Rita R.

Great coffee and chill vibes, perfect place for a brunch date or to work peacefully. Highly recommend the breakfast bun and the avocado on toast.

Lo

Nice coffee shop. Stopped by and decided to try the one + one. It’s a shot of espresso with milk and one without. The coffee is really good, the bathrooms are clean. We didn’t get any food but the avocado toast looks amazing.

Nikki A

Walking around downtown Santa Cruz and decided to stop here based on the reviews . What a nice spot - big airy with wood and plants 🌱 . But the best part was how good the coffee was ! We had the missile which is their house syrup with half and half. And decided to try a pastry - it was so delicious! Worth every penny - do stop by if you’re in the area !!

+1

Rexety

Just stopped for coffee here. Yes, just coffee because its so good. The ambience inside is tropical and calm because of the greens. There is almost always a line, so little bit wait until coffee arrives. Their coffee is smoother than any other that I have had in the bay. The BEST!!

+2

Dee O

An aesthetic coffee shop near trader joe's and CVS. I am glad they keep the matcha inside the fridge. They absolutely know how to make coffee and tea. Enjoyed the pastry too! A good pick me up for breakfast! Definitely will come back soon.

+3

Vikram Haer

Huge space with lots of lovely plants and wood tones. Friendly staff and delicious coffee. Vibrant space with people reading, working off laptops and families as well. We came around 5pm and wanted to try a sandwich but kitchen closed at 3 so will have to head back to try it next time

+1

Abhishek Singh

Such a cool spot. The atmosphere and decor is pretty chill. It's right in the downtown, so perfect for an evening drop in. My house latte was was awesome albeit a bit sweet. Didn't get to try the breakfast or snacks but looking forward to come back.

+5

Megan Cheek

One of my favorite coffee spots in the area! I like the iced latte with pistachio milk. If you haven’t tried adding a little sparkling water, give it a shot for a refreshing twist to your espresso. Also, they take their avocado toast seriously

Kat Ciecko

Nice coffeeshop with comfy seats and jazz playing. But there are no gluten-free options, no outlets, and tiny tables. Not even room for my bag beside me. So, I won't be back. I paid for an Uber and a meal to come here, but could barely get any work done. They said SC cafes don't have outlets, but that's not true; Roxa does, very close by.

Arkady Borkovsky

I love this place, but it seems to be going down. The quality is not what it used to be. The girl taking the orders was asking what kind of milk did I want with breve cappuccino. I had to repeat several times that it was for here. I asked for a breve cappuccino and a latte, but still got two cappuccinos (one was breve, at least). I asked for one with a single shot and another double shot, I could not tell which cup had more coffee. The coffee itself is ok, but just ok. This is sad. Verve used to be exceptional, especially thus location. I think they have been on the way down since opening the Palo Alto location. Monetizing the success, apparently.

Me and my wife went in as first time customers and first visitors to Santa Cruz for her birthday. We decided to stop here for a quick coffee before our NHS tour but didn't even get greeted at the door but the girl that came in behind us was greeted immediately. When we asked about if they serve a Vanilla latte the response was "not really"? What. She did say they have almond milk but what kind of response is not really and we decided to pass it up and when leaving no one said a word, have a good day or anything. Just frustrated us a first time customers, didn't feel welcomed.

Amanda P

Aesthetically the best coffee shop in SC. Employees are really hit or miss. The short girl with the glasses and the shorter guy with the dark curly hair are always kind and friendly. The rest of the people act as if they really don’t want you there. They definitely slow down the line chatting with their friends and really don’t care if it goes out the door. No matter the length of the line, there’s typically only one register open. I’ve had two experiences now where an employee was sent to remind me of their rules. Both times, it was the employees’ mistake as they were not paying attention. If they’re so concerned, they could simply check their transaction history before coming to bother a customer. It’s ridiculous to be treated with pushback 50-70% of the time for ordering something that’s ON THE MENU. My drink also gets forgotten about fairly often as well. Really not impressed by the attitude here. Update: Love it when the staff consistently forgets my drink and then comes at me with a new cup charge. That’s pretty ballsy to respond to your own bad service with the threat of an additional charge. tldr; it would be super cool if they hired baristas that didn’t hate people