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In A Nutshell: -This Blue Bottle Coffee location is conveniently located in the Bay Meadows area of San Mateo. -The neighborly feel just invites you right in along w/ the smooth aroma's of coffee beans being poured over. -Speaking of pour overs, the Ethiopia is a pretty good one at $4.50 a cup. Overall, if you live in the area, this a nice gourmet coffee shop to have close by.

Donny Pusawong

Blue Bottle Coffee makes really good espressos and coffees. I'm happy that they have expanded so much outside of the small alley in SF. Sometimes with expansions, quality may change in coffee and how other coffee drinks are made. This is not the case here! Excellent espresso and consistently good Latte! Great customer service and safety protocols w/ masks and hand sanitizers. Easy parking. Too cold this Sunday morning to sit outside by the cool sculpture!

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Celeste

I had a cold brew after traveling and getting only two hours of sleep. Their coffee is refreshing. I really thought the pricing is excellent here. I like that they think about the environment when choosing their cups, lids, etc. They offer some sweet treats if you're in the mood. Service was great. This place is semi accessible, there's just the one standard door at the entrance.

Michaela Simoncini

Waffle and coffee was tasty, but what sort of coffee shop doesn’t have outlets? Came to a coffee shop to specifically work on my computer, but no access to outlets foiled my plans. So I would not recommend coming here to work or study.

Amanda Clarissa

I ordered their Yuzu Lavender Latte with almond milk and had another disappointment with Blue Bottle. It’s not highlighting the flavors for any of them and definitely not worth $9. Maybe the almond milk is throwing off the flavors? If that’s the case, would love for the staff to call it out. My first disappointment was when I ordered their cold brew, only to realize they pulled out the same product you can buy at Costco - but they charged double since they opened it and gave you cups and ice. The place is also not the cleanest. Overall, doesn’t seem like it offers anything special anymore.

June

I wish they clean the waffle maker more frequently. I’ve ordered the Liege waffle twice, and it always got some burnt debris on the surface. I needed to remove them before eating. The waffle itself tasted good.

Yü Wu

I have visited this Blue Bottle a few times over the course of past couple of years, their coffee has been always on point and service is very friendly. During my last visit, my latte was definitely too hot and the sandwich we got was just mediocre. This location feels pretty much a standard blue bottle without much own charm. Sadly the pandemic has made it worse. Now you can't even enter the store or see your coffee being made, the whole expereince becomes even less personal.

Luis Turrubiartes

Location of this place is good, but the coffee is more on the bitter side rather than strong. Unfortunately my drink was one size only and I left unsatisfied because I felt as though I didn’t get my monies worth. Staff is friendly though and seemed knowledgeable on all the products, I overheard many customer interactions and that’s what it seemed like.

The coffee is great, but wait times are just unacceptable. Waiting 30 minutes for a cappuccino is just too much.

Srinivasulu Punuru

I ordered Capuccino! Coffee I make at home with a cheap Breville machine and good beans is 10x better! It’s sad to see good coffee beans and LaMarzocco getting wasted here. I guess their competition is Starbucks which makes sense!

Brenda McC

Title: Slow Service and Unpleasant Experience Unfortunately, this was a very disappointing visit. The service was extremely slow—I waited about 10 minutes for my order—and the attitude from the person making the coffee was surly and unwelcoming. There was also a concerning cleanliness issue. A container held multiple dirty spoons alongside one clean spoon, with only a tiny, barely noticeable note to indicate which was which. I accidentally used a dirty spoon and politely asked for a clean replacement. The response I received was clearly annoyed and unfriendly, which only added to the poor experience. Between the slow service, lack of basic cleanliness, and unpleasant interaction, this visit did not meet expectations. It’s especially disappointing given Blue Bottle’s reputation. I have been a long time subscriber to Nestle Blue Bottle and once and for I will cancel my subscription.

Magali Heredia

I came to this location during my drive back down to socal. The store opens at 530am on monday and online ordering was available, at 550am the store was still closed. I saw an employee sitting in there and when I walked towards the door, they went to the back and never came back out. The doors were locked. The phone was not turned on to business hours. Someone else also came to get coffee and left upset, we waited about 5 or so minutes, but no one came so we eventually left.