Royal Ground Coffee

Royal Ground Coffee is more than just a coffee shop to me. Almost everything I could say about this place would not do it justice. Their drink menu is impressively delicious, with a variety of options for casual to serious coffee drinkers. Their drinks are all very affordable, being noticeably cheaper than your usual Starbucks or Peet’s. The actual place has a very comfy, rustic vibe to it. Multiple times I’ve found myself spending hours there working or just chatting with friends. The service is also excellent. You’ll get your order less than a minute after you place it and it’s always the right temperature. The staff is also wonderful, and you can tell that they really value their customers. Royal Ground Coffee is sadly closing in September, 2022, so if you have time in the morning and you’re in the area, I highly suggest visiting it. Maybe if we support them enough they will be able to keep their amazing business going. I have nothing but praise for Royal Ground Coffee and happily rate it 5 stars.

Used to be a great place to get a coffee and pastry but now the pastries are are kind of old and I got a cookie what was petrified it was sitting in this display case way too long plus lady behind is kind of upset not friendly there's a lot of other words you can use for it let's just leave it at not friendly all we got really going for this place is a pretty good cup of coffee that's about it !

My favorite coffee shop.

The espresso is fantastic. They roast their beans fresh regularly. All the staff are really friendly and good people.

I highly recommend a breve latte here, and for food I absolutely recommend the lox bagel - its so good.

The owners are so sweet and kind, I love this place. Variety of pastries, food, coffee. They have every non-dairy milk you can think of and they roast coffee daily. Espresso in the lattes is superb. I can really taste such a difference between their espresso and big coffee chains. Super high quality - coming from someone picky about my coffee!!

I am a regular for several reasons. Lenny roasts his own beans, from which they know how to pull a great shot of espresso. With great espresso, he and his staff can make the best coffee drinks in Marin. They also carry my favorite protein power bar, homemade from whole grains and peanut butter, with low sugar--terrific with coffee. The atmosphere is conducive to working: writing, drawing, studying, because the customers are usually quiet and polite, and the owners handle the street people before they can make a ruckus or trash the bathroom--which is always clean and fresh. This is the kind of coffee shop you can stay for five minutes or five hours, and are always treated with the best of service!

If you enjoy speaking 50 words a second, you gotta come here. I had the depth charge and I don't think I fully heard what was in it before saying "yeah this seems like a good idea"!

This place is a nice coffee roasters with the toaster machine in the back of the shop. They have a massive menu, lots to read and even more to look at behind the glass. Lots of treats and stuff you'd expect from a coffee place.

The staff are friendly and the coffee is good. They have non-coffee stuff too but why would you do that?

Small unassuming mom and pop place. They roast their own beans, and do an excellent job at it. The coffee has always been consistent tasty rocket fuel! The pastries are tasty, and the homemade ones are a stand out. There's an apple pie there every so often that's scrumptious. Big slices to savor with the dark roast house coffee. Open at 5AM, they get my morning business when I have to be out and about at that painfully early hour! Yep...good coffee.

Always love calling in for a snack and best coffee in town. The Lox Cream Cheese, avocado, red onion and caper bagel. Great staff, great prices, and great food

Nice alternative to the high priced and cookie cutter vibe offered by Starbucks. Comfortable and quiet with friendly people at the counter. Anything you can get at that other place, Royal Ground can make a damn tasty and probably cheaper knockoff. They were here before Starbucks was on every corner and I appreciate that too.

This is THE best coffee shop in San Rafael. If you're looking for a local spot to stop, have a delicious bite and enjoy some great coffee look no further. The people here are so nice! Thank you & mahalo for the coffee and treats!!