Swallow Cafe

EAST WILLIAMSBURG, NY - The Swallow Cafe on Bogart Street it’s a local hangout and a morning stop for everyone who lives in the neighborhood to get their shot of caffeine and a place to relax, and everyone has a mellow and chill attitude. The staff, even though they may be stressed, are always polite. Their cold brews are quite nice. Their coffee is a hit-or-miss. Some have ordered a specialty coffee and said it tasted like regular coffee, without noticing the difference. However, any coffee served here will keep you energized without the jitters. The only downside: it's cash only. Not sure why. (Follow me on FB/IG/TIK @davegarcia.x)

Delicious coffee and a good vibe, both in the shop and the neighborhood. Cash only but has ATM. A little hard to find a place to sit on a Saturday afternoon.

Nice vibes and amazing iced matcha

When I approached the male barista about how upset over how I was treated, he was like, what do you want me to do about it, i just work here. talk to the owner. I said, I will. Behold all the one star reviews on this page, they speak about all the things I have just commented on. very poor. Very offensive. As i said, they have gotten the last penny from me.

Fire matcha and chai is insane, also very good matcha loaf! I hate coffee but they also have amazing apple cider Bagels also go crazy w the scallion cc

this is my fVORITE place to go because its always soo cozy and the music is always good. plus its so convenient located right off the Morgan L stop. lots of places to sit if I wanna read my book, do work, or just enjoy good company - the baristas always make the visit warm and inviting, and Jesse and Anne actually find a way to make my day every time. its hard not to come everyday. its also a great place for people watching and I never know who ill run into here. I always wonder what everyone it working on. truly nothing is like walking out that big swallow door to a sunny day shining on me as I walk down the steps and out into the world after a nice warm swallow visit. p.s. the almond croissants are my FAVV!!!!!!! *^-^* yummy so delish.

I spent possibly $400 there last month on their terrible coffee, disgusting bathroom, which apparently has some type of GOLD TOILET NO ONE CAN SEE, or rather, possibly the most disgusting bathroom in all of Bushwick (and that's saying something). All for the creative "atmosphere". not for the room or the staff. But I am never going back. I am not a bum, as the manager Anne, seems to relentlessly believe, no matter how much I spend there. I am a legal office manager, and the owner of 3 businesses!, I am actually a business owner, musician and publisher who has spent all the money she was paid when waiting for unemployment and self employment payments to begin, and spent like, an unbelievable amount of money there last month. cruising through the menu trying to find SOMETHING that was good, or ANYTHING that was worth the money. However much I have ever spent, the Manager, Anne, has always treated me as if I am some kind of bum. I don't appreciate it. I am NEVER going back. I have listened to the barista's talk on and on about how pleased they were to be able to tell people they couldn't use the bathroom if they hadn't purchased something. How they were "shattering dreams" LOL. For Real? I have seen countless customers offended and treated SO BAD there, and when they complained, they were just relentlessly ganged up on and bad mouthed by the staff right in front of the customers. and I can't believe I ever went back the first time. I saw it. And i should have known, it would eventually be me. It will be you too. Believe me. I am here to tell you, there is a nicer coffee shop just steps away., SEY. The coffee is tons better. They are usually A LOT MORE CROWDED. Obviously for good reason. Also, there is another really nice coffee house on Jefferson, NOOK. They also don't treat their customers like that. Also, Ange Noir is usually pretty open, has a GREAT menu, specially vs. The Swallow's. Please join me in patronizing them and receiving kinder, better and more convenient service and quality. I am through with the Swallow, and mark my words, you will see me all over nearby, but I will NEVER go back. Hey, obviously I am not their type of customer. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARENT' THEIR TYPE OBVIOUSLY. And frankly, they are NOT my type of place. It has become more and more anti customer and inconvenient to have coffee and work there. I used to like the atmosphere. Now, it;s like everybody is in trouble for wanting to go there, and we are all just SO LUCKY to pay for their awful coffee and food. I HAVE HEARD THE STAFF TALKING NONstop about how the customers make them mad, so mad, with all the little things they do wrong. Which is basically anything anyone does.How Anne will 'CHECK THEM" Like apparently, ordering a cup of hot water after a spend of ABOUT $100 A WEEK, MY BAD, of course, but still. I just can't believe how happy I was to be able to go back there today, after she humiliated me over a 1.00 cup of water yesterday when I only had .50 cents yesterday with me on my way to practice. I thought it was .50 cents because that's what the other barista said. But so what, you treat a customer like that over .50 cents and a cup of hot water. When I came back the next day I was curtly told that the owner had been contacted about my infrequent purchases of hot water, and they were no longer allowed. I rushed back to give her the other .50 M, SO CONSCIENTIOUSLY, AND I AM so SORRY I DID. Meanwhile, her friends drink their coffe for free, no problem. Only a bum like me that spent so much money so stupidly was worthy of her "special treatment" I hope that she will be fired, but probably, she never will. The owner makes a big show of supporting his rude staff no matter what they do. He is against the customers who make the place possible and the generous jobs he gives possible. . I am not giving him one more dime of mine. Be sure. Most coffee houses wouldn't even charge for hot water, even STARBUCKS!

Eclectic and cozy, an homage to a dying breed of coffee shops. Creative community within. Cash only. Friendly barista

Swallow cafe is a lot of things for many of us who go there everyday. For me it is a place of community, warmth, and friends. It's a place that is more than just grabbing a cup of coffee and running out the door. The coffee is amazing and strong. The bagels are absolutely killer and the vibe impeccable. Even when swallow is full of people there is still a sense of oneness and community. For many of us swallow is more of a beacon of what community should be like. I have met friends lovers and everything in-between through the doors of swallow. Swallow isn't just a neighborhood spot. It is the neighborhood.