Cafe X

Very unique place where coffee is served by a bot. You'll have to place the order from a kiosk in the coffee shop. Once you've placed the order, the bot starts making your coffee in the order it's placed. Once it's ready, you'll receive a pickup code which you'll input in another kiosk in front of the bot and it lowers the coffee for you through a pickup window. The experience by itself was very exciting and a must try. We had cap and chai latte and both were equally good. Would definitely visit when I'm back in the city

A good cup of coffee with a fun display of robotics. I had a promo code and decided to try a cup on my way to work. Came in early today before the Metreon was even open and found them finishing up tuning the Intelligentsia coffee with one of the roasters. The interface was very simple and my latte was ready quickly. It was cute to watch the robotic arm making the coffee while I waited. By the end I had a latte that was just as good as any I've had in the city. I'd be curious what's going on in the machine that actually dispenses the coffee and milk. Is the same sort of attention to detail (ground size, water temp and pressure, and milk steaming) going into it as when its made by hand? It'd be cool if some of those mechanics were see through to make the process even more transparent (sorry for the pun). Either way, it was a solid latte for way less than I can get at a regular cafe with a pretty high tech gimmick. I'll certainly be back.

Coffee: solid. It was good coffee, nothing mind blowing. You get to choose your own beans! Entertainment: the robot arm only does the serving and setting up, the rest is an automated machine that pumps out espresso and milk. I wish it did more but it was cool to see regardless. Service: great! You order from an iPad, get notified when the coffee is ready, and the wait wasn't bad. Overall, I would get this coffee again if I'm at the metreon but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here.