The French Press

My favourite coffee shop around! Lovely service, excellent dry cappuccinos, and the baked goods from Albemarle Bakery are delish! Plus the open mic one Friday Nights & artwork add to the community atmosphere.

The service and quality at The French Press is so inconsistent. I ordered an Americano which was lukewarm and tasted weak. I also got a spinach quiche and after 20+ minutes of waiting inquired. She simply said, oh “I left it in the warmer, hang on.” Another 5 minutes and it came out just room temp. It tasted delicious which is why I gave two stars over one. I love the atmosphere for sitting to work or journal and I come here at least once a month but after this most recent visit will be seeking other coffee shops.

The coffee here is ok, it's good thing they have many syrup options to circumvent that. However the main concern is that when I have been in the past, the employee is a bit short with the customers. It intimidated me to order coffee/food, so I just chose to go elsewhere instead.

Great coffee, snacks,and atmosphere. If I lived here I would spend a lot of time here.

5/1/23 - placed an order for a bagel with cream cheese, a side of bacon, and a grilled cheese. The bagel came with 2 cups of cream cheese, the side of bacon was 3 slices, and the grilled cheese had less than a handful of chips for a side.

5/2/23 - placed an order for a bagel with cream cheese and a side of bacon…. Today I only received 1 cup of cream cheese and the side of bacon was only 2 slices….. yet I was charge the same price!

Will never place an order again. There is no standard. Obviously no training. What a joke!

This place is a hidden gem! The community is soo lucky to have such a wonderful coffee house in their back yard. I wish more people knew about it and supported it :(
Coffee is just perfect, food selection includes some local GF baked goods.
If you want good coffee (and tea), skip the chains and head right here!

They didn't even fill up my cup. I took one small sip. And this is what I have. I asked the batista what drink was what and she had no idea what she had made. This is pathetic. I should have pulled my tip out of the tip jar.

Absolutely LOVED this place!! I was able to get a gluten free turkey, brie, apple and honey Panini!! SO GOOD! The service was great everyone was so friendly. All our coffees were perfect as well, my daughter even had to order a second iced lavender latte be I drank half of hers!! We will definitely return when we are back in town. This place checked every single box!

Was staying in town on a skateboard trip and we passed The French Press the night before heading to dinner. We had to leave the next morning and we knew we had to stop by. This little coffee shop is incredible! Great atmosphere and the staff was wonderful!

MAJOR SHOUTOUT to Kia, too! She's a true gem!

I can't recommend this spot enough!
GET THE BISCUITS & GRAVY!!!

Nice coffee shop. Latte was excellent. Pastry was too messy to eat in the car but hubby enjoyed it once we got home to a fork and plate.