Victrola is a great coffee shop and roastery. It's very Seattle in a lot of ways.
Their space is very usable. The bar positioning is perfect because it invites you in several steps. Even if there's a line, you'll still be safely inside, out of the rain.
You can really see, above how large the space is. There is even a back room that you can reserve for meetings and clubs which is very nice.
Although everytime I went to Victrola there were people working and studying, I was displeased with how slow the internet was. Some days, it was so bad it was completely unusable and instead of getting a second cup of coffee I just went hope or to another coffee shop with better wifi. On the weekends, they sometimes had no wifi at all which meant that this place was never a good spot to do side projects. The owner, I have been told, has intentionally done this.
Their packaging and logo are okay. I like the way that the name is vertical on the cups and I love the font but I find the logo to be... fine. It doesn't knock my socks off or stick in my mind very well. It's not striking. But it isn't all together awful. It's just... fine.
Oh! I almost forgot my favorite thing about this place! Lavender lattes! Victrola makes their own simple syrup and they do some amazing seasonal flavors. I loved that!
In its totality, Victrola is a great place to meet up with a friend for coffee or read or draw. It's not a great place to work.
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