3 Best Cafe in Rochester, NY

We took a drive today up to an antique center in Rochester. When we were finished there and got back on the highway we were looking for a place for lunch and I typed in deli and Magnolia Café came up. We got off the highway and did a couple turns and we were in an absolutely beautiful neighborhood of old mansions. We found the deli and found a parking space and walked in and sat down. It was a nice looking space and it was busy. That’s a good sign. We both ordered a cup of soup and half a sandwich. I had their creamy tomato and artichoke soup with half of chicken salad sandwich and my partner had the French onion soup with a chicken Caesar salad. Both entrées were more than satisfying and the food was very good. I’m saving this place on my Google Maps in case we’re ever back up in this area. Thank you for a great lunch.

The food was very good. We all had sandwiches and enjoyed them a great deal. One person in our party had the cherry soda and really enjoyed that. We went on Mother's Day for a late lunch and it was still very busy, so the andwiches took a while to come to the table. In a very cute area of Rochester

Both the food and service were fantastic. The french onion soup, tomato soup, egg salad, and sunflower bread were all delicious. (The coffee did taste weirdly more like tea than coffee, so perhaps avoid that. Also, there's literally one bathroom, so that was slightly problematic).

Great staff, great atmosphere, and even better that they're coffee and syrups are fantastic. I got the caramel cappuccino. It's truly an amazing coffee. I love the building, Mercantile, and the atmosphere of the entire space is great. But confusing entering but once you realize it is just a shared merchant space you walk into you will be fine. There is a map when you enter but just walk in and you will see their sign and booth. The staff was very polite and quite helpful. The caramel sauce they use is great. Well worth the addition to your drink. My wife ordered almond milk and chocolate syrup in her cappuccino. They asked immediately if she had any dairy allergies and when she said yes they double checked for themselves that the sauce was dairy free. Very nice. We came right before noon when there was a bit of a lunch rush after us but we were able to get a seat. It was quiet but at noon it got somewhat noisy but perfectly acceptable lunch levels as the space has great acoustics.

After RTS Transit refused to let me in the bathroom, told me to go down the street to a local bodega, who told me there were no public restrooms, then sent me to World Wide News, who told me to piss in the bushes (I’m AFAB and have my period) sent to another location who also told me to piss in the bushes on my period, I ran to Roc Co Co, where a very lovely person was quite understanding, kind and considerate. If I had money to buy a coffee from them I will, definitely next time!! I did not get their name but they had shoulder length curly brown hair. Excellent customer service will definitely be getting my business in the future

I like to treat myself to their lattes every Thursday morning! Their espresso is delicious and they don’t over heat the beans. They also have homemade syrups! Tastes better than Starbucks and is pretty much the same price. I think the employees are wonderful! The woman who makes my drink every Thursday is so sweet, conversational, and great at her job! My favorite spot to get coffee before work!