The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

So sad to hear that this location will be closing due to their landlord not renewing their lease. Their last day will be 03÷25÷12. I will need to go in everyday until then to get my fix.
Oh Coffee Bean… you will be missed!!!

Dear CB and TL,
With due respect to my neighbourhood Starbucks, I think I like you more. I love the way your Dutch chocolate blends into the folds of your rich caffeine depths to create the perfect Mocha. I can’t get enough of your French Deluxe Vanilla combined with caramel creaminess smoothed to perfection. Give me more of your white chocolate dreams and let me loose myself in the sugary madness of your black forest iced coffee.
But above all, dear CB and TL, you are so far away, in the city. Please take up residence in the South Bay, close to my home. I will be waiting…

Quickly becoming one of my favorite Coffee Locales in SF
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My lovely friend Aine has brought me here for coffee and it is great choice for me to get away from my Starbucks habit back in Sacramento.
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Nestled on Fillmore Street, in a busy district of Pacific Heights, this Coffee Bean is not the easiest to get to if you are trying to find parking nearby. But sometimes you do, and it’s really not the fault of the shop. Mass transit always works best to get here hassle free.
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I first fell in love with their frozen extreme coffees when I visited my first Coffee Bean Location on the Santa Monica Promenade. Now I am addicted to all Coffee Beans I come across outside of Sacramento, since they do not exist in Sacramento.
Besides making some of the best hot and frozen coffee selections anywhere, there is ONE item in particular that I always get from here now that I crave and it is their container of Sugar-​Free, Fat-​Free Dark Chocolate powder. This stuff is DELICIOUS and I always love to add it to my coffee mixes at work to make my own mochas.
And since there is no Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Sacramento, this is my go-​to place to get my «needful things” — chocolate.
THE LOWDOWN
I’m addicted to their Dark Chocolate Powder.

Wish there were more locations nearby
Lattes here have a smooth coffee taste, unlike starbucks which is a little harsh. Personally not a fan of peet’s as much as their coffee is a little too strong.
We used to come here every week but alas do not live close by anymore. Also reducing our coffee consumption for health reasons, but it is nice to come here once in a while.

I noticed there isn’t many of these in SF area. I guess I am waaaay too spoiled back home. lol
I always prefer Coffee Bean over Starbucks. I am in love with their hazelnut ice blended coffee; doesn’t matter how cold the weather is. LOL

Vastly prefer this location to the one downtown by Union Sq. Great people (and dog) watching and a better chance of getting a seat here. Try a strawberry tea latte– it is like hot strawberry milk!

I LOVE stopping by here after taking a yoga class at California Yoga Company. Why? Because the bathroom is HUGE and CLEAN and just oh so NICE! Yep, I’m one of those customers who likes to hog the bathroom. But everyone likes to be clean and cute after a workout! =P
This location doesn’t carry food which is a bummer. I usually order a cup of coffee or tea and sit by their comfortable arm chair by the window.
The wi-​fi password changes every day.

Dear Coffee Bean: I wish there was more of you in the Bay Area!
I absolutely love the coffee from here, especially their mocha’s! I’ve been to this location a few times and it’s very chill. This Pacific Heights location is a perfect stop for coffee before visiting cute shops up/​down Fillmore. Service is great and there’s seems to be enough seating, both inside and out.
Om my recent visit here, I ordered the Red Velvet Iced Chocolate (which is not on the menu) since my friends keep raving about it lol.
Vanilla Powder.

I have my favorite coffee here in the city. Coffee Bean’s isn’t one of them but when we happen to be out and about in out in Pac Heights, this is where we usually find ourselves. There are only two locations up here in the bay area (that I’m aware of) with the other location on Market Street but I always think Coffee Bean is a little piece of LA here in SF. You can’t drive for more than a mile and w/​out seeing a Coffee Bean store.
I do enjoy their hazelnut latte from time to time. Starbucks makes it with syrup but somehow Coffee Bean’s powder usage makes the flavor much more tasty and flavorful. Usually the syrup just sinks at the very bottom and you can’t taste it till you get to the bottom of the cup.
This location is usually pretty crowded and you can’t find an empty seat/​table but my drinks are made pretty quick so we’re usually in and out in no time.
3 stars

I never see any goddamn celebrities when I’m here, unless you count Phil H.
The Coffee Bean isn’t an addiction, it’s the one of the three coffee places in Pac Heights within a one block radius that I go to for my fix. They also have these delicious tea latte things which make my day.
The staff is always nice and it doesn’t have the same… issues that befall Starbucks. The coffee isn’t as bitter as I find Peet’s, which is awesome. I can usually find a place to sit and chill for a bit, while waiting for a store to open or a celebrity to walk in. Alas, all I’ve seen is Phil H so far.
I guess that will have to do.

