Genoa Coffee and Wine

I love this place when I am in Fort Collins.  They are conveniently located and have
unlimited excellent coffee refills, leisurely, make their pastries, music on weekends,
and attract all ages. Nice outdoor patio when the sun is shining.

I was there this a.m. for the first time, and had a bit of a mixed experience. It is smallish and cozy, fairly busy on this Sunday a.m. I was with a small group after a training run.

I placed my order - lots of the food items looked good, but a bit pricey. I settled on a veggie breakfast burrito. I ordered it, and was informed that they were out of tortillas. She asked if I'd like a "naked burrito" - I noted that they were just across the parking lot from a King Soopers, so the tortilla issue should not be a big deal to remedy. She did not respond.

I settled for a breakfast panini. They brought a panini different than the one I ordered. Figured it was not worth the trouble to try to fix that. It was okay, the bread/bun was a bit too hard after being grilled, but it was filling and tasty. Seems like they could put more on it than just the egg and sausage patty. A bit of cheese? Some sort of sauce, veggies, an option for some condiments?

Someone else in our group ordered another item I considered - the puff pastry with prosciutto and fig jam, served with a balsamic reduction. Very rich, very tasty. A bit pricey. Will definitely try that next time. Another person got the granola/yogurt parfait, which was huge for $5 and used Noosa yogurt, the good stuff.

I also had an iced tea, $2 for unlimited refills. It was good, fresh, tasty, not too weak or strong. They served it in a Stella Artois glass, which looked nice, but had a functional problem -- with lots of ice (and they could have used less, since the tea was already brewed and stored in the cooler), when you got to the bottom 1/3 of the glass of tea, the ice stuck together at first, then broke loose and all came rushing at the mouth of the glass, spilling and making a mess. Might be solved by less ice, a different glass, perhaps using a straw (I'm not a straw guy).

Seems like there is a recurring theme here. When the owners are not there or not serving you, 9 out of 10 times I think the service is not good. That really stinks. This place is close to home and the coffee is pretty good, but I don't know how much
More of my money they will see, unless they change their ways