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I grabbed a quick coffee here while in the UC area. Relaxing spot to get some work done and plenty of space to sit on the two levels. Friendly staff and barista made her design with such ease.
I got a cinnamon vanilla iced latte and it was a 12/10!!! I love this place
Great coffee roasted on site. Definitely recommend checking it out if you haven't already.
Nice atmosphere but music is too loud for reading/studying.
I asked the barista for belgium latte.. she tried her best to get me a coffee that's close to my taste. Wonderful service and nice ambience
One of my favorite places around the UC campus. My go to is a vanilla matcha latte. The baristas always deliver. There is good wifi and extension cords everywhere for power. If you’re looking for a chill place to work this is it. The only let down: they don’t have whipped cream ☹️
It was a really nice coffee shop. The only thing I wasn't satisfied with was that is was so crowded I decided to get my latte to go,but, I was very pleased with the fact that they have more than one option for sugar free syrup.
Coffee was perfect! Atmosphere was a little noisy, and busy, but very cute; barista was a curt, and not engaging at all... A couple other employees very nice...
Fast friendly service. Comfortable atmosphere.
I really love this place! The atmosphere is amazing, and the service is great. I got a Caramel Blended Crème, which I highly recommend. I have not been able to find any other drink like it. If you're a college student it's the perfect place to write or read.
Nice spot with tons of seating, power outlets,and fast internet. Delicious variations in the menu from coffee to smoothies.
Nice place! Music wasn't too loud, wifi fast. Plenty of room to sit. Ordered a pour over and it tasted nice and clean although it was way too much coffee for a single person. 😅 Friendly folks behind the counter. Price was reasonable for the amount of coffee I received. Recommended!
Stopped in after a day at the zoo with 4 adults and 4 kids and it was fantastic. Kids enjoyed smooties and adults all had different coffees. The latte was both beautiful and delicious. Better than the drinks...the service! Both employees were top notch. Friendly, helpful and kind. One of our kiddos spilled her smoothie and the employees helped us quickly clean it up and then made her new small cup of smoothie. It was not at all expected and super sweet. Highly recommend and would stop again.
Very enjoyable and a good place to get some work done.
Without a doubt my favorite coffee spot around the UC campus. Friendly staff and excellent drip coffee.
Hard to find parking and small indoor seating that you can’t find a table to sit. Visited it once but not again.
This place absolutely rocks, been coming everyday for the last few months. Great staff and rockin lattes and great ambience
This is one of the nicest independent coffee houses in the area, my main complaint lies in the hours. Which is somewhat typical of every new independent coffeehouse opened in the last 20 years in this region. You have old standby university area coffee shops here like the Highland and Sitwell's, which understand the idea of a late night coffee shop close to University campus where people are going to come and read in socialize (at least Sitwell's used to until they changed ownership,). But the 86, like other newer ones, don't have this idea in mind. EVEN THOUGH you often have it nearly full at its early closing hour, which clearly indicates that they're going to have continued walk in traffic for some time, they always close shop early. I don't get it, they're literally right across the street from a university campus, how does that even make sense? I think you just have a generation of coffeehouse owners who are disconnected from the past culture of coffeehouses, of old places like the old coffee houses of North Beach San Francisco or Greenwich Village New York, that inspired the first wave of independent espresso shops across the country decades ago. You can tell people who grew up in that coffeehouse culture because the understand the idea of late night coffee shops. The kind you hear about in Tom Waits songs. But for some reason, over the last 20 years there's a change in coffeehouse culture and the people opening and managing these places have no concept of the simple idea of keeping a place open at least until 10:00 p.m. . You will still make money, you just need two less employees to justify it. But I guarantee you a coffee shop open till 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. works. they are across the street from a university campus, they will continuously have walk traffic. What's the proof? Look at Highland Coffee House down the street, it's always packed to the brim until 1:00 a.m. and the original coffee house that was at this location long ago, The Buzz, which w
The coffee is obviously amazing, but honestly I really love the atmosphere, the music makes me feel like I’m in a Charlie Brown special haha. Also, the people who work there are very friendly and welcoming which is important to me because I don’t know much about coffee nor do I know what to get some times but they don’t make me feel like I’m being judged. Many other coffee shops scare me for that reason because it feels like I have to be an expert lol. Anyways, I always feel like I’m starting the day off right when I go in there for an early morning coffee. Would recommend!
Of course!! All of the staff is friendly and if I had more time, I would have loved to be a volunteer too.