Brave Bean Coffee Company - Pitcairn — Restaurant in Pitcairn

Cute interior and good location for a hangout! Drive thru is from the back alley (follow the little signs). Street parking is available or you can park across the road in the free parking lot and walk over. I ordered a few pastries (danish, pistachio white chocolate muffin, and almond scone) and an espresso drink. The espresso drink was a dark roast brew, but tasted terrible. I hope they change the beans, it was too citrusy for my liking sort of like coffee beans you over grind. Only the almond scone was the only pastry I like on the menu- moist, good sugar to butter ration, and pleasant flavor. The danish and muffins were straight up terrible, and I bought so many of them as a gift and no one ate them. The danish was not really a danish- rather it was filo pastry rather than a yeast pastry and the cheese mixture was not good either. The texture of the filo was off and not baked enough, but still edible. The muffins were too dense and spongy. When I opened the muffin, it was clear the batter was over mixed and the texture was dense and spongy so the egg ratio was too high. Overall experience ruined because the pastries were so terrible and coffee was not too good. I will wait a while before I order espresso drinks and pastries again till management improves the recipes/ratios. Will try again to give other menu...

This was my second trip to Brave Bean, and I’ve really enjoyed their lattes on my visits. The first trip, I tried both the signature French vanilla latte and signature pistachio latte, and they were both tremendous. On this trip, I had the 100 Grand signature latte (mocha, marshmallow, and caramel), and it was good, though I must say the pistachio latte is my absolute favorite. A big plus is that they offer decaf espresso options. The coffee options are also very affordable compared to other Pittsburgh-area shops.

The staff is friendly, even under stress. Today was pretty busy in the cafe, but the staff (just one person when I first entered, but two by the time I ordered) handled the line well and I received my coffee in a very timely fashion.

There are a few tables and chairs where you can enjoy your coffee, but this is also a coffee roasting facility and the store is more functional than it is a cozy and aesthetic coffee shop where you’d want to spend your day. They do still have the old bank vault that you can visit, though the lights were off today so you couldn’t see it in its full glory (and we didn’t want to bother the busy staff to ask!).

It’s very nice to have a local coffee shop near the Monroeville area, I’d much rather support a local...

Pleasant folks and tasty coffee!

I walked into The Vault and ordered a Cortado (1/2 espresso, 1/2 milk). It's tasty. Cost $3.75.

This is a new spot in the heart of Pitcairn proper that has a huge seating area and a reading nook. They've also got a meeting room / events space you can book if you'd like to have your next Zoom call over a cappucino.

The staff's really polite and even though a Cortado isn't on the menu, they made it. If you work from home, or are looking for a place to do co-working over caffeine, this pleasant spot boasts an extraordinary amount of space for a humble coffeehouse. I could literally stand in there and do jumping jacks if I wanted to as you can see from the pics.

The entryway and lobby area have murals and there's three HDTV screen TVs on the wall in case you want to watch a little TV - the volume wasn't up, so it was more airport vibes.

I'm going to say the coffee is a latin american roast. It's fairly acidic, but very tasty. The Cortado was made right with a little bit of latte art as you can see. Never hurts to have an extra heart in your life.

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