Kaffa Coffee Roasting Co.

Not only does Kaffa have great tasting coffee, teas, and food. It also has great smoothies that are freshly made plus the prices you can’t beat like a 24 ounce smoothie for $ 4.95! Please try a smoothie you won’t be disappointed. My favorite is Kaffa Berry Rainforest.

I like coming here to do work. Overall, it’s quieter than other coffee shops I’ve been to, the staff is always nice and the drinks are really good. I’ve had the sandwiches a few times; they’re eh, but if I had the right soup to dip it in (they sometimes serve tasty soup), they’re more savory.
The kaffacino is one of my favorites. It