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Black Locust Cafe

★★★★½ 4.6/5 (100 reviews)
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829 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703 (608) 478-0110 Website
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Reviews (100)

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Alfred Coleman II
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great coffee great atmosphere

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Aaron Wolmutt
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

The food and service are top tier. However, I was upset with the dinnerware. The plates don’t screech when dragging a fork across. I’m not sure if they can accept fork draggers right now.

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Keri Ferguson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

BEST VEGAN LATTE EVER! I have no idea what their frother situation is, but my goodness! Its so thick! I seriously thought it was real heavy cream. 2 different barristas told me its vegan. This blows the competition away and makes me wanna drive 30 min for a latte. Step up, order, wait at a table with a number, get a cute bright window or a dark mood lighting mural seat, and devour vegan biscuits and gravy.... just the right amount of heft for a cold AM breakfast.

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David Boyden
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Kudos to the great staff. Friendly & engaged, something in short supply today. Of course the food and coffee are tasty & a great value, added benefit is the Robina mug makes a fantastic improvised pour over mug.

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Xi Wu
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

JianBing and crepes are wonderful!

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Amber P
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Best BLT I’ve ever had. There’s a dark moody room or a bright window room to choose between. Sucks I probably have a parking ticket because the parking situation isn’t convenient for this spot.

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Visnu Fraenkel
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Fantastic vegan options, great service & cool atmosphere. Definitely recommend.

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Karla Schaefer
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

The staff were pleasant. Parking sucked of course being on east wash. But it was ok.

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Family Tree Photography
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The maple latte and Jain Bing crepe w/ pork was amazing.

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Evanne Ellis
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

I met a friend at Black Locust for breakfast. I had a savory crepe and it was good. The drip coffee was okay; the latte was a lot better. Cool decor. The barista working was great.

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Amy Freed
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Exactly how you like it. Great variety to the menu. The Miel coffee was so great I went back the next day. Super helpful and friendly staff. Loved the power bowl breakfast and for something more savory, the jian-bing was amazing! Even the regular brewed coffee was great.

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Chloe Simon
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Like most places now you scan the code for the menu (save the trees). They have a great menu to decide from with a great amount of vegetarian and vegan options. I ordered the chai latte with oatmilk and it was delicious! The biscuits and gravy were very interesting. The biscuits were very crunchy, almost like a fried texture and the gravy was more like a soup. The flavor was amazing! I got two over hard eggs on top. My mom ordered the sweet crepe of the day. It came with a small bit of ice cream on top. She said the crepe came out a bit cold but it was very flavorful. My sister ordered the Jian Bing crepe, i tried it and it tasted like an egg roll, it was SOOO good. I highly recommend trying this place if you haven't already. There is outdoor seating and if weather permits, i also strongly suggest that because its really cute back there. Inside ambiance is very comfy coffee shop vibes. Everyone who works here was as sweet as can be. If im ever around Madison, i will definitely be back!!

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Anna Muncy
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Best crepe I’ve had, perfectly cooked, not disgustingly eggy unlike most crepes I eat haha (crepe from black locust). Love the decor and ambience of this place. The games are located in Madison tap but anyone can use them! Honestly my favorite part about robinias

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Graham Nash
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Very chill environment with a great atmosphere. Staff were friendly and my drink was pretty good!

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Katherine Patterson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Really good coffee and very good breakfast crepes! I would eat there every day if I could.

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Jonathan Barrera
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Decent coffee (lavender latte) but the food (avocado toast) was overpriced and just not good. :/

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Kate Rolffs
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

lavender latte is now one of my favorites in the area. incredible food. jian bing crepe is 10/10! super sweet overall experience! will be back.

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Daniel Cabada
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

This place is odd, it is 3 in one. You order inside and they cna bring you the food to their lovely and beautiful terrace. I got some Vegetarian Eggs with potatoe and Avocado Toast! The kambucha is amazing! 😁

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Ki Ki
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Got my coffee order wrong and have no non pork breakfast meat options. Not impressed.

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Veronica Williamson
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great coffee, good vibes, friendly baristas! Definitely worth a stop in.