Espresso Alley

25901 Garrett Hwy, McHenry
(301) 746-2900

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Kelsey Anne

the best coffee shop around with the absolute nicest people! our puppers love pulling up to espresso alley with us🤎

Jamie Tsottles

Great coffee hut. Drive through service. Great drip.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Breck Lazzarotti

Super cute menu, so many choices! I’m typically just a black coffee gal but my family loves the mocha frappe and various specialty drinks!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joy Lynn

Best coffee shop in the mountains! And the best employees ever!!!! ☕️☕️☕️☕️❤️❤️❤️

Kyleigh Rametta

I've loved every drink I've had from here, but the wait times are INSANE. We've waited upwards of 25+ minutes for two lattes and two cake pops on multiple occasions. We keep coming back for the creative drinks/flavors, but it's almost not worth how long you sit in your car tbh. I'm hoping they become more efficient.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Eric ten Pas

If you consider yourself a coffee snob, this place is not for you. I assume all of the 5 star ratings are either from people who love sugary flavored coffee (which masks the taste of poor coffee) or they farmed their reviews because it simply doesn’t add up.

We ordered 3 drinks: an americano, an oat milk latte, and a regular milk cappuccino.

The americano tasted very weak, and even with adding half n half, it did not taste that great. The oat milk latte was the worst. It had 0% foam and was so watery. They also filled it above the lid somehow so when my wife opened the lid to let it cool, it spilled all over her. She had one sip before tossing it. The cappuccino was passable, but likely because dairy milk does a decent job masking low quality coffee.

To top it all off, we waited ~45 min to get our coffee. We did have 3 cars in front of us, but come on, man!

I’m sure they’re nice people, but usually if you have a 4 star rating or higher, you can expect a certain level of quality. That expectation was not met by a long shot.

I gave it 3 stars even though I’d like to give them 1, but I don’t want to mess with their business too much. It could have been an off day. Just wanted to let those know that check the reviews that this place is a sugary drink shop with black bean juice added to caffeinate the drink. Not qualify coffee (I repeat that I am a coffee snob so take that how you may).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Heather Lanza

We visit DCL every year, and this was probably my fourth time at this shop. While the coffee is consistently delicious, the overall experience this time was disappointing. Despite only having one car ahead of us, it took 30 minutes to receive three iced drinks and two snowballs.

My husband and son ordered milk tea, but the boba was hard and poorly prepared. I ordered an iced latte that was served warm with only a few ice cubes. We were also looking forward to the snowballs, but most flavors were unavailable. I ended up with strawberry and marshmallow topping, though I’m fairly certain I was given bubblegum instead.

It’s a charming spot, but the quality of the non-coffee drinks and the speed of service need significant improvement. Unfortunately, I don’t see us returning.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Storm Mclaughlin

Great service. Especially for being so busy. Great coffee. Can't go wrong!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Casey Pingley

Stopped by the drive-thru and ordered a white mocha cold brew, and it was absolutely delicious—perfectly balanced, smooth, and refreshing. The staff was quick, friendly, and got my order spot-on. The drive-thru was super convenient, making it a breeze to grab my coffee on the go. Highly recommend this spot for a top-notch coffee fix!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kerry Hammonds

I don't normally like coffee too much, but the Gypsy Soul was absolutely amazing!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jessica

Egg bites and coffee are great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hayden Walker

Love love love! The owners are fantastic just like their coffee. Excited to try more of their drinks! Thanks so much you guys! We will absolutely be returning customers🫶🏼🫶🏼🤭

Dakota Palmer

We love stopping here when we are in DCL! The staff is always friendly and always happy to answer questions about menu items and very accommodating! Such a great local business that we love to support. Emma and Addie served us this morning and were so sweet!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kayla

We waited 30 minutes for 2 coffee with a baby in the car and when we got our coffees they tasted like hot water with cream in them.

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 1

Chantay Summers

Always friendly and welcoming. Great coffee and accomodates others whose drinks are for the non-coffee drinkers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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