Orbit Coffee Company

Marc Adrian Santos

Found this place on Yelp, and I just had to explore since the interior is an aesthetic! There's a convenient parking lot, so don't have to worry despite being in downtown San Jose. The place was so warm, decorative, and inviting. So much coffee ground bags and coffee machines that really enhanced the quality of the place. The cashier was super nice in recommending what to order! What we got: 2 ube nebulae: super silky, what a beautiful purple and very Instagram worthy Dark matter: I'm not much of a coffee person, so they were able to make it decaf for me. The drink was sweet and Oreo crumbs were a treat. Sunrise sandwich: crispy bacon, the brioche bun was super soft, cheese- gooey and melted to perfection. Overall, this place was out of this world and had me over the moon with a delight! Would come here again to try out the other drinks!

Susan Rice

A tucked away gem with scenic sitting area. Just keep walking until you see the line and/or smell the baked goods. Delicious freshly baked mini donuts with extra strong coffee and tea beverages. I got a breakfast wrap, spicy and flavorful. We got a bucket of donuts which came with chocolate sauce and sprinkles! Wish they had vegetarian menu items.

Abby Cham

Such a beautiful vibe. The aesthetics of this shop is amazing and the outdoor seating was quiet and peaceful, with a stream of water behind. The shop is a little difficult to find and is behind a couple buildings, but it's honestly such a beautiful hidden gem. Coffee is more for people with a sweet tooth, but isn't too sweet. The drinks looked EXACTLY like they do on the menu!! It was really impressive. The donuts were also really good, but definitely sweet. Perfect outer-layer crunch

Sunshine

Great Vietnamese coffee and mini donuts to give you energy booster in the morning. The place is hidden from the main road so you need to walk around the building to find entrance . The menu is creative but confusing for customer like me who like it simple.

Tracy Floyd

I’ve been wanting to try Orbit Coffee for awhile. The Dark Matter and mini donuts are delicious! Probably one of the best specialty coffee I have ever had. I will definitely be back to try the other specialty coffees.

Nijat Behbudov

Amazing donuts in the weekend! Coffee is average. They serve these amazing donuts on Saturdays and Sundays. Kinda in a hidden place but pretty cool vibes inside.

Marcie C

EDIT: I'm pretty sure they've closed down officially since the place was cleared now out :( It seems like this place is on the verge of going out of business. They've been closed the last two times I've been there. And when they were open, it was short staffed and you could only order through Door Dash. This makes me so sad. Their drinks are on the super sweet side, but the Vietnamese coffee made makes it nice and strong (energizing!) I loved their donuts but it looks like they closed down that station. I know it's tucked away and a little hard to find, but that's exactly why I loved it. The scenery in the office courtyard is beautiful and you can get some peace and quiet at the patio tables outside. I much prefer this over some busy loud coffee shop. I'm sad I didn't do more to support this place. Please keep this place open!!!!

Lili Peet

This cafe is a must. They have lots of Ube coffee drinks and the food was delicious! I got a banh mi burrito and a dark matter coffee. The outside area is so cute and there's loads of places to sit both in and out of the sun

My daughter and I have been wanting to try this place for a while. It was really good. I got the Dark matter drink. It had Oreo mixed in and was so good. My daughter got the starberry with an espresso shot. She said it tasted just like strawberries. I got a large and her drink was a regular. The doughnuts were nice and warm. They came with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on the side. If you're in the area it's a must try. Don't forget to check out my IG for more pictures of delicious food @foodie_wit_a_bootie_408

Been here twice so far. Mini donuts are delicious and the coffee is super strong, so be warned if you’re used to watered down iced coffee from chain coffee shops. Also, expect to pay a little more than usual.

Ordered -molten meteor (oreo iced coffee) ~$7 -solar sweetness (brown sugar iced espresso) ~$7 -ba mi burrito ~$7 -ham and cheese criossant ~$7 (no pic) The drinks were good (very sweet and creamy with dark roast coffee) but i personally didnt enjoy the meteor drink because there wasnt enough coffee flavor for my taste. The food was good too though i wish there was some sauce for the burrito and i am mad at myself for not getting donuts... maybe next time.

Doughnuts only on weekends, so I opted for the beignets which were good. Vietnamese coffee was also very good but a little pricey.

