I like this place to do work because for some reason I don't get distracted here! It's pretty spacious and they have a long table lit extra bright. If you sit elsewhere though, lighting can be a bit dim. They have free wifi and there are plugs about. Their coffee is decent. They only have small coffees in mugs, all other sizes are in paper cups which isn't that great. If you do get a small in a... more

I don't drink coffee, so can't comment on that. But the tea is expensive, and the scones are really dry and terrible. The scones used to be delicious, so I'm not sure what happened. But I don't like paying 2.50 for a dry scone that falls apart as you are trying to lift it to your mouth to eat it. Even adding butter or heating it up doesn't help. Bring back the old scones!

Sometimes life can be like a coffee bean -- you get plucked, roasted, ground up, steamed -- but, in the end, the aroma and the rich taste make the process well worth it.

Balzacs is all about encapsulating that beautiful journey of a coffee bean in every cup of coffee you buy -- minus, of course, the beautiful ending. They pluck your wallet with overpriced coffee; roast your taste buds with... more