Peet's Coffee & Tea Reviews

Such friendly people behind the bar! Great way to start the day!

But it all depends on the barista's skill and the store. The original Vine St store is pretty consistent in quality with some outdoor sidewalk seating...local hangout for decades for some who are now gray haired...a nice location, but parking can be challenging. Walk there if you can.
Several good quality boutique stores nearby and Gourmet Ghetto's sought after eateries .
The Shattuck downtown store is a different environment...and they always have an insufficient amount of chairs. There you have to have a code for the bathrooms.
More street people around, virtually no parking but a hop , skip and a jump from downtown BART stn. With Berkeley's downtown at your doorstep, including 2 3 movie theaters!
The Solano Ave Peets continues to be ,a good place to stop over for a relaxing cup. Recently remodeled there's ample seating inside and on the extra wide sidewalk there. Lots of shops and eateries nearby.
Finally, the Telegraph Ave site....pkg again a chore so best for walkers. Cal student area including student oriented casual eateries and shopping. Very little left of Telegraph of the 60's...this Peets is fine..again, coded bathrooms as this area is part of the street culture hub..

In addition to their usual quality Peet service, there is a museum that shows where it all started.

The very first Peet's coffee shop. A real Berkeley institution. You can feel the caffeine a block away.

Enjoyed my chocolate coffee Ganevia Large size it was awesomely great yummy

The original Peets. Cool. A bit of history in it. Still a neighborhood place. Busy. Good stuff.

Private equity forms keep churning, stopping off value, flipping once premium places like this. The clerk's fly through the revolving door and know less and less.... Are replaceable widgets in toxic capitalist's were dreams. Sad. My Peet would be unhappy to know what happened to his impeccabley integrity, high quality gem.

Very friendly staff and great drinks! There's lots of tables with plugs to get work done.

Good place, but not friendly to customer.
She seems in a very bad mood when preparing the coffee.

Love Peet's and it's especially cool as the first one. Check out the museum in the back for some interesting coffee history!

Very crowded but was given very fast and friendly service. A little hard to navigate inside and outside.

Great casual cover. Can hang out here at the outside tables for a long time

Fantastic coffee
Great location.
Plenty of seating.
Interesting lil museum in the back.

Not enough tables and chairs. Good coffee but no breakfast menu.

The original Peet's location. Neat little museum display of Peet's Coffee history.

Long line. Only 2 employees but the cappuccino was good

GREAT coffee and coffee beans best coffee in the area!!

This is the original Pete's coffee, a must go if you like coffee this is where it all started.

The starting point of peet's coffee... The coffee delivered by the friendly staff is really delicious... It has a little line and a little atmosphere, but when you get it, it will wash away.

A million reasons I love Peet's. The absolute best coffee anywhere. Usually busy but they handle it well. Great snacks too!

If you love pretentious clientele, or a snooty "better than thou" for profit company that fires employees that work for them for over 25 years without decent severance then yeah, this is your shop.

If you have to go to Peet's it may as well be the original.

This place is the original espresso coffee. Great coffee. When you get tired of Starbucks come check out the original espresso coffee.

Still the best in America. Excellent traditional cappuccino! Alfred Peet's original store on Vine and Walnut, appropriate that it is katty-korner from the Berkeley Friends (Quaker) Meeting house, as coffee is so often the beverage over which friendships are grown! #kahvehkahveh #coffee #espresso #cappuccino

Incredible ambience. The original Pete's. Friendly staff. And, of course great coffee.

Peet's has always been my coffee jam since I was a wee lad... Always spot on! Cool people too!

Peets is the best! I was so happy to walk into the original Peets. They are very original and authentic, and by that I mean that they do not sell hot food only pastries for any of those who are wondering. During my visit today the cashier was very kind and informative. I felt very welcomed.

Delicious coffee! I loved that is pet/animal service friendly

Great coffee shop. Very friendly and attentive staff.

I love Peet's. There location is nice too. Lots of room to enjoy your strong cup of joe.

Really amazing love it staff really friendly live in the neighborhood so it is always a great spot and it is the first peets! Berekelylyfe

A slice of Berkeley's history you sit outside and you talk and if somebody doesn't like what you said they turn around and attack you with a level of vitriol that belies the low amount of sophistication of regulars. As a new comer you may find it close to impossible to make new frienda

The original location has a great local crowd and a good vibe. There is not so much seating though and people tend to linger so take your cup to go and walk about North Berkeley.

Very nice coffee with a sensational Havana cappuccino!

I'm normally not a fan of Peet's because their coffee is too dark and bitter for my liking, but this store is great. The employees are all friendly and helpful, the drinks are consistent and good, and the store itself is well-decorated and welcoming.

The first store, where the Starbucks boss worked before!

First Peet s! I love coming here. After I go on walks in Tilden Park, I like to stop here for a latte or an earl grey tea. Peet s loose leaf tea is quite exceptional and worth the price!!

Number 1 reason I'll always love Peet's more than Starbucks: this is the franchise original location and it's such an unassuming, special spot.

Could start giving out organic coffee n soymilk... already high prices wouldn't hurt to give customers a choice of light brew... almond or soy milk ... would be nice:)

The original location where it all started. Great coffee.

COFFEE! Best brewed coffee in my opinion. I never get drinks there, because the.coffee.does.it

Extraordinary...there simply is no better way to enjoy a cup of coffee or "cuppa" tea!

Love Peet's coffee. The original location has a little museum in the back which is wonderful and charming. A coffee lover's must go-to destination for a brief history of coffee, old world makers and the story of Mr. Peet himself. I love seeing the collection of the different company logos and coffee packaging throughout the years.

This is where it all started. Different vibe now within and without - I can only imagine the craziness that would ensue if they ever tried filling the neighborhood with the wonderful aroma of roasting beans again as they did back in the day, and who serves brew in ceramic cups anymore? However, staff remains friendly, service oriented, and knowledgeable. Coffee remains excellent, the best you'll find, and in recent eons the company has become quite serious about encouraging their growers and supporting marketplace reforms to further assist them. Brewed coffee reflects the business' global vision so maybe not the exact same thing day after day but you can learn a lot from drinking their varying selections and asking questions of the baristas. The baked munchies are always on with the quality and tastiness in my experience.

Original venue where Alfred Peet lifted North America from the percolator era.

Good tasty coffee, although I'm not a big fan of dark roast.

Peet's #1. Need I say more. Great staff and friendly service

The best in the bay!! My first cup of other than "moms" brew, was when I was quite younger. The staff is extremely helpful and the atmosphere is great, loving it!!

Nothing compares to a cup of North California's Peet's coffee

The best coffee in the world,I've been drinking this coffee since 1976.now I have it shipped to my home, hum hum hum

Absolute awful experience paid for my coffee gentlemen behind me was not social distancing, staff does not care then they gave guy that was not social distancing coffee to him before me and then argued with me and I just left and they did not even offer me a refund before I left I went back in and told them what the situation was seconds later and they still did not offer me a refund this Pete's coffee is the worst The staff is rude it's happened several times and I will never go back again,P coffee isn't that great in the first place but to have to put up with this kind of customer service during pandemic times is ridiculous!

Had the orange chocolate mocha--in a land of syrupy drinks, this stands apart. To die for! Plus, this is the original Peet's and it has a special charm that's lacking elsewhere. This Peet's still feels like a neighborhood coffee shop. They have gorgeous stoneware and mugs, too.

The first Peet s. I get coffee here quite often and they re always fairly fast.