Press Cafe - Ithaca

Disturbed! As a traveler I find it difficult to find cafes that draw a complex and beautiful shot of espresso. This place attracts it with grace.

Totally acceptable coffee--we got coffee here both mornings we were in Ithaca because it was just that good. Single-origin drip and excellent flat white with cool decor and fresh, locally roasted beans for sale are what every coffee shop should be. I'll be back for sure next time I'm in Ithaca.

This is the newest coffee shop in town and I hope it is here for a while. On sunny days you'll need sunglasses to sit and enjoy anything, because the wonderful, giant windows provide no shade (it is BRIGHT). The internet is BLAZING fast, and the drinks are delicious. It's a small spot but very reliable, and Press Bay Alley (where it lives) it also a great spot.

Horrible service, not my first time here. After reading other reviews, it seems to be common for both baristas to be rude, impersonal and seem to be annoyed by customers’ presence. I told my friend who I was with that maybe they do it on purpose to give the shop “a flair”. The place is very cute but small which is why they rented out the place next door for more seating. I will not come back due to the poor service from both baristas, hopefully they improve it and are nice to everyone. Edit: After seeing the reply someone from their team wrote back to me, I had to lower to 1 star since I can’t do 0 stars. Truly unacceptable, clearly they don’t care about making things right and fixing their image. Claiming that I am trolling them and that I am the problem is the worst a business could do. Instead, they should apologize and offer correcting this behavior among their baristas like they did with another review. To their reply, there was a male-presenting barista and then a female-presenting barista came on and then the male-presenting barista left his shift, so in fact there were 2 baristas for a second. Happy to not be back to a place with rude staff and from what I can see in other reviews they have also been unpleasant to other patrons.

While waiting for my ice latte a customer referred to her beverage as, a thing of beauty.