Sweet Aroma Coffeehouse & Bakery — Restaurant in Colchester

I've been wanting to check out the new coffee shop in town since hearing of it's grand opening. First impressions were good. The atmosphere is cozy with couch and indoor table setting as well as outdoor patio seating with umbrellas for a nice shady spot. The staff was very welcoming and greeted us with smiles despite walking in 15 minutes before closing. The menu options were ok. I did find the coffees a bit pricey though and surprised to see upcharges for standard coffee extras. I got the Sweet Aroma mocha frozen blend. Visually I was expecting more of a mocha look but the coffee was instead presented with pretty caramel swirls. The first sip I was hit in the taste buds with an overwhelming sweetness of caramel. At first, that wasn't a bad thing. But as I continued, it became nauseatingly sweet (and I love sweet) My coffee lacked even the slightest hint of mocha. Which considering it's name was disappointing. Both my friend and I commented on how sweet our "coffees" were and we both noted the complete absence of coffee taste. She got the Chia Latte Frozen Blend. I tasted hers and noticed a bland chia taste compared to Starbucks. Overall, my "coffee" was a sweet treat but sadly not one I'll be hitting up again when craving a...

Tried this place four times. It just got worse every time. No one greets you, they’ll make you wait however long it takes for them to finish their side conversation. They wait at the register to see if you’ll tip, and if you don’t, you get a seven dollar cup straight of milk. I usually order the chai latte but this time I ordered a regular latte and it was nothing but whole milk. ALL white. I had brought my laptop to use their Wi-Fi for work since I lost power. I sat down and just joined a work meeting. As soon as I started talking the girl walked over to the radio speaker near me to turn it UP, very visibly seeing that I was speaking to a virtual class of 15 people. Once I had a free second from work, I asked her if there was even any coffee in the cup and she very rudely said “uh yeah I put 3 espresso shots in there” and walked away. I’ve gotten plenty of coffee/lattes in my lifetime. This was a cup of milk, NO espresso. Will DEFINITELY not be returning...

Terrible experience. I am new to the area, first and last time visiting. Sign said open, tables full of people, I walked in at 1:58. The cashier hollered at me from behind the counter that they were closed. I didn't know they closed at 2, they seemed very much open. Asked if I could please get 2 black coffees. Was told no rudely, they were closed. I saw a cooler with water bottles and asked if I could purchase those. She reluctantly and rudely let me buy the water bottles. I asked where I could get coffee nearby as I am new to the area. The other worker explained in detail a bunch of places I could go to get coffee. Made absolutely NO sense. In the time it took to tell me where to go, they could have poured 50 coffees. She was just so rude and adamant that she was closed and would not serve me coffee. Black coffee. It was unreal. Such a shame, would've been my daily coffee spot. Told me to go to Dunkin or...