For Five Coffee Alexandria

The place is amazing, so far the pastries are very good and coffee is wonderful. They have real baristas (who are warm and inviting) and hand make your coffee instead of some machine on auto-pilot. My favorite is their small latte, it's the perfect blend of Expresso and steamed milk. Unlike other places that have the automated machines and they serve you light coffee flavored warm milk. If you are a true coffee person and drink different coffees for the flavors and settled notes of different distinct flavors, this is the one of the places you have to experience.

This tuna sandwich with arugula was Wow
Cool atmosphere for studying & short meetings

Highly Recommended

This is a beautiful coffee shop right in front of the King St Metro Station. If you're waiting to catch Amtrak or VRE and have some spare time on your hand, this is a great place to grab a cup of coffee and snacks.

I've tried their latte a few times and it's great. But it's their cookies that keep bringing me back. They're really good. While most cafes have pre-made cookies that are likely delivered by a 3rd party, For Five claim that they bake theirs in-house daily. And from the taste and freshness, I have to say that has to be correct.

I haven't tried any of their soups and sandwiches, but based on the presentation alone, they look delicious.

I'm used to expensive food as I am from the NYC metro area... I was not ready for a $28 bill for an omelette and a small latte.

The omelette took 15 minutes and was burnt while being super watery. The latte was eh. There are piles of diners nearby that were cheaper, gluten free, and looked better. This place had nothing to offer except looking like it was a bit higher end, but it was anything but.

With all that, there is a large well displayed sign "food and drink policy: No Refunds, all sales final". That should have been a tip off as I rarely ever see restaurants not willing to refund a terrible or burnt meal.

The coffee tasted old and burnt. We asked the server a couple questions about the baked goods and she had no idea. After putting the cream and sugar in our coffee, made sure to say goodbye and to have a nice day (we were the only people in the shop) the server didn't even reply.

Vibes are 5 star.
Food and drinks were perfect.
I will be back

A great place to begin or end your day in Old Town. It's conveniently located across the street from the Metro and buses. Service was great and so were my Gotham Mocha and croissant.

Wow! What a great place for coffee, lunch and breakfast bites! Right off the King Street metro so very convenient. Got the Blue Owl Acai bowl, the Cacao pancakes and the Chai latte! My only complaint is the rude lady in front me of me who made the baristas wash every single dish they used to make her drink, because she can't touch dairy. Those guys handled it awesomely though!!

We were looking to get out for a coffee today and saw For Five was open (a lot of coffeeshops closed on New Year's Day.)

My wife had a large, dirty chai and I had a large iced mocha. Coffee was really good. The iced mocha actually had four shots of espresso in it. Rich flavor, not sweetened. They have a really cool brewing setup across the bar. I'd say the one downside was the two drinks came to over $18 total, so it can be a bit pricey.

Excellent coffee, fantastic pastries / cookies. Also, they have one of the coolest set-ups for their espresso machines, with the group heads extending from the counter in sculptural chrome curved pieces (that look a little like giraffe necks).