Cafe Facon
I was in Naka Meguro yesterday and was in search of a coffee place but as all places I looked into were full, I googled amd the first that came up was Cafe Facon. (pronounced as fa-song. It's probably French?) Read a review that their coffee was great and so I made my way there.
It is pretty close to the station but because I was taking a nice long walk along the river and in the opposite direction I took a little time to get there. It's a little hard to find even when you get to the place because the signboard is in Japanese. Although there is a sign outside the building in English (see below), the entrance leads to two stairways which are two separate buildings. The name on the building is written in katakana カフェファーソン and it took me more than a minute to realise it's the place I wanted to go.
Climbling up three flight of stairs, I reached this little doorway, entering it, I'm greeted by a wooden counter and wooden furniture. The cafe looks pretty quaint. But no aroma of coffee hit me. I should have realised then that something was amiss but in we go.
They have a little balcony with two tiny tables and chairs. It would have been nice if there was a bit of walking space but no I had to squeeze past the table to get to the chair at the far end. My friend sat on the other chair. The waitress could not reach our tables to put the items down probably and always had to pass us stuff and we have to place them on the table ourselves.
The menu. This shows the complete coffee selection this cafe has.
Price is considered normal for coffee places in Tokyo. It's a little steep compared to chain cafes and some drinks might be even more pricey than your starbucks cuppa.
I ordered a chiffon cake. It had a cinnamon taste and I hate cinnamon. So it's not really fair for me to grade this cake. But it might be kind to put it in the description so people like me do not fall prey. They had a very limited food menu. Only 4 types of desserts and 4 types of sandwiches. Not salads, no finger food.
Cafe creme. The girl warned us that it's a little on the sweet side and boy is it sweet! There is a dollop of cream on top and makes the coffee creamy but not oily (as some creams do). The lack of aroma makes me feel like I'm drinking some commericalised canned coffee. It's not bad but I wouldn't travel all the way there just for this.
Egg sandwich. My friend ate this and said it was really good. Can't comment since I didn't taste it.
Overall, I would not recommend this place unless you are like us, unable to find a seat at some other cafe.
The tea and coffee selection is very limited and so is the food menu. There is nothing special with the coffee and although the place was quite nice and comfortable (indoors. Outdoors was a different issue.), it's not worth the effort and price.
It is pretty close to the station but because I was taking a nice long walk along the river and in the opposite direction I took a little time to get there. It's a little hard to find even when you get to the place because the signboard is in Japanese. Although there is a sign outside the building in English (see below), the entrance leads to two stairways which are two separate buildings. The name on the building is written in katakana カフェファーソン and it took me more than a minute to realise it's the place I wanted to go.
Climbling up three flight of stairs, I reached this little doorway, entering it, I'm greeted by a wooden counter and wooden furniture. The cafe looks pretty quaint. But no aroma of coffee hit me. I should have realised then that something was amiss but in we go.
They have a little balcony with two tiny tables and chairs. It would have been nice if there was a bit of walking space but no I had to squeeze past the table to get to the chair at the far end. My friend sat on the other chair. The waitress could not reach our tables to put the items down probably and always had to pass us stuff and we have to place them on the table ourselves.
The menu. This shows the complete coffee selection this cafe has.
Price is considered normal for coffee places in Tokyo. It's a little steep compared to chain cafes and some drinks might be even more pricey than your starbucks cuppa.
I ordered a chiffon cake. It had a cinnamon taste and I hate cinnamon. So it's not really fair for me to grade this cake. But it might be kind to put it in the description so people like me do not fall prey. They had a very limited food menu. Only 4 types of desserts and 4 types of sandwiches. Not salads, no finger food.
Cafe creme. The girl warned us that it's a little on the sweet side and boy is it sweet! There is a dollop of cream on top and makes the coffee creamy but not oily (as some creams do). The lack of aroma makes me feel like I'm drinking some commericalised canned coffee. It's not bad but I wouldn't travel all the way there just for this.
Egg sandwich. My friend ate this and said it was really good. Can't comment since I didn't taste it.
Overall, I would not recommend this place unless you are like us, unable to find a seat at some other cafe.
The tea and coffee selection is very limited and so is the food menu. There is nothing special with the coffee and although the place was quite nice and comfortable (indoors. Outdoors was a different issue.), it's not worth the effort and price.