Great place to chill in the evenings, kinda busy during the day. Foods pretty good too. Has full bar as well. Wish they were open later though. Fun white wall they post quotes, jokes and let patrons write on. read more

They just renovated the building and updated the menu for the better. The new atmosphere is clean, sleek, and extremely comfortable; with both indoor and out door seating. The updated menu has truly great tasting food and drinks for a more than reasonable price. Defiantly one of the better coffee shops/cafés in Cincinnati!! read more

The new wine bar, "Untied", is everything I could hope for in Mt. Adams. The premium wines, summer cocktails, and friendly service made my night wonderful. The management has hit it out of the park with this one! Live jazz music every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night makes for a great evening. read more

The ambiance is great and I love the layout and feel of the place. After stopping in for a late lunch I'm convinced this place is just really good at drinks because the food was meh at best. It was highly overpriced for a buffalo chicken sandwich & pesto chicken wrap. I would go back for any beverage but Not the food. read more

My best friend and I decided to try new things all over Cincinnati. This place isn't too expensive and it's worth your money. Gordon Ramsay would be pleased. That is all. Thank you. read more

Overall atmosphere is calm and tranquil. The coffee is above average and the service is up to par. The interior design is comfortable and is backed by a beautiful outdoor patio capturing the true beauty and essence of Mt. Adams. read more

Good location, good atmosphere, good cafe mocha. Very limited seating, and although the setting is nice, it's not too relaxing or "private" in any way. It's hard to study or have a quiet conversation here, as everyone is in each other's space. Drinks were very good --- overall, decent place. read more

This place is great. We had a coffee and a latte and both were good. We both got the eggs Benedict special which was very good. The ham was pretty salty but that is usually the case with ham. The hollandaise was rich and creamy. The have a beautiful 3 tiered patio that is nice . read more

Great coffee and tea. Nice quiet atmosphere and friendly workers. One of the best spots in Cincinnati.

Not a fan of the cappuccino. I know there are classic cappuccinos and "latte art" styles, but I feel like coming to a cafe, there would be some skill or attempt to properly froth the milk and pour it. I have a feeling it was the barista so I'll give it one more chance in the future. read more

Never ate here before and didn't know how the food was going to be so I ordered a few things to be delivered in case I don't like something I will have something else to eat, and it's a good thing I did! Ordered breakfast with uber eats and had it delivered since hubby has the car at work and I was sitting here hungry. It came very quick, like less than 30 minutes quick. I ordered around 8:30-ish a.m. Got a breakfast sandwich on an English muffin which was pretty tasty and hot. The breakfast burrito was not as good....... there was some kind of watered down white stuff, I think it was sour cream but it was very watery. That wasn't so pleasant. If not for that it would have been great. It was kind of like dripping out of the tortilla. Only ate a couple bites. But I was impressed with the amount of egg and meat they fill it with. The blueberry muffin looked delicious but it came ice cold like they had just pulled it out of a refrigerator. I heated it up in the microwave and it was good. They were sold out of waffles according to uber eats which is weird considering they had just opened for the morning, and there was another item that was sold out too but I can't remember what it was. Overall I think I would order from here again, just not the breakfast burrito, and might even stop by in person to try their coffee. read more

Wait time on food was a bit excessive and they were out of most of what people wanted the day we went, but I would be willing to give it another shot since the sandwich I had was good in the end. Very nice interior and the outside seating area is relaxing with its tiered concrete patio and a fountain. Seems to be friendly to pets on the outside, saw a dog dish out there when we went. Had some TVs and nice seating areas. I'd try again; probably just for a coffee though. read more

We stopped by this place for lunch after going to the Art Museum and loved it. I had one of the best clubs I have ever had, it was the California club. They have a great atmosphere and very cool patio area. read more

Outdoor Patio....It was one of the first spring Sundays in April, where we met up with some friends for an afternoon coffee, ended up snagging one or two of the baked goods, consumed a decent iced coffee and enjoyed the day fading away. Excellent location, excellent weather. read more

Amazing coffee, poor customer service. I enjoyed a cortado and ordered a vegetarian sandwich. The young lady helping me tried to talk me into a wrap so that she wouldn't have to make a fresh one. I agreed to the wrap but once I sat down I realized she had given me a chicken wrap dated 2 weeks back. My suggestion is to order from the coffee bar because their food menu is underwhelming. read more

