Behind the Bookstore

Reviews about Behind the Bookstore

• 3 / 5

  By Jasen Muto
  Good coffee, nice atmosphere. Expensive 28$for 2 ice coffees and 2 pieces of toast with avocado and 1 egg
  November 20, 2016
• 2 / 5

  By Stephanie Fumo
  Was in here yesterday and have been coming to the Vineyard for over 14 years. We were excited when the book store opened this quaint cafe that was secretly tucked away behind the store a couple of years ago.
  
  The coffee is great but over time as they grew the service is very slow and the waitstaff is not the friendliest plus it is very expensive. Would expect more for the prices.
  
  Yesterday waited over 25 minutes after we ordered (which was another huge wait in a tight crammed space) for the waitress to then tell us they were out of the porridge? And we never got the griddle cakes we ordered at the same time. She offered scrambled eggs and bacon in place of the porridge but then said that would cost more. My husband said he wasn't paying more for waiting all that time for them to then tell us they were out of something. He said we would like that but we aren't paying more for it. The waitress gave us a dirty look, didn't say anything and just walked away.
  
  While we waited to see if we were even getting the eggs finally a little plate of eggs and bacon showed up while our griddle cakes still didn't arrive?? I said something to this other girl who brought the eggs and she said she would look into it.
  
  Finally maybe 10-15 minutes later burnt griddle cakes arrived with barely any yogurt or blueberries. Our kids were starving and so were we so we ate everything since we waited forever but it was less than favorable.
  
  My son got a bottle of coconut water which was $8.50 which was pretty outrageous!!! We also had the berry galette and the inside was so bitter they need to sweeten the berries a little to balance it.
  
  It was just a disappointing experience which really didn't have to be. Last year we had to wait a pretty long time also and you barely have any room to order inside standing also.
  
  I never see an owner or a manager or anyone walking around asking anyone how they are or if they need anything. This would help the business. We could have used extra plates and it would have been nice to let someone know our experience other than a nasty waitress.
  
  Also while waiting for the bathroom you can see both the prep spaces. We watched an employee eat a sandwich in the prep area and continue to prep. Employees should be allowed to take breaks to eat which is not only unsightly but is also unsanitary.
  
  It has so much potential to be more. Like many places in Edgartown it does attract the pretentious but we did manage to have one decent conversation with one friendly person.
  
  Hopefully this place will improve and really shine through the prices, service and partial mediocre food.
  
  Still undecided if we should give it another try next time or skip it all together.
  June 04, 2016