If youre a tea lover, youll enjoy this Cafe with your coffee drinking friends as it has quite a few loose leaf tea options. On a gloomy morning, I usually go for the London Fog. Their London Fog is actually made nicely. They steep the tea long enough, so you can taste the aroma of the earl grey perfectly. Its also not too sweet. I usually dont like my London Fog overly vanilla or overly sweet. Their baked items are good but I prefer their savory options more often. I enjoy their southwest veggie burrito which is always nicely toasted and their cookies. My favorite is their ginger molasses which is both soft and crunchy. I do like the ambiance and the airiness of the place. You can easily social distance while working on your laptop. I do enjoy the music and the comfy seating as well. Bring your earbuds or headset, if you dont like to work with louder music in the background. The staff can come off a little cold from time to time but I dont let that overshadow the positives.

Fantastic coffee shop to work or hang out at, lots of space and a good atmosphere.

They serve good teas. The employee was very courteous and respectful there. Will be going back soon.

Found my new favorite study spot. Great location next to the School of Social Work, quality food and coffee, and a lovely vibe. There is a decent amount of seating and I had no trouble finding an available outlet for my laptop (!). Service is friendly and folks seem to enjoy working there.

There was a good selection of pastries and the tea is pretty good--I just wish the tea menu was somewhere besides next to the register so I could make my decision not last minute. I really enjoyed the mazurka, even though I had no idea what it was when I got it. The cafe itself has a really cute vibe and I would recommend it as a nice study or work spot if you need a change of scenery.

Among the best coffee drinks and a comfortable venue that reminds me of the old coffee shops in Vienna.

Lovely, cozy, warm coffee shop with interesting art work and funky, but nice background music. The coffee was SO amazing - asked for a honey, cinnamon latte and it was perfect!

The only inconvenience of the place is their menu is not gathered and listed with all whats available. But everything is good. The music is little loud but the mood is comfortable to study. Also this is reason why I am writing this review: their chocolate cookies are amazing.

Coffee was good. Only bad thing was the rude girl with the black hair at cashier register.

Tea and baked goods were super good here.Their WiFi is super fast, the ambiance of the environment is like a super cozy coffee shop. I was really surprised how big it was.Plenty of room for huge groups and for also loners like me.Didnt have trouble finding an outlet either. Theres plenty of power to go aroundReally good place to study or just chill.

Everything I ordered was pretty good!

Good coffee drinks and baked goods. Good but not extraordinary.

We ordered a mocha and a dirty chai. The mocha was really good but the dirty chai tasted like bitter cinnamon water. Worst dirty chai I have ever had, yet one of my favorite mochas.

Quiet, clean, good place to grab a cuppa in the morning and maybe a beer in the afternoon.

Great coffee and the staff is very nice!

Fresh daily made breakfast and food items. The coffee is high quality and consistent. Vegetarian food options are available as well as multiple alternative milk options.Some of the best coffee and breakfast in the area.Tables, and space to work is available first come first serve. There are also tables and chairs on the patio.Parking is on the street, but usually can be found within 1-3 blocks depending on time of day.

Great place for iced mochas, sandwiches, and studying

Great drinks and nice house music when I was there

Great friendly service. Good variety of coffee, teas, and eats in a modern/rustic/urban setting.

Cafe solstice is great! I get a quad shot latte and its always delicious. The fact that they have a patio is a huge draw to me on sunny Seattle days.

Espresso cream cheese brownie is the bomb. Great service, as well.

Cozy vibe. I want to go whenever I got spare time.

Their breakfast burritos are amazing and the staff is so friendly! Really great vibes during these cold times.

We get the decaf latte and Gillian’s sticky brownie. The coffee is always great and I don’t think you’ll find better brownie out there! It’s the perfect combination of sticky chocolate and crunchy crust. The folks who work there are awesome!

Great coffee and a chill atmosphere. This is a great place to do some work, read a book, or meet up with a friend.

This is a GREAT coffee shop near the University of Washington. Awesome atmosphere try the Bacon burrito or the cookies.

My favorite place in Seattle. Amazing team. Excellent coffee. Exceptional sandwiches sourced from very high quality ingredients and prepared fresh.

Good coffee. I wish that I could afford the baked goods.

My friend and I enjoyed the baked good selection immensely. The tea was also fabulous! A warm atmosphere with great service.

Pretty decent quiet spot. Coffee is average but the atmosphere is worth it.

I loved it here! Very friendly and inviting. The staff always smile, they engage, and they can laugh. The food is great and my vegan friend can hang in the same place and we both have food options! The coffee is so delicious, and they serve in reusable cups which makes my sustainable-heart happy. The environment is beautiful and quirky as well.The ONLY negative thing I can say has nothing to do with the architecture, staff, food, or drinks: Its the music. Not the choice of music at all; Its too loud for my personal taste. I noticed most people there were studying or talking, and I found myself yelling to my friend just so he could hear me. I never went upstairs, so it may be quieter up there.However, music volume aside, it is tremendous!

