Javacat Coffee

Came back countless of times but this place just doesn’t have good service. What kind of coffee house is close on a weekday morning when there are tons of people already waiting at the bus stop to go to work?
I guess my memory forgot the taste of the coffee and the place just left a bad taste overall.

Stopped by for a coffee on Sunday morning. It was a nice day outside, but they kept their door closed… wow, it was a sauna inside. Only one other customer inside, but as soon as I walked in, that person left. Do they have a «only 1 customer at a time» rule?
Anyway, ordered coffee and wen to add cream… from the container labeled «CREAM», yet after 2 pours my coffee was still very dark. I turned to the employee and asked «This milk?» She saying «Oh yeah, sorry we’re all out of cream» Not due to too many customers, I thought.
My coffee was now luke warm and not rather tasty.
Tried to sit down but the place was so hot inside… the chair I sat at was weird… looked comfortable but ended up being not at all!
Wow, Javacat, you really know how to do business!

Free wifi and free use of the computer terminals is always great, because it’s hard to find a coffeehouse with that stuff. So why the one star?
I ordered a slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Took some bites from it and thought, «Tastes stale.»
I turn over the slice of pie, and it had MOLD on the bottom of the crust. Needless to say, I returned my slice for a full refund. The guy at the counter was apologetic enough and offered me a slice of cheesecake, but I said, «Nope… not taking a chance.»

What makes a pretty day even more full of oomph and enough fire to light up the rest of my day? A message from an ex loser who just can’t seem to keep his virtual fingers to himself and sends it via Unilocal AND through a bogus account.
Remember all those stories about dating hell? How about stories from ex hell!
In order to keep rolling on the high from the evening before (Call of Duty 4, 5 hours straight) a vat of lattes throughout the day was my next form of relaxation. Seeing that the weather was horrid, not to mention keeping out of the traffic from the 3-​day, today was one of those days of avid laziness and wanton caffeinated pleasures: Javacat lured us in.
First off, free wi-​fi. In addition, a decent drink menu with another larger menu consisting of breakfast, bagels, sandwiches, wraps and salads. The prices range from $ 4.95 and increase according to the items selected. I started off with a Chai Latte, which came out perfect with the small amount of froth on top and the Chai, spicy and sweet. I also purchased a diet Snapple in order to stave off dehydration.
Nice row of tables and seating, not to mention outlets to ensure a live connection. The lady behind the counter was nice, cheerful and quite helpful. What can I say. Free Wi-​Fi. Nice seating. Decent drinks. Computers/​access available for a nominal fee if you are not with a laptop. Easily a 5-​star rating in my book of casual offee wanderings.
After finding a nice spot in front of the window, I am thinking of sitting here for a few more hours to watch people walk by in the SF chill and take a moment to profess to my friends that I’ll take dating hell stories any day. At least they were funny and at least, after playing Call of Duty 4, I think I’m better in the sniper engagements.
Dating Drunk texts. Check.
Dating Drunk dials. Check.
Idiot messages from the loser ex. Uncheck.
Get a life.

The coffee here actually tastes good. I have no problem with that. Its better than starbucks. Never bought food there. The settings is nice. The younger people who make coffee here are nice.
But one time tehre was this older lady who was making coffee. I bought a large coffee and sat down to drink it. I thought I’d eat some dim sum that I bought in a café a block away. I was eating them from a bag, didnt put it on the table or anything. The lady tells me «Sir, there is no outside food here! We’re a restaurant!» I said ok and left.
What a minor thing to bring up to a customer.

Wow these are some low reviews.
I didn’t find Javacat Coffee to be that bad. Although I was only running in to get a cup of hot cocoa.
Their menu was big. They have bagels, PIZZA bagels, sandwiches, muffins, pies, salads, cookies, hot drinks, cold drinks, soda, fresh squeezed juice, and more.
There are computers there for you to use too but there’s a «NO DRINKS OR FOOD NEAR THE COMPUTERS» sign near it.
Thank you Javacat for the hot chocolate. It kept me warm this morning!

What a nice little place! This joint’s got a good vibe with a neighborhood cast. Most people that attend live here and most people at the counter are talkable. They’re all at the counter because there is only one barista here. Which is fine, even during Starbucks’ normal «rush» hours this place is pretty quiet. Subliminal note: fuck Starbucks.
The internet is free for as long as you can sit in their little chairs… hopefully this isn’t too long, the place begins to feel a bit cramped after a while. I don’t know why people keep complaining about studying here, it’s not that bad. The tables are likely small because they don’t want you crowding with books and weird homework-​mode frustrated vibe. Come here as a relaxing break from your homework, get hyped on your quad-​shot latte then scoot back home and tear it up. Seriously.
They have «live» music sometimes, which is cool. It seems fewer people come when they are hosting someone, probably because electronic music sucks.
I mean, it’s a nice little place. If you want coffee/​organic coffee, stop by. You won’t be screwed… it’s just coffee. If you’re expecting them to pop some of their gourmet shit on you, make it yourself…
I live right next door, however pertinent to my review, it may help you understand the tone.

