Java Beach At The Zoo

Local favorite for decade plus. Good service and food. Espresso is fine. I do wish it was superior. The food is best

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cute cafe, very local and hipster in vibe. But coffee is overpriced and not as good. For example the amount of coffee used to make a pour over is off, water temperature is off and ends up with sour coffee.
Practically in-drinkable. Surprising, because, it prices are above premium coffee chains.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Sad they no longer serve the croissants sandwich ?.

Kinda pricey for a coffee, but it's definitely a legendary place to get your morning coffee and breakfast. Can be often busy in the morning ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tasty,try the breakfast burrito.umm

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was here a year ago. The cafe itself is quiet and cozy, especially at 8 in the morning, as there were only a few people. But it could house up to probably six families of four to six, if need be.

The food itself is really good, well made and well served. I was surprised by just how large their sandwiches were, but then again, I'm not used to American sized food portions. My qualm actually lies with the pricing, as it's rather expensive (to me at least) at almost $16 a sandwich. And my hot chocolate drink was almost $6, but that's more forgiving.

IIRC, there's no Wi-Fi here and cellular reception is just enough for regular calls and text. So it may transport you back in time, which was nice, personally.

I can't speak for parking; I walked here. But it being across the zoo and next to the beach is nifty. Segway-ing to its restroom; it's roomy, clean, and well equipped.

Lastly, the cafe and the packaging its food comes in do have a lot of character and are quite memorable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Small Batch Drip Coffee, Kelly's Cove

Always great service and great food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Coffee time ....good barito

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Good coffee, yummy pastries, and a nice little location. Highly recommend checking it out

Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly. Has soft serve for the kids, and also a lot of families here come after the zoo.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Croissants

Wonderful staff, friendly people. Sunny and warm location.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved it here. Good coffee, loved the bagels

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved the beetnik salad

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Loved the beetnik salad

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good latte. Perfect spot to take a work call before getting on my way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice spot near the zoo. Easy parking in the morning. Inside is kind of cozy so if you're gonna eat or sit, there's only about 6 to 7 tables inside.Good service, can't hear them call names from the sitting area even with not that many people there. A speaker or something would help.Food was good but not exactly the cheapest but that's the norm nowadays I guess. Had a salmon lox bagel. It was good but a little light on the salmon for the price. Friends had breakfast burritos which looked better bang for money. Muddy water (americano) was average. I enjoyed Andytown's americano more.Would go again if in the area but I think there's better cafe/coffee shops around.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5