Ubora Coffee Roasters

Ubora Coffee Roasters has been open for just a week and this place is already booming with business!!! Andre Leon, the business owner and coffee afficionado, says so far Saturday’s are his busiest days. They have already went through pounds of coffee beans.

Andre looked all over town to find a perfect coffee shop and with no luck, he built his own. He wanted to enter the market and show Augustans the right way coffee should be made. The area being saturated with big coffee corporation chains who mass produce coffee and don’t take pride in the taste and end result of coffee.

Also, their employees can’t produce a handmade coffee drink. They press a button and voilá, coffee is produced from a machine!!! The special thing about this place, Andre gives one on one hands on training to all baristas he hires. Most of them having worked as baristas before he still has to start from ground 1 with them.

I was able to try a Vanilla Latte. I’m not familiar with all types of coffee, so I did step out of my comfort zone and try it. It wasn’t bad. Even though it was a little bitter for me, but Nora, the manager, added more vanilla favor to my drink and made it drinkable for me.

The menu is full of affordable options. There are also pastries and handmade sandwiches offered here, to indulge in while you are having your drinks. They all looked delicious, but I couldn’t decide on which one I wanted to try so I didn’t try one at all.

Andre is a native of Brazil, an active duty officer in the Navy stationed at Fort Gordon, a world traveler having traveled to 20+ countries and 50+ cities. While in another country he was able to try a proper cup of coffee and this in turn made him wondering how coffee is made and what was the whole process of bringing someone a perfect cup of coffee.

Only in his early thirties, he had more knowledge about coffee than people who have been enjoying coffee for over 50 years. You can see his passion when he discusses his coffee, his business, the process of roasting coffee in-house, and his being behind the bar and making coffee for customers.

The staff is small, yet they have been trained by Andre on how to make a perfect cup of coffee. Nora is to manage of this operation and keeps the business running smoothly. Tony, the coffee roaster, is a whiz at manning the roaster and keeping track of the perfectly roasted coffee or the not so good coffee so they are able to replicated it or tweek and correct the formula they produced.

Ubora means excellence in the language of Swahili. Andre wanted a name to mean something since he is dedicated to bringing the Augusta area a fresh and proper cup of coffee and other coffee based drinks. Andre and his team tried and tested over 50 different kind of coffee beans from all over the world and only 8 made the cut to be used in the daily coffee rotation here.

I love the swanky feel of the place. The baristas are dressed in formal clothing giving it a very upscale look and the shop is spacious and chic!!! You can tell Andre and his team took pride into what he was bringing to the area. I was able to see the roasting process first hand from Andre and Tony. It’s such a fascinating process

I see why Andre is so wrapped up into coffee. I’m already making plans to stop in and try more coffee drinks. Even if it’s to bask in the atmosphere of this extraordinary place!!!

Very nice servers. My first time there. I loved it! I WILL be back! Great clean atmosphere. The recommendation of the cheese onion bagel was delicious and the tomato jam with cream cheese was amazing! They shared samples of sweet breads they'll begin serving. I love my coffee black and the coffee was delicious!

Great coffee shop! Definitely more than meets the eye - outside the shop you can really smell the coffee beans roasting, inside is gigantic with high ceilings and lots of space. The iced chai lattes we got were amazing and not overly sweet like most places. Service was fast and friendly. They sell their coffee beans there and online as well. It’s a great place to set up and work; they play music so there’s a nice buzz without it being overly loud and disruptive. If you’re in need of coffee in the Augusta area you should try it out here!

I was immediately struck by the spacious and relaxed feeling of the store. I liked the bar experience plus all the light. Quite nice coffee & simple selection of quick bites.

Best coffee shop in Augusta. Professional, consistent, high quality coffee. Friendly baristas who take pride in their craft. Great space to focus or relax. Enjoy seeing them roasting behind the back counter. Really happy you all were able to re-open so quickly despite adverse circumstances!

Best coffee shop in Augusta! Very cool space - open, lots of natural light, modern. Plenty of seating options and outlets for plugging in computer. Great find!

We came here this past Saturday and chilled with some coffees for a little while. I had a Nutella frozen coffee and my wife had a latte with heavy cream. Both drinks were delicious and well made. We chatted with one of the folks working behind the counter, and he made us feel right at home. They have a bar at the counter where you can sit, which to me is an awesome idea. You can sit, order, drink and chat right there. They even give recommendations if you’re feeling spontaneous! They serve cafe food here as well, which we haven’t tried yet but we are eager to do so! This place is probably a downtown staple for us now. We can’t wait to go back!

Ubora is a great new place. They roast onsite and brew excellent coffee beverages. Coffee quality is high, and prices are low. They also make $5 paninis. Highly suggest you visit this place if you are in the area.

OH MY! Best Coffee House in Augusta, and guess what? THEY were open at 7 am, (most places around here don't open up until 8:30 or 10:30) THE coffee is so much better than Starbucks! Since this was my first time going, Caleb helped me in my selection, and he didn't disappoint! Caleb was very kind, courteous, and had a early morning cherub-like smiley disposition! He made me a Mocha Frozen Coffee with a tad of whipped cream! My friend had a Americano Expresso, (with no bitter after-taste) and we both had a pastry, that was fresh and delicious! I love that it's Veteran owned, it's local, and the establishment was very clean. I'll certainly be back, after all I earned 2 points today!

Staff is always nice. In store, espresso based beverages are just fine. This is a review solely on the beans. They do not write the roast date on the bag. While I’m always assured they’re fresh, that is rarely true. On a recent purchase of three 6 oz bags, various origins, all were flat. If you’re into pour over, this is not a good place to source local beans.