Tierra Mia Coffee — Restaurant in Oakland

Do not come here if you want a secure or safe environment to do work. I never, ever leave reviews and was really excited to try this place. The building and interior was dirty. The coffee was fine but wasn't good enough to make up for the number of unhoused people camping out inside, disturbing myself and others trying to work. I have a lot of sympathy for the current situation in Oakland but there were multiple unhoused people seeking refuge in the coffee shop. It was busy and people were looking for tables. They occupied several tables and didn't buy anything to my knowledge. One of them kept on circling around my very out of they way table when I was working on my laptop and was quite aggressive. If it was a lone actor who walked in randomly it would be one thing, but this guy had been napping inside for a long time. I didn't feel safe doing work here on my computer as a result and am surprised the management allows them to...

This is a small chain coffee shop with good wifi and power outlets. Having been to one of the chain locations, I didn't find this second one surprising or special anymore. But it's more enjoyable than Starbucks, for sure. Coffee was pretty good, the rest of the coffee menu seemed regular, and I am not that much into sweet coffee drinks that populate the rest of the menu. Pastries seem ordinary, and I haven't seen any healthy options. Oh, and there are flies everywhere.The opening hours were accommodating (I am looking at you, the rest of the Downtown Oakland work coffee shops), wifi strong, and power outlets plentiful. Just make sure to bring headphones, the ambient music is on the louder side. Overall, an unremarkable coffeeshop: I will not be seeking it out, but I will not hesitate to come here if I am in the neighborhood, need to get work done, and there are no...

Whilst waiting for a bus I decided that I had time for coffee (10 minutes). I popped inside and ordered a coffee, paid, and expected to get the coffee in a minute or two. Nope. Not even close. The service is not just slow, it's EXTRA slow. And when you ask about why it's taking so long, the response is "we're very busy today". Their Idea of "very busy" is 7 orders waiting to get done. They had three baristas working and it took over 11 minutes to get an americano. You'd think that they would at least have a ready-brewed option for people who just want coffee. Well mmmm no, not allowed - only pour-over and espresso drinks. You'd think that they'd just be pulling shots knowing how many drinks they had lined up - again, no. They're just painfully slow. Good thing my...