Riverview Coffee Roasters

We are so happy to have met Ted from Riverview Coffee Roasters. The coffee we receive is far superior to anything we have had in the past. Ted takes special care of the beans from selecting the source to the care he takes when perfectly roasting each batch to his personal delivery each week. We are set up through the website for the Varity and our coffee appears weekly without fail. Ted has spent the time to get to know our coffee preferences and delivers coffee that is delicious and of the perfect roast each time!

Ted’s roasts are unbelievable! The smell and taste of these beans are ridiculous! Ted’s attention to detail and his passion for the coffee plant really come through in my morning cup of bliss. Seriously, the flavor complexity Ted brings out is unparalleled in my opinion. While so many other roasts feel and taste flat, its like Ted has shaped the flavor profile of each roast as nature would have intended it. His coffee retains its sweet profile even after sitting cold for hours. If you’re passionate about something, and do that something better than anyone else around then you’ll understand why you need to try Ted’s coffee.

Outstanding quality and a great selection of fresh roasted single origin coffees make Riverview Coffee Roasters a true gem. Their samplers are fantastic — coffee from Laos, India, Brazil and Ethiopia, among others. Proprietor Ted Jones is knowledgeable and passionate and it shows!

Ted has tremendous knowledge of coffee, and his passion and enthusiasm are contagious. His coffee/​chocolate treats are incredible as well. Ted now delivers to my office, and everyone who tries his product is hooked. If you like coffee now, you’ll come to absolutely love this coffee. If you already are well versed in fine coffee, Ted can provide the best of the best to suit your taste. Absolutely recommended!

I have traveled all over the wold and I believe this is the best coffee around! Amazing flavor and freshness. My wife and I refer to it as The Gold!

My wife and I been customers of Riverview Coffee Roasters for about a year and we couldn’t be happier. Ted roasts the freshest most aromatic beans I’ve ever tasted and personally delivers to my home each Saturday. Can’t say he can hand deliver to everyone, but it’s a nice perk since we are both in Soquel. He generally has several varieties to choose from he is always willing to help with my selection based on what we’ve enjoyed the most from past roasts. It makes my morning coffee routine something I look forward to each day. Brewing with beans roasted just a day or two before makes such a difference. Highly recommended!

Everybody loves coffee, right? But if you LOOOOVE coffee, then you deserve Riverview. My next door neighbor turned me on to Ted and his meticulously roasted, thoughtfully sourced, hand delivered beans. I’m on plan where Ted brings a surprise every week, but when I see him, he still asks about my tastes and what I thought about last week’s Yergacheffe or El Salvador or New Guinea roast. Each bag is like a little present. I can’t wait to read the tasting notes on the bag – pumpkin, chocolate, banana!, citrus – open it up and grind it so that I get that first aromatic experience of coffee that was roasted two days ago. Every bag is turning me into more of a snob. At the grocery store I see these bags of coffee that are two weeks old! And after having tried most of them, even at the $ 14 – 16 per bag price tag, I feel confident saying that Riverview Coffee is superior. Even if it weren’t the highest caliber product out there, isn’t this the kind of business we want to support? Hyper-​local, super nice, as convenient as possible (your doorstep!!!), and customized to your tastes? In ten years, Ted will be the next James Freeman and we’ll never see him, but until then, get in early, do yourself a favor – meet Ted, talk coffee, and try a bag. You won’t regret it.

The coffee is great! I’ve been buying coffee from Riverview for about a year now. The experience is fantastic: lots of variety and great service. I love that Riverview delivers fresh coffee to my door, and it’s great that I get to deal with someone local who understands my tastes and makes useful suggestions based on what I’ve liked in the past.

Couldn’t ask for better coffee or a more knowledgable person to engage with when trying to decide on a bag of beans! Ted really comes through with many different varietals that I’ve been making my way through over the last year. I’ve learned so much about brewing methods, bean roasting, and sustainable growing practices from Riverview Coffee Roasters. The hand-​crafted espresso bean chocolate bark is a must try! I keep it in my desk at work for an enjoyable mid-​afternoon nibble pick-​me-​up. If you are a coffee enthusiast and value supporting local businesses, look no further for the best beans and service in Santa Cruz.

We LOVE buying our coffee from Ted. As others have said here, he is truly passionate and incredibly knowledgeable about his product and always steers us in the right direction when we experiment with trying new beans. He has taken the time to know our tastes, it’s rare that you receive customer service like that! He is so friendly and personable and it is really fun to have your coffee delivered SO FRESH and right to your door. And try his homemade Mokha Bars, dangerously delicious!!!

Nectar of the Gods!
Riverview Coffee is as good as it gets! Great variety of beans, roast, aromas, and flavors brought forward by a true coffee artisan. Ted can create some amazing choices with hard to find verities. They will work with you to refine your tastes in coffee to insure you like your coffee. For those with and adventurous spirit, let them choose and be surprised each week.
Quality products delivered to your door and made by a local craftsman who loves his work. Hard to find that combination. Worth every penny.