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Bakery and bistro in Râșcani, with praised cakes and complaints about cleanliness
Cappuccino with latte art and house cakes, one with pistachio and raspberry among them
Worth it for the coffee and the cakes, which are the praised part. If you are sensitive about cleanliness, read the reviews first: two fault the superficially wiped tables and the absence of hand sanitiser in a place that admits dogs.
Bakery and bistro on Miron Costin street, in Râșcani, open daily from 8:00 to 22:00, with a terrace and free parking. Reviews praise the cappuccino with latte art, the cakes, one with pistachio and raspberry named explicitly among them, the syrniki, the fish soup and the herring smørrebrød. The staff are described by one guest as attentive to detail, taking their winter coats, and there is a lower floor with seating for larger groups. There are serious complaints too, in two two-star reviews. The first concerns hygiene: the place admits dogs but has no hand sanitiser available, and the guest describes a dog almost up on a table at which someone else then sat down to eat, plus tables wiped superficially, with marks left behind. The second describes a member of staff eating openly by the till. Both also fault the prices, considered high for what you get, and several guests say the service is slow because the place is always full.
- The cappuccino, praised explicitly, with latte art
- The cakes, one with pistachio and raspberry named explicitly
- The syrniki, mentioned by one guest as very good
- The fish soup and the herring smørrebrød, named explicitly
- Staff attentive to detail, who took guests winter coats
- A lower floor with seating for larger groups
- A rich drinks list
- The cappuccino with latte art
- The cake display
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“I really liked their cappuccino. It's not bitter and they do latte art!! They have some better tasting desserts and cakes compared to other shops. Loved their pistachio raspberry cake!! Their matcha was grainy and not good compared to American quality but that's what I expected. It's hard to find a good quality here in Moldova. Service is a bit slow and lacking probably because…”
“A great place to have a breakfast/lunch at. Had amazing “syrniki” cheesecakes here. Amazing coffee, nice atmosphere.”
“An average place (unfortunately, I can’t say the same about the prices). In my experience when you charge more, you expect a high standard from staff, amazing atmosphere and impeccable service. Sadly, it’s far from it. The management has to implement some rules, otherwise everything will I’ll go down the hill. As my friend and I entered, we have approached the main pastry disp…”
- A two-star review faults the hygiene: the place admits dogs but has no hand sanitiser, and a dog was almost up on a table at which someone else then sat down to eat
- Tables wiped superficially, with marks left behind, in the same review
- A member of staff eating openly by the till, in another two-star review
- Prices considered high for what you get, in both critical reviews
- Slow service, because the place is always full, per several guests
- The terrace was found closed a few times, per one review
- The matcha, described as grainy by one guest