Waterbean Coffee — Restaurant in Belmont

Positives: Nice staff, great interior, fast wifi, lots of syrup options for lattes, extensive menu, great location.

Negatives: the espresso is really bad.

I want to love this place, because I enjoy being there and the location is great, but they haven’t got the hang of making espresso. They have high quality beans, and very expensive equipment, yet the espresso is way too bitter. If you get a latte or something that has milk, sugar, etc it will mask it fine and taste good. But I like plain espresso. The first one I got was the worst and most bitter espresso I’ve ever had. I decided maybe it was an off day or just the flavor, so next time I got the espresso flight. I wanted to taste the different flavors, but they all just tasted sour. I gave it a 3rd try a few weeks later with a different barista, but it was still sour and bad.

I want to support local, but the Starbucks espresso is leaps and bounds better as of right now. Even my cheap espresso maker at home bakers a better cup.

I will still come back again at some point, and hope to be able to change my review to...

1th impression:

simple, aesthetic, great customer service.

the fresh smell of coffee is perfect, of course, you need to like or love coffee that much to find it's smell pleasant.

10/10 🔐

i will come back for sure, to check the rest of the menu and support this location here in Belmont.

date: April 10

coming back and still blowing away by the simplicity of this Cafe's theme.

i recommend the latte or cappuccino to start your journey in coffee.

for my cousins the tea drinkers, they got a nice list of herbs that you can try.

like ice cream and coffee? then try the affogato:

you pick the ice cream flavor and will come with 2 espressos shots, it's not blend like a frappe, and i suggest just 1 shot, 2 may be too much for your stomach.

date: 09/09

Even though the avocado toast is delicious and simple, it's high in price, anyone can replicate the item with +/-10$ and have more than just 2 pieces.

i will recommend to upgrade the plate to match the $ or reduce it in price.

outside of that, Coffee still great and delicious ,specially with English toffee or Irish...

We came on a Saturday morning to try a new place. If you’re looking for a completely different feel from the South or any other typical coffee shop, this may be your place. The cashier at the front was kind but the ladies calling out names and giving you your coffee and food at the end of the bar area could have been more friendly. If you’re used to walking in, feeling comfortable, and having the kindest people serve and talk to you, this may not be your place. While beautiful, it has a very New York with retro chairs feeling to it which comes with a lack of southern hospitality. The Bagel was great and coffees were good, but I was never asked what kind of milk was okay (I don’t know if you are able to do that here, I was much too busy trying to scan over a menu while she was trying to take my order as we had never been there) and we didn’t get an extra shot of espresso in either of our drinks that we ordered and we kind of just felt out of place. There is a nice area out back where you can enjoy your coffee outside by the...