Hello my BluGummyites!
It's your gelatin boy, BG, back to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
My intention is not to sully the 4.6 star rating that this establishment has without intention...
But to spread the truth and say what, I'm sure other people are thinking, but not saying...
If you're looking for a small quaint coffee shop in a neighborhood that is equally beautiful and quaint, then this might be your place!
If you don't wanna walk the extra 20 minutes to Starbucks, then this ALSO might be your place!
If you want to feel like you've stumbled into a hipster Gen Z, pretentious party, except it's not a party, it's a coffee shop that you have chosen to go to over any other...
and the " hipster partygoers" aren't just hipster partygoers, but are the baristas and staff...
Individuals who give you looks as if they don't understand how or why you've entered their space...
(That is if they even acknowledge you at ALL when you enter...)
Then this is most DEFINITELY your place!
And lastly, if you would like burnt coffee and espresso and want to pay exuberant prices for it!---Then, I'm telling you, my friend, this is quite literally the most PERFECT coffee shop for you!!!
Okay... attitude aside... the petite woman who wears glasses (circa winter/spring 2025) particularly needs to be called out for her...
hmmm what is it?
not necessarily rudeness...
but a complete disinterest in the following: being friendly, smiling, enjoying the small joys of speaking to her fellow human...
BluGummy can't tell you the amount of times he was friendly to this human only to receive blank stares, indifference, and an overall feeling that he was wasting her life and bothering her with an interaction.
The way this little blue bear sees it... the owners of 7 Seas are either aware of the fact that their staff are plucked out of a yesteryear-Seattle/Portland-ish-stereotypical-angsty-pretentious scene
which...if that's the case... then what more can anyone say?!
YOU DID IT! Bang on!
But! If they are NOT aware that their staff are so deficient and lacking in, not just good vibes, but even moderately good vibes, then it speaks to their complete obliviousness.
And quite frankly if they are oblivious in that avenue why should this little blue sugar bear trust that they are doing anything else in their establishment with care and attention?
BluGummy very much wants to love the coffee shop...
There's a lot to love!
First off, it's close, the wall of dog photos inside is very cute and gives off the warm vibe that the neighborhood is probably hoping for,
the swag is cool,
the logo is cool,
But... If you're someone who enjoys a black Americano, or some sort of a beverage where you can actually taste the coffee without masking it with milk, sugar or anything else you need to to get through the drink...
Then you'll know the coffee quality is poor and burnt.
But I also want to be fair... Not all the staff super suck.
Some are...I'll saaaay okay
But the way I see it, in today's world of copious negativity, all people, especially businesses, especially especially service businesses like Seven Seas, should be putting at least a handful of attention on ensuring their staff are above average friendly.
It doesn't have to feel like we're getting hit over the head with pleasantries and niceities, but at least to a level of human decency.
And so, BluGummy is forced to give Seven Seas 3 out of 8 Blu Gummies. read more