Crescendo Espresso Bar

The Hilldale location is beautiful. Beautifully decorated, the coffee was great, the shop was clean and the staff was friendly. The only suggestion I have is the Hilldale location definitely needs a bigger storefront. Everyone was crammed in there. The outdoor tables help a little bit but no one wants to sit outside in cold weather. Too small for the amount of customers this place has.

blueberry matcha smashed. 10/10 also the butter croissant >

It was moderately busy when I visited. I ordered a latte and the barista who made my drink literally knocked it over as she was sliding it to me. It spilled all over the counter and onto the floor. I quickly grabbed some napkins and stopped the flow of the spill from getting worse on the floor and then continued to wipe both the counter and the floor up with more napkins myself. I assumed the barista would be busy remaking the spilled drink and didn't mind helping out with the spill. The barista disappeared to the other side of the bar. After waiting about 8-10 minutes, my friends and I had to leave for an upcoming reservation, so I walked away with what I had been given which at this point was a half-filled cup of spilled latte. I was very disappointed.

Stopped twice over two days for a breve cappuccino. Both times they nailed it, which I cannot say for many coffee shops. Their lemon scones were also very good. Friendly staff. It was nice place to sit and relax.

Little busy on weekends otherwise good atmosphere 😇

If you want really good coffee around this area, this is the spot.

Wish they had more seating set up. Food was good and the orange bitters honey latte was absolutely amazing. The latte art was an added touch

Hip and modern place for your caffeine needs. Fits in very well with the Hilldale Mall vibes. Coffee is a reasonable price which honestly surprised me! Good place to go and sit down with your MacBook and go to work on your next graphic design project. I joke, it's felt pretty welcoming for all.

Good coffee in a nice space. Food, avocado toast, was average, after an extended wait for it while being prepared. Would love to see what this place is like outside of COVID.

Lovely coffee shop, great employees, but was completely overrun by college kids taking up entire tables while studying. What ever happened to libraries? Thankfully by the time I finished ordering one of them left a high bar top table so my toddler and I could precariously perch on the stools and share our pumpkin bread that was sold to us without a plate. If this was a coffee shop in state street or near campus I would totally understand (uw alum) but this is a shopping mall that families frequent. Perhaps tables should have a time limit? I don’t know. I just want to enjoy a latte in a beautiful cafe with my kid while shopping and not be looking around and tables occupied by single people and their laptops.