won't be disappointed.
The Roost is open seven days a week, with varying hours to accommodate different schedules. They open at 8:00 AM on weekdays and weekends, and close at 8:00 PM on most days. However, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, they extend their hours until 10:00 PM, allowing you to enjoy their cozy atmosphere even later into the evening.
Customers have praised The Roost for its delicious food and beverages. Many have raved about their breakfast sandwiches, coffee, pastries, and desserts. The friendly and hardworking staff have also received positive feedback, providing excellent service to their customers.
If you're looking for a cozy and inviting place to enjoy a meal, grab a cup of coffee, or indulge in a tasty treat, The Roost is the place to be. With its charming atmosphere and delicious offerings, it's no wonder why it's a favorite spot for locals and visitors alike.
From the business
"Cafe, coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, pastries, beer, and wine"
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Outdoor seating
- No-contact delivery
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Dine-in
GoDevil Motowerks
Absolute disappointment. This place is located in a college town yet offers no Wifi & plug outlets sealed off from the patrons. Not to mention the servings all run on a small scale. Size of a buck fifty rest area coffee. Just buy our products at a high price and get out. Go elsewhere.
Neal
I went in a Sunday evening 45 minutes before they closed so it probably wasn't the best representation of the usual service and usual vibe of the place but at that time it wasn't the greatest service or vibe. The coffee we got was good, although they already had packed up there milks and cream's and some options weren't available. I'd definitely give it another try at a different time.
Monty Gada
Nice options for food, fast friendly service, and lovely ambiance. Coffee is usually good but today tasted a bit burnt. Great space to spend some quality time!
Ken Kleinman
Northampton is full of nice places to sit for a good while and chat or read. Roost is one of my favorites. Prices are reasonable, food is good, the atmosphere is chill. Keep your receipt for the bathroom code!
Shawn
Arugula salad with fruit and tofu is spectacular. Also, fruit and granola is great. They don't have outlets to plug in your laptop. Not ideal place to spend all day working. Go to dobra up the street for that.
Mr. Leon
Great place to visit! Good coffee! Like the variety of games in the coffee shop!
A Dempsey
Great place!
They serve a wide variety of things, sandwiches, beer, coffee, cupcakes.
They do have vegan food options including some of their baked goods.
Come with a group and bring a board game to play. Or pick one out from their collection.
Jose Molina
Nice place to work, and a wide menu of good stuff - far from just coffee. I think a laptop work session with a vanilla milkshake is divine. BUT my god what is with the lack of power outlets? Its a BIG drawback if you need to work for a long time and your comp is a battery hog.
Greyson Edwards
I love everything about this place but the service. Maybe it's New England thing, but except for a couple of exceptions the staff for me is just plain unfriendly. I like people alot, but most of these people don't seem to unless of course your their friend. It's interesting to watch if you sit and observe. There are 2 classes of people one they are friendly to the other they're not! Given the age group it almost seems like it's a cool thing for them to be aloof.
Peter Soderquist
My wife and I LOVE this place and come here as often as possible, HOWEVER…
There are issues, which is why I am giving them one star, to make a point. For example, I am sitting in the establishment itself, submitting this review using my personal hotspot, because the proprietors TURN OFF THE WI-FI ON WEEKENDS. More on that below.
The GOOD points:
(1) Unbelievably pleasant, cozy atmosphere; music is not too loud; interesting, eclectic crowd
(2) An amazing variety of coffee beverages and other soft drinks, AND alcohol! Woo-hoo!
(3) Abundant, high-quality food offerings, from snacks and sandwiches to pastries, even breakfast food
(4) Staff is very friendly and professional, a genuine pleasure to interact with
(5) Prices are reasonable; good value
(6) Long hours; open until midnight on weekends
The BAD points:
(1) Free wi-fi — EXCEPT on weekends, or in the evenings. I.e., useless for most people’s purposes
(2) All power outlets are intentionally covered over
(3) Restrooms are combination-locked; access code required
You see a pattern here. In this incredibly liberal, tolerant, western Massachusetts small town, with a cool, hippie-ish staff, the Roost has the soft of fascist customer policies one would expect to see in a really bad neighborhood in New York City. It’s obvious what they’re doing; they want to encourage turnover and discourage people from loitering for too long without purchasing. It all gives a very distasteful impression of greed and contempt for the customer. And I’m not sure it’s even working; I’m sitting here on a Saturday afternoon and seeing lots of empty seats. Maybe if they weren’t so avaricious, it would actually be good for business.
If we found a spot that shared the Roost’s positive qualities but lacked the negatives, we would probably never come here again.