Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate

Excellent place run by friendly, highly knowledgeable folks. Great selection of specialty coffee, organic teas and rare bean to bar chocolates from around the world. Definitely recommended!

I tried a rose water olive oil cake from here this past Saturday on the recommendation of the cashier, and it was life changing just like she promised. I loved it so much I found a recipe online and replicated it, but I would have missed out on a revolutionary dessert if it hadn't been for her! Volta seems to hire pretty wonderful employees in general. My other 3-4 visits have been quick and enjoyable and it's typically pretty quiet there. If you go around 3pm on a Saturday, you have a better chance of finding nearby parking!

Best chai latte I’ve had in the USA.

Was recommended by a friend and wasn’t let down. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The coffee was wonderfully crafted. My short americano was full flavor and kept the creamy top layer of the espresso from the La Marzocco. I also would compliment the quiche. So good! And on a nice day you can sit outside or stroll and take photos with the art nearby or simply enjoy the art and and calm vibe inside the cafe.

My wife and I love this place. The staff have always been friendly (or friendly enough...I haven't had really effusive reception), the coffee is very high quality and the atmosphere is delightfully calm. Gainesville isn't exactly NYC (more power to it :), so this is a great find.

Online reviews seem to be as much a mirror as anything. I take a lot of the complaints about service as much having to do with the reviewer as anything else.

So this place is great and has been for years... but you know you will always get an extra side of stuckupness. For someone who has bad hearing, for the example, I should not feel bad or weird as a customer asking a question twice or asking for clarification. Other businesses operate in this pandemic with a smile, safely. Safety should not be a factor to enable elitism or general snobbery. Good coffee and canned fish tho... ps they just put the coffee out the side door table and don’t even tell you.

Their coffee is good, but their Wi-Fi is hot garbage. I could plug an ethernet cable into a wheel with a hamster running in it and probably get faster internet speed.

Take out orders available at the door and contactless payment is required and little tables are available outside for eating nearby. The staff are so incredibly friendly and the food and tea were spectacular! The indian platter is an amazing array of flavors and presented so nicely even in a takeout form. My tastebuds are still rolling in delight

Came here as it was the best rated coffee shop in Gainesville. Was extremely disappointed. Cold brew was far on the weak side and watered down, even more so, with more ice; after a long struggle with the three employees standing around not knowing what kind of cold brew they had, we should've expected the worst. Even the soy latte was far worse than starbucks or any other chain cafe! Even tasted off or rancid, not even burnt! For their high prices the quality should be far superior than this trash that we received. Was so upset wanted to take my tip back!!

Adding well to the downtown coffee scene, Volta has a very comfortable atmosphere serving delicious coffees and hot chocolates. I also noticed they have a good selection of hot tea though I did not have any.