Top Hat Coffee Lounge

Super friendly service. Had a delicious oatmeal raisin cookie smoothie and a bacon, egg, and cheese waffle. Worked from a table and an outlet in the corner and had a productive time. The metal/video game music was a plus. Wished their doors were handicap accessible but you can't win them all.

The servers were quite nice and this is one of the nicer cafes near Upenn (university city). There is a lot of lighting and comfortable seating so it might be nice for solo work, BUT it is quite loud so please don't be like me and take meetings from here.I ordered a matcha latte (nothing to write home about- but at the very least it had some flavour) and plain croissant. The food was mid tbh.

Top Hat Coffee Lounge serves BOMB espresso macchiatos, cream cheese danishes, and matcha tea lattes. But what they serve best is the chill, positive, good vibes only attitude. Vince and the gang serve genuine smiles straight up. I can't wait to go back and see my new friends. Also, I accidentally left my vape in the bathroom and they found it and gave it back to me. Just good peeps there. Please never go to Starbucks again, only go here.

Came here on a Sunday to get some work done and was very impressed with this cute coffee shop! Ended up getting a piña colada smoothie which ended up being one of the best decisions I made. I will say tables space was a little limited, although there was a long table that could be easily shared by many, but I was able to find a table early in the morning and most guests who came were able to do so as well. I think this shop has everything you need for a quick catch up session with friends or if you needed to get some work done in university city!

We are so happy we stumbled upon Top Hat during our morning walk. We grabbed a seat right outside to enjoy the weather and went for iced and hot coffee. However, once we saw that they were also known for waffles, we knew that we had to try those. Boy am I glad we did! Service was quick and I liked how they also had ample seating inside. We got the berry waffle and their popular poached, egg and chorizo waffle. Double YUM! Run- don't walk! You need to try this place!

This is close to 30th street station and a great little coffee shop with plenty of options. Although their menu is not huge, they have a lots of waffles, smoothies, and coffee to offer.The waffles are on the smaller size but have great additions to them. The poached eggs on top are perfect. The creama on the avocado waffle was delicious! Most of the fare offer a sweet and savory bite! The staff was nice and were quick in ordering and delivering of food. I loved that real silverware was provided!

Great little spot right next to the university! We had two drinks from the drink specials, the velvet shakerato and sweater weather. Both were great! We saw that the angry waffle was highly recommended, so we got that. As a GF person, I was disappointed that there were not gluten-free options, but my wife enjoyed the waffle, so that's good. There's not a ton of seating, though there is a long shared table that is helpful. We would definitely go back and try more things.

I've been to Top Hat several times and they never disappoint! Their berry bomb and monte cristo waffles are great and they have nice rotating seasonal specials as well like their great pumpkin waffle. Prices are a bit high given the small-ish portions but the ambiance of the indoor cafe makes up for it.

Honestly I'll start off by saying I really liked the coffee and the liege waffle I ordered. There aren't many places to get waffles like this so I really appreciated it. It was really crowded inside and there's basically nowhere to sit if you come at a busy time.All that being said, my partner and I had a horrible strange experience with the service here. When our drink came out my partner grabbed a straw for me and then the barista who made our drink mumbled fuck them turtles right? And we were like ??? What did you just say? and he was like fuck them turtles right? And we were just so confused because the cafe had the straws out for customers to take!! Like I understand the sentiment but what a crazy thing to say to a customer. That interaction honestly really ruined my whole experience here.

This place has become one of my favorite coffee places in the area. I first learned of it by attending their sister store via the TooGoodToGo app.The coffee is quality, it is local, and they offer a variety of quality options with some authentic specials that don't just feel like they are "there" to me. What they do, they do it well. Fair pricing for the quality. For Sunday mornings, they need a minimum of two staff but could probably do with 3. But the space is kind of small for 3. Probably expensive to expand but I feel this business model is likely to grow eventually. This place is "happenin" with a small but nice cozy space. Don't forget that the sign says "Life-Changing" waffles. If you don't order a waffle dish from this location, you're missing out!!7/25/23 update P.S. Where are the Monopoly boards?