Catalpa Coffee - Northampton

Best coffee shop in Northampton. The kind of aromatic coffee that goes fwoof , friendly baristas, and plenty of seating where you can do work or just hang out.

Staff apparently was having a bad day. I'm having a nice day with my 3 year old daughter picking 4 leaf clovers buying toys, then we come in, order milk and a croissant. I tip them 20% out of reflex. End of day but the croissant's still fresh enough and she likes it, nice. Then my toddler wanted water from their little cup of water dispenser, sure. So I get her a quarter of a cup, no more then a couple napkins can clean up because she's a toddler. Then a few moments latershe hears a motorcycle and stops gripping the cup, spilled some water on the floor. Well it's water, so I tell the guy and I end up leaving. Because this guy's swearing under his breath, shaking his head at us, making a big deal about thethree paper towel pieces he used to clean the floor and slamming a wet floor sign down while swearing some more. And he's walking by me doing this, I wanted to talk with him about that but I got my daughter with me so we just left.

Truly excellent coffee . Stopped here enroute back to Montreal. I asked for dark roast and was not disappointed. Friendly staff and good seating.

I?ve been here twice now and have had great experiences both times. Their oat milk latte is fantastic. And they have a variety of muffins and cookies and pastries and scones that come from a fantastic local bakery called Tart. Staff is very nice and there are lots of individual tables where you can sit and chat or sit and do work. And places to plug in your computer or phone are plentiful. Nice big communal table in the middle of the space is really nice to see and verywelcoming.

The cold brew was about 90% ice, tables were sticky, and the music was loud enough to be incapable of reading or thinking. Save your money. Coffee was okay.