Old City Coffee, Inc.

As a local, I'm used to this place! This is a small cafe with inside outside seating....fresh baked bakery items like cookies, bagel, cake, scones and muffins. Pre Packed juices, yogurt and wraps available too.

Coffee is bit strong here, always serving seasonal blends.

Difficult to tell...Respectfully waited outside for 15 minutes, 3 customer limit in store, only to be greeted with “we welcome service dogs only” once I was permitted in store with my pup. Certainly management’s decision to determine who is and is not welcome; however, a sign on the door with notification of policy would be appreciated.

Chai was amazing and nice and spicy. I was told that the latte was also very good by my girlfriend. The chocolate chip cookies had too many chips in them, but other than that they were good. The merch was reasonably priced and you can buy lots of teas and coffee beans here.

It's a cute little cafe in the old city area. Charming and they also sell variety of coffee beans in there. I would be more appreciative if they serve the drink in a mug rather than paper cups since I told them I will have it to stay. But overall, a place worth the local crowd to work, study, social and coffeee of cox

I don't like writing negative reviews, especially of independent businesses trying to compete against corporate giants. That said, a negative experience at Old City Coffee in the Reading Terminal Market has compelled me to write such a review.

I've been a heavy consumer of coffee for decades, and in all my experiences, I've never even close been treated as rudely as I was by and Old City Coffee barista. I have hearing loss. It was crowded in the market and I was having trouble hearing what the barista was asking of me. After the second time of asking him to repeat himself, his answer was in a tone implying that I was the world's least intelligent person who was wasting his time, and said this at a volume that was too loud for even my compromised hearing. All this said in front of my family; not only was this embarrassing, but it reminded me too of something that's been quite worrisome, since my livelihood depends upon hearing what people say.

I wrote an email to their website, and received a very nice response from someone who I later found out was the founder of the company. I greatly appreciate this, however it's simply not enough to repair the extremely bad feelings I have consequent to this experience.

In the same position, I would've offered to send someone a bag of complimentary coffee, or a mug, or something. Perhaps this is beyond their capabilities due to the expense, but if this is the case, then OCC certainly can't afford to employ such rude baristas.

And in all honesty, $16.00 for a pound of coffee is even more steep than what the corporate behemoth Starbucks charges for an equivalent bag of beans. If you're more expensive than Starbucks, you'd better provide an A+ cup of coffee and experience of the servers. Both were quite below this.

It's really too bad, because I used to look forward to Old City Coffee, and their caffeine molecule t-shirts is one of my favorites. Now, all I can think of is that barista talking to me as if I were mentally challenged - he sounded more like a middle school bully rather than someone there to provide a good experience.

So, while I appreciate at least the email of apologize, I'm still done with Old City Coffee.

Always good coffee and the aroma invites one to drink coffee!
The Sunday afternoon concerts are fine. Today April 28, 2019 was no exception. Both Chase Park, Cellist and Lun Li, Violinist were exemplary and flawless in their performance. Another 5 stars for Old City Coffee to showcase Curtis Institute of Music's fine students.

The smell of coffee when u first enter is greeat! Service was super nice. Tasted good and satisfying. They have interesting connections which makes it a great place to read and study.

Nestled on a cobblestone side street in Old City, this cafe may be small but the quality of the coffee speaks for itself. Different coffee blends are each day and you may opt to get your coffee to go or to stay. If you decide to sit in, there is an adjoining room with tables and chairs where you can peacefully enjoy your food and drinks, and where acoustic musicians may often perform for small audiences. In addition to coffee, tea, and baked goods, Bassett’s ice cream and milkshakes are available. If you are looking for somewhere to get caffeinated amidst your day in Old City, this place is it!

Tried to take my best friend here for Flag Day and the place was packed. Thought it was a good sign but I was wrong. The gnocchi delightful but the barman was a slouch. Next time I'm going to Garage.

Old City Coffee is the perfect place to stop in for a Cortado, daily brew or treat!