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Great tasting coffee!
A cozy place with exceptional coffee and experience ☕️
Heard about this place and my wife found it. Nice. Hyped.
Coffee wasn't great, tasted like stale filter coffee. I prefer Starbucks if I'm being honest but I'm from the UK. The shop was small so it was difficult to find seating. My coffee was served in a takeout cup when I was sitting in, my husband and son were given proper porcelain cups, not sure what was happening there? The ladies serving were lovely though.
the latte (with a pegasus) was really good; loved the wall art as well!
Update: I had a problem with the loyalty program/Toast POS system before, but the manager Jake responded promptly and was very helpful. Amy explained the situation well, and helped me do an experiment to make sure the system works properly. Initial: It is one of my favorite cafes in Boston. I am particularly into their seasonal products like lavender or rose latte and coffee sangria.
This is where I take all my friends who want a really good pour over coffee.
I ordered a latte and a London fog-which is a tea latte. Both were great, but I definitely loved the latter. It was similar to a chai latte, but the spice was milder, and it had just a little bit of sweetness. And I love that they put the drink in nice porcelain cups, not disposable ones. Definitely will return and order it again!
Love the Huichol yarn paintings. The coffee is event better! George is a great example of ethical business practices in a global world. Great café for meetings, quick snacks, and exquisite coffee for the discerning palette.
Currently my favorite specialty coffee roaster. This could be the pinnacle of coffee at this point in time. Beans are all fresh (usually 2-5 days old), lots of single origin small lot options and the ambiance and staff is awesome. Barismo and Broadsheet are two other good roasters. Barismo has an attitude problem. Broadsheet is good for beans but doesn’t offer pour overs for some reason.
Incredible coffee options of all kinds and bean varieties for each: pour-over, latte (the lavender latte is very good), cappuccino, etc. Baked goods and breakfast sandwiches are also very good. On the expensive side and often crowded - even overflowing into the hotel lobby next door.
The best service, excellent coffee quality. Out of an oat milk latte, the most skilled barista in the world made this beautiful Pegasus/unicorn 🤩
Excellent staff and service only okay food and coffee. I ordered a flat white and it was bitter considering the price I paid was 5 dollars for it and that this place is highly rated online this is not what I expect. With all the fancy setup and cool things to look at yet the coffee is bitter its a bit disappointing. The service was great and lovely staff and my coffee arrived very quick. I also ordered a pain au chocolat or a chocolate croissant as they call it this was also only alright and was a bit disappointing considering the price of it. Overall a bit of a dissatisfied experience in the food side but excellent staff and service.
Great place to stop by for coffee and pastries in Downtown Boston. George Howell has been one of my go-to spots for coffee in the downtown area. Since this is their flagship location inside the Godfrey hotel, empty seats were rarely available, but they did have extra tables in the hotel lobby. I was usually able to grab one of the comfy couch seats without any issues. My favorite menu so far is their shaken cold brew. It's slightly sweet but goes well with their pastry selections. I've tried the orange danish and sticky bun, and both were excellent. Their sandwich selections also looked nice, and I'll definitely be back to try those for lunch.
Coffees are delicious. Place is comfortable and well designed .
Coffee is perfect!!
Flat white was the best that I had in years.
If George Howell had tasted the espresso that was served to me, my Barista would have been fired immediately.
One of my all time favourite coffee shop, with a slight change since 2021: It became massively overpriced (sadly, that became a reality for anything decent in the states), especially for non-coffee wares. What bothers me though is the fact that the quality went down a bit. Or rather, not quality, but consistency. Quality of the coffee in GHC is excellent, however in 4 visits that I've made in the last 8 days, with the same order (standard blend espresso and the single origin espresso which hasn't changed) had massively different experiences. Like: "yeah, I'd pay even more for this" to "I guess it's ok for specialty" experiences. And I get why it is that you can't have perfection all the time, but if your charging 6$ for an espresso, I'd want it to be excellent. And 2 out of 4 times, it wasn't.
Undoubtedly my favorite coffee shop. The quality of the roast is truly exceptional and each drink is crafted with care, making every order superb. Their passion for coffee is clear.