Nehemiah Coffee Company — Restaurant in Arlington

My car group and I were passing through Arlington and in desperate need of caffeine. I looked at the menu online and was pleased with what I saw, so we stopped at Nehemiah Coffee Co. The architecture and design of the building is gorgeous, more than enough seating and they even provide complementary board games for you to play. I ordered a special latte featured on their Stars Hollow menu: the Paris, a raspberry mocha. Also ordered a breakfast sandwich and kolache. Well, when asked what milk I wanted for my latte, I said 2%. I watched as the cashier pressed the “water” button on the POS, and figured maybe they didn’t have a button for 2%? She went over the order before we paid and confirmed the milk, plus it was busy and so I didn’t want to hold up the line with questions considering she said 2% twice. My mistake for not asking I guess,… I tried to sip my latte but it was practically boiling and I burned my tongue, so I wasn’t able to taste it until well after we left. It was then that I discovered my latte was actually made with…..water. Raspberry, chocolate, and hot water. I don’t know what kind of psychopath would order such a thing, but I have even more questions for the barista who made the drink and didn’t question the combination. I’ve worked as a barista before, customers who order an Americano (which is espresso and water) generally don’t want any syrups or additions, in my experience. Latte = milk. Since I ordered a latte, not an Americano, I don’t understand where the disconnect came from. Unfortunately I wasn’t in a position to turn around, so I choked down the scalding $7 drink so as to not completely waste my money and time. I still needed caffeine, after all. To say this was the worst thing I’ve ever drank is an understatement! The breakfast sandwich was tasty, although very heavy on the Chipotle aioli (it was dripping off and covered my hands and face). Kolache was decent, but terribly small for $3.

I’m so disappointed in this experience given all of the good reviews, and I hesitate to return if I’m ever in the area again. If you do visit this coffee shop, be sure you have 30 minutes to spare to wait for your drink to cool down so you can taste it before you leave,...

The wiki says that Nehemiah was the cup-bearer to King Artaxerxes and that according to The Book of Maccabees (with which I am not familiar since I’m Southern Baptist) he is the one who brought the holy fire for the altar back from the diaspora to Jerusalem and founded a library of the Holy Scriptures.

So, his coffee shop is nestled into what I think is Arlington Commons or some fancy upscale apartment complex over there in that nice area with an incredibly elegant interior, lots of space and a wide variety of the exact types of things you’d find in a posh coffee shop, primarily various types of espresso, latte, cappuccino and the like.

I ordered the 16 oz White Mocha for $6 and left my phone number with the cashier who was wearing a ‘Jesus Loves You’ shirt and confirmed for me that this was indeed a Christian establishment. They would text me when it was done, she said, so I went about exploring their two floors with a balcony, an outdoor patio and a bridge to somewhere I didn’t quite manage to cross.

Both floors were endowed with wide open views and spacious conference rooms that I think might seat 8 to 12 people and they had television screens I’m sure would suffice for presentation if you were looking to work or study though I did not inquire as to price thinking that was better left to the website than the young women behind the bar and the fact that I didn’t actually have that business.

I settled finally into a chair next to one of these downstairs rooms and waited for my text. I don’t know if it ever came though because when the coffee was ready my name was called and I took and carried the cup all the way back out to my car before remembering to again turn back for a much needed straw after which time I discovered it’s decadent flavor and perfect non-tongue burning temperature. ...

I really wanted to like this place after seeing all the great reviews. What I first noticed is the parking is terrible here. It's right next to an apartment complex and some of the parking was taken by the people at the apartments. They had "additional" parking which you can tell was quick and cost effective but that parking was terrible too. It was loose gravel and no lines to show parking spaces so majority of the people parked poorly. Me and a friend went inside and there were so many people and hardly any seating. When we ordered our food there was only one person ahead of us. We ordered a drink and sandwich and the service was pretty slow. We waited about 25 minutes for what seemed to be a simple order. Only one available restroom downstairs since the second was out of service and it was pretty dirty. Paper all in the floor and dirty sink, and full trashcan with used toilet paper in it that was meant for the hand towels. We used the elevator to go upstairs and it didn't seem safe it was making a weird noise and kept jerking. We quickly got out when it opened up. Upstairs seating was even more limited then downstairs. We ended up finding one table outside that was open. The balcony has a pretty view but the outdoor fans weren't on and it was 90° outside. No music so I felt like I had to whisper to my friend so our conversation didn't carry to the other side of the outdoor space. The only positive thing about this place is the food and the drinks we ordered. The chicken sandwich was really good and the mango iced tea was refreshing. Other than that I didn't enjoy my visit and will not be...