The Society Cafe

Super friendly staff! Lovely setting. Very cozy little shop! Perfect place to come for a late night coffee and grilled cheese!

I happen to be in Portland looking for the Coraline cats with friends. I was thirsty for iced tea and needing to use the bathroom. I bought a friend a cup of coffee and an iced tea for me. Friendly staff!

When my friend and I came here for lunch to chat over some coffee, we came at a bad time as the kitchen was closed since the staff member was on a break. Nonetheless, we still waited and got drinks instead! They have a wide variety of drinks and I also noticed that they had seasonal drinks, which looked amazing. I got a hot chocolate (which I normally never get, but I was craving something sweet, without caffeine) and it was perfect! It was rich and chocolate-y without being an overwhelming sweet. My friends latte was good as well. :)I got the pearl panini for lunch and it was great. A perfect savory and sweet sandwich with the turkey and brie balancing with the apple. The chips were your standard bag of chips and I'm not a fan of pickles so I couldn't tell you that (but it looked good!). Overall, a nice spot to grab a quick bite but I wasn't a huge fan of it as a hangout/chatting spot as it felt too busy (being a hotel lobby) and there wasn't much seating.

BUSINESS STOLE OUR MONEY: We did not receive the product, were promised a refund multiple times, and their management is NEVER available to speak to. I RARELY write negative reviews but I would caution anyone coming here and would not recommend anyone to go here. It was a seemingly pleasant experience at first, but now, months later, we're out the money we paid with no received items and we continue to get the runaround by everyone we've spoken to at this location. We came here on January 4, a little after 9pm, as a tour guide recommended the stop. When we entered, there was a beautifully decorated bar that shared space with the lobby check in for the hotel. We went to the bartender (Max) and ordered 2 espresso martinis and a mocktail. The total came out to $40 and we added a $20 tip. One important thing to know is that unlike traditional bars, you pay for your drinks "upfront" like a cafe or Starbucks. At the time, with all the liquor displays and such, it was not obviously clear that this was actually a "cafe" and NOT a bar.One espresso martini came out, and about 10 minutes later, the 2nd espresso martini came out. Then we waited - 20 minutes passed, 30 minutes passed, no mocktail for our third friend. We of course were waiting for her drink to arrive before we could enjoy ours. At that point, we were close to maybe 10pm and still hadn't received the 3rd drink. We decided to just leave at that point since we were disappointed in how long it took. We went to the lobby to let Max know that we'd just like a refund and if he could just process it so we can head out. That process also took about another 10-15 minutes since he was having to multitask between training the new hire and process the refund at the cafe. Despite us having already waited close to an hour for one mock-tail, his response to our refund request was for us to wait even longer; we refused, and demanded that he process the refund immediately. Max became visibly irritated by this, and grumbled while walking back to the POS at the bar; at one point we heard him say "are you f** kidding me?" out of frustration. At the POS, Max was having issues processing the refund, and had to call someone on their phone for help. Eventually, he was able to do it and handed us what we thought was a refund receipt. Ultimately, it ended up just being a copy of the order.By January 9th, the refund had not yet processed and we were already back in California. We called again, and spoke with Max. He seemed genuinely apologetic, happy that we called back, and admitted it wasn't his best professionally. He was training a new hire on staff  that needed help at the hotel lobby and it was apparently a time-sensitive issue that a woman was having because she was scared about losing her money since she booked a hotel room through a 3rd party company. He was very kind and said he would escalate to management if he didn't see the refund in 5 days. By February 12th, the refund had not processed yet, so we called back yet again. We spoke to the front desk and they attempted to look up the transaction but were unable to do so because it was over 30 days. They left our phone number to provide to a manager to contact us back, but that never happened. February 25th with still no correspondence, so we were left with no choice, but to file a merchant dispute with the bank. UNFORTUNATELY, because the receipt Max gave us was NOT a refund receipt but just a copy of the order, we were only able to get back $20. The people that run this cafe are crooked. If you need a refund, do not leave before double checking any receipt or documentation stating that a refund was processed -- that was our mistake. NOT RECOMMENDED UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR MONEY STOLEN.

A lovely place for grabbing coffee, drinks and studying/working too. Their rooftop is amazing too, lovely view of the downtown. Got their house favorite Lavender latte and it was good.

Stopped here for some coffee (we weren't staying at the hotel).We got their vanilla latte and their dirty chai.The dirty chai was spicy so if you like it that way this is for you! It was fun and unique without being too strong.The vanilla latte was sweet and tasty. Would definitely get again.Their snickerdoodle cookie slapped! Soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside!Special shout out to Andrew who was crushing orders like no one's business while also being probably the most pleasant and happy person during our trip.This is a cute spot adjacent to the hotel lobby. Fun and chic.Can't say anything about parking as we walked here but seemed like street parking wasn't bad.

Except for being in a bad location, this cafe was friendly and made great panini sandwich and drinks. Worth a visit.

Second time visiting the society cafe! The aesthetics is super chic yet a vintage style that isn't really available in Portland cafes. Love the neon lights and the comfortable seating available. Love the lights from the window. I've done work here and it's very relaxing as I've seen other people with their laptops too. I ordered the veggie sandwich but it was good yet mediocre like I could spread hummus and toss lettuce around.

This was a really great find by the honey on a day when we had a ton of time before our flight and a couple pieces of luggage to carry round.Enter in The Society Cafe. We ended up getting a few herbal iced teas as well as some canned cider, soda, lacroix, and some tasty coconut drop pastries which we were able to bring up onto the mostly empty rooftop. Essentially killing time until a reasonable hour for us to leave to the airport. The rooftop is lovely and if you're visiting, you should definitely ask to see it. There were spots that had shade and quite a few spots with sun, so it was an all around very lovely seating space surrounded with pampas grass.The Society Cafe is technically a hotel with attached bar/cafe and it boasts a few rooms and some hostel style bunks, but we originally chose it for the fact it carried coconut milk. However, some places find it hard to keep it in stock and tend to run out and the Society Cafe was no different - so I ended up just getting a few teas and sodas.While the bathroom is downstairs, we usually just ordered more drinks when we needed the facilities, and everything considered it was a really nice way to spend a few hours. We will definitely keep them in mind when we're back staying in the area!

The Society staff is kind, the atmosphere is great, and the drinks are excellent. It's a fantastic place to study or hang out. Special thanks to one barista in particular who always serves me and provides the best service!