Hot Java Cafe, Drive Thru

Everyone seems friendly

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Really good coffee, amazing and friendly, kind staff. Food came out pretty quickly as well and the atmosphere was pretty cool

Great place for coffee and food. I have a very hard coffee to get perfect and they did. The LOX and bagels was amazing and the home made biscuits and gravy were out of this world. You have to try this place, oh and a nice view inside or you can use the drive up.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cold brew is very acidic basically undrinkable, lattes are mediocre. The food is super overpriced for what it is. The drive thru situation is terrible and parking lot is small and full of potholes.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Enjoyed my visit. Yummy coffee!

Wanted a latte, and the place I wanted to go around the corner was closed. Looked for other options and saw that this place had 4.6 stars.

This seriously makes me question the validity of Google reviews.

The place is dingy. The parking sucks. The coffee was TERRIBLE. Bitter to taste, and the milk was steamed to the point of burning (scalded milk taste.)

I'll make a point of never returning, and I'll warn my friends in Bremerton.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

The coffee here is good, the food is delicious and the service is top notch! We got bagels with the pesto cream cheese - warm, so soft and creeeaammy! They put so much thought into everything, we could tell from how well the bagels were packed. Even our dog loved his custom made pup! Can’t wait to be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Customer service far superior to any regular fast food place and the food is way beyond basic, just down right awesome comfort food! The baristas are always genuinely friendly and care to know that you enjoy your purchase.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito, Breakfast Sandwiches

Decent place but their new tip policy will ensure I never go back.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 2

🚫 Think Twice Before You Sip Here 🚫
They stole from me — altered my tip without consent — and treated me with open hostility when I brought it up. The owner’s arrogance and aggression are shocking, and sadly, I’m not the first to experience it. What was once a favorite local spot has become a place of theft, disrespect, and zero accountability. Protect your wallet—and your dignity—go elsewhere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Found this little gem on our way to Mount Rainier! Coffee was great, food was delicious!! Best biscuits and gravy. Also had a great little area for kids to play.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm always looking for a good breakfast place where I can grab a breakfast burrito and a good cup of coffee to eat on my way to work. I saw all of the great reviews for this place and the picture looked good so I was happy to find myself in the area one morning. Grabbed a burrito, a slice of apple Bundt cake, and a coffee to go. The coffee was fine. Nothing special, but not bad either. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the food. The burrito was probably the worst breakfast burrito I've ever had. They don't use real eggs and they barely use decent carton eggs. It's worse than the tray of tasteless, foam textured scrambled eggs you get at the cheap hotel chains for their free breakfast buffet. I only managed to eat half of it because I was hungry. After that I wasn't expecting much better with the apple cake and I was right. The cake was a soggy mess with large unpeeled apple chunks. I don't think I've ever had an apple cake/pie/fritter with unpeeled apples in my life. I tossed it after the second bite. The only saving grace for this place was the decent service.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

I'll keep it simple. Great coffee, great food. And DeeDee, the owner, is amazing. Always look forward to our morning conversation. I legit feel like family when I talk with her.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The burrito wasn't as big as some others on here have said. It was also over $18 with the tip, I doubt I'll ever get another one. That's kind of crazy. The staff were great though.

Food: 4

Service: 5

My boyfriend and I stopped here on our way home this afternoon; upon paying their system didn’t like our cards. After trying again and again, they generously accepted a $20 and told us not to worry about the other $6 and some odd cents. They also gave us a couple packs of fruit snacks for our kiddo free of charge. Great customer service, kind and generous employees, great coffee. We will definitely be back

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5