Ann Arbor Coffee Roasting Company

The baked goods and coffee are absolutely delicious and you can taste how much thought went into everything. I've noticed alot of people complaining about pricing, but I think it's pretty fair considering the level of quality. Also I noticed someone else comparing them to espresso Royale that use to be in the same space, they are no where near the same type of coffee place. Espresso royalle was garbage coffee.

I am sorry to write this review, but as a long-time Espresso Royale customer, I was thoroughly disappointed. After entering, the first thing I noticed was the outrageous prices. Previously, a latte at Espresso Royale was well under $4, now the lowest price for any espresso/milk combination is $5. There were also $2 medium latte Wednesdays which made their coffee very reasonable.

Finally, I was looking forward to trying the blueberry white chocolate scone, having been a fan of the previous raspberry white chocolate and dark chocolate cherry scone. The scone was wayyy too sweet, too leavened and left a gross sour aftertaste in my mouth. I forced myself to eat it having paid over $3 for this baked item.

As someone who spent many hours in Espresso Royale and was eager to have them back, I can say that without significant changes to AARC, I do not plan to return. However, if they take into consideration customer feedback and make necessary improvements, I might just try again.

Amazing coffee. Stood out after the first sip. Service and food prep were a mess. The messed up our order and gave my food to a random child. They need to take names for their orders like Starbucks.

Lack of seating is a big problem. Significantly less seating in the back & front for studying than the old place after remodel, half what was in the back right than before, the entire left back seating was removed and replaced with apparently some sort of office? (-2 stars) but better bathroom setup (+1 Star). Lighter vibe than before. Unfortunately for some inexplicable reason like most coffee shops they feel the need to play old music justa bit too loudly which is both cringe (for being out of date) and annoying (for being too loud). Luckily most of us regular coffee shop goers know to wear our noise cancelling airpods to help cut this nonsense down. The feel of the place is definetely more of a come in get your coffee and leave and walk around town place than before. That seems to be the audience which the new owners are targeting. But unfortunately that is not at all the customer type that frequents this location in over 20+ years I have known the area. People want to come to this location to get a coffee and study at a table then either go to class or get some food nearby before heading out for other stuff. Your customer base is college students, and location feeds in right off of Diag. With now too few tables it means customers will have to find other places to go instead. Tips for new place: Add more tables, and dont let anyone over 27 pick the music if you insist on having music. If you really want to play music than, play Lofi chill music so we can snack, drink, and study with our friends for hours on end. And your company name is too long, you need something much shorter and easier so we can discuss it often, no one is going to say, hey do you want to go to Ann arbor coffee roasting company? but students passing each other in the diag will say hey meet you at A2 coffee later?

Definitely a lively meeting place with some great coffee and vegan alternative pastries. Always good energy here and bustling with activity, give the whiskey latte a try to spice up your day

Their coffee is fantastic! The only reason I don't give 5 stars is the service is slow and they don't seem to process drinks in the order they come in. If you have time to wait definitely try their coconut cream latte!

Over $5 for an Americano. They up charge 50 cents for a splash of half and half. I live in Seattle and I even in one of the more expensive cities in the country I’ve never paid more than $4 for an americano. The coffee was pretty tasty though.

Very overpriced and not that great. The wifi is also terrible. They can't even be bothered to have trash cans inside. The employees are nice and the service isn't terrible at least. Do yourself a favor and just go to Comet or Lab, which are also local, significantly cheaper, and have better options.

Ok quality. Not unique quality though

A lot of potential but left after a few minutes when I had planned to spend the full day there. It's beautiful inside but there are only 2 outlets in the entire building, bad wifi, and expensive coffee. Definitely a bummer :(