Teresa Carrillo

My daughter and I have been wanting to try this place for a while. It was really good. I got the Dark matter drink. It had Oreo mixed in and was so good. My daughter got the starberry with an espresso shot. She said it tasted just like strawberries. I got a large and her drink was a regular. The doughnuts were nice and warm. They came with chocolate glaze and sprinkles on the side. If you're in the area it's a must try. Don't forget to check out my IG for more pictures of delicious food @foodie_wit_a_bootie_408

Jennifer Biggerstaff

Been here twice so far. Mini donuts are delicious and the coffee is super strong, so be warned if you’re used to watered down iced coffee from chain coffee shops. Also, expect to pay a little more than usual.

Josh

Ordered -molten meteor (oreo iced coffee) ~$7 -solar sweetness (brown sugar iced espresso) ~$7 -ba mi burrito ~$7 -ham and cheese criossant ~$7 (no pic) The drinks were good (very sweet and creamy with dark roast coffee) but i personally didnt enjoy the meteor drink because there wasnt enough coffee flavor for my taste. The food was good too though i wish there was some sauce for the burrito and i am mad at myself for not getting donuts... maybe next time.

Jason & Barbara Neu

Doughnuts only on weekends, so I opted for the beignets which were good. Vietnamese coffee was also very good but a little pricey.

I saw they had multiple locations so I thought it was worth a try. I ended up getting their Vietnamese coffee, and was pretty floored to see their small was $6.50 and their large was $9 bucks. We ended up getting their large, and it's definitely not hitting the value mark. Comparing this to 7 Leaves, I'd rather get 7 Leaves over this any day. The drink definitely has A LOT of caffeine, but the taste just doesn't match the price tag. For this price I could get a lot more at 7 Leaves with a better taste and value over all. The workers were very nice and fast with creating the drink (that is pre-made). Definitely not worth a second go around for me.

We ordered the Vietnamese coffee, the ube drink and half bucket of donut. They all just taste okay, wouldn’t make a special trip to come back. Has nice outdoor area that are pretty spaced out, so that’s a plus.

Has some unique combination of flavors (Ube) but not for true coffee lovers. All drinks are pretty sweet (given their specialty is Vietnamese coffee) and the coffee base is just used for generic coffee flavor. In the photo is Dark Matter drink but not enough Oreo pieces. We also got the UBE NEBULAE but didn't really taste the Ube. Overall not my kind of coffee place.

Andrew Pagan

I saw they had multiple locations so I thought it was worth a try. I ended up getting their Vietnamese coffee, and was pretty floored to see their small was $6.50 and their large was $9 bucks. We ended up getting their large, and it's definitely not hitting the value mark. Comparing this to 7 Leaves, I'd rather get 7 Leaves over this any day. The drink definitely has A LOT of caffeine, but the taste just doesn't match the price tag. For this price I could get a lot more at 7 Leaves with a better taste and value over all. The workers were very nice and fast with creating the drink (that is pre-made). Definitely not worth a second go around for me.

Cynthia Huang

We ordered the Vietnamese coffee, the ube drink and half bucket of donut. They all just taste okay, wouldn’t make a special trip to come back. Has nice outdoor area that are pretty spaced out, so that’s a plus.

Vicky Leung

Has some unique combination of flavors (Ube) but not for true coffee lovers. All drinks are pretty sweet (given their specialty is Vietnamese coffee) and the coffee base is just used for generic coffee flavor. In the photo is Dark Matter drink but not enough Oreo pieces. We also got the UBE NEBULAE but didn't really taste the Ube. Overall not my kind of coffee place.

This joint is located in the midst of office suites and in the mist of an outdoor fountain/pond which is good because I would only come here if my coworkers invited me on an obligatory coffee+exercise break. Even though they had some scrumptious sounding drinks made with espresso, I ordered the ube nebulae because I wanted to try their “signature Vietnamese robusta coffee (2x caffeine)” however it wasn’t as cracked up as your typical SJ Vietnamese coffee. It tasted watery with some powdery ube flavoring. On the bright side, it has the pretty purple layering going on, especially after you let it disintegrate. They informed me that they have decaf espresso beans when we inquired about non-caffeinated options. PSA for those who like drinking anti-matter, such as my significant other. He was going to try the decaf Oreo Dark Matter but then they realized they were out of decaf as well as two other things that weren’t relevant to us but the people behind us complained. No big deal; we found him some lightly caffeinated green Thai tea. He said it tasted like bland Jasmine tea which is fair. We also got a bucket of mini donuts. They were not the business. The only good thing about this place is the service. The workers there were super friendly and gave us an enormous amount of napkins like they already knew we were messy eaters. I think the one at the register was pretty out of it or having too much fun. When I paid in cash, she said she only had change in nickels and apologetically asked me if it was ok. I was like sure, nickels are nice thick coins. So I got 13 nickels in change. Later I realized she forgot to charge me tax. Or at least my friend who paid with card was charged tax. We sipped our drinks with their cute paper straws and all agreed they were abominable drinks! But it was still fun to try once. Since I used to live in Oakland, the other location was on my radar for awhile.

