I gave this review stars for beautiful location with indoor and outdoor seating overlooking a small river. Other than that, their coffee, tasteless avocado toast, soggy breakfast sandwich, extremely slow WiFi and customer service is so disappointing. I’ve given this place many chances because I want to support local businesses. This last time as their customer, I was just picking up an online order and felt discriminated against because I didn’t have proof of vaccination. I was ordering to go and she was so rude when she asked for proof and loud when we didn’t have it. We waited outside until our order was ready. I understand the mandate and you’re just doing your job, but you don’t need to make a scene in front of other customers and make others feel discriminated against. We all have choice and our personal reasons.

My favorite coffee shop in Bellevue area, so peaceful and gorgeous. Plus, i love Dilettante’s chocolates since forever. I always order either Dark Mocha or Xtra Dark Hot Chocolate, tasted just right.It is one of those quiet coffee shops whose people tend to keep to themselves, mostly working on their laptops or reading. So for those who don’t like busy, loud-music, girls-chattering cafes, this place is just perfect.

I have no idea how they can specialize in chocolate yet make a hot chocolate so bland and yet tasting so uncannily like soap and cardboard. I thought this one would finally be a winner, but it was the biggest disappointment. I ordered a dark hot chocolate with a shot of caramel and it tasted nothing like chocolate (nor caramel). How???The worker taking my order could barely hear me over the crowd of people shouting at each other. The space made every sound deafening. I had to double check the order being put in to restate things they missed because it was just that loud in there. It seems really easy for them to mess up orders because of the architecture and chatty clientele.The breakfast croissant sandwich was alright, but anyone who doesnt like their food to be soggy/soft might want to avoid it. Personally, I dont mind when everything is mushy, but I would see that being an issue for others.Overall, I cannot give enough caution to chocolate lovers considering a trip here. I have yet to try their actual chocolates on their own, but if they taste like the hot chocolate did, I might not even want to try them.

This is such a hidden gem! I love to have meetings here. They have a delicious menu for coffee, breakfast and lunch, and they even serve vino! The parking is easy and its an open-air feeling.

One of the best coffee shops Ive ever been in.. the whole top half of the glass walls open by collapsing and folding back. So youre open to the elements & feel very 1 with nature..its so relaxing.. beautiful architecture❣️

Hidden gem in a quiet corporate park. I appreciated the open but still cozy design inside. The location along the river makes for a very relaxing setting to have an espresso.There a few tables outside as well.You wouldnt know this place existed if someone didnt tell you about it. Its very close to downtown Bellevue, but far enough that its hidden in the trees and away from the noise of the city. If you find yourself downtown and want a unique place to have a coffee and chill for a minute, this is the place.Location and aesthetics aside, the coffee is up to standard. The baristas seem experienced and the froth on my cappuccino was very consistent and properly done. The roast they use wont necessarily win any awards, but it didnt stand out as being subpar and was certainly serviceable.They pride themselves as being a mocha cafe, so they make their own chocolate and focus on various mochas.They have a variety of food options and the roast beef sandwich was a combination of quality ingredients, albeit slightly overpriced for what you would expect from a cafe. That is somewhat to be expected based on the location and proximity of the corporate offices so I cant really knock them for that.Overall, I would I definitely recommend trying this place out if youre in the area. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality and ambiance.

Excellent place! Really loved the ambiance. The barista was nice and there were lots of boxed chocolates that you can buy as a gift

Best chocolate of Seattle! The chocolate covered fruits are amazing! The hot chocolate is perfect. Same taste as the original shop on Broadway, that closed long time ago due to increasing rent

Okay. Small portions. $$$. Good espresso. Sitting outside on the metal chairs was challenging. They really need a PA system so you can hear your order being ready.

Cool place. Great indoor/outdoor connection for enjoying nice days. Salad and sandwiches are great. First visit, but will be back. Note to chef: toast bread for the BLTA ;)

Great setting. Terrible dining experience. They didnt have much of the food listed on the menu. And when asked if my daughter could get something off menu, (because they ran out of 3 previous things on their menu my daughter wanted) they charged me the full price as their other sandwiches... $12 for cheese and bread because they are too inept to keep their menu items well stocked.

