Coffee Shop
I’ve recently become very fond of a local coffee shop on Woodward Ave.: The Coffee Beanery Cafe. Granted, it’s not as “hip” or “fashionable” as Starbucks or Caribou Coffee in downtown Royal Oak, but I can’t help it. The Coffee Beanery Cafe has the one thing downtown coffee shops do not: a reliable, fast, and free wireless connection. On top of that, they make some tasty sandwich wraps, and the coffee is very good. I’m no coffee connoisseur, so maybe there is a difference, but I can’t taste it.
Basically, this cafe is making a very smart business decision by offering free wireless. The location is not as “prime” as downtown Royal Oak, and really only draws people that are interested in studying or hanging out during the day. However, it is on the west side of Woodward Ave., resulting in some major traffic from the “going to work” crowd in the morning. The kicker is free wireless, keeping the cafe relatively busy all day.
Yes, I understand that Oakland County has “free wireless,” but the signal is horrible in most places and the speeds are ridiculously slow unless you pay. But, who wants to pay for higher speeds when: 1) the connection is not reliable, and 2) there is a fast, reliable connection for free at the local coffee shop?
Even though I’m moving in less than a month, I hope this place stays open. The world needs more coffee shops like The Coffee Beanery Cafe. Trust me, I’ll be looking high and low for something similar in Bermuda.
