Willoughby's Coffee & Tea

I love this location! I stop here repeatedly on my way to work. The staff is prompt and warm. I love the mocha, the lattes, and OMG the Mexican Mocha is especially tasty. They have a lifelong customer in me!

Such a delicious blackberry hot cocoa. It’s the winter version of blackberry chocolate chip ice cream :)

The cafe is a good location with cute decorations and decent ambiance. But that's about it. Being a place with a wide range of coffee beans available, I expected it to be better. They don't have flat white on their menu. We had to take latte which turned out to be horrible. The espresso shot was too diluted and seemed like it was over extracted. The milk was too hot and lacked texture. The poor milk frothing was evident from the first look of the drink. We simply couldn't finish it, the proportions were wrong and had a bitter taste other than the taste of milk.
Not recommend.

Amazing eggnog lattes!

I spent some time in Yale last month and wasn't sure where to get coffee. This place came highly recommended by the hotel I stayed at. I have to say that it didn't disappoint! Great coffee, friendly staff, quick service. I had my little kids with me, and they loved the pastries. They have juice for my kids. It was a nice experience. My only complaint is that it's a small space; some mornings, we had to get our food to go because there were no tables available, and the tables are for 2 people, also hard to find parking. Other than that, it was great! Great experience! Totally recommend it!

Willoughby's Coffee & Tea was founded in 1985; they source, roast in small batches, and brew coffee. There are four locations in CT. This location was on the corner with steep steps; just a note, it's not wheelchair accessible.

We were walking by and needed our caffeine fix. A family member also recommended the coffee shop to us, and has been going for years. Inside, there were a few tables to sit at. The customer service was good. I ordered a medium hot latte and it was good. It's a good spot to do some work too on your laptop, if you can find a table. Coffee can be purchased by wholesale too. Overall, a cute coffee shop serving coffee and tea. They're doing something right if they've been around since 1985!

Nice coffee

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

I literally just came from this place, I am sitting in a Starbucks making this review. My husband and I both bought drinks and we brought in bagels. I wish I had a pic of the cafe because they weren't packed, there were only 2 other parties in there. We didn't see a 'No outside food' sign, and we ordered our drinks with a brown bag of take out in our hand and no one said anything, we sat down with our drinks and started eating. It is currently below 30° in town. We aren't from here, and I get it, let's hate tourists, but we were choosing a local shop and were customers, not just mooching their space, and they weren't close to full. An older woman came and rudely said, "you're not allowed to eat outside food in here." My husband said, "ok, we thought buying drinks would allow us to.", she said, "well, whatever, you're not allowed outside food." I took the very mediocre 16oz mocha that I bought to the counter where she was working and told her thanks for being rude to us and left it there.

So, in conclusion, this shops has just ok, not amazing, coffee (see other reviews that say the same) and they aren't hospitable. Led us to choose a global chain that, spoiler alert, didn't kick us out for existing. Thank goodness that old woman decided to assert her dominance over her paying customers. Will never be back and you can get a better product somewhere else. I recommend Pistachio Cafe and Pistachio Cafe 2 for amazing espresso. We tried both locations on our trip because of how good our first visit was. The coffee and pastries were fresh and delicious, and they didn't yell at us.

Picture is of current forecast and time stamped.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I absolutely love the coffee options and service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Solid place that sells a huge range of coffee bean roasted right here in aCT (Branford). The location and huge glass windows are outstanding

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Coffee was very bitter and not good. I've been there previously and had great coffee but this time my latte was very bitter and my boyfriend's cold brew was highly acidic. Service was fine but disappointed in the quality of the coffee.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 3

So good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love the vibe here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

rude manager

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Best.coffee.ever.