On Friday, I had the day off from work and the weather was great. So my wife, son and I took the walk down to The Outbound Station for some coffee and breakfast.
Overall, it was a good cup of coffee and breakfast pastry. I have enjoyed both La Colombe coffee before and Le Bus pastry. Generally, you can’t go wrong with these two choices so that was good.
There were issues though. More personal, easily fixable things, but here they are…
- Prices not listed — There was a chalkboard of the coffees available and pastries available. No prices. There were drinks, food items and candy available for sale. No prices. There was a pastry case with a host of items. No prices. You need to list what things cost or else I’m not buying.
- Assuming I want to-go — There is nothing worse then drinking coffee out of a to-go paper cup. But, I often do it because I’m on the run. My wife and I were the only people in the shop at 9 AM on Good Friday. We ordered our coffee and he began to grab paper cups for us. I asked for the coffee “for here”. He gave me this look like I was really putting him out. I can only assume it was because he had to wash the cups now, who knows. Word of advice to the owners, have the barista ask if they want it for here, it’s a nice touch and it’s better for the environment and your bottom line. Push the mugs!
- Wi-Fi — Every coffee house needs free Wi-Fi. It’s a must and it does not cost much. I didn’t notice a sign and my iPhone didn’t see an access point, ya gotta have it.
- Art on the walls — Find a local artist or gallery to display some art on the walls. The kitschy “coffee house” art that was probably bought at Home Goods does nothing for me.
End result — minor issues for a welcome addition the Conshohocken retail lines. I look forward to revisiting The Outbound Station and will report improvements, if any. For now, stop in and enjoy a great cup of coffee.
** Update ** — Neglected to mention where The Outbound Station is located.
The address is
2 Harry Street
Conshohocken, PA
(610) 825-3825?
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Every coffee house needs wifi? I thought every coffee house needed, well, coffee? Everything else is just details.
Yeah, think I’m going to stick by that comment. I believe every coffee house needs WiFi. If you want to stay competitive and get people in to eat, drink, etc…you need it. Hell, even McDonalds has free WiFi now.
Where is The Outbound Station? You neglected to mention the location.
DUH! Good catch…fixed.
Any thoughts about what other retail locations Conshy needs?
Jules – maybe some thin crust pizza ; )
dont you think there are too many pizza places in the area already?
Not enough good ones. Also, 100%agree with Brian about the coffee house