Blue Bottle Coffee

Olga Lonska a month ago

Stopped by Blue Bottle Coffee and loved it! The coffee was top-notch, and the matcha was just as delicious. They offer a great selection of dairy-free milk options, which is always a plus. There is paid street parking nearby, and the restroom was clean and accessible with a code. A great spot for a quality coffee break!

Chimene Longwater 2 months ago

Honestly, an excellent example of soulless corporate mediocracy posing as something more. I live in Panamá and just returned from Mexico City. This place saddens me. Expresso tonic bitter. Tiniest cappuccino with weak depth of flavor and body. But the breakfast sandwich, while having flavor had all the curb appeal of a hotdog rolling on the heater at a gas station. Paid for depression.

Snob 8 months ago

As a self proclaimed espresso purist I was really impressed by the Juniper Latte. Good pour and nice presentation, good shot flavor. What else can one ask for? Decent places to sit too.

Afshin Afshar-Ghasemlou a year ago

Caffeine Fix and Natural Light! We were in Berkeley for a business meeting, and my colleague suggested we stop by this Blue Bottle Coffee location for a caffeine fix. The place is nicely set up. It has large glass windows on two sides, letting in plenty of natural light, so you can enjoy your caffeine drink while watching the foot traffic outside. We opted for takeaway drinks, but the wait was a bit longer than usual due to a rush and a shift change. No worries, though! We had a chance to chat while we waited. My Winter Blend coffee with cream hit the spot! The caffeine boost did its magic, and we returned to the meeting feeling alert and ready to tackle the rest.

Austin Zhuang 2 years ago

This Blue Bottle location was and is a prime example of why I will be careful about going back to this location. It’s located in a prime location in Downtown Berkeley which is quite convenient from the BART location, so I figured to go here and get my work done. Here was my experience thus far at the Berkeley location: (1) The first thing that irked me big time was the fact that they didn’t have outlets… let alone blocked outlets that you don’t allow guests to use. No wonder that’s why there was such less foot traffic than all other local coffee shops in our area… The atmosphere of the coffee shop was absolutely unwelcoming too. Chairs were just the right size but tables were too close — I didn’t have enough personal space to get my work done and it was annoying having to tend to protecting my things because of the fact that the staff wasn’t going to do anything to let these homeless people stay or leave. (2) The service was just very unwelcoming - it felt rushed and I had to force myself to smile through the ordering process of things. I was constantly looked down at the baristas like I was being surveillanced, and to be honest, it made me feel really uncomfortable. (3) Food w