Love this cafe in the Mercer Slough business Park area, just off SE 8th. I asked for a Caprese Salad today, and the answer was sorry, were out of fresh mozzarella. I love that answer! It means they make the salad themselves. Great covered but open outdoor seating. Ill come back again.

Ordered a latte and they gave me a mocha. Also the WiFi here is very bad, online meeting keeps breaking off—I had to reschedule all my meetings for the day. I wouldn’t recommend here if you are looking for a place to work.

Im glad I found this cute cafe, nice outdoor space and my mocha was delicious. The food is really good and not too expensive. I thought the service was slow and the older gal making the coffe was a little rude but I will definitely be back.

Really nice, spacious cafe. It has big windows for a nice view of the creek and trees surrounding the property. Lots of seating inside and outside. The food and drinks are really good too! They give you a little chocolate covered coffee bean with your drink.

This is a delightful light and airy cafe right on the Mercer Slough. This morning we had breakfast (huge croissant sandwiches and breakfast burritos!) and watched a family of Canadian Geese with 10 chicks walk past the window. We also saw a heron and an osprey fly overhead. We will definitely be back!

Great place to relax, watch the wildlife, and enjoy a delicious latte. The atmosphere is pretty much perfect, very welcoming.

Greatest Mocha Ive ever had, theres room a plenty and they have Gluten-free bread option for sandwiches. The view is amazing and serene.

One of our favorite coffee spots in the area. Great coffee, amazing location and very relaxing atmosphere

Very quaint place nestled with the trees in the busy city of Bellevue. One less star bec the barista couldve been a little friendlier. But otherwise, its a good hangout place.

Good service, friendly, good coffee. In the back of office park with outdoor seating. Great place to relax and enjoy your coffee.

Nice place on the bank of creek, friendly staff, good food, and large warm place.

The best Hot chocolate in Bellevue 😁I also tried the Cuban sandwich, it was amazing!

Love coming here for work meets. And the delicious chocs.

So far this is the best Mocha I have ever had. I had the dark chocolate mocha (63 dark). Highly recommend it.

Great sandwiches, warm smooth coffee, and a large dining area accommodating coved regulations comfortably.

Decent coffee. Unfortunately, they have forgotten the concept that the customer is always right. I have made multiple simple requests on multiple occasions, where I have received a response of “we don’t do that here.” All I wanted was honey in my iced latte, the lady behind the counter would not budge, stating thet it is “against policy.” The most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.

A little pricey for the food, but kind workers!

Nice setting at outdoor.

Very nice environment and view

This place is huge! Situated in a business park, they must get a ton of traffic. There isnt any competition for them here. It wasnt busy when I went, but that was at an odd time of day. The place isnt cheap, so expect to pay a few dollars just for plain coffee. Of course, they have juices, etc. too.

Great coffee

Mmmm mmm mmm delicious. Cute place. Great, quite and beautiful area. Im from out of town. Im glad we found this place.

An Oasis from the hustle and bustle of the city. This cafe has the best coffee and the best place for it, like melted chocolate meets blissful therapy.First...the coffee. They mix real melted chocolate into the milk before steaming it. Amazingly better than Starbucks dumping syrup at the bottom of the cup. Dilettante has the best choice of chocolate and great coffee flavor.Second...location, location. This particular Dilettante happens to enjoy being surrounded by splendid trees, moat and nature. Step away from the grey and relax with your perfect mocha in a well designed cafe tucked in beautiful scenery. Did I mention its like therapy for the soul?