Best study spot. Infinite wifi, outlets, seating, and good coffee.

Great staff and amazing coffee and pastries

The coffee is good and the scones are the best in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, the music is always so loud (even with ear buds in) that its not a good spot for studying. It works well for a quick to-go drink, especially since its right next to the bus stop! I would give 4 stars but have also had some pretty disappointing encounters with the staff. This has been getting better but there have been a few people working behind the counter that really dont seem to want to be there.

My favorite cafe! Staff is wonderful, coffee and food are excellent, and very cool atmosphere. For a delicious sweet treat, try the cardamom cake, it’s out of this world.

Nice atmosphere here. Great work/study spot as a student for sure. The coffee was quite good too. Definitely can get a bit crowded at midday (at least on the saturday I visited).

Basically impossible to find a seat but its pretty clear why-- this cafe rocks! The coffee is good, the furniture is fun, music is generally enjoyable, and theres a nice college cafe atmosphere. Its fun to meet people here or crank out some reading. Also commendable: they sell beer, which more cafes need to start doing for us night time patrons! Giving four stars though because the food is pretty ridiculously expensive (looking at you ~$8 grilled cheese)

Nice cafe to meet friends, or study. They play loud music most of the time. They sell coffee, tea, and beer/wine and have a small selection of food and pastries. Nice outdoor seating for when its nice out.

Wife and I ate here and they gave us a grilled cheese when we ordered a ham grilled cheese. We brought it to their attention, they apologized and gave us a new one along with discount tokens for a future visit. 5 stars for customer service. Also food was amazing.

Hip spot to grab a coffee and cookie and do a little work. Or you can grab a beer and chill among the college crowd. The patio out back is nice in the summer.

Cute spot on The Ave for coffee, pastries, and sandwiches! Super laid back vibe and great coffee. Was able to get a lot of work done despite how crowded it can get and the loud music. Definitely one of my new favorite study spots to get a bite to eat and focus on my assignments.

I enjoyed the coffee here and they had a great pastry selection. The place is full of college students studying, so there is a distinctly quiet and serious vibe. I set up a meeting here and I might have picked a different locale for that—I felt like I was disrupting other customers. Time of day and day of week probably makes a big different though. Great place to read or get some work done.

Ive been to a few coffee shops around here and this is the one I keep going back to. The hot chocolate is good. I wish the breakfast burritos had a bit less beans and a bit more meat.

Nice little patio for outdoor seating and one of the best lattes I have had in the university district. Unfortunately the blueberry cream cheese coffeecake was a little disappointing, weird cream cheese texture, wouldnt get it again. The staff was lovely about my dog as well and let me bring him in to order before I took him outside to the patio

Great vibe and small but great collection of beers and other foods and drinks. Very close to the UW and for the bus stations. If you have few minutes to spare just stop by and grab a beer. Or coffee. Or tea. Or a sandwich or... whatever just be there. Friendly service and friendly prices.

I adore this place. Friendly staff, great environment to just relax and get some work done for hours without pressure. The location is low-key and there is usually more than enough places to sit. The coffee is delicious and the food is pretty great too! Its a Capitol Hill gem for sure.

Delicious coffee and a great study atmosphere! It seems to be frequented by UW graduate students so it’s quieter and it gets me in a study state of mind. It’s a pretty popular spot so when the UW libraries are closed, you might not get lucky with sitting! Do stop in for coffee!

I come here sometimes to get a snack before class. I haven’t had the coffee in a bit, but it was pretty good when I had it. It’s not a very welcoming environment and when I went there today and asked for a ham egg and cheese breakfast sandwich the girl looked at me weird like she had no clue what I was talking about, walked over to look at it, came back and over charged me 25¢. Their prices are usually not correct. They almost always forget I ask for my food to go and take an exceptionally long time to get the food for a place that simply heats their food up. The employees seem a bit stuck up and rude as some other reviews say. I also found a hair in my mac and cheese, not really sure if I wanna come back here again.

Busy spot on the Ave. Lots of folk talking and typing. I met a friend there. It was a surprisingly comfortable place for a serious conversation. The biggest kick of the visit was seeing a full set of The World Book Encyclopedia on display. I grew up with that set. It was the way to know the world before there was an Internet.

Coffee was pretty decent but the staff seemed like I was bothering them just to place an order

Consistently pretty good. Sometimes long lines. Sometimes bad service.

