Firehouse Coffee & Tea

Fantastic coffee shop. Open ridiculously early. Fast and extremely friendly service. Great dining area. Can't beat the location, and it's right inside a firehouse.

Cheerful staff create welcoming atmosphere and serve up some of Sausalito's best pour-to-order coffees along with pastries and lunch items. Indoor and outdoor seating are prime.

Delicious coffee and dog friendly courtyard next to the Sausalito Firehouse. Light food desserts and sandwiches but best coffee in town. Good service and always clean and free Wifi.

I'm really enjoying this new coffee and tea experience. Much better than the Philz Coffee this replaced. But they did keep the great Burritos and they are servings pastry made by the Victoria Bakery of North Beach fame so that's 2 ++'s just for starters!

The coffee. While they don't have the 50 different coffees of Philz, I don't get confused with what I drank the last time. I'd find a brew I liked and most likely forgot the name by the next time. But the best feature at least for me, is there's no bitter aftertaste. The story I always heard was that Poppa Guiani of Caffe Trieste fame came over from Italy in the 50's, knew nothing about coffee, and bought a sack of stale coffee beans because they were cheapest and burnt them because he didn't know a thing about coffee, thus everyone in North Beach thought that Italian coffee was supposed to be bitter and have an old socks taste. And of course, the whole idea of expresso and capechino got started from what the Caffe Trieste in North Beach was doing. I have no idea if this is a true story or not, but that's what I've heard.

But I digress. I love coffee that doesn't bite you. Ive heard that true Italian coffee doesn't need any sugar because it doesn't have the bitter after taste and Firehouse fills the bill. I just hope that it doesn't get too overrun with tourists. We lost our downtown to a tourist glut several years ago. Now it's become on overwhelm on the weekend for us residents because our Sausalito City Council didn't do their job of keeping a good balance of commercial and residential areas. Now there's a Bike Invasion of 3,000 bikes a day on a Summer weekend. Dozens and dozens of meeting after meeting and we're still overwhelmed by the 2 wheelers. If I would have been Mayor I would have never allowed this mechanical freak show to happen but I would never want to be Mayor or to be famous. I'm not a crazy person. Now don't get me wrong, I am not suggesting that any of our Mayors have been crazy. In fact I've liked and respected most all of them, but no thanks, that job is not for me.

Sorry, I'll add more details about my coffee house review when I get my new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 in a month or so when they come out. In the meantime, my battery runs out in 2 hours.

Awesome coffee! Been here twice and each time the drinks have been amazing. They also have a nice collection of books and couches to read them on.

this have a good on my book good drink lot have good service. I love drink a bite here.

Princess cake was delicious. The iced Vietnamese coffee was alright, but not great.

Nice atmosphere and conveniently located off the main drag.

Ambiance was nice. Staff was very friendly and professional. Coffee wasn't very good. I got a pour over. It was quite weak. The house coffee was average with little noticeable flavor. Very bland.

Makes you feel like family. Pet friendly too! Remembers your orders. Great coffee and teas..highly recommend 👌

Love coming to this location mainly for the atmosphere. Good vibes and great service. I usually order the Matcha Latte and it’s absolutely amazing. I highly recommend this spot.