The location is beautiful and outside seating great when weather is nice. Water available for customers and bathrooms are nearby.Good variety of items. What is unfortunate is having ordered a ham and cheese croissant, which they state are made fresh daily. Whats unfortunate is having my croissant not cooked through. The inside was dough, uncooked and unpleasant. Would not have written this review if this hadnt been the 2nd time something had gone wrong with my purchase.The sandwiches are good. Coffee is comparable to other cafes. But if you order food to go, especially if its stated they make it fresh daily, check to ensure it is cooked through. I was lucky I noticed this before consuming the croissant and avoided possibly getting sick.Its a nice location and having happy hour available is a great perk in the office Park, but I will not be purchasing food here just in case.The ladies that work the front always super sweet and helpful. Wished the food matched their cheerfulness.

Location is great, a lot of nature around. All cups are plastic or cardboard, why not using nice cups and glasses at least inside? Service is good, but not great. Same with the food. Music is weird, nobody ant to hear high school rock at a cafe, unless its a high school cafeteria. This place has potential for much more!

This is such a sweet coffee shop. Right on a creek with large sliding windows. Its great in the summer time.

Amazing place and coffee. food is also nice and people working here are quick in service and treat customers very politely and nicely. I am satisfied with overall experience.

Fabulous coffee, beautiful location, gorgeous decor, perfect for meeting up with friends. Unfortunately some of the food is just okay. Tomato soup is bland and gloppy; broccoli soup had hard bits; sweet dressing on the Greek salad was not good;; pasteries dont taste super fresh. I could go on, but the location and coffee keep this on regular rotation. I still visit this hidden gem least once per week. More and more people are finding out about this place, so just recently there are larger and larger crowds.

About the only good place to get mochas without excessive sugar. Lots of mocha options, some if which are entirely free of added sugar--and they taste good.

Breakfast burrito was good, coffee excellent, as always. Beautiful, relaxing location.

A gem of a spot

Most beautiful and peaceful coffee place. Awesome for teleworking. Great food too!

High prices, cool vibe, good food. If youre a Starbucks frequent, youll love this place. Its a little pricier, but the whole hip, modern, coffee shop aura is definitely on point.

Awesome shop. Theyve got an excellent view of the river. One can relax while enjoying their coffee.

Love, love, love this wonderful place to get away and enjoy and delicious treat. Its clean, the staff are nice, and Im always able to find a table.... until the secret gets out and people swarm the place! Its a fantastic place to have a coffee, watch the water and geese, and get a bit of work done.

Love this place - coffee, tea, food, and chocolates are good. Sales people are very nice and efficient. Atmosphere is fun but a little noisy. There are no internet outlets so you need a plug adapter if you want to hook up. They do have free internet access you can use while drinking your coffee. They have a punch card for free after 10, I think.

Coffee was very good, I got a cappuccino

A great little find. Fantastic mochas. Basic food & good lunch in a beautiful setting surrounded by greenery. Lost one star because the noise level was nearly unbearable.

This cafe has such good coffee, and such good views!! There are windows all around, which is perfect if you want to be out on a rainy day without getting wet. Thoroughly recommend.

Very cute place with plenty of parking. A bit pricey, but delicious food and beverage.

Very nice place, friendly staff and the windows all fold in to open up the main area. Beautiful view too, the reason I gave it two stars is because the location is kinda inconvenient and most importantly, the Carmel Frappuccino with vanilla I got was decent at best, the blackberry Danish was equally as bad and to top it off expensive as hell! The person I was with also was very unimpressed with her turkey sandwich & iced coffee.As beautiful as the place was, I wont be going back there

Hidden gem. Quiet. Spacious. Friendly staff. Process are on the higher side but everything tastes good. They have extremely dark mochas, if you are a mocha connoisseur like i am, this is a place you definitely want to try. The is a patio, and additional outside seating area next the water which looks wonderful, but only good for summer though :)

Calm place close to nature

The old lady is not nice and very expensive

Breakfast croissant was good, If you get the brewed coffee, be aware that youre going to have to let it cool down for quite a while, they make it very hot. Pleasant servers though.

Never seen a barista so angry at customers.The ladies here apparently are not happy that people come to their store and buy lunches. Especially when you make orders over the phone. Be nice or rude to them, they treat you with the same sass. Also, do not ask questions about the menu. They hate that.

