Peet’s Coffee & Tea

GREAT PEET’S (AREN’T THEY ALL?) with fast, friendly baristas, great pastries & snacks, and lots of outdoor seating. Near a CVS pharmacy and many nice restaurants.
Only downside is LOTS of homeless and panhandlers in the area. However, they are not too aggressive or crazy. SO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Peets is always great! The baristas are good there’s a couple who are kinda snobbish but overall love the place.

All Peets are great, but this one is shiny new. Lovely art, friendly staff and clean bathroom. I left my computer charger one morning. Was I relieved the next day, when I came back to get it, that Kevin, the kind manager, had it stashed. My new go to morning coffee spot.

I come to this Peets regularly and I absolutely love it. I just so happened to order a white mocha for my husband today and was a little disappointed to watch the barista make my drink and let the shot sit in the cup for well over 10 sec. while she made my milk, which letting a shot sit for more then 10 sec. With no milk exposure makes the espresso taste bitter they also poured the milk all the way to the top and when i had to ask to have whip put on top my White Mocha as i put my lid on the drink spilled out. So i was a little disappointed today but it won’t stop me from coming back.

An ideal location, great Staff and Management.
Peet’s immediately set the tone in this brand new location and has added a warm and friendly atmosphere to downtown San Leandro.
The Staff will go out of their way to offer suggestions and often has food and coffee samples to try.
Since they offer Wi-​Fi we have met a few locals who use this location as their home office.
Note: if you buy your coffee (ground or whole beans) on site, they will discount Your hot or cold beverage.
Love Peet’s and especially this location.

I must admit that I don’t often give a 5 star rating when I receive something I’ve ordered late, but the way they went about it was exceptional. I mean unless they burn the coffee, Peet’s is Peet’s. They came to me and asked what I ordered because they noticed I had been waiting longer than necessary. They apologized and offered me a free drink of my choice on my next visit.

I like to work in coffee shops, so the most important element for me is the ambiance. Overall, I’d say this Peet’s has a good setup. A fair amount of seating room and it wasn’t too nosy on the Saturday I visited. Only thing I wasn’t crazy about was that only some of the seats had outlets to plug in.

Don’t know if this is a corporate policy change or this particular franchise, but they stopped issuing a free drink when reloading your card. Very disappointing since this has been a nice perk for such a long time.
Penny pinching may force me to try smaller local independent shops.

I’m a regular here but today was a disappointment. Knowing there’s a special going on for $ 1 off any iced drinks, I ordered two drinks. After I paid I noticed the cashier named Jayson didn’t even give me the discount so I asked him if there’s a specific time the special goes on. He told me no but «I was suppose to bring it up to him» okay so it’s my fault for not reminding you of your job? Don’t blame the customers please. I know $ 2 is not much but the fact that he blamed it on me just pissed me off.
And plus, my boyfriend went the other day and he didn’t even know about the special but the worker told him about it. So Jayson, nice excuse.

First time here. Only because I was in the area. Peets always have make good coffee. I like my coffee strong. Probably won’t be coming back to this location because I live closer to the Peets off Mowry but this location was satisfying.

Sit down… we need to talk.
Remember that time I told you I had business in San Leandro… It was a lie.
I found myself leaving my appointment, aimlessly walking downtown San Leandro, and joining him for coffee.
What’s his name? Does it matter… his name is PEET. I don’t know okay! I thought we were solid too! I thought about your bold, acidic taste… the headaches I would get from the times we were on a break. But I stayed true to you, I swear! I have the gold rewards card to prove it!
What do you mean? No no your girl scout green apron doesn’t bore me. Look, it wasn’t planned, it just happened… I’m sorry… my taste buds are like craving in another direction.
I don’t know, he’s just different, smooth, high quality but down to earth. He doesn’t believe in a microwave or toaster oven. He caters to me.
Don’t ask me that, I don’t want to hurt you…
…I sipped the almond latte. Because I am over soy okay! I know you tried coconut milk for me… it was oily… I didn’t want to tell you it was gross, despite your tell me if you don’t like it, and I will make it again policy.
It’s just different with him, okay… I didn’t wait long for it. He didn’t run out of pastries, the lines are tolerable. His earthy esthetic brightens the room. There wasn’t confusion about who it belonged to…
THAT was ALL!
What do you mean?
… I had a berry scone okay… I thought about your warmed pumpkin bread the whole time!!!
Don’t ask me that… okay okay, Yes, I enjoyed every soft morsel. It was so delicious and fresh! I wanted more.
YES, Fresh! Nothing is microwaved or shoved in a toaster oven!
He’s simple, small medium large! Unlike you, What the BLEEP is a TREINTE!
His portion controlled cold pasta salads, green salads, artisan sandwiches, yummy parfaits and legal baristas hooked me.
He’s from Berkeley, resided in San Francisco for a while, why???
Oh! Yeah because YOU would know Miss Seattle!
I wanted to try something new… and you know what I am glad I did.
There is more to coffee than your hypnotic white wavy tresses and green influence.
I’m moving on.: (
I will always remember our good times. Like when I received my gold card, the many coffee gift cards from colleagues, my first tumbler cup, or when I caressed your starry crown when you received bad press, low stocks, or scrutinized about your humanitarianism abroad. We overcame that through my wallet.
Look, it’s not you, it’s me… I am a simple coffee lover who only needs three sizes to choose from and a bright atmosphere.
Take Care.

