Tinto's Coffee House — Restaurant in Kennesaw

Lesson learned :: when selecting a coffee shop in a college town, consider the source of the ratings on Google! No offense to my college friends out there, you simply haven't lived long enough to recognize good quality.

I was looking for a place to grab an iced coffee, saw the high ratings for Tinto's and decided to give it a shot. I pulled up to the coffee shop and was not overly impressed with the exterior but I've lived long enough to know that you certainly can't judge a book by its cover. As soon as I opened the door and stepped inside, I quickly realized that it was about 80° inside and it reeked of BO. The more I tried to convince myself I was just smelling food, the more I was convinced it smelled like a sweaty gym! I almost turned around and walked out, but against my better judgment I decided to place an order. As I was waiting for the employee to come take my order, I noticed there were dishes sitting all over the counter and the entire kitchen area was a mess. Get another point where I almost walked out, but I decided to give them a third chance.

The only redeeming factor in this entire situation is the fact that the young lady behind the counter was friendly. If it were not for her, I would have definitely gone with a single star. As I was talking with her, I made the comment that it was really hot and her response was that her manager doesn't like her turning the AC on. Sure, turning the air conditioning off will save some money, but it definitely does not create a great environment for your guests. Not cool (figuratively and literally).

After getting my drink and heading back to my car, I took one sip and new that my decision to place an order was indeed a mistake! I'm not sure what they put in my espresso, but it definitely did not taste like anything I've ever had before. I took two more sips just to make sure my taste buds weren't playing tricks on me.....they were not.

I love supporting small coffee shops and enjoy high quality, handcrafted coffee drinks served in unique and welcoming spaces. Unfortunately this one...

I really was excited to try this place, as I had always passed it by, but it really was disappointing.

The staff was nice and pleasant, but the establishment was very messy, with stuff all over the counters, the waffle irons caked in burnt residue as well as the drip coffee station being stained and dirty as well. The interior needs a fresh coat of paint and a deep clean/ scrub down.

The espresso was very sour and acidic and the mocha I ordered was Kroger or Publix brand hersheys syrup, which was pretty disappointing, as most competitors in the area charge less and have house mocha, monin mocha or Ghirardelli mocha. My partner also expressed that their coffee wasn’t good either, both of us opting to dump the drinks after a few sips. Additionally, we paid $5.20 for a Nutella croissant and it was a stale costco croissant, which we knew because there was containers spread across the counters, open.

Overall I was really disappointed and I really was excited and wanted to like this place, as it’s local and their menu features some really cool items. Maybe we’ll give it another try in a year, but definitely not any time soon,...

Heard so much about this place and was looking forward to my visit… But ended up with a terrible experience— had to wait for an hour to get a coffee and a sandwich (plus they got the order wrong) Coffee came in a to go cup at lukewarm temperature for a sit down option that we preferred while placing the order!! Coffee itself was decent but if I wanted a to go experience I would have gone to Starbucks and I would have had my order in 10 min or so! And the worst of my experience was still to come…. They forgot my sandwich and had to wait another 10 minutes…to get it wrong. Asked for a veggie panini with chipotle sauce and the pic of my food that I received shows no resemblance to what I ordered. After one hour of what was supposed to be a sit down and eat experience, we took our food to go and didn’t bother to complain —- apologies are not going to make my wasted time or experience any better!

For a bill of $23 and tips, what a waste of my time

Probably the employees are overworked on a busy weekend but clearly someone needs to be...