Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary
In the Shopper's Plaza, 145 Wolf Rd, Albany
(518) 435-0843
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trying to be fancy using cheap ingredients
I have been going to Professor Java's for quite a while. Since the Professor was in the old location. Usually get one or 2 large decaf red eye's. The decaf. is very good. Sometimes get ground and my wife makes the coffee at home. I have written over 125 reviews, from as far away as Paris, France. Reviews in New Orleans, Woodstock, Provincetown Town, Clearwater beach area and other places. Professor Java's decaf can hold its own everywhere. I also like the banana bread. It has not been there very often recenty. If you are in the area and want some coffee in or take out, you can not go wrong with the Professor. Once a brother always a brother.
Met Jim and Tom there!
I WAS LOOKING FOR PENZYS SPICES NOT PROFESSOR JAVAS!!! I'M NOT A COFFEE PERSON ANYWAY. I LIKE CHAI TEA. SORRY.
It's decent cafe, space inside and some seating outside to dine in. It has a calming but a little dim atmosphere. The drink are okay and the pastries are solid, I'm a fan of the espresso brownie they had. I just think things a tad more expensive than need be.
Coffee was fine. I prefer a lighter roast but the espresso I had was properly pulled given it was a darker roast. My bagel was fine but a little under-toasted.
I admit this place isn't the most vegan-friendly at first blush, but I was able to get a great spinach-artichoke quesadilla and almond milk smoothie. Just make sure to ask them to remove the eggs *and* the cheese from the quesadilla, and ask for the non-dairy milk (it doesn't mention it on the menu so I was nervous at first).
We have been customers for years, our visits on Saturday & Sunday were awful. Saturday the coffee was served cold, Sunday it also tasted horrible. No 1/2 & 1/2 or raw sugar on the counter. Horribly rude service except for the guy preparing our ground coffee to go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Good coffee and good pastries. Excellent service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Coffee Cake
We only came for coffee but they had a wonderful selection of freshly brewed coffee, the staff were helpful & friendly, and the decor was beautiful & had lots of different options for seating. Also, they sell coffee beans too. Would come again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Use to be good like my favorite place . wish they had lemon bars. They messed up my order I feel like this place is going down hill
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious coffee and I want to come back and try the baked goods they looked amazing. Also it's great because this coffee shop is open early. The staff was super nice too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere in the post-pandemic venues was never very attractive. For while the food and coffee was excellent and made up for the change in venue. On my visit today, my food was cold and the service indifferent at best. I'll not come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I loved this place! The food was very good which I wasn’t expecting! I love the art on the walls that you are able to purchase. They are done by a local artist I believe. Will definitely be going back here when I travel that way again! I took a picture of the hallway wish I would have taken a better angled one! I was trying to get a picture of some of the art
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Space Monkey Panini
My husband’s a vegetarian. He ordered an Eggs & Cheese Sandwich, and his sandwich was made with 2 sausage patties. Pretty huge mistake when someone’s a vegetarian. Even taking off the sausage the sausage grease/juice soaked into his bagel and onto the egg. He was hopeful it would be fine but he’s now sick on the couch and will be for hours.
I had ordered the Eggs and Cheese sandwich as well but added spinach, artichoke, roasted red peppers and sausage. I didn’t have any sausage on mine but was given an extra egg. It seems deliberate that because I added vegetables they assumed I’d made a mistake and they switched which sandwich should have meat on it.
Extremely disappointed because I don’t like leaving a bad review and my sandwich was delicious, but not paying careful attention to which item is meatless is unacceptable in my opinion.
Vegetarian options: Put meat on a vegetarian sandwich and after removing it before eating - my husband still got sick.
Food: 1
Service: 1
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