Johnny's Java Cotati — Restaurant in Cotati

I don't think I've ever been here, but I refuse to support this business now after what I read.

I read a Facebook check in were a paying LOYAL customer came in with a service dog and was harassed. Yelled at her and told her she could not have a dog in here, and she replied saying it was a service dog. They didn't believe her and made her get her papers for the dog, which is illegal. They produced to badger her asking why she has a service dog and made her tell them about her personal medical conditions. Even after all that they told her she isn't welcome there anymore. I can not believe the audacity of some people, especially in the year 2017 in a city so progressive as Cotati. I am not a dog fan myself, but I am all for service animals and their rights. You are legally allowed to have a service animal anywhere in California, and you are legally not even allowed to ask if it is a service animal. Whatever employee terrorized this poor girl needs to be fired, or this company should be shut down. You can not treat people and...

I finally visited Johnny's Java after passing by many times. The cafe is clean, and well laid-out within the space, although the decor and furniture is a bit dated. There was a nice selection of muffins and pastries which all looked tasty (although I didn't try any I was happy to see there were both vegan and gluten-free options).

What soured my visit was that the coffee I had was NOT good (tasted burnt), and also the pricing scheme was a bit absurd. To get a large coffee in to-go cup is $3 (totally reasonable); wanting to be environmentally conscious, and since I was sticking around to do some work, I asked for a "for here" mug, which was small, maybe 8 oz. The cost for this was $2.75, and then a refill was another $1.75...so I ended up paying more for that than of I had just gotten a large to-go cup since in the end it would be the same...

Very disappointed with my experience at this coffee shop. Single use coffee cups is one of the easiest problems to solve for individuals who are comitted to carrying their own cups. This is something that I try to do.

Imagine my surprise to learn that this particular coffee shop will not allow this! They will not touch your personal mug and insist on preparing the drink in a paper cup and when it is prepared, will then pour it into your personal cup. This does not eliminate the single use cup and makes their customer very uncomfortable. I felt as if I was being treated as an oddball for wanting to use my own cup. I will not be coming back...