I am local to Mt Adams and have been to Bow Tie countless times. I've enjoyed lunch outside on their tiered patio on a beautiful day. My husband and I will stop in and grab a latte/mocha or tea to go before strolling around the neighborhood. I also consider Bow Tie a secondary office. They have free wifi and it is a nice change of scenery from the home office. Nothing in particular stands out when it comes to the food, drinks, or service - just an all around great neighborhood coffee shop. read more

Friendly neighborhood cafe with superb intelligentsia coffee and great little menu and good playlist. Owners and staff are beyond friendly and helpful. Grab a latte and sit outside by the fountain, overlook beautiful Mt. Adams and waste your morning away. read more

The atmosphere is great if you want to get some work done or just need to get out of the house. I ate lunch there and it was delicious! It was probably the best salad I have had ina really long time! read more

Quality food and a great atmosphere! Chicken pesto sandwich was light and tasty. The breakfast burrito was a little more dense, but still good to the last bite. The oatmeal had just the right amount of walnuts, brown sugar, and cranberries, without being too sweet. Overall a great meal for me And my girlfriend. The outdoor patio was just wonderful. The plants and fountains make it a very serene place to eat. Even after we were done eating, I didn't want to leave this nice, calm patio. read more

Comfortable and friendly atmosphere. Free wifi. Need a few more couches or overstuffed chairs to sit in. Drink was very good!

To say that Bow Tie Cafe has gone downhill is an understatement. I get coffee and food often from this cafe, being that it is the only location even close that offers "real" coffee (UDF gas station sludge does not count). For the cost of four days worth of coffee at BTC I might as well buy a Keurig. My wallet and my stomach would thank me. Today I got a bagel and a small coffee. I asked for the bagel to be toasted - it was burned on one side and undercooked on the other. $2.50 for a damn bagel - I was expecting it to at least taste like something that did not resemble wet cardboard and refuse. Good god, they come in a bag for about $2.50 from Kroger's - and this was definitely a Kroger-esque bagel. Possibly even a dollar store bagel from the taste of it. As for the coffee there was no half and half. I was like wait, what?? I used to work in coffee shops - half and half goes with coffee like peas and carrots, macaroni and cheese, cookies and milk. The guy who worked there was nice enough about it but basically said that the place is running itself with no real management. Thanks for telling me before I spent $2 on an always incredibly acidic cup of joe. The only milk available was skim. Puke. The time before this I came in and my coffee was cold. Not lukewarm, or slightly less than hot...cold. I had to heat it in the microwave once I got out of there. The time before that I got soup that was once again...cold. Not only that but they did not have lids for the soup at all. The guy working there was ladling it out into coffee cups. If you are going to charge more than Starbucks, then you need to at least rival Starbucks quality. There is a reason people are willing to pay those prices. If you live anywhere near here you better resign yourself to cooking and coffee-ing at home unless you feel like throwing money out the window on drivel and hilariously terrible service. read more

If I could give this place less then 1 star, I would. The people there are slower then snails. I cannot get over how incompetent they are. It took a half an hour to make a tiny HALF sandwich and side salad and it still came out wrong. The sandwich bread was still rock hard cold (frozen) and was missing 3 of the things it said it came with. Plus, the person making the sandwich cut his finger while doing all this and continued to keep touching the food and things. GROSS! They are always out of ingredients too. A major item on their menu is different salads, but today they were out of lettuce. WTF. HORRIBLE place. A you can't call in to place a order because the menu online it out to date. Never again. read more

Great breakfast and lunch hangout spot. Great food. Great coffee. Very casual. Free WiFi

Cute little cafe! I'm new to the area so I've been looking around for new places to eat. I had the Belgian waffle, which was very tasty! Parking is a little tricky though. Overall, very nice place and will definitely go back! read more

This place is everything I need out of a place to grab a late afternoon mocha & do a little work in its charming atmosphere. & I have always found the staff to be especially wonderful. read more

While I do like this place, and their awesome coffee. The staff is sometimes not the greatest. I have had some pleasant experiences with the staff in the past, but recently it has been bad. I had to clean up other tables dishes because they didn't bus them for hours. Hours. I also overheard one male employee speaking poorly about a customer to another employee. The customer did nothing rude, apparently, the employee thought the customer was "gross". read more

It's really really hard to find a place that knows the difference between a cappuccino and a latte. Milk-heavy cappuccinos are really off-putting to me, so thank you Bow Tie Cafe for making delicious cappuccinos with the perfect amount of milk. Their cortados are also delicious. read more

Cool environment. The service is normally slow and the sandwiches are average at best. If u are looking for a quiet place to enjoy an expensive cup of coffee this is it. read more

