Fido

01/22/08

Coffee Not So Good, The Wait was Even Worse

by wmarcus7 at Citysearch

Fido's has a wonderful reputation but unfortunately on this occasion, it wasn't well deserved.

A group of us went out to grab a coffee for a break from work and twenty minutes after ordering, were still waiting (pagers in hand). When we eventually got our coffee, it wasn't even that great. They need to have more than one person making the coffee. We didn't even go at peak time either, this was mid-afternoon. Also, what's with not showing the prices on the menu? We all found that a little odd.

If you're going to spend some time there rather than just a grab n go then it's probably a good place, but if you're looking to make a quick exit then avoid Fido's.

05/18/07

Bring the power plugs back, or else... not a place to take your laptop.

by kthomas3333 at Citysearch

Great ambience, no power for laptops. Get with the picture Fido, wooof wooof, why should I stop by if you insult my needs?

05/05/07

Great: ambiance, Food!, free WiFi... not so Good: no power outlets!

by ygmc at Citysearch

I used to love Fido's! It's food is good, not too pricey... Coffee is good. Now they even have wine and beers. Their cakes are awesome. The service is great. It was a great place to go get some coffee, read a book or bring your laptop to check your email or do some work. But now they don't have power outlets anymore to plug in your computer! It doesn't make any sense to me! Today, I wanted to do some work and I didn't want to stay at home or go to the office so I thouhgt I'll go to Fido's! I'll have lunch, have coffee.. eventually have some cake and be working all along. At the end of the run, I would've probably had some cidre before heading home. Low-key, productive afternoon. I got there and after having lunch I discovered that the only outlet that I could find had no running electricity. My day was ruined! There were only a few people around so hogging a table for more than a couple of hours wouldn't have mattered. I didn't have cake nor cider. Fido's manager is missing out by taking out the outlets. What a disappointment... I'll be a long time until I return to Fido's.

• Pros: ambiance, service, food, coffee, free wifi
• Cons: NO POWER OUTLETs!, a little noisy

04/10/07

No power outlets available for laptops

by hobbes615 at Citysearch

WiFi internet is free, but they covered up all the power outlets so they're not accessible, which is lame.

• Pros: good good, coffee, etc
• Cons: no power outlets available to laptop users