18.6 cu. ft. counter-depth French-door refrigerator
The smallest Café French door: 18.6 cubic feet, counter depth, and it fits a 33 inch opening. The water dispenser is inside, so the doors stay plain.
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Overview
Recall check. This model: no recall on record at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (checked September 2026). Source
Who makes it, and what to know
Café is a brand of GE Appliances, which is owned by Haier and based in Louisville, Kentucky. It was a GE product line from 2007 and became a brand of its own in 2018, with its own store and its own warranty. The warranty is one year on the whole appliance, parts and labor. On Café's site it scores 3.9 out of 5 across 723 owner reviews, and 73 of those (10%) are one star. That is one in ten. The most detailed one-star review describes food freezing on the top shelf when items block the cold-air inlet at the back. Owners who rate it highly say it is quiet and suits two people; one adds that the freezer could be larger. You buy from Abt Electronics, a family-owned appliance and electronics store in Glenview, Illinois, open since 1936. Abt handles delivery and returns; the warranty is Café's. Abt takes most items back within 30 days in their original packaging, and may charge the return shipping.
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Who it suits
The matte-finish designer
You want a big French door fridge in matte white or matte black, with hardware you can change later and service from the maker.
Our read, from the Scorecard and from what owners write in their reviews.
For you if
- You want matte white or matte black, with six handle finishes you can swap later
- You want five years on the sealed system and a warranty that passes to the next owner
- You want service in your home from GE Appliances' own technicians
Not for you if
- You want a real color: matte white and matte black are the only ones
- You weigh the company record: GE Appliances has 3,560 BBB complaints in three years
- You might spot a finish flaw late: Café requires finish flaws to be reported within 48 hours of delivery
If that's you, look atKitchenAid KRFF436 30 cu. ft. French-door refrigeratorA real color, Juniper green, for less money, with one year of warranty.Choose the handles
Café sells the handles and knobs as separate kits, so the same range or refrigerator can change its metal later. Photos: Café Appliances.
How Café Appliances rates
Café Appliances refrigerators, scored out of 10 on eight measures. The reason sits under every score, and price is compared on the Scorecard.
The product page says 'Produced In Our American Manufacturing Plants'. GE Appliances, a Haier company, builds fridges in Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee; which plant makes this one is not stated.
One year parts and labor, five years parts and labor on the sealed system. Finish flaws must be reported within 48 hours of delivery. It passes to the next owner.
GE Appliances' own Factory Service Centers or an authorized technician, in your home. Where no authorized servicer covers you, you may pay a trip charge or have to bring it in.
No Café fridge recall found. A 2022 recall of about 155,000 GE-brand French door fridges, for freezer handles that could come off, covered six stainless GE models, not Café.
4.0 from 3,051 at Home Depot on the main model, pooled across matte and stainless. Trustpilot 1.9 from 19. GE Appliances' BBB record: 3,560 complaints in three years, 1.07 from 994.
Matte white or matte black, $200 over stainless at list. Six handle finishes, swappable later with a $399 to $539 kit. Samples go to designers only. No custom color.
Matte white fridges in stock at dealers, estimated delivery within a week, free freight.
Installed: set in place, leveled and connected, the old appliance hauled away for recycling at no extra cost, on Café's own site. Hookup 'may vary by state or local area'.
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Pros and cons
From the Scorecard, our brand ratings, where every line has a source.
Pros
- How it arrives: Installed: set in place, leveled and connected, the old appliance hauled away for recycling at no extra cost, on Café's own site
- Safety: No Café fridge recall found. A 2022 recall of about 155,000 GE-brand French door fridges, for freezer handles that could come off, covered six stainless GE models, not Café
- Delivery: Matte white fridges in stock at dealers, estimated delivery within a week, free freight
Cons
- Color: Matte white or matte black, $200 over stainless at list. Six handle finishes, swappable later with a $399 to $539 kit
What owners say
Reviews on Café's own site: 340 five-star, 159 four-star, 96 three-star, 55 two-star and 73 one-star. Café marks some reviews as incentivized, meaning the reviewer received something for writing it. Read on September 18, 2026. Quotes are unedited, and we include a critical review as well as the praise.
“Easy to keep clean, large-sized shelves on the doors.”
“most of my refrigerated food froze solid over the next few hours”
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