Peet's Coffee — Restaurant in Emeryville

This is not my favorite Peet’s even though I love Peet’s. They got some strange personalities at this location. I make it a point to never drink alone that’s right my coffee, not my tequila and there’s a homeless person I occasionally see and like to buy a cuppa coffee for and when I came the staff question who am I buying my coffee for, but they didn’t question anyone else in line this was inappropriate. Today I came and the barista was finishing my drink and I told him he could leave the lid off and he said it’s complicated. It’s too late as he was trying to force the lid on and it wouldn’t fit. Come on now you don’t have to insult my whole intelligence I have eyes to see and ears to listen. I just don’t mesh with some of the staff here and their personalities are quite know it alls. The first time I was uncomfortable with the lady who took my order because I observed her being nice to the guy in front of me but when I came to the window she rushed me I’m just saying what do you got to do treated equal here when you come...

I've been going to this Peet's and many others all over California for quite a few years. This branch, by far, takes the trophy and I would have given it more stars if that option was available. The place is always clean and the staff are all polite and very professional, and I don't think that this is all by accident, but rather the result of an extremely hard working and competent manager's work (Deanna), who has been running this store for a few years and runs a very tight ship, and I witness, every day, how she leads by example as any great manager would do. I wish Peet's would take some steps to improve their other branches as well. For example; today I was in the Monterey branch and what a difference!!! The store's windows were very dirty and when I asked for some salt for the egg that I had purchased, the staff who got it for me, threw them on the counter in the rudest manner possible, rather than handing them to me! What a difference a few...

The pedant behind the counter took it upon himself to tell me that I was not allowed to park in the designated bike parking because he was forced to put a table in front of the bike rack placed there specifically for the purpose of locking up bikes. He proceeded to tell me that we had to move our bikes so we went out and moved our bikes to another bike rack nearby. In the process of moving our bikes, he continued to harangue me and my husband as we complied with his request. I did my best to ignore him and turn my back on him but he just continued harassing me. It was a very unfortunate experience, but certainly should not deter you from visiting this Pete's coffee. The rest of the staff is quite wonderful and the food is good and the coffee...