Slave To the Grind

The best coffee in Bronxville. The prices are reasonable. BEWARE OF THE FEES. Where I would say they are going wrong is with the 50 cent fee on credit cards. Come on! Really that is way more than what anyone pays. 4% is the traditional number for service fees. So I would recommend using cash at this place. A large coffee is $2.75 which is a great deal. It is not a great deal when they add another 50 cents. Slave to the Grind though makes a great cup of coffee. And in the end that is what really matters.

Great local coffee shop in the heart of Bronxville. They have so many beans to choose from to bring home and brew yourself, but if thats not your cup then you can grab one there! I love it when they keep their doors open letting you smell the coffee before even going inside!

Asked for decaf multiple times and they gave me caffeine...wouldn't recommend here if you have dietary restrictions or sensitivity/allergies. They refused a refund too..

Wow what a coffee. I rarely leave reviews, but this place urged me to place EXCELLENT review. I just wish we had more of these coffee shops in New York State.

I'm a loyal customer because of the variety of coffees they have here but yesterday was probably one of the worst (covid) services I've experienced. First of all, the barista was more focused on talking to seated customers rather than the line forming. I saw she was hiding a vape in her hand, but not that well obviously, and she was using it as she was speaking to the other customers. Also, she had on plaid pajama bottoms, which I found very unprofessional and strange. I find that their vibe is relaxed and chill but pajamas is kind of taking it too far. Moreover, after taking my order, she kept lowering her mask to tell stuff to other coworkers. That seemed unnecessary especially during covid times. Plus she wasn't telling them anything important, of which I would understand. All in all, gave them a 4-star because of their coffee and typical customer service is good.

Cool scene at Slave usually. I don't drink coffee, but I do enjoy their chai latte. Customers are always commenting about how good the coffee is and also how its reasonably priced. Better than Starbucks!

I have so many stories about this place, but I'll tell the most risky one:

Some time around 2008-2010 I noticed a Starbucks set up around the corner from them. This is was right when starbucks started doing free wifi (before that it was u paid 4 dollars for internet lul). Slave had no wifi. At the time I was 15-17 years old and learning offensive security from online tutorials. Back then people had WEP key security for wifi. I booted up my backtrack linux distro and cracked into a local network(to this day, I still have no clue who's network it was). Slipped the baristas the net ID and password and I'm pretty sure they used that for several years without issue. I wanted them to have a even playing field in the coffee wars.

Today I live in Boston, but stopped by and bought a zip up hoodie to support Slave in the Pandemic because it was such a integral spot to my teenage years. The best part about the hoodie is it smells like the same place I remember back then. Chess games, cracking wifi passwords, and working on college papers.

Their coffee is AMAZING. Ive tried many places before and this is one of my favs. Staff is incredibly nice. Only thing to look out for - they charge .50 for using a card if it’s under $10.

No glitz or pretense here. This throwback coffee house is a consistant performer. S to the G has been around forever turning out great coffee and tea, plus all the drinks that pretend coffee and tea drinkers drink without the whistles and buzzers that the national brand deals...except for the bell that is rung to salute tippers.
In closing, if a great caffeine fix is what you're after, Slave to the Grind is your place.

Great place, I enjoy having a properly tamped espresso. However, sometimes the barista's hand me luke warm, watery drinks, signaling to me that they didn't steam my milk long enough. They have an assortment of different syrup flavors, but the bottles are off to the side and are difficult to read; I have looked for a list and there is none. I think this would really help them and potentially speed up the process of ordering. Lastly, there is no sign that says when you're ordering milk other than whole (like skim or soy) they charge you extra/how much extra, and no sign letting me know that if I use a credit/debit card they charge .25 cents extra. Not that I mind but some people do and it would be nice for a heads up.

Overall nice place and I'm glad there's a fresh coffee place in lower Westchester.