A very average café. The chai tea latte I ordered was incredibly bland and average. The barista was very nice though
Free wifi, secured though. Must order something and ask for the password.
My advice: Taste and flavor is a risk, but there’s a chance it can be a plus/​gain! Try it, Java Cat Coffee!

I don’t know what it is about this place… but I don’t really like it.
I came here once because it’s in my neighborhood and I needed to get some studying done. The tables are too crampy to do homework on… or for me at least. The people there were a little strange. A whole bunch of moms and their babies came in… made it very difficult to concentrate. Won’t be coming back here.

After my friends and I spent a good few hours visiting the Legion of Honor we parked on Geary and this was the first place we spotted that seemed to have an interesting menu for a decent price. Really, the menu IS interesting with good variety and possibly interesting food and drinks. I really wanted to like this place. All of us did. Unfortunately, it was a total bomb due to the piss poor customer service. The only person working the bar couldn’t have seemed anymore disinterested in doing her job. My friend and I who both ordered pizza bagels waited at least half an hour to get them. Dude! Just let me toast it myself! it’ll be quicker!
While the idea of an «internet café» ala European style with separate computer terminals to surf the net is great – it doesn’t really work for this locale. Most people are locals that have laptops. They don’t need access to a PC. They should ditch 2 out of 3 of the PCs in favor of table space.
I really liked the name of the café «Javacat Coffee» It was cute and said «locally owned coffee shop» to me. The interior was inviting as well despite losing space to 3 PCs. And the menu had enough variety that had my first experience actually been a good one I would have been inclined to come back and try something else. Unfortunately, my experience sucked ass, and I have no desire to ever set foot in this place again.
Good luck «Javacat» You’re going to need it. Unless management gets its shiiite together you’re going to get run over by your competitors.

This is one of my Richmond stand-​bys for study times. Especially if I’ve got tons of reading to do since they have these great comfy chairs you can curl up in (well if you’re small like me you can). Its pretty quiet and never very many people there which can be a nice change from Royal Ground down the street. Free Wifi is also attractive. And yeah, some good food like bagel with spinach leek spread or the burritos. Oh yeah and the only Organic coffee you can buy on this part of the street I think.
Overall– not bad, and though while service is friendly, I’ve witnessed a customer come in, ring the service bell… ring it again… wait a while… and then just leave. Maybe that’s why its so empty all the time!

I seriously don’t know how this place stays open. I really wanted to like it but they’ve made that pretty much impossible for me.
They’ve got a really good, IMO, drink called a Tuxedo Mocha… very tasty.
But aside from that pretty much everything else annoys me here. They have a large amount of employee turnover which has led to spotty service (it took me 15 minutes to get a bagel and instead of cream cheese they put artichoke dip on my friend’s) and at times inconsistent hours (what coffee house isn’t open on saturday morning?).
The wifi is paid, which is kind of ridiculous when there are so many places where it is free.
The place is almost always completely empty, which if you’re going there to relax, work or socialize is kind of depressing.
And finally it is cash only which only further annoys me.

I hate this place with a passion. Their coffee was bad and it seemed no one was competent enough to make a good cappucino. I can say this cause I was, once, a killer barista and I know how to make a kick-​ass cappucino, with soy milk.
The service, indeed, terrible. The woman, who’s also the owner, always looked so unhappy and did her job half-​heartedly. Why even bother to have a business?
WARNING! Never apply a job here!
A few weeks later, I was looking for a barista job and I thought, hey, maybe I could improve this lame-​ass joint. I asked her about a job and she’s only willing to pay me $ 5/​hr under the table. WHAT!!! I was greatly insulted by this. Did she even read my awesome resume that’s mentioned my highly barista experience?!! No wonder nobody wants to work here!

my bf and i frequented this shop on our trip to sf a few weeks back. it was the only coffee shop open at 10pm with free wifi, so we thought, what the heck. and were really pleasantly surprised by the hazelnut latte! i thought it would taste like crap, but it was really really good — perfect amount of foam, perfect amount of hazelnut. not too heavy on the espresso. we even got to choose our roast — although neither of us had a clue what that was all about.
so, for free internet and a good hazelnut latte, i like the place. and you know what? i actually liked drinking my hot latte out of a glass cup. although i thought it was kinda odd, how the cup holder was upside down to fit the cup… to me, it was the perfect neighborhood coffee shop. and if no one else wants to go there — great for me! it was nice and quiet for studying and good conversation.