Contrary to other reviews, I've started making this a regular stop, despite living about 10 miles away. As a student and one interested in keeping money in the community, I find this place to be a comfortable spot to focus and get work done. I'll address some of the biggest complaints. First, parking. Mount Adams has limited parking indeed, but I almost always find parking on Celestial Street and just do a short walk up Jerome Street to St. Gregory and it's right there. If you're up here on a busy night, park at the Art Museum lot (at the end of Ida street) and take a walk. Mt. Adams was NOT made for cars :) I don't suggest driving circles on Pavilion or St Gregory in search of a spot. You're probably not getting one. Second, slow service. I've never been to Bow Tie on a late night, but I can say the coffee area midday is usually handled by one little barista. Your drinks will take time- if it was more heavily staffed, it'd be a lot better. The baristas are good humored and enjoy conversation while they work. The drinks are good once they're done. I find Bow Tie to be a really great atmosphere to work in. It's cozy. Some quiet music, usually the door is open, a little breeze flowing in. It's tight but there is a generous table right as you walk in. I'm not sure what the wall outlet situation is, but the bar along the wall (to the right as soon as you walk in) has a few I'm certain. The white board also makes it a bit more friendly. The other customers who are in there are usually pretty nice and sometimes will strike up conversation. I'm usually there to study, but a few times I've had good talk. The food is exceptionally expensive and I've never bought any. read more

Great cute little place to stop and have a tea or coffee. Love the wall you can write on!

Sat outside which was pleasant. Ordered 2 Bloody Mary's which were borderline ok but the Chardonnay's were the worst I can ever remember. Hostess behind the counter was ungracious and had an I-don't-care attitude which further spoiled the experience. I hope the manager reads this and makes some improvements in both the the drinks and employee's demeanor. read more

I recently arrived in Cincinnati and am exploring different areas. On foot, because I don't have a car yet. On a Sunday afternoon I walked from Covington to Mount Adams and by the time I stood on the top of the hill, I was ready for a hot drink. I walked past the Bow Tie Cafe and remembered a colleague at work talked about it. From the moment I entered the cafe I loved the place. It's a bit of a mish mash of different chairs and tables, which gives it a unique feel. To me, it's the alternative Starbucks. People were typing away on their laptops, it was a quiet and cosy atmosphere, even when the place was as good as full. I decided on buying a hot chocolade and a walnut and banana muffin, which were both amazingly delicious! I didn't think the cafe was pricey, but then again, I just arrived from Paris, France so I'm probably not a good reference :) I would definitely recommend Bow Tie Cafe to anyone who wants a nice stop on a Sunday afternoon walk! The only reason why I haven't put 5 stars is because this was only a first visit. But I will be back for sure! read more

First time at bow tie cafe. Very quaint, great atmosphere. Unfortunately, it was very downhill from there. Waited forever for food, and everything was cold when it finally did arrive, even coffee in the self serve carraffe was warm at best. When I mentioned to person behind the counter, she explained they only had one person in the kitchen, not we'll redo it, heat yours up, or even sorry. Just that they only had one person in the kitchen. I noticed most people were ordering coffee drinks and not getting food or plain coffee. That must be the trick, fresh made coffee drinks, and eat somewhere else. read more

Awesome!!! We are here now. The place is really cool. Sitting on the patio drinking bloodys ! It's quiet,peaceful and the staff are really friendly and welcoming, I knew when I called on the phone with questions that I was gonna like it here. But I love it. The food is fresh and coffee is great. Gonna be coming here a lot. Good job staff. read more

Really want to like this place, but service just not great. The outdoor patio almost makes up for service, will go to coffee emporium next time! read more

I love that I can take my kids in the cafe with me. I'm sensitive to the fact that other guests might not have kids. However, there is plenty of action to watch in the cafe that they are not bored. They absolutely love the breakfast and beg me regulary to take them for the waffles which are devine!! I love the variety of the food items which has something for everyone in our family. read more

Great place to grab some drinks or a quick lunch. I often times will take my work there if the office is chaotic and it provides a very nice patio to relax on. Always very clean. read more

Very friendly staff and a nice, clean and inviting atmosphere. I had the Batista make me a coffee of her choice since I didn't know what I wanted and it was wonderful, she was very nice about me not knowing my order. My boyfriend and I had Carmel Frappuccinos with white chocolate and chipotle chicken burritos with salsa and chips- everything was great :) although it's far from my home, bowtie cafe is definitely worth the drive and I'll be sure to come back. read more