The Nook Cafe

I come here weekly to play board games with my friends and we usually get food and drink as well. Drinks are yummy and they always have a special happening. I often get the hangover breakfast bowl and my one complaint is that the eggs they serve are sunny side up but the white is never cooked enough lately. I first got this a few months ago and I asked for the eggs over easy and they were perfect. Then I got it again about two weeks ago and just got sunny side up and the white was pretty much completely raw. Then the last time I got it i asked for it over easy again bc I didn't want to eat raw egg whites and they were more cooked but still not fully cooked. That's what's shown in the photo. Might have to start ordering something else. Atmosphere is great for games (especially downstairs) but it can get super loud upstairs. Once I asked someone working behind the bar if they could turn the music down and they said no. The lights upstairs also flicker a lot and it can be very distracting. I've never had any issues downstairs though.

No other cafe has better matcha than this place. Their coffees are also really good and reasonably priced. I've been coming here for a little over a year and is my go to spot. Free wifi, great music, cool workers and good hours. I'm sad that they don't close at 12 am anymore, but 10 pm has been sufficient for my studying needs. This place does tend to get busy, but I've always been able to find a seat. The weekends are the slowest and quietest. They recently remodeled their cafe, so the new seating and outlets have been a total updo. There is outdoor seating, so I use that space during my mental break in between study sessions. The outlets don't work outside so I can't actually do any work if my laptop dies. If you're a matcha lover, totally check this place out. Btw, no mirror in their restrooms haha.

Excellent ambience to catch up on work or studying. Power plugs /USB nearby tables. Free parking and easy access.

A great place adjacent to the University of Houston Campus and a short drive from Texas Southern University. Great service, good ambiance. Not too loud. You can always find students studying or just on their computer taking advantage of the WiFi.

Rooftop bar was mid. Got the Cheeseburger with fries and my friend got Chicken Tenders. Fries were great and crunchy, but it's very hard to mess up fries. Burger however was very dry, from the patty to the buns. Burger buns taste like it's been sitting in the counter too long, and patty was small and dense. I tried my friend's Chicken Tenders, and the meat was also.... dry. Overall it is not amazing, but that's what you would expect from food on UH.

This review is for the rooftop bar area. Do better. "Hostess" or bartender seated us. Didn't tell us we had to order at the bar so after a 10 minute wait we were finally instructed to order at the bar. This of course left a bad taste already, and I wanted to leave. Since I wasted 15 minutes of my lunch sitting around I ended ordering just chips and queso with a water. I will say the chips were warm and the queso is large. This actually filled me up strangely. I most likely won't return to the rooftop and will stick to what they do best...coffee on the ground floor.

I recommend this place because they're open late. The Nook is located in University Houston campus. It is a quaint place. We ordered two cappuccinos but then continued to read the menu further and noticed they offer one drink with Bailey's Irish Cream. I then requested them to add it to my cappuccino but they wouldn't do it. It's my drink, I would have paid the extra. I wanted a warm drink not a cold espresso Martin which that's what it ended up being after I canceled my cappuccino and ordered it. I could have made it at home. The menu could have stated it was a cold drink. JS

As someone who spends a lot of time at the University of Houston (UH), I was excited when a new coffee shop opened nearby. The Nook Cafe, located just steps from the law building, is the perfect place to fuel up before class or catch a break between studying. Coffee is essential for grad students like me, and The Nook delivers with a variety of options to suit any taste.The Nook offers the basics like freshly brewed coffee for around $1.50, but they also get creative with fancy drinks, teas, pastries, and even a limited selection of alcohol. I usually stick to the coffee with free refills, but I tried the "steampunk" coffee for a change. While it was interesting, I didn't find it significantly different from their regular brew.Beyond the coffee, The Nook has a great atmosphere. The decor is quirky and hipster-friendly, with wooden utensils, refurbished door tables, unfinished ceilings, and blackboard walls. There's plenty of seating, including comfortable couches and TVs for relaxation. They also have board games for a bit of fun. The staff is always friendly and helpful, and I appreciate the rewards program that gives you a free drink after 10 purchases.The Nook Cafe is a welcome addition to the UH campus. It provides the cool college vibe we've been missing and takes care of my daily coffee fix. Thanks, Nook!

I can not tell you about the food or drinks, I can only speak to the service. I walked in at 7:25am to an empty restaurant with two white gentlemen at the counter. I walked up to the counter while glancing at the display. I looked up hoping surely I wasn't invisible and someone would speak. The guy turned his face away from mine without a word. So, I said "good morning" and got no response.I must've looked perplexed because the other man said "let me know if you have any questions". Huh? No "Good morning, welcome to the Nook" ? How about a "are you interested in anything in particular? Or maybe even a "hi I'm so & so, can I help you with anything"?None of that and honestly, it's entirely too early to be ugly. I'm going to assume my money wasn't green enough and that the Nook is rolling in so much money that they can be rude and unprofessional. I don't patronize places that don't extend COMMON DECENCY. Never again.

Overpriced mediocre coffee and cold empty vibes. Feels like the shell of something once good. They will get every dollar out of you.