Water Street Coffee Oakland Cafe

Great drinks and service! It was a cool atmosphere. The sleeping bear Mocha was fantastic. Great taste and not too sweet (although I asked for 1/2 sweeteners) The wife had an affogato that was a wonderful balance of bitter espresso to sweet vanilla ice cream.

Oakland Street location. The service was very nice and professional. The salad was amazing. The smoothie was very good. They have a wonderful selection of pastries, salads, sandwiches, wraps, and desserts. All is homemade and locally produced. The dining room was clean and very popular. The bathroom was clean and stocked. I will definitely go again.

Great little coffee shop. Parking can be a little bit tricky. I love that they have XL coffees. I ordered the Dolce de Leche. It was really good. It could have been a little bit more caramely. But I really like caramel.

From the outside, the small building looks like an old and much-used, anonymous-looking strip mall storefront. Inside, however, was bright, clean, welcoming and pleasing to the eye. The morning crowd was good-sized, but my caffeine companion and I were helped immediately. Reasonable prices, very competitive. The coffee, a cup of Ethiopian drip, was fantastic. Piping hot and fresh, perfectly roasted so you can actually TASTE the specific notes in the varietal. Plenty of seating was available despite the crowd of students and people waking up before going to work. The ambiance was excellent; my friend and I were able to easily converse without having to shout or strain to hear each other. I did not order any of the many stellar looking pastries, but they all looked very fresh and quite tempting. Excellent coffeehouse. Starbucks...who? I'm now forever a Water Street booster. Excellent in every regard.

Had the chicken bacon avocado cold sandwich. Great taste and was very surprised how big it was. Would come back.