Cervantes Coffee Roasters

I ordered a Latte online and I went to the roaster to pick up my Latte. Let me share with you about my experience.
The parking was confusing, all the spots had some sort of sign on them, non of the parking spaces say anything about “coffee” and they all say something about restrictions and tow-away zone.
Walking in to the coffee shop, the shop looked like they didn’t reorganize the shop from the previous day, signs on stands were like crooked (I fixed one of them lol) The fridge was not organized and filled with full bottles in a row, the staff was scrambling.
“I just wish that they would walk into the store as if they were a customer and think about their appearance”.
I must say that my latte was delicious and that scores points!

Stopped by for a shot of espresso on a roadtrip going through the DC area. Liked the shot of espresso so much I purchased the same beans for my home espresso machine. The staff was was extremely courteous and answered any questions I had. There is seating through the area with the cash register. Looking forward to stopping by again when im in the area!

I came to this coffee shop yesterday everything was great. It made me return the next day unfortunately the coffee was over roasted and bitter. I asked if the cappuccino is supposed to be bitter like this the lady said yes then I asked to give me a latte which she said will not be as bitter. By bitter I don’t mean pleasant bitterness that coffee have. I am a huge coffee person. I tried it in many different states and countries. What I didn’t like is that coffee was bitter like they over cooked those coffee beans and it was hard to drink it. I didn’t ask the lady to exchange my cappuccino neither she offered. Seems like staff doesn’t really care if you are enjoying it or not. I was super polite and super unsatisfied after coming back there again. The coffee made my stomach hurt really bad I am leaving this review right now and literally have pain in my stomach since the morning. 2 stars because yesterday coffee was good as I already mentioned.

This place could be cute. I tried it because I love supporting local coffee shops. There’s no indoor seating and only two tables outside which were already full. It’s also in an industrial complex with all auto shops around, so it’s was really hard to find parking and tough to enjoy the coffee when it smells overwhelmingly like oils and rubber tires. I understand coffee is subjective to taste and for me it was only ok

Can I just say how happy I am that we have a local coffee roaster in lorton? The interior/cafe portion of Cervantes is very quaint and cozy. Staff is delightful and very knowledgeable. We’ve picked up coffee to go as well as whole beans from here- loved both!

This place is great for a quality cup of coffee and is fairly priced. You need to check this out!

This hands down the best source for whole beans for my homemade espresso-based adventures. I've tried Stumptown, other nationally/internationally award winning espresso beans, Misha's, Phils/whatever other California based expansions, and I keep finding myself coming back and saying wow at every cup from Cervantes. If you haven't tried it, you must go and have a cup from there - the baristas are excellent in shop, and if you buy the beans and take them home you should get excellent results as well! The main drawbacks to this place, are the location (very very limited parking - I have come here multiple times and left without coffee due to the impossible parking/aggressive towing nearby) and the timing (ridiculous store hours which makes it impractical if you're working normal hours). Still if I'm in the area I try to make a stop, and luckily the beans are now found at the Wegmans' location in Alexandria!! They used to have this San Ignacio blend, which I haven't seen recently but the Quixote blend is really really good for espresso.

Love the coffee. Staff is great and knowledgeable. I wish their classes were more predictable.

Coffee is solid. My perception is that they are very understaffed, and the young people that work there are kind but very slow. If there’s a line of 3 customers you might as well walk out because you will be waiting 10+ minutes just to put your order in. Ordering online is the best move.

Also parking is horrible and there’s maybe 3 legal spots to park in.

I drove past this place so many times and it was always an afterthought that I would stop in.

Finally in the Fall of 2019 I turned in and ordered a few drinks ranging from simple cold brew to flavored lattes. I am so glad I did.

Since then I have been buying their whole beans for my coffee at home. My favorite is the El Dorado blend. I grind the beans myself at home. The aroma fills the whole house. The taste is strong with hints of chocolate, not overly acidic, smooth.

I also started getting a growler of their cold brew for the week. It's easily the best cold brew I have had.