Not the best customer service but they make a good almond milk latte. Convenient parking also. So glad San Leandro finally has a peets!

The drinks are made well. I usually get a customized green tea latte. However, there was an instance where there were only me and a few other people ordering and they forgot my order. Everyone behind me got their drinks before me. Eventually someone realized my drink was never made and offered me a coupon. I appreciated that.
My biggest gripe is that the wifi is utterly unuseable here. It’s too slow to do much of anything. Look elsewhere if you need the internet to do work or even browse. It’s low-​tier internet and operates slowly, even when no one is around. If you want to watch a youtube video or stream a spotify song, I wouldn’t try it here.
Additionally, I have Verizon and I get no reception in the store, or around the area, which is problematic if people try to reach me.
TL;DR Beverages are standard. Exactly what you’d expect if you’re a regular at Peet’s. The internet is too slow to use for much other than refreshing your email. I hope it gets faster soon.
Update: I have visited since this review during the first week of Sept 2015, and the internet is still the same speed. I got my drink and tested out my wifi speed on my laptop. It was still quite slow. It’s not any different than what I expected.

So happy there’s a Peet’s in San Leandro but so disappointed that the drinks are consistently made incorrectly :(
Please train your staff.

It’s soooo great to see Peet’s in San Leandro! I always go to the Castro valley location when I’m in the area. Also, l wanted to use their check in offer too! It’s $ 1.00 off of Javiva drink. The reason why it’s not 5 stars due to its parking lot. It’s soooo hard to find a parking space because of Habit burger in the same area. I ordered a medium size maple with almond milk Javiva with whip. Sooo delicious on this warm weather day! :-P The staffs were nice!

Inclusion isn’t a hard thing to communicate to others and our newly opened neighborhood Peet’s got it right with this amazing portrait proudly displayed right behind its barista station. Just another reason for me to happily give my $ 1.95 for a small cup of coffee in a medium cup. Plus they have sugar in the dispenser and not those annoying baby packets!
The décor is beautiful and the array of coffees and teas on display is inviting. Plenty of outside seating and seating inside is spaced around the entire coffee shop. Customer service was great. So glad to have a new Peet’s in town!
Nicely done, Peet’s!
P. S., So, the good folks at Peet’s took my inquiry yesterday and called me back today with the name of the talented artist that created this picture. Danielle is the manager at the San Leandro store that took the time to call me back. His name is Michael Schwab and here’s the link to his website and this picture:

Great addition to the neighborhood! Wi-​fi seems to work great, even with lots of folks here online. They did a good job of localizing the atmosphere with a big Dave Marcoulier wall hanging of a map of the Bay Area with San Leandro in it. Outdoor seating is crowded and looks like folks are enjoying it. No too loud today. Hope it stays this way. Took the Unilocal offer for a dollar off a milk chocolate almond mocha. Was well-​made, but I probably won’t pay the $ 4.25 full price for it in the future.
Will def be back for regular coffee, though.

Peet’s Coffee here is kind of small. parking not so good. coffee’s fab though
brew:(m)2.25, dark roast, costa rica
–interesting brew, little harshness, smooth.
drips:
–like the rotating coffee, not the same drink every day.
–service ok.
3.5 stars for variety of beans

Everyone here is super nice!
Although they are new and it must be nerve wrecking they still deliver great customer service!
The inside is beautiful!
Lots of paintings very modern they did a great job! Love the look
I will be here more often and if you’d like to go on coffee dates trust me this is the place spacious and clean unlike some Starbucks smiles everywhere !
A+ hope it stays this way!
Thrilled that there’s a peets in the neighborhood now! The San Leandro village is now done!

Wooo. We got a Peets!
Finally the San Leandro Village is complete! After many years as a vacant lot the village is fully occupied, and what a great addition to the downtown. Brand new and freshly designed Peet’s Coffee looks great and smells amazing with fresh daily in-​house roasts. Im very happy to see this ultra modern yet cozy and inviting coffee shop/​techy chillax zone appear in my city of origin. With great Wi-​Fi connectivity, Peet’s is a much needed and welcomed corner shop in the up and coming downtown area.