The Holy Cross Brewing Society

THE place to get coffee and cake in Frankfurt. Very kind staff, delicious delicious coffee, and very tempting baked goods. In the summer especially it's lovely to sit in the lounging chairs outside and read a book. Just the comfortable and cozy atmosphere that I was missing when I moved!

The staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming. We got a V60 and the coffee was honestly brewed to perfection, absolutely delicious. The selection of cakes looks good too.

So… me and my bestie met here on Sunday to plan our vacation. We sat at a table and started working out a plan using a laptop. Seems right, right? Well not in the Holy Cross. They have this idiotic “rule” of no-Computer/iPad/Tablets on weekend. Not sure what is that supposed to help with. Create a vibe of a cool hangout place? Makes no sense especially as they “allow” to use mobiles. In the end on 5 of 8 indoors tables people where fully on their mobiles. Great, cool hangout place. The only thing they managed is to get a demoter here. Coffee was okay.

The flat white was not at all satin or light creamy. It was simply milk and the cup was filled to the brim that made it impossible to take it to one's table without spilling.

For a place that specializes on coffee, this was a let down.

The only good thing was the tasty Portuguese pastry.

I had a great time here. I was able to work a bit on my laptop while having great coffee and cafe. The staff could not have been nicer. A place I’ll go back.

i had a morning to spend in frankfurt and this cafe came highly recommended. it was opened on a public holiday.

the staff were not the friendliest unless i took the first initiative to speak to them, but what made up for it was the coffee and the pastries.

the coffee was smooth, house blend was a dark roast and it was good. try the egg tarts, the puff pastry is delicate and crispy, and the egg custard is smooth and sweet.

great for a morning before zipping off to explore the rest of germany.

Decent coffee! Totally unfriendly service.

I was going to give this place a really positive review as I came this morning for a coffee.

Unfortunately i came back for a second visit in the afternoon and was met with some of the most unfriendly and arrogant service I have ever experienced at a cafe.

I am a traveller and all travelers know how important it is to be able to have a pit-stop, recharge your batteries - both coffee / food but also when possible, your Phone!

I noticed that all of their power-points were closed off and so I asked very openly and innocently if they perhaps had anywhere to charge my phone as it was very low on battery after a whole day of sightseeing, taking photos…

The barista’s response was such a cold NO - followed by “we don’t have that” and then “Why should that be my problem?” - fair enough, that’s quite a stiff policy and unfortunately as customers we have to respect that - but to been answered in such a passive aggressive way without any reason to do so to such an innocent question - I find the height of rudeness.

As customers, and from having worked in a cafe for over 10 years - it is most important to make everyone feel welcome. If you have a strict policy with no laptops, chargers or whatever it may be - that’s fine! But if a customer doesn’t even know that, you can’t just assume - especially if it isn’t indicated anywhere. If they ask, especially so innocently - at least be friendly? I felt instantly like I was not welcome there - and they could have the best coffee in the world but i wouldn’t want to drink it. Sorry - maybe i caught the guy on a bad day? But customers shouldn’t have to suffer for your bad vibes.

I strongly recommend NOT going here.

You can choose different type, method of processing and origins of specialty coffees to be prepared with filter also you can buy espresso, doppio, latte...
Very good place and very nice people who work on the coffee shop.