Great little coffee and sandwich shop with a terrific sandwich menu. Solid choice. Can't go wrong with Ambition.

Maddie our waitress was wonderful , attentive and efficient , raspberry mimosas delicious !!! Wonderful place

My daughter and I were visiting my mom and looked up a place for lunch. Saw Ambition coffee and we headed over! We were greeted warmly and took our seats in one of the available booths. Our server was so friendly and so attentive! The establishment has a lot of charm and learned the owner (and chef) is also an author! Our sandwiches were out of this world and we were able to purchase Marc's latest book and he even autographed it for us! So glad we found this cute place for sandwiches and coffee! Highly recommend!! I'll be back the next time I'm in town!!

From the moment you step in the casual, cool, welcoming vibe can be felt. The retro decor and background music exude chill & fun. And that is exactly what we were looking for before we got back on the road to head home. We didn't want anything fancy just chill. We were greeted by the super friendly and accommodating staff. They offered up their suggestions followed up by personal reasons. The menu is fun and the food is freshly prepared and satisfying. Their prices are reasonable too! You honestly can't go wrong here. To start, I had cinnamon hazelnut coffee. I was so excited to hear that there were free refills. In addition to our yummy sandwich choices (the chipotle pretzel and the Jeremy package), we took some fresh out of the oven boozy muffins to go. While we were waiting for our sandwiches, we were told to check out the boozy muffins for our car ride home. In doing so, I lamented that the one flavor (raspberry mimosa) I really wanted was already sold out. By coincidence or design, I'll never know but I have my suspicions since they knew we leaving town right after our lunch -- a batch of muffins magically appeared prior to our departure!!! Needless to say, we took them for the road. If I'm ever in the area again, I'll be stopping back.

Service was exceptional. Very attentive staff. The orange juice tasted like fresh squeezed. The sandwich was delicious. The pancake was fresh. Pay to park is a little ridiculous, but did it because of the recommendation to the restaurant.

Went on a Sunday morning during the farmers market and got seated right away with a very friendly waitress Breakfast Sammy with chorizo and pepperjack on a croissant - very very good sandwich! Added some hot sauce and then it was really top notch! Bluffin' with My Muffin - Sandwich itself was awesome! I loved the raspberry chipotle sauce and thought it complemented the rest of the sandwich perfectly :) The thing I found odd was that the sandwich noted that it came with chips and a pickle and then it came with plain tortilla chips with no salsa or anything in which to dip them. I guess I had incorrectly assumed they would be potato chips, but that was an unexpected disappointment. French omelet - we all three felt that this was the weakest of the entrées we got. Nothing terrible, just nothing remarkable either and kind of small for an omelette in our opinion. Raspberry mimosa muffin - this was recommended to us by both the waitress and the woman who was up by the baked goods counter when I went to take a look and they did not disappoint! A very yummy muffin :) Overall liked this place and would recommend for anyone looking to eat a quick and solid brunch!

What an adorably kitschy place. The wall decor is so eclectic and fun to look at. The staff was very friendly. The food was absolutely delicious. We loved the fun menu names for some items. My husband ordered the Bluffin' With my Muffin sandwich (not pictured) and man, the pretzel bun was so amazing, soft and not too breadE as some can be. My daughter ordered the Avocado Toast and declared it to be the best she has ever had (she lives in Long Island and has A.T. often) I had the eggs Benedict special and it was clear that it was made with love. The ham was delicious the hollandaise was not gloopy and the home fries were well seasoned and actually crispy. I also had the hot chocolate and it was chocolatey deliciousness. The only negative about the place, my husband said the bathroom was um.....a dive bar bathroom but I am not deducting any points because everything else was perfect.

It had been a while since I swung by ambition cafe, but I wanted to show my friend this cute Schenectady staple. They do pandemic seating, but we found a spot near the back of the cafe. The staff was incredibly friendly, and very accommodating. The restaurant designed is very old school, with fun celebrity murals, photos and news articles about the cafe, bottle cap poles, and a fun mishmash of everything the owner collects. As I remember from the last time I was there, the menu is eclectic and has some nice vegan options. Most orders come with a bag of chips or a side salad, which was a pretty decent size. We were also thrilled to see that they had fountain sodas, so we could order our Diet Cokes. We both ordered Jeremy's Package, which is made with grilled turkey, apples, bacon, tomato, cheddar, cranberry pesto, and balsamic reduction on pretzel bread. Boy did this sandwich live up to the hype. It was scrumptious, with a sweet little edge, and the acid of the crisp apple tartness balanced out the fattiness of the bacon and turkey. The pretzel bun tasted just like a pretzel, and it was warm and soft inside. Very happy! The salad is also very good. It was mixed greens, and I got the honey mustard vinaigrette. He worked really well, and was a perfect compliment to the dish. I'm so glad we hit this place up for lunch. I forgot how great Ambition Cafe has always been, and I'm really glad to see they're keeping it up.