Love this place every-time! Banana iced coffee hits every time! And other flavors too, been coming for years. A staple in the Westchester community!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nolan Robinson
Coffee tasted like water
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
jkaz5150
great espresso again and crepe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
james kassimis
Great coffee. Great crepe again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Everett
Slave to the Grind is an AWESOME coffee house. Great selection of drinks, snacks and coffee beans. Great staff and awesome environment!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bella
Casual and cozy spot with lots of coffee and tea options. Pastries are pretty good too. Baristas are always friendly even during busy times
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dean Liberman
Slave to the Grind is a lovely place to go if you're doing anything except drinking coffee. The staff is friendly, trendy, and genuinely hard-working. The atmosphere is cozy in that cramped Bronxville way - full of Sarah Lawrence students, commuters grabbing something before the train, and bulletin boards overflowing with local notices. As a hangout, it's iconic.
But the actual coffee? It's rough.
The beans in the tubes look like they've been sitting there for weeks-shiny, stale, and roasted well past the point where any nuance could survive. There’s a wide selection, sure, but it’s a wide selection of indistinguishable, overroasted blends with no roast dates, no origins, and no freshness indicators. Single-origin fans won’t find anything here, and even casual drinkers will notice the muddy, burnt flavor.
A lot of other reviews mention the same thing: the drinks are inconsistent. Sometimes the coffee comes out lukewarm, sometimes scalding, sometimes bitter, sometimes weak. The espresso is especially disappointing—flat and sharp at the same time, like it’s both under-extracted and stale.
And for the price? It’s hard to justify. You’re paying “beloved local café” rates for coffee that tastes like it was roasted during the Obama administration.
As a place to meet a friend, go on a date, or grab a pastry, Slave to the Grind has charm. But as a coffee destination, it’s overrated. There are better cups in town, and far better cups within a few miles.
Sit inside, enjoy the vibe, read the bulletin board—but skip the coffee. It just isn’t worth it. Go to Coffee Unique or the train station place if the stars have aligned and it decided to be open for a change. Both are right across the street and both will do you much better.
I ordered a hot chocolate here and they gave me heated up nesquick, never came back 💖. Overrated!
Food: 1
Service: 5
Pooran Balgobin
The guys Troy,Greg Louis and Griffin are friendly ,courteous and very helpful and the coffee is always great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kiki barolas
I’m a big coffee drinker and was really looking forward to trying this place, but unfortunately, my experience was very disappointing. While I was waiting in line with my cousin to order, the barista looked at me, took a sip of her coffee, and sarcastically asked, “Would you like a sip?” It was rude and unprofessional. I left feeling very uncomfortable. I won’t be returning — I’ll be sticking to Starbucks.
Brian Mark
Hands down one of the best coffee spots around. The coffee itself is outstanding, but what really sets it apart is the staff. The shop has a cozy, welcoming vibe, with plenty of space to hang out, catch up with friends, or get some work done. They also have a great selection of coffee beans on the wall, so there’s something for every taste.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nilaja Cee
This was my first time going to this coffee shop and it will certainly be the last! I ordered a drink and the barista automatically assumed that I was with an African American guy who was also waiting on line. Mind you, there were no words transferred between the two of us. I feel like it was because the both of us are black and looking around, the majority of people who were in that place were white. I didn’t think too much of it until I got my drink and I took one swallow and was chewing on what appeared to look like paper. I figured maybe I didn’t remove all the paper from the straw and it accidentally got into the drink. When I took another swallow, there was more paper so I knew something was wrong. I proceeded to go back into the coffee shop and explained to another barista that paper was found in the drink. She acted shocked and didn’t know how it got in there. She asked if I wanted another one so I just took her offer, but I ended up not drinking it because I didn’t like the first drink experience. I will NEVER be returning! I try not to automatically think about race, but I just have a feeling that it was because I was black in an all white coffee shop. So be weary if you go there and you’re of color!
Love this place every-time! Banana iced coffee hits every time! And other flavors too, been coming for years. A staple in the Westchester community!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coffee tasted like water
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
great espresso again and crepe
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great coffee. Great crepe again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Slave to the Grind is an AWESOME coffee house. Great selection of drinks, snacks and coffee beans. Great staff and awesome environment!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Casual and cozy spot with lots of coffee and tea options. Pastries are pretty good too. Baristas are always friendly even during busy times
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Slave to the Grind is a lovely place to go if you're doing anything except drinking coffee. The staff is friendly, trendy, and genuinely hard-working. The atmosphere is cozy in that cramped Bronxville way - full of Sarah Lawrence students, commuters grabbing something before the train, and bulletin boards overflowing with local notices. As a hangout, it's iconic.
But the actual coffee? It's rough.
The beans in the tubes look like they've been sitting there for weeks-shiny, stale, and roasted well past the point where any nuance could survive. There’s a wide selection, sure, but it’s a wide selection of indistinguishable, overroasted blends with no roast dates, no origins, and no freshness indicators. Single-origin fans won’t find anything here, and even casual drinkers will notice the muddy, burnt flavor.
A lot of other reviews mention the same thing: the drinks are inconsistent. Sometimes the coffee comes out lukewarm, sometimes scalding, sometimes bitter, sometimes weak. The espresso is especially disappointing—flat and sharp at the same time, like it’s both under-extracted and stale.
And for the price? It’s hard to justify. You’re paying “beloved local café” rates for coffee that tastes like it was roasted during the Obama administration.
As a place to meet a friend, go on a date, or grab a pastry, Slave to the Grind has charm. But as a coffee destination, it’s overrated. There are better cups in town, and far better cups within a few miles.
Sit inside, enjoy the vibe, read the bulletin board—but skip the coffee. It just isn’t worth it. Go to Coffee Unique or the train station place if the stars have aligned and it decided to be open for a change. Both are right across the street and both will do you much better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Love the coffee!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Go to coffee shop in all of westchester
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Its ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
I ordered a hot chocolate here and they gave me heated up nesquick, never came back 💖. Overrated!
Food: 1
Service: 5
The guys Troy,Greg Louis and Griffin are friendly ,courteous and very helpful and the coffee is always great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m a big coffee drinker and was really looking forward to trying this place, but unfortunately, my experience was very disappointing. While I was waiting in line with my cousin to order, the barista looked at me, took a sip of her coffee, and sarcastically asked, “Would you like a sip?” It was rude and unprofessional. I left feeling very uncomfortable. I won’t be returning — I’ll be sticking to Starbucks.
Hands down one of the best coffee spots around. The coffee itself is outstanding, but what really sets it apart is the staff. The shop has a cozy, welcoming vibe, with plenty of space to hang out, catch up with friends, or get some work done. They also have a great selection of coffee beans on the wall, so there’s something for every taste.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my first time going to this coffee shop and it will certainly be the last! I ordered a drink and the barista automatically assumed that I was with an African American guy who was also waiting on line. Mind you, there were no words transferred between the two of us. I feel like it was because the both of us are black and looking around, the majority of people who were in that place were white. I didn’t think too much of it until I got my drink and I took one swallow and was chewing on what appeared to look like paper. I figured maybe I didn’t remove all the paper from the straw and it accidentally got into the drink. When I took another swallow, there was more paper so I knew something was wrong. I proceeded to go back into the coffee shop and explained to another barista that paper was found in the drink. She acted shocked and didn’t know how it got in there. She asked if I wanted another one so I just took her offer, but I ended up not drinking it because I didn’t like the first drink experience. I will NEVER be returning! I try not to automatically think about race, but I just have a feeling that it was because I was black in an all white coffee shop. So be weary if you go there and you’re of color!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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