I was impressed by the location of the place. Its surrounded by nature -- well..mostly trees. Its a great get away place if you just want to leave busy daily life for a little bit without the need to actually go to a forest...

One of my favorite coffee places in Bellevue. Good coffee, great natural setting especially on nice days.

Large trendy coffee shop with lots of seating options. Large windows often opened, providing you an unobstructed view on the Bellevue Slough. Great place to have a meeting, meetup or to do some computer work. WiFi works great and lots of plugs. The only thing, and its consistent and actually kinda funny, no coffee art! Its almost like they intentionally do so.

This place mostly services the office building it resides within. The coffee was good, but not the best. I love coffee like a sommelier loves wine, so Im tough to please. The ambiance is nice, but can get loud, like all coffee shops.

No. I work in the office park where this cafe resides and I will tell you now that it is one of the most overpriced and inconsistent places I have ever eaten. You can order the same sandwich over and over and it is completely different every time--in a bad way. Also the sizes of the portions that they give you for the exact same meals varies wildly as well. What made me finally write a review was when I ordered a sausage, egg and cheese muffin sandwich and they put pizza sausage on it--you know, those little grey chunks of meat they put on pizza? I have ordered this sandwich many times and the sausage was usually the normal disc of meat that actually tastes like breakfast sausage. Its like they have and extremely incompetent team in the kitchen and when sandwiches are priced at $10+ a piece, it had better be made correctly every time.The cafe of course is a very charming place to hang out and if that is all you plan to do there then I highly recommend it.

Not exactly the cheapest food, but definitely really good! Has plenty of cozy seating for sitting down and getting work done on your laptop or having a coffee with a co-worker.

Great mocha but it is pricey. I had the dark chocolate and it was lovely.

Such a great location when the sun is shining. Open air vibes with fantastic fresh food!

The coffee might be decent but the customer service is absolutely horrible. We were nothing but nice to the employees. My friend that was with me is vegan and politely asked if the meat could be taken out of the burrito and they said no, so he decided to not order it. They then continued to charge him for the burrito and then make nasty remarks when he politely told them he once again does no want the burrito. He was told “I don’t care, you already paid for it so just take it”. Worst customer service i’ve had in awhile.

Amazing food and great waiter! Good prices for a nice dinner. Would definitely recommend as a top option in downtown Naples.

Nice place and ambiance. Perfect to do some work or read.

My favorite. Good location and good quality of the coffee and the food. Would be great it they are open during the weekends.

Very nice place to meet friends. Good coffee and casual food. They also have food ready to go for take-out. Very pretty in good weather with large outdoor seating.

Excellent hidden gem, chicken pesto sandwich was sooooo good. Inside and outside seating, great menu board with yummy pastries.

This is my favorite coffee shop. Beautiful location, high quality food and the drinks are to die for! My favorite is the iced mocha

Nice place to work from or sit and just relax. Great views of the river and such.

I like it here. It is a beautiful location next to a stream or creek. Tables are spread out rather than crammed closely. Sandwiches and desserts are good.

Bellevue’s seemingly hidden coffee shop. I love the big open windows, which open up on warm summer days. Coffee is always great, the baristas are so kind and helpful.

Out of the way hot chocolate / coffee / lunch shop. Recommended.

Really nice place and set up. My drinking chocolate was lukewarm and bagel soggy in bagel and lox. Good spot and decor though n friendly barista

Cool by coffee shop standards, but nothing like their Seattle restaurant. Cozy chairs, lots of windows, large open space so youre not brushing up against other people like you will at Starbucks.

Even if the food/coffee were terrible, Id still come here. The view over the slough is gorgeous. The space inside is huge and welcoming. There are adirondacks in the sun along the shore. Its tucked into the courthouse (or the building nearby, Im not sure). The big bay window is open so all I can hear are birds and the subtle, cool music.The food is awesome!! Great variety, both packaged and handmade. (Yummy croissant with scrambled egg, ham, and cheese, oh yeah!).Seriously delicious chocolate in the mochas. But of course it is. Delicious coffee too. Specify how much syrup you want if you want to taste it.This is my new close-to-work place. It didnt show up when I searched for coffee, but it did when I searched for breakfast, so Ive been missing out for years. Stupid (insert search engine).

