Crescendo Espresso Bar

Enjoy your breakfast with delicious Treehugger sandwich and Iced Mocha from Crescendo Espresso Bar at Hilldale!!

Treehugger
- Baked egg, aged cheddar, basil pesto, and tomato on whole wheat english muffin.

Crescendo makes a tasty iced mocha, it was a 10/10 for me. The treehugger sandwich was delicious and so filling. Loved the flavors of aged cheddar, basil pesto, and tomatoes!! It’s a cute spot to enjoy good coffee and good food.

The place has a warm inviting atmosphere and friendly employees. Great place to study or work offsite for a few hours. Check it out TODAY!

The best in Madison: always and forever. The coffee is delicious and thoughtfully made. The owners are some of the most creative and generous business owners in our community!

Highly recommended the Nitro Cold Brew — smooth, creamy, and a perfect medium roast.

After making a trip to Madison yesterday to shop at Lush, I decided to get coffee before the drive home. Crescendo was recommended. I’d like to give 5/5 stars for the coffee but the 2 is the overall average for my coffee and experience. The experience was so bad I almost turned around to give my coffee back…

The coffee was wonderful. I ordered a 20oz raspberry late with oat milk, no foam. Their espresso is smooth and delicious. No complaints.

As for the service. Yuck. I approached the counter friendly with a smile but was not greeted. I asked the girl assisting me if the syrups for the lates were vegan and her response was, “I don’t know…”. She seemed irritated. She looked at one of the syrups and told me, “I guess so.” I had to confirm and be certain since she was unsure.

Besides the fact that she was someone who did not want to be bothered, I found it extremely odd that she didn’t know if the syrups were vegan because they had vegan food on their menu. Not just an item with no meat or dairy but with tofu.

When my drink was ready I grabbed it and thanked the girl who made it. I received the eye roll. She heard me. I thanked her again. She said nothing.

I don’t know what’s wrong with the staff here but I don’t care how good the coffee is… it’s not worth the b*tchy service. Unbelievable.

Always a lovely experience here! Most recently, I was feeling a latte but wanted to stay away from my usual and the barista recommended one of their seasonal winter lattes which turned out to be 10/10, so good that I got it two days in a row.

I had an iced latte that hit the spot. The server was so friendly and I was surprised how fast the barista was. The place was packed and it was pleasant to be there.

One of my favorite local coffee shops. Relaxed atmosphere good for working or talking with a friend. Best Miel in town!

Really enjoyed this place. The coffee was excellent and the prices are very fair and reasonable. They use Square so after the visit I received a $1 coupon to use on the next visit. Nice, as I'm not a regular and this was my first visit.

Some of the best coffee and espresso in Madison. The seasonal lavender cortado was incredible they always have a good matcha and I've never been disappointed by their food.

We hired Crescendo to cater our wedding reception in Milwaukee and I cannot express enough how happy I am that we did! It added a whole new level for our guests. We were able to customize our menu and include “his and hers” drinks for our guests to try. The drinks were delicious and the service was amazing! Highly recommend if you are a coffee lover like my husband and I are :)

The matcha latte was so yummy, so thank you :)