Put it this way (as others have similarly conveyed): I live approximately 50 meters from this place and I avoid it like the plague. The coffee is fair, but there is this brunette (seemingly the owner that is just absolutely nasty in her attitude) that makes the place intolerable. I see her illegally parking in a nearly totaled vehicle all the time near my house to unload supplies from Smart and Final (at least buy the stuff at Costco – Smart & Final is really second rate in quality).
There used to be a really cool black chick (Flo, I think her name was) that worked there – she’s gone. The easy on the eyes Blond is long gone too. Now you have bitchy woman.
She gave me slack for ordering a coffee in a paper cup. I knew I was leaving in 3 – 4 minutes, so I didn’t want a mug. That was the last time I frequented the establishment.
Actually, the Starbucks down the street (which my neighbor’s teenage daughter has worked in for a few years) has better coffee and they are really friendly and know the neighborhood people. It might be corporate coffee there, but at least they know people’s names.
Regardless, they opened a Peet’s 4 blocks away, and I go there instead – corporate coffee too, but at least they are nice and have good coffee.

I can’t say I’ve had any of the bad experiences other folks have discussed here. Granted, the last time I was at Javacat was 2006, but it was my neighborhood coffeeshop for most of 2005.
I found the service to be friendly and quick, the food simple and tasty and the couches comfy. Free (and pretty reliable) wifi: rock!
The place was great when I needed to get some nutrition in my gullet in a hurry; run in, order a Javacat (drip coffee + n espresso shots) and a made-​to-​order bagel/​egg/​turkey/​cheese sammich. And yay: then I’d have change for the 38 bus.
They even offered free chair massages on certain mornings at one point.
I think the sleepy neighborhood of Inner Richmond needed that coffeeshop. I was glad it was there.

My mission is to find and review new places where I can work on my laptop online and get good coffee /​beer.
This place lured me in with their comfy looking leather chairs with armrests lined along the interior of their large window walls. They offer free wifi and organic coffee so I gave them a try.
The first thing I noticed was the droning of the Snapple cooler. This place doesn’t have proper sound insulation. The walls were lightly decored and easy on the eyes. Not all leather seats have power outlet accessibility. The wooden seats at the center have no power outlet accessibility. This is OK because it’s not usually crowded. ⁴⁄₁₀ for environment.
I ordered a cup of organic coffee. I tried it black with no sugar, and it had a crisp but very bitter flavor. It would do better with some milk, if it were hotter. ⁶⁄₁₀ for the coffee.
I eagerly sat on one of the leather seats, only to find that the table was much too high for practical use. The seats are *very* comfortable though, and ideal for laptop work. I fetched a wooden chair and used that as my laptop desk. ⁴⁄₁₀ for ergonomics.
The place is naturally well lit, but I really wish I could open the widnows. There is no natural wind flow and I can imagine how stuffy it might get when it’s warm out. The place is a wee bit dusty as well, and I can’t stand that because of my dust allergies. It’s a damn shame but i don’t feel like i’m working outside my house. ³⁄₁₀ for atmosphere.
Overall I probably wouldn’t come here again except to get a quick cup of coffee. I’m going to leave now before I start sneezing.
(no alcohol, not crowded, not a good choice of pastries, they do serve breakfast and lunch food).
— Jae

I stopped by to pass time until Veggie Unilocal Dinner #4 —
Price: Double soy latte was ~ $ 3.25
Drinks: Coffee was just okay, as I’ve had better
Service: The barista apologized for not having any quarters when giving me change, which was cool of her for telling me
Atmosphere: There were plenty of seating room when I stopped by on a Tuesday evening; it was easy to find a seat
Unlike other reviewers, I didn’t observe confrontations during the ~45 minutes that I was there. Perhaps the owner (mentioned in the other reviews) was not present at the time?

Yeesh this place is sadly the closest coffee shop to my house but I’ll easily walk 5 blocks to avoid it. I’ve tried to give it a chance — really — I’d rather support local business but even the Starbucks in the Wells Fargo is more welcoming.
The coffee and food are overpriced in addition to being sub-​standard but the kicker is the service. If you are lucky you’ll get an employee with a frightened, nervous demeanor that you just want to tip big out of pity. The employees never seem to last though and that might be due to the complete freak of an owner. The bizarre rules mentioned in the other reviews are all true. She once launched a diatribe at me for asking if they had Splenda then when my friend asked for a glass of tap water she refused stating that it’s unfiltered and she just couldn’t give him some. Um last I checked we could still drink tap water without ears sprouting from our backs. When she asks if it’s for here or to go it’s like an accusation. Ahem. Nope sorry folks walk to Royal Ground or better yet over to Bizarre Café for your fix — this place is bad vibes central.

This coffee sucks. old and smelly.
The service was bad.
You just can not to run coffee store business.
I remember I was there about a year ago. Coffee was not bad at all.
There was a different curly black long hair black girl there.
She was a very nice chatty fun girl.
I miss her.