The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
“I am addicted to their dark chocolate latte – also avail in milk and white choc.”
“I don't think I'd give this rating for any other chain, but such is my love for CBTL!”
“There is a ping pong table (how neat!), a chalkboard and believe it or not, a gaming system?!”
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
8 reviews
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Late night walk back from a rehearsal dinner for the hubby's bf's wedding. Came in right before close. The ladies were singing old school R and B and were lovely. Hubby got his coffee and we continued our lovely stroll. Clean location, not a lot of fuss.
Chocolate babka, lots of delicious coffees and teas.
I love that they have lots of seats and tables, however, I did not check for power outlets.
The only downside was that the front of the store, where you pay and pick up your order is pretty unorganized. The cashiers can also be pretty curt. Oh well, it's cafe, that's to be expected I guess. The baked goods are pretty over-priced though…however extremely delicious!
I'd definitely stop by this place for a cup of jo.
The thing that I really enjoy when I go to this place is that I can stay long and work without feeling pressured to leave. This is a very good place to get some reading and studying done. Surprisingly, the usual customers are not loud at all unlike most coffee shops.
1 star for the delicious drinks and 1 star for the friendly cashiers but it goes downhill when waiting for my original blended drink!
they have two computer screens that show the workers what drinks to make. the hot drinks screen that the workers look at all the time and the cold drinks screen that the workers barely look at and just glance at and still doesn't make the damn drink.
why do I have to wait forever for someone to turn and look at the cold drinks screen?! every single visit I make. it really pisses me off. the manager needs to do something about this! also it's not my damn job to tell the workers to turn around to look at it!
After an hour of purchase here's another review update:
Just changed to 1 star!! found a damn piece of hair in my drink GROSS!
A gentleman who posted a review a while back for this place used the word nonchalant, which I think is an excellent word to sum up the customer service here. This coffee shop is located at the corner of Amsterdam and 86th and is fairly large with ample space to read, relax, meet up with friends and get some work done. There are tables which are pretty much on top of one another and then a high top bar lining the window which is where you would find me because I love to people watch and hate the claustrophobic feeling of people sitting so close to me at a table. It is not clear where to order beverages. I was standing in front of the cashier and she wasn't speaking to me so I was under the impression maybe I was supposed to place my order elsewhere and then come to her when I was ready to pay. My sister comes here every single morning and always gets the same thing so they know her and her order. She thinks this place and the service are the greatest things since sliced bread, but this is my review so here it goes. I took a look at what kind of coffees they had and saw the flavored pick of the day, "Toffee Nut." My sister gave my coffee order to the barista in addition to her tea and the woman told us they were out of the kind of tea she wanted and that they also didn't have Toffee Nut, it was Creme Brûlée. That worked for me, but I was confused why their boards didn't match up with what they really had and also agitated they didn't have her tea. After placing the order, we went to the cash register to pay. My sister told the woman we had a large coffee and tea. Didn't feel the need to be specific considering we had placed the order with the barista already. The woman ringing us up grabbed a large coffee and filled it with their lightest roast and handed it to me. I inquired with her to make sure this was the Creme Brûlée Coffee that I had ordered and she said no it was their light roast. Ugh. I really wanted the Creme Brûlée, thought that's what I was getting because I had placed the order with someone else. See what I mean? It's confusing about where to order and who is making your drink, etc. There needs to be a little bit more organization, it's too nonchalant. I didn't want to be a pain in the ass especially since this is the place my sister comes to daily. A light roast is the last thing I would want at a coffee shop but after adding some soy milk that they had out for people (BIG PLUS) it actually tasted just fine. Their prices weren't bad for a coffee shop in NYC.
This location was always quirky. Over the years, it had AC issues, the credit card and debit card had to be 'massaged' into the system to register for a sale, and such… The staff always makes the visit interesting. This store has some characters.
During the day time, this place fills up quickly. I enjoy my mornings here.
Super friendly staff, tons of space, free WiFi, and that white chocolate latte – YUM!!! This New Yorker is officially a fan of Coffee Bean over Starbucks!
I had a cookie latte here the other day. The coffee itself? I was blown away! So flavorful and perfectly done. It wasn't too sweet, even though it was a cookie latte. It was perfect.
Starbucks prices.
Service was average. The place is pretty big – there is even seating downstairs. It was cute.
There was no soap in the bathroom…………..Gross. I had to ask someone to get me soap. Meh. Weird experience.