Santos Coffee Gardendale

I have driving past this business while in town visiting family. I finally got a chance to visit and order a drink. I tried the snickerdoodle latte and it was delicious and the staff was friendly and helpful with suggestions. I will definitely return when in town visiting family.

I recently visited Santos Coffee despite having seen some mixed reviews online, and I’m really glad I gave it a chance. The coffee was fantastic we ordered a café caramel and a maple latte, both of which were delicious. The staff was kind enough to adjust the sweetness of my drink, which I really appreciated. The food was a pleasant surprise as well. I’m a big fan of crepes, and I didn’t realize Santos offered them. They turned out to be excellent, and I also tried the sausage, egg, and cheese croissant, which was fresh and tasted good with their sauce. Even though the wait times were a little longer than what I’m used to at places like Starbucks, I found out that their food is made to order, which explained the quality and time. The staff was friendly, and the space was bright and welco

The brunette chick with glasses in a Pierce the Veil tee was sitting cross-legged on top of the counter where the food is prepped. Pretty sure that's gotta break some kinda health code. She didn't even get down when she asked what I wanted. Literally sat there on her rear (which was pressing up against the counter unsanitarily) and ambivalently asked for my order. The two other girls with her on their phones didn't even look up or acknowledge my existence. The rice in the savory bowl I got was undercooked and crunchy. How hard is it to cook rice? That's like "burning water." The bathrooms were dirty and the floors were caked in grime. I wish I'd gotten a photo of the window. There were huge white streaks all down it outside like an albatross had 💩 all over the side of the restaurant from

Overall it was okay. The bad part is that everything pictured (2 drinks, 2 breakfast sandwiches) was $40!!! (Not including tip). Coffee was good, but not any better than Starbucks or Dunkin. Service was slow- can’t believe we spent over $40 on this.

The girl with straight hair was not only sitting on the counter, but her legs were crossed with her shoes on the counter that they prep food on. We are on a road trip just passing through, but is this lack of food safety normal for Alabama?? The speciality coffee was good, but the drip coffee was definitely a skip. All the strawberry cake was was overpriced, overcooked box cake with tub frosting on it. If youre on a road trip and have to charge your car, kill time somewhere else