The Press an Artisan Cafe

The food was solid—I'd give it 4 out of 5. However, the service needs improvement. While a long line of customers was waiting, some staff were busy chatting about what they wanted to eat on their break instead of helping guests. Rather than socializing, they could have opened another register to speed things up.
They only seemed attentive when the tip screen appeared.
One staff member was wearing an extremely low-cut shirt, which felt inappropriate for a café setting—maybe wearing an apron could help with professionalism. On a positive note, the server who brought out the food was friendly and professional.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 2

A pretty standard example of high-end, healthy brunch fare. That is to say, it was really good food, but really not at all distinctive. Kind of an insipid suburban location, but they definitely found their clientele.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great location in downtown Livermore with great drinks and food! Excellent service

Sat outside for breakfast with our dog!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Livermore location is prime. 👌 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped by for brunch, food and drinks were great and service was pretty good too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It's so loud in here.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

So fresh and delicious. Homemade tortillas, bread sausage everything was great. Wish there were more places to est like this everywhere. Prices were wonderful and not over priced at all

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a fresh brunch at this beautiful and small location in Livermore downtown. The food was yum, fresh and absolutely great for the weather. I am definitely going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

AMAZING!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Coffee shop with great pastries, sandwiches and salad. My favorite sandwich was spicy roast beef unfortunately it is removed from the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm a regular at The Press, both in Livermore and Pleasanton. Great coffee and well made good quality food 👌 Love their service.

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Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Food looks pretty but is kinda bland. Really polite waitstaff.

2/21/25 excellent

I love the press’s oatmeal, especially the seasonal ones.

However, I have had more negative than positive experiences. I walked in 3 minutes after opening once and the staff plus manager seemed very upset because they weren’t ready. So I walked back to my car, waited a few minutes (this point 5-8 minutes after they should be open) and walked back in to buy a gift card. The staff and manager were very unfriendly, stoic as they rang me up exchanging annoyed glances between another. I’m not sure if they were upset that I didn’t order food and drinks as well or because I came in so soon after their opening hours. I was very introverted at the time and in highschool so this scared me away from the location for a bit. This was years ago so I’m not sure if the manager has changed.

I went another time about a year or so after this experience for a brunch date with my mom. Ordered their avocado toast, which I guess wasn’t in season because the avocado was ROCK solid. I’m talking using my molars to bite it and instead of mushing it broke down into smaller pieces. Had to throw it out after my teeth began to ache. I didn’t know avocado could be so hard, let alone that it would be served like that.

I tried their mochas a couple of times and every time they tasted different. However, their seasonal pear oatmeal had been consistent in my experience. It’s very rich and has so many flavors. This is one item I strongly recommend.

I’ve never wrote a review below 5 stars and feel guilty about it but I’m hoping the staff takes this as genuine constructive feedback. I look forward to seeing how they grow as a business.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4