This is my go-​to coffee place during the week while at work. I am seriously addicted to their hazelnut latte, I’ve never tasted anything as delicious as that! The English Breakfast Tea Latte is a close second though. When it’s hot, I switch the hazelnut to an iced blended and it hits the spot like nothing else! Just typing out this review is making me crave it…
There’s rarely a table open when I stop by, but I can usually find a spot outside. Workers are pretty friendly, but they don’t seem to remember me like the FiDi location does (and I frequent that one much less). Not a big deal at all, but definitely noticeable when comparing the two.

Come on, Bay Area! It’s time to start a revolution and bring more of these to this side of Cali. As a So-​Cal native, Coffee Bean has been my go-​to coffee shop. Every time I’m in the city, I make it a point to stop at the Union Square location.
We were driving through Pacific Heights today when I spotted THE BEAN! Excitement rushed through my veins at the sight of it so we immediately pulled into the nearest available parking spot, rushed into the store and picked up our favorite Ice Blended drinks.
I definitely like this location beter than the Union Square store as it’s less crowded/​busy and they are very quick!

Coffee Bean is my favorite coffee shop when I’m down in socal, but for some reason this one on Fillmore didn’t quite meet my expectations.
I stepped into this yuppie-​central joint last Sunday before heading to the Cherry Blossom festival, and I ordered a small soy decaf vanilla latte. It took a surprisingly long time for them to get out my order, and when I finally got it, it was sickeningly sweet. I felt like I was sipping syrup.
Since I was short on time that morning, I didn’t want to have them remake my drink, especially considering how long it took them to initially get it out. Fortunately, with all the other coffee shops on Fillmore St., I won’t have a problem finding another place to go.

I’m a big fan of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. I use to drink it every day in college. My favorite drink is the «Pomegranate Blueberry Tea Latte.»
When I found «The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf,» in San Francisco, I was very excited. The store was clean and the staff was friendly.
My two friends and I were the only three people in the store ordering drinks, so I thought we would be guaranteed great drinks in a timely matter. Two of the drinks came out right away. The easiest drink, an ice tea, took more than 15 minutes and only after we asked about the drink. So sadly, though I love the product, I have to give this store, 3 stars.

Ah, CBTL. Usually you’re a treat reserved for trips to SoCal, but here you are in Pac Heights. Some of the smoothest, most delicious mochas I’ve ever had come from you. I stopped here yesterday on an urban hike through Pac Heights and the Upper Fillmore and had a latte, which wasn’t as fantastic as the mochas I’ve had, but still pretty good. The bathroom situation is somewhat weird in that you have to go down two flights of steps first.
So, unless you’re in SoCal, there are only a few in the city and (I think) a few in San Jose. Otherwise, you have to go as far south as Santa Barbara for your next CBTL experience. Try the mocha for sure. HIghly recommended.

Made a quick stop here before an appointment to grab coffee for the adults (hey, we needed it at 8 am!) and some breakfast treats for the kids. They make the perfect hot chocolate warm! My kids would not drink their hot chocolate hot. Go figure? So I asked if they can make it warm and it was not a problem at all. The kids raved that it’s the best warm hot chocolate ever!
Although our iced caramel mocha didn’t turn out as great, it had a bitter after taste, they gladly would have remade it if we asked. Another two reasons why I absolutely LOVE Coffee Bean!

I love the bean! I first heard about Coffee Bean when I was in LA ions ago, and I fell in love at first taste. My favorite is the white chocolate mocha. So yummy, it makes me smile just thinking about it.
Every now and then, whenever I have a chance to head to the Fillmore area, I always make sure to stop by.

White Chocolate Latte is my ultimate fav! There is no other latte like it.
I’ve recently tried the Caramelized Pear Rooibos Latte and that was mighty tasty!

Whenever I overeat or stuff myself with too much fried food, I feel the need to help push the food down with a hot mug of tea. I would normally go to Peet’s but it was packed on Friday. So off to this place I went.
The Morroccan mint tea provided much needed help to my digestive system. I know I’m already full, but I spied some great looking desserts on the display case. A slice of warm banana bread was in order. It was a hefty slice for only $ 2.50 (although MY banana bread is still better) Their mini chocolate cake is also good. Square shaped and covered with a rich chocolate ganache on the outside and the dense inside is just the right blend of rich and sinful chocolatey dessert.
As usual, courteous customer service at this coffee shop will keep me coming back.

I’ll admit that the coffee here is pretty decent: probably better than Peet’s, but not better than Starbucks (yes, you heard that right, don’t get me started on that path), not up to true coffee snob standards. But good for some morning caffeine to kick-​start the day.
However, whoever designed this particular location should go back to line theory and design school. It’s gotten to the point that when I see more than six people ahead of me, I turn and go somewhere else. I mean, Blue Bottle this place ain’t. I get all the more worked up because all I’m trying to do is order a plain black coffee, and really most of their food accessories (pastries, muffins and such) are pretty bland.
I should have known better than to put my java fix in the hands of Britney Spears’ favorite coffee chain. Lesson learned, until next time (hey, they are the closest coffee spot when I get off the bus).