Not a fan of Orbit’s super strong Vietnamese coffee I took two separate sips and I couldn’t take anymore. I tried to offer it to my friend but it was to bitter for her as well. It taste burnt with no balance of flavor. I did enjoy the donuts but it needed more chocolate drizzle it was only on the top and they didn’t give us any dipping sauce which I was looking forward to going with it.

Got two Vietnamese Iced Coffees and an order of beignets. The coffee didn’t look anywhere close to what I was expecting (iced coffee floating on a cloud of condensed milk). It looked like pre-made stuff. Now, coming to the taste itself, this is one of most bitter coffees I have ever had, now I know coffees are supposed to be bitter, yes, but not when you mix in a lot ice and condensed milk. What this tells me that the coffee beans that they used for my batch was roasted to a point were the beans got burnt and lead to this nightmare taste. I drink a lot of coffee and this shouldn’t qualify as good coffee in anyway. The beignets were just fine, not fresh but soft still and had some custard filling, in each of them (vanilla, chocolate and dark chocolate) I paid 28$ for the whole thing with tip and I definitely won’t be going back there again.

Ally L

This joint is located in the midst of office suites and in the mist of an outdoor fountain/pond which is good because I would only come here if my coworkers invited me on an obligatory coffee+exercise break. Even though they had some scrumptious sounding drinks made with espresso, I ordered the ube nebulae because I wanted to try their “signature Vietnamese robusta coffee (2x caffeine)” however it wasn’t as cracked up as your typical SJ Vietnamese coffee. It tasted watery with some powdery ube flavoring. On the bright side, it has the pretty purple layering going on, especially after you let it disintegrate. They informed me that they have decaf espresso beans when we inquired about non-caffeinated options. PSA for those who like drinking anti-matter, such as my significant other. He was going to try the decaf Oreo Dark Matter but then they realized they were out of decaf as well as two other things that weren’t relevant to us but the people behind us complained. No big deal; we found him some lightly caffeinated green Thai tea. He said it tasted like bland Jasmine tea which is fair. We also got a bucket of mini donuts. They were not the business. The only good thing about this place is the service. The workers there were super friendly and gave us an enormous amount of napkins like they already knew we were messy eaters. I think the one at the register was pretty out of it or having too much fun. When I paid in cash, she said she only had change in nickels and apologetically asked me if it was ok. I was like sure, nickels are nice thick coins. So I got 13 nickels in change. Later I realized she forgot to charge me tax. Or at least my friend who paid with card was charged tax. We sipped our drinks with their cute paper straws and all agreed they were abominable drinks! But it was still fun to try once. Since I used to live in Oakland, the other location was on my radar for awhile.

Jerica XO

Not a fan of Orbit’s super strong Vietnamese coffee I took two separate sips and I couldn’t take anymore. I tried to offer it to my friend but it was to bitter for her as well. It taste burnt with no balance of flavor. I did enjoy the donuts but it needed more chocolate drizzle it was only on the top and they didn’t give us any dipping sauce which I was looking forward to going with it.

Pawan Shetty

Got two Vietnamese Iced Coffees and an order of beignets. The coffee didn’t look anywhere close to what I was expecting (iced coffee floating on a cloud of condensed milk). It looked like pre-made stuff. Now, coming to the taste itself, this is one of most bitter coffees I have ever had, now I know coffees are supposed to be bitter, yes, but not when you mix in a lot ice and condensed milk. What this tells me that the coffee beans that they used for my batch was roasted to a point were the beans got burnt and lead to this nightmare taste. I drink a lot of coffee and this shouldn’t qualify as good coffee in anyway. The beignets were just fine, not fresh but soft still and had some custard filling, in each of them (vanilla, chocolate and dark chocolate) I paid 28$ for the whole thing with tip and I definitely won’t be going back there again.

Beware of the coffee.. Bought a bottle at Marina Food (was not expired) and the coffee was sour and coagulated. Emailed them, and at first was responsive--but since ghosted me. BEWARE!

Stanley Chan

Beware of the coffee.. Bought a bottle at Marina Food (was not expired) and the coffee was sour and coagulated. Emailed them, and at first was responsive--but since ghosted me. BEWARE!