Spectra Coffee

I have been a frequent customer at spectra for a few months now. The baristas are knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating. There is great indoor and outdoor seating and an over all great atmosphere.

I wish I came to this place sooner!

I got an iced matcha latte with oat milk.
The matcha flavor is strong with perfect amount of bitterness, and not too sweet. Good matcha latte for matcha lovers

WIFI connection is great
Good amount of seating inside and outside
Parking is alright, there’s grocery stores and Costco next door

Finally a great coffee shop in town! Excellent latte and cappuccino. Friendly staff. Pastry should be changed to Alexander's Patisserie.

Great coffee. Great ambiance. Good food. Fair priced. Excellent staff and service. They coiukd use a few more tables and chairs.

Good coffee and one of the better vegetarian banh mi. Good location when I need to get my tires rotated at costco.

I love their espresso, has become a Sunday morning ritual.
The croissants are not my favorite, but they are alright.

Highly recommend their flavored lattes. The rose is my favorite.

This was my first experience at Spectra. The day was going to be over 100 degrees, so it was imperative to go someplace cool. The moment I stepped inside, the light décor instantly hit the spot.

There was only one person working behind the counter when I entered, and she was busy with another order, so, not knowing how things proceeded in this place, I must've looked lost because a customer told me to enter my order on an electronic device at the counter. But before I could, the girl behind the counter finished and turned to greet me and ask what I want. (So I have no idea what the customer was talking about. Anyway, the device turned out to be where I paid with my card!) I gave the girl my order (iced coffee), and she asked me if I wanted cream in it.

And that threw me! I have NEVER been asked that before. Admittedly, I don't frequent coffee bars (can't stand Starbucks and have only tried Peets twice), but I have ordered iced coffee at restaurants and fast-food joints (even made some when I worked at JitB), and NEVER have I been asked if I wanted cream. So, of course, I said no. (I don't drink cream. Milk is just fine.)

When my order came up, it was BLACK coffee with ice in it! Instantly, I figured out what she was asking. Apparently, here, iced coffee is BLACK coffee with ICE. If you want the typical look/tatste of milk-based iced coffees, you need to answer, "Yes, please," to her inquiry about cream!

Well, I'm not a big gourmet coffee drinker. I don't even really do coffee at all. I have a cup in the morning, and I only drink decaf! I actually prefer tea. So I REALLY dislike BLACK coffee! I mean, "gag" dislike. However, instead of getting her to add cream, I just took my coffee (and added A LOT of sweetener, which didn't help counteract the bitter flavor of undiluted coffee) and drank it.

So that's my first experience at Spectra. One I will NEVER forget. And one I will NEVER repeat. Oh, not because I'll never return. I wasn’t upset or anything. No, I just mean that if I return, I will be CERTAIN to seize the offer of "cream?" when it's given! 😉

Space is nice and staff was very friendly. But honestly, I don't like the coffee I had. It seems like a lot of craft roasted places just try to make their coffee as sour as possible, to where it almost doesn't taste like coffee any more. More like a bitter brown fruit tea. It seems like the popular thing to do, and maybe some "coffee people" are into it. But I just want a good cup of coffee, and for me this wasn't it.

While coffee shop itself and coffee is great, know that this place is NOT DOG FRIENDLY.

This is the first place that I encountered that does not allow dogs at all.
No sign on the door, so you are welcome to enter and order food after which you are told you have to wait and stay outside as dogs are not welcome.
What??!! 😱 Like you did not let me know this in advance, took my order and money and after this transaction is done you break the news to me. And get this: there are only a few tables outside and they are always taken.
So if you are a dog owner who wants to have a coffee break with your 4-legged family member, go chill elsewhere. 👎