They have some of the best mochas Ive ever had and some delicious meal options. Plus theres plenty of seating with huge windows overlooking the Mercer Slough. Its a wonderful place to relax and get some work done!

Beautiful surroundings and friendly service. It was much more welcoming and open than the more popular coffee houses. I will be back.

Very nice secret spot in the Bellfield office complex. Big, modern and open space with nice views out to the Mercer Slough. They have grab and go sandwiches and salads or order something fresh and hot. They also have All cooffee drinks, breakfast sandwiches and pastries. All is very fresh and quite tasty. They have some wines and beers if youre getting off work and want to,relax a bit before heading home...or a late meeting. Outdoor seating is also available. Inside, because of the latge open space is a bit noise, but not terrible. They have regular table seating, modern lounge chairs and tables as well as bar height seating looking outside. Definitely worth stopping in.

It is in a industrial park but is also beautiful! The cafe is modern and the staff are great! Will be going back again.

Dilettante Mocha makes the best mocha in all of town! If youre a fan of mochas this is the place

I love the extra dark mochas here and love sitting by the lake watching the ducks and the sunlight dancing on the river.

Nice place. Coffee is less than cupsize and a little barky. Food is tasty, well made and presented.

Credit card processing was down this afternoon. Cash only. That wasnt the end of the world though, so I ordered an Ephemere Mocha Frappe in their large size (x-something), and dropped a tip in the jar. The drink was delayed being made, and then when it was, the barista over-did the ingredients so that there was another half a drink still in the blender. I felt like I got ripped off on the espresso side of things, since some of my shots were still in that blender. :) Then she also left off the whip and the drizzled sauce on top that they show in their marketing photos of the drink. Ive had better experiences before in there, but today was not up to what it has been, or what I expected, especially for what I paid for the drink. Ill be back for certain, I just hope the service is better next time.

Viennese mocha and egg salad with bacon sandwich! Killer lunch!

Great (not so) little spot for coffee/tea/snacks and lunch. Easy meeting spot. Clean and modern decor.

Its fine, wasnt blown away by anything here but wasnt especially turned off either.

When this place opened, it was great. After a while, it seemed like all the original staff was gone and service declined significantly. Mixed up orders are pretty common now. Items made inconsistently. Not much in the way of options in the office park, though.

This place has great coffee and tons of options for seating. On a nice day they can even open up all the windows which makes the whole place open up.

So delicious. Best mocha in Bellevue. The atmosphere is great for studying. I love the big Windows.

Alright after coming here the last two times the coffee has been good and service has been up to standards. This coffee shop is perfect for working because of its open floor plan with the windows overlooking the river. Sometimes you can even see some animals too, like beavers! There is plenty of seating and it never gets too crowded everytime I have went. Plenty of parking right outside. The location feels secluded but is part of the Bellfield center surrounding by office buildings and has an Urban nature feel. I usually get one of the dessert coffees as I like to put it and theyre always delcious! My favorite is the Vanilla White Mocha. They also offer a wide range of breakfast and lunch pick me ups. Pricing is normal for the Bellevue area. Only downside is theyre not open on the weekends so get your caffeine dose in on the weekdays people.

Coffee was fabulous food was good, service great and the atmosphere lovely

Compare to other coffee shops, this is more suitable for reading, working, studying and quieter talk with friends. Coffee is good, deli is good, even the free water with lemon touch is refreshing.

Really nice place in an office park in Bellevue. Outdoor seating. Serious about their hot cocoa. :)

Had a great pea soup and turkey sandwich. They have lots of good lunch options but they are quite spendy

Great coffee and chocolate. Very friendly and attentive staff.

Too expensive.