Tableau at PAFA

Ok. The fact there the place was empty at 8am kinda says something, no offense. My coffee was the right temperature but heavy milk. I feel like I’ll have to give them another chance.
There were flies over the pretty pastries which kind of turns me off. They should cover them with a glass topper.

I was excited to see this offering come to North Broad St., a veritable desert of decent lunch offerings. Unfortunately because of a bad experience with a staff member, I won’t be going back nor recommending.
During the summer I had been making this a regular early morning stop. Enjoying coffee and a paper outside on nice days or inside when it was too hot. One day in particular, I arrived at 7:55, five minutes prior to their posted opening time. The doors were open and the staff were present. A staff member met me at the counter where I asked for a large coffee with room for cream. Her response was «What time is it?». Not suspecting anything amiss, I looked at my phone and replied «5 minutes to 8:00». Her retort was we don’t open until 8:00. I was surprised and answered I just wanted a coffee and that I would be staying there to drink it and read my paper, we could settle up when they opened. I was asked a second time «What time is it?». I knew where this was going, but asked once more, indicating that I was a regular customer would be happy to leave $ 5.00 on the counter and she could make change later. Well, the witch was on some sort of power trip and was clearly not going to budge even as the clock ticked closer to 8:00. She made some comment about the cash drawer not being opened/​available until 8:00 and that I would have to wait or come back.
I haven’t been back, haven’t brought my staff there for meals/​breaks and discouraged anyone I know from frequenting.

I love this new café. It’s open, airy, and modern. There are lots of tasty pastries to choose from and the bagels are awesome. Coffee portions are small, but quality. This is definitely a great addition to the area!

Stopped in for breakfast on a Friday morning before a Mural Arts trolley tour by PAFA. Got a flat white and a cheddar-​bacon scone since they were all out of chocolate croissants. Not terribly busy, plenty of tables to sit at inside and out. Really interesting to have the airplane sculpture right there outside the café, talk about a local landmark. Nice business, full menu can be found here:

So I just recently started coming here to study. Definitely great place to do so, not many people, room so big you feel spacious, which helps in studying. It’s also very good at getting sunlight in, which I love when I’m studying. All great ambience and place to study, plus free wifi.
I haven’t tried much of the food, but the coffee is good. Nothing really special about the coffee but just that it’s good and the people are also nice. Nothing really bad to say about this place but I gave it four stars because I have gotten to try anything other than the coffee.

The brand new Tableau Café at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is easy both on the eyes and the palate. This Stephen Starr enterprise is located in the Hamilton Building on the glass-​enclosed Cherry Street Mall side. It is open seven days a week. All the usual café suspects are served here … but especially light and tasty are the scones. They go great with a fine tea. So if you’re heading to the PAFA Art Museum or just in the neighborhood, check out this new culinary addition.