Leaves Coffee Roasters

I was looking to come here for a while and must say it was good and worth coming all the way from where I live. They have a couple of varieties of coffee from different ranges, including some very expensive ones. The setting is nice and wasn’t entirely full, meaning that we could get a seat once we came in. Pricewise most black coffees started from 800 yen onwards.

Queued for 40mins. Barely moved 4 people. And there are another 10 people in the queue. The queue is caused by the slow turnover instead of many people arriving. There are 8-9 seats and even when guests are seated, you need to wait more than 15mins for the drinks to arrive. The beans and drinks are expensive. Granted that they are from famous farms but it's still overpriced and I guess it has to do with covering the turnover they are facing. Come only if you have a lot of time to spare. Just for reference. I went to many roasters that are award winning and I have never seen one that served so slowing so it's not a case of taking time for quality

Best cup I had on my trip was the Ethiopian Sky Project Tim from Leaves Coffee in Tokyo. The line took more than an hour and seating is very limited. Unfortunately, many cafe goers lingered at their seats after their cup of coffee, and just sat… while others even went for round two. While this is their prerogative, it felt incredibly insensitive and downright disrespectful to the people waiting in line. Some dude even had the audacity to start sketching in his art book. He was in the cafe when I started waiting in line and was still there when I left. All in all… top of the line establishment in terms of quality, thwarted by disrespectful, incredulous international visitors. Get a clue, people!