Cafe Solstice has a relaxed atmosphere including outdoor seating. The decor is unique with rotating artwork hanging on the walls. It is a great place to dine alone or with small groups. They serve sandwiches and soups, coffee and pastries, and beer.

One of many cafes on the Ave, this one is above average. Okay for studying if you bring head phones. The coffee and Atmosphere are good, but no ones comes here for a meal.

Good service, friendly staff. A good place to hang out.

Had a crepe madame and it was delicious. The coffee was great and the service was the best. The value to quality ratio is great, I really recommend this place and I will absolutely be returning on this same trip. They have several options for breakfasts of all tastes and kinds.

This is a dark, comfortable coffee shop with good coffee and various food options. It is the perfect place to go in, get what you need, and then run out as fast humanly possible because the music is so blaring and obnoxious that I dont see how anyone could be comfortable spending any length of time there.To get a five-star review, Solstice needs to do only one thing: TURN OFF THE MUSIC. Im sure you think youre being cool, but the practical effect is that almost nobody can stand being there. It is impossible to think, impossible to carry on a conversation and impossible to stay sane in an environment that loud. That was evidenced by the fact that between 10:30 and 11:30 on a Saturday morning, the place stayed almost empty. I had to meet someone there, but we both decided that we will never go back.

A standard and staple of all the graduate students. They have good and fast sandwiches for lunch.

The drinks and baked goods are sufficient. What makes this cafe different than most is the volume. They play (good) loud music and in turn, the patrons speak at a higher volume. Its fine if you are looking for a cafe that has more of a social vibe, but there are better cafes in the area for quiet studying.

Definitely not for everyone. The music can be quite loud at times (a big drawback if you go there to study). The draw though is that they are CHEAP, they have FAST Wi-Fi, and dont mind if you spend all day inside. They have cold brew yearlong and it is top shelf. Would recommend to people to try and see if it is the vibe you like. If you like Starbucks... you miiiiight not like Cafe Solstice... heads up(:

Not open open during their posted hours (their website says 6:30 AM). Closed at 6:45 when I arrived. Wasted 20 minutes of my morning when I was trying to get some breakfast before work.I got the impression from the shrug I got from person meandering around inside that they open when they get around to it.People have places to get to in the morning. Get your act together or change the hours that you advertise.

They have a good selection of sandwiches and pastries, the coffees good too. Youre lucky if you can stake out a table, there always people here working or studying and tables are limited.

Great coffee! You can also get beer or wine. There are lots of places to work but it can get crowded. The food looked good and the music was on point.

Wonderful café with nice staff and good coffee as well as awesome cookies

Aside from their superb coffee, their chocolate chip cookies are now a staple in my diet. For nice breakfast, the bacon breakfast wrap or the everything/sesame bagel with pesto cream cheese are my go-tos. I spend most of my out-of-the-house studying time here; very comfy place to hole up for a bit as well as catch up with friends. Workers are easy to get to know, very personable. Love love love!

Cafe Solstice is one of my favorite coffee shops in University District. Not only is it very close to campus and the west campus dorms, the actual atmosphere of Cafe Solstice is one that you can stay and relax in for hours at a time. Their seating includes bar stools and couches, so you can sit down on the coach and study for hours

Great place for a good cup of coffee or a beer. They also have wifi and great selection of pastries.The place has plenty of seats, and is always busy with students and people thinking hard or talking.Right next to a bus line and campus so its very popular.

I had their chai tee and lemon raspberry muffin. The muffin was great, but the chai tee was bland. Also the music was too loud, which didnt make sense at all. 99% of the customers were studying and why did the music have to be so loud? It was more like club vibe. Even the music too. I went to read a book and it really bothered me. I ended up leaving within an hour.

I go there for the tea and the herb matè. Very great ambiance and great service! Also fairly quick when it comes to preparing drinks, only thing that takes a while is if you choose to heat up a sandwich or pastry.

I was there while on a break from taking the police exam. They have pretty good food.

The food is good and they have a great tea selection but what I like the most is the bass!! Most coffee shops play quiet unobtrusive stuff, if thats what you want go there, Solstice is not a place for meetings or group studying. But this place has a great vibe and it makes you feel good as soon as you step in the door.

Super Chill! I use this phrase rarely, but the environment over there is really relaxing for me. Music, lights, and all kinds of pies and cakes. 😝Their coffee is well roasted, but I am a fan of different tea type that they have.

Excellent coffee, probably the second best in the u district after Allegro. Always so full which makes it tough to find a seat. The music is often a bit overbearing (I prefer relaxing background music) and the staff seem a bit rough and morose. I have been many times and will continue.

A good selection of pastries and sandwiches set in a boisterous place. Loud music and loud clientele as it’s located in the U district. It’s a go to coffee shop to people watch.

Nice place with good coffee just expensive

Busy, quirky cafe popular with the University crowd. Has a great perk-you-up feel for those early mornings prior to collaborating on projects!

Excellent. Lamb with amazing flavor and rice with so many hints of Persian cuisine. Staff were phenomenal. Wine list perfect. Just visit and enjoy.

I love this cafe. But I dont understand why the musics volume is always at 11 and also why there is so much rock and metal playing. You cant hear yourself think or your own music in your headphones. And everyone has to use just-shy-of-yelling voices to talk. I know, I know... go someplace else if you dont like it. Its just such a great place except for how loud it is and how noisy the genres of music.

Good coffee, but not sure I could get any work done in there

The coffee was really good, and I liked the cozy, quiet feel the place had. But the staff I was helped by was extremely rude, snotty, and generally displeasing to be around. I felt like I was bothering them just by ordering...

Mellow atmosphere. Cool art. Great place to order a coffee and knock out work or a social visit.

Solstice is a U District mainstay. While the food can be a little pricey, the coffee is top notch. They receive fresh Lighthouse coffee beans weekly, ensuring a fresh espresso shot every time with rich crema on top. Also, the weekday morning baristas are fantastic! Dan and Ethan are coffee experts and craft outstanding mochas, macchiatos, and everything in-between.

Very good coffee and sandwiches. Music is often loud but they play good music. Always full of college students studying or hanging out

Great place! I got one of the most delicious blackberry muffin I ever had!

Cafe Solstice is close to stairs, and a walkway, to the University of Washington, located on the Ave. This cafe is a well established presence in the area, where locals and students enjoy tasty pastries and coffee treats. Great place to hang out, read, and study.

Delicious sandwiches and very friendly staff. The sandwiches are a bit on the spendy side but everything is fresh and consistently good. The space can get a bit loud when crowded but the service is always lovely.

Waited 8 minutes for google to load on their ridiculously slow internet speed just to be able to leave a review. The baristas are not well trained in the coffee they served and often do not know whats in the pot of coffee. Their espresso from Lighthouse Coffee is amazing. Customer service was less than par and I had to wait until the employees finished up their conversation before placing my order. I guess here, the employees comes first.

They serve coffee from Lighthouse Roasters, a local company. They also employ a machine-tuning expert who traveled to Venice to learn how to make the machines produce a perfect shot. If you can handle the hipster vibe and the sometimes loud music, Solstice is great. You can always take your coffee to go and walk around campus or on the Ave.

A relatively low-lit cafe, and very near a bus stop. Not a lot of meal options, but there are tasty snack things and the drinks are great! If youre looking for both coffee and wine, this may just be your place.There are also electrical outlets and wifi for laptop work, and the almost secret outdoor seating out back cant be beat in the summer.

Very chill coffee shop, ample seating and good baristas. Live music a few times a week. I used to love going here in the evenings to watch The Senate play their face-melting acoustic rock.

Great coffee a good vibes. Not quite though.

Great food and staff. Nice area to sit outside, both front and back, which is rare on the Ave.

One of the few places where you can sit by the side walk and enjoy a cold beer while people watching. Though they where out of pilsner there IPA was great.

Good coffee. Spilt mine on ground. Traumatized, embarrassed, mortified. Can never return

The food and beer selection is better at the Capitol Hill location but the sandwiches here are great and the atmosphere is very nice. Good Wifi

Solstice is one of my favorite coffee shops. If youre looking for quiet and cozy, this isnt it. Its big and bustling and usually has loud music and is very full of students meeting, studying, etc. Its often difficult to find a table. I love it. The coffee is superb and food is decent. Its open pretty late which is great.The front deck has overhead radiant heaters and theres also a covered back deck, both of which often have space when the inside is full.I took off one star because the WiFi pretty much never works and hasnt for years. If youre a student, sometimes you can get university wifi from nearby buildings.

My favorite place for coffee in the U-District. The vibe is excellent, and the music selection is always on point. Excellent baristas.

I know this place has a ton of reviews, and its super convenient so Im not going to stop going there, but what is the deal with the people who work there? Specifically the one older guy who looks super mean? I always end up feeling BAD that I went up and ordered something! It weirds me out. Also kinda expensive. I just wish that like, someone behind the counter would smile at me for once so I dont feel like a weirdo for trying to be friendly. I work in food service, so I know its not that hard.

Institutional spot for lots of UW graduate students...love their mocha and their music. Everyone is very friendly and it is a great place for studying or meeting up with friends!!

Love this place. Has been a favorite for yrs. Casual place with good coffee, pastries and sandwiches.

A little crowded but we got seats at the bar. Nice staff and a cool atmosphere.