Flat Black Coffee — Restaurant in Boston

I was excited to try the coffee and the tea. I threw both out as soon as I got home. I love Sencha. This Sencha tasted like soap. I enjoy a good latte with soymilk. I think the problem here was that either the soymilk used is incredibly watery or skim milk was used instead of soy. It tasted like watery coffee, and not good coffee either.

The muffins also tasted like gas station muffins (vegetable oil and cake mix).

I don’t want to assume all the tea is bad or all the coffee is bad. Maybe this was an off day.

I will say that whoever works the espresso machine made so much noise pounding the grounds out of the tamper-thing that it was incredibly loud. Having owned my own cafe before, I would tell baristas to make use of the rubber on the canisters for coffee grounds. If this place doesn’t have one with rubber, you should get one. If you have it, but it’s not being used, you should use it.

I am sensitive to noises, but to bang stainless steal on stainless steal in a cafe is entirely unnecessary and, in my mind, rude to customers. Put some rubber on the corner of your counter if you must but the noise was just awful!

They have such a wide selection of teas that I was sure I’d love the place but it truly was awful. Hoping my first impression will not be my last and that some redeeming factor is found.

Also, I find it odd that the teas they advertise on the shelf are not the teas they actually use or sell from the counter. I wanted to try the calendula tea but was told those teas were just for retail and a different brand was used...

Some of the best coffee I have ever had. Excellence in coffee making. One of the few places that don't over roast their coffee beans. The flavors are nicely developed using some of the best coffee beans. A great coffee joint for everyone, including hipsters and serious coffee drinkers. They also have some pastry and other confections but the coffee is essentially where the attention goes and you can taste it in every sip. My friend once ordered an iced coffee. She then eagerly grabbed the cup once it was on the counter and started enjoying her heavenly cup. The barista had sampled the coffee before placing the cup on the counter, and decided that the flavor was ever so slightly off and brewed her another cup. Shockingly, it was even better!!! Now that's perfectionism and pride in making the...

Friendly People, Good Coffee A New Zealand Staple, bringing their Flat Black/Flat White Coffee to Dorchester. A small but nice location with the tools of the trade up on display inside and a single table outside to sit and sip. Right along two busy roads, so it is not the quietest place to sit, but close enough to Dorchester Park that you can take your brew for a stroll or to sit there.

I grabbed one of their cakes on display and it was average. Its an expensive brew, but you can drink the coffee black and it tastes quality.

Easy walk to shops in the area, the old chocolate factory, the park, and the Neponset trail.

Parking are street, at the CVS or in front of...