Swung by Achilles every day for a week while on a business trip. Coffee options are delicious - El Salvador Pour Over was my favorite. Shout out to Lee for the great customer service and remembering my name daily.
Service: 5
Brad Touhey
The banker’s hill breakfast sandwich is the best I’ve found in San Diego.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Banker's Hill
mekala s.
we ate a bagel and a sandwich which was very fulfilling and extremely delicious! what impressed us the most was their coffee, more specifically the mocha it was so rich and creamy we fell in love with it. The baristas were very kind as well. Definitely recommend :)
Miguel B.
Place is clutch as it's right outside my apartment complex. Never too long of a line albeit I usually go around 9am during the weekdays and 8am on Saturdays. Quick and friendly staff. Usually they always ask me about my dog or my outfit or generally how my morning is going. Last time I came here I ordered the Finest City Cold Brew which consist of Cinnamon, Vanilla Syrup, Heavy Whipping Cream. Made with their Nitro Cold Brew.Solid combo of flavors that always gets me energized. Not a fan of their tea selection but they have smoothies and my next stop there I'm going to order the Broadway as it is a Protein Smoothie - Pitaya, Acai, Spinach, Peanut Butter, Almond Milk, Banana. Moderately priced. Really it's about convenience of the place rather than cost and quality. For that, I give it a 3 star.
Mariana Paredes
Coffee here was amazing! Good spot in downtown SD/gaslamp area. Alternative milk options and flavors to add in. Staff was very friendly and the coffee shop was decorated nicely (festive for the holidays)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Liana M.
A cute little coffee shop within walking distance of our hotel! We wanted to try somewhere local. There was no line when we went about 8:30am on a Saturday. The baristas were not really friendly and didn't look happy to be there other than when they were bantering back and forth making orders. The menu is quite expansive and would be great for any coffee connoisseur. I had the Finest City - cold brew with cinnamon, vanilla, and cream. It was great! My husband had the El Cortez - cold brew with cardamom, brown sugar, mint, and cream. He loved it!
Kevin B.
Decent food and coffee but $10.50 for a basic coffee is insane. Cancel it. Force these businesses to stop the madness.$6.75 cold brew$2.50 for no Ice $.50 for almond milk$.75 for syrupNah. Make it stop
Ayham D.
After coming here for the last month I think it's hit or miss depending on who's working. Recently, the order I called in wasn't ready at the expected time, so I waited an extra 10 mins (like 30 mins total to make 2 lattes) and the latte ended up tasting like just milk. I had ordered a vanilla latte with brown sugar syrup and couldn't taste vanilla or brown sugar. I'll probably try my luck here again but if you come- don't be surprised if they deliver a disappointing drink, this location tends to be inconsistent.
I had a coffee yesterday and thought it was quite a nice set up. Very professional coffee operation they have there. Prompt and courteous service. Nice patio seating. But to the owners: PLEASE! OFFER UNSWEETENED PLANT BASED MILKS! If there is no added sugar in your cow milk, then believe me, there shouldnt be any in the almond milk. It tastes gross and it's wildly unhealthy to have 14% added sugars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Mai Z.
The Tanzanian pour over with oat milk!!!! The sandwiches were pretty good too. But that fresh pour over... heaven.
A. Cheng
Very good speciality coffee, a lot of options and good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Naveen Nagaraja
Loved the coffee here, it’s amazing to see so many different varieties of coffee at the single location
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
luilc
Very good coffee here and the baristas are always nice. I’ve had a flat white, matcha, and cinnamon latte and they have all been great. I’d say that the only downfall is that there is a lot of construction around which makes it noisy at times and a bit hectic. I would recommend this place without a doubt however.
Mildly pricy, but delicious coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Banker’s Hill sandwich is amazing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Banker's Hill
Swung by Achilles every day for a week while on a business trip. Coffee options are delicious - El Salvador Pour Over was my favorite. Shout out to Lee for the great customer service and remembering my name daily.
Service: 5
The banker’s hill breakfast sandwich is the best I’ve found in San Diego.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Banker's Hill
we ate a bagel and a sandwich which was very fulfilling and extremely delicious! what impressed us the most was their coffee, more specifically the mocha it was so rich and creamy we fell in love with it. The baristas were very kind as well. Definitely recommend :)
Place is clutch as it's right outside my apartment complex. Never too long of a line albeit I usually go around 9am during the weekdays and 8am on Saturdays. Quick and friendly staff. Usually they always ask me about my dog or my outfit or generally how my morning is going. Last time I came here I ordered the Finest City Cold Brew which consist of Cinnamon, Vanilla Syrup, Heavy Whipping Cream. Made with their Nitro Cold Brew.Solid combo of flavors that always gets me energized. Not a fan of their tea selection but they have smoothies and my next stop there I'm going to order the Broadway as it is a Protein Smoothie - Pitaya, Acai, Spinach, Peanut Butter, Almond Milk, Banana. Moderately priced. Really it's about convenience of the place rather than cost and quality. For that, I give it a 3 star.
Coffee here was amazing! Good spot in downtown SD/gaslamp area. Alternative milk options and flavors to add in. Staff was very friendly and the coffee shop was decorated nicely (festive for the holidays)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A cute little coffee shop within walking distance of our hotel! We wanted to try somewhere local. There was no line when we went about 8:30am on a Saturday. The baristas were not really friendly and didn't look happy to be there other than when they were bantering back and forth making orders. The menu is quite expansive and would be great for any coffee connoisseur. I had the Finest City - cold brew with cinnamon, vanilla, and cream. It was great! My husband had the El Cortez - cold brew with cardamom, brown sugar, mint, and cream. He loved it!
Decent food and coffee but $10.50 for a basic coffee is insane. Cancel it. Force these businesses to stop the madness.$6.75 cold brew$2.50 for no Ice $.50 for almond milk$.75 for syrupNah. Make it stop
After coming here for the last month I think it's hit or miss depending on who's working. Recently, the order I called in wasn't ready at the expected time, so I waited an extra 10 mins (like 30 mins total to make 2 lattes) and the latte ended up tasting like just milk. I had ordered a vanilla latte with brown sugar syrup and couldn't taste vanilla or brown sugar. I'll probably try my luck here again but if you come- don't be surprised if they deliver a disappointing drink, this location tends to be inconsistent.
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I had a coffee yesterday and thought it was quite a nice set up. Very professional coffee operation they have there. Prompt and courteous service. Nice patio seating. But to the owners: PLEASE! OFFER UNSWEETENED PLANT BASED MILKS! If there is no added sugar in your cow milk, then believe me, there shouldnt be any in the almond milk. It tastes gross and it's wildly unhealthy to have 14% added sugars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
The Tanzanian pour over with oat milk!!!! The sandwiches were pretty good too. But that fresh pour over... heaven.
Very good speciality coffee, a lot of options and good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Loved the coffee here, it’s amazing to see so many different varieties of coffee at the single location
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good coffee here and the baristas are always nice. I’ve had a flat white, matcha, and cinnamon latte and they have all been great. I’d say that the only downfall is that there is a lot of construction around which makes it noisy at times and a bit hectic. I would recommend this place without a doubt however.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5