As a barista myself, I was immediately drawn to this, like "I do this for work! I should be good at this! :D" And I'm basically in love with everything VA-11 HALL-A is, so that helped too.
Once I got the feel for the how the drink system works, making the actual drinks was a piece of cake, and it felt so awesome when I would get it right on the first try. The music is superb on its own, but I really feel like the ambient rain sounds were what gave it that chill coffee shop vibe.
It'd be cool if the characters' facial expressions were more varied, specifically to show when things are tense or someone is upset. It was strange reading text that conveyed a disagreement yet the faces of those disagreeing were soft half-smiles. On that note though, I adored Freya's little head droop, and the art itself is gorgeous.
I can't wait until the full game is released! I'm definitely going to be buying it then! Best of luck to you all~