(919) 286-4177
706B Ninth St
Durham,
NC
27705
36.008
-78.922
Neighborhood: Old West Durham
What People Are Saying About Francesca's Dessert Cafe
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – Lavender art-covered walls and wrought-iron chairs keep this shop from looking cutesy. An added-on room provides plenty of space for the townies who stream in. Glass cases contain dozens of creamy gelato and sorbet flavors--like strawberry, Key lime pie and spumoni. You'll also find coffees, teas, real hot chocolate, cookies just golden and cakes--such as the popular mocha mousse cake.
07/26/09
If you want ice cream go to ben and jerrys around the corner
by 34000547
The coffee is good. The ice cream is bad. The service is worse!
- Pros: coffee
- Cons: ice cream, service
01/07/09
Attention Vegans!
by howllotus
They had several vegan options which are a huge plus - I ate vegan ice cream (chocolate and peanut butter which good in taste and OK in texture, but still amazing that they have it). They also had other vegan "goodies" - good cookies... but I have not tried their coffee or other foods.
- Pros: vegan options
03/02/08
Cool location and crowd, rude service
by aqdrinker
I love local coffee shops and as a former grad student at UNC I spent many days working or socializing at many of them in the triangle. Francesca's has a lot going for it: good coffee, great location, plenty of seating, diverse patrons. However, over the many times I've been there I've found the service to be lousy. After my most recent visit I've decided that Bean Trader's will be my 9th Street home away from home. The guy who served me called me "Sir" several times in a very condescending tone and was impatient. Because I felt he was discourteous, I signed the credit card receipt without leaving a tip which was greeted with a sarcastic "appreciate it." This was perhaps the worst service I've received there, but not far away from the average.
The Details on Francesca's Dessert Cafe
When To Go:
Weekends can get crowded, so you might want to make an early visit or a late-night stop.
Category:
Smoking Permitted:
No
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