The Sá Rosa Café is in Poços de Caldas. It has only been open a couple years but already has a large clientele. It is a large and stylish café that seats over 100 people and has a lounge area with TV . . . well, read more to see all the marvelous amenities they offer.
When you enter you are greeted by the friendly and courteous staff.
Like most other cafés they have comfortable and pleasant sidewalk tables and chairs.
When you enter you notice that it is really big.
At the front of the Café they have on display a selection of "sweet" and "salty" treats.
Look up as you enter. They have WI-FI internet access for their patrons.
The seating is comfortable and elegant. There is a long bar on the side where all the coffee and meals are prepared.
They also have a small but excellent selection of wines.
This is a coffee grinding machine where they will grind you fresh coffee beans to bag and take home with you. They have two types; strong and light.
They have modest and tasteful decorations here.
If you wish, you can sit in the spacious and comfortable lounge and have your coffee, watch the large screen TV or read a book or magazine.
The seating arrangements are very comfortable. Notice my wife Judy inspecting the selections of magazines to read at your table or in the lounge.
An interesting old style gas cook stove. Are those chickens waiting to be cooked?
This computer is for patrons who wish to connect to the Internet.
There are small isolated areas outside for patrons looking for more private seating.
Here is a nice touch. Look at the old style radio.
Here are two of the friendly staff that served us. Carol and Luciana.
We had a Cappuccino and a Cafezinho (small coffee)
Here, a lady visiting from São Paulo, Katia, is ready to enjoy a lovely salad with a basket of bread. It looks very tasty.
They have a menu with many fine selections to choose from.
There are several pages listing all the delights they have to offer.
They have interesting signs, instead of graffitti, in the washrooms. This one says:
There comes Rosa courting slowly, She entered the samba, Now see how she dances!
This one says,
"Oh sweet Rosa, My love, my affection, For you, beauty, I am crazy with passion!
This is a wash basin outside the washrooms. It is an interesting style of sink.
Sá Rosa Café is located at Rua Prefeito Chagas 81, in Central Poços de Caldas. They do not have their website up and running yet but they can be reached by telephone at (35) 3721-6577.
You will enjoy your visit to this popular Café. They are usually very crowded for breakfasts and lunches. This time we were there after the lunch rush.
Photos by Urso Branco
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sá Rosa Café
Café Pão de Mel Revisitited
On December 15, 2007 we went to Poços de Caldas to do some Christmas shopping. I had heard that they had made some changes in our favourite coffee shop.
I was amazed to see they had had a complete renovation. Now they have more tables inside, more room and a fresh clean decor. Follow us inside and look at the marvelous changes.
There is nothing like a fresh coat of paint to make a place look new. New tables and chairs and new decor all add to the great appeal.
The amazing thing is they closed for just 9 days and reopened on Halloween. The place is more than twice as big as they expanded into the back.
There is more room behind the counter and the counter is also larger.
These new lights are decorated with festive ribbons.
A simple but elegant bowl of pine cones, balls and ribbon add a festive touch also.
The staff display the cakes, chocolates and sandwiches.
There is a new shelf to display some of the packaged goods.
But the food has not changed. Here we have sandwiches of pita, ham, tomato, cheese and lettuce. Along with drinks of our choice. They use those cards with numbers on them to accumulate our bill if we add more.
We were very pleased with the light, open decor (they have an all glass front now) to help brighten the atmosphere. They have done a wonderful job of renovating. I am amazed they did it all in just nine days.
These 12 business men, and others, meet here every day at 11:00 for coffee.
Pão de Mel are open every day until nine p.m.
They are located in Poços de Caldas in two locations.
Rua Paraiba, 228 and the location in these photos is Rua Prefeito Chagas, 117.
Congratulations Pão de Mel for doing such a fine job.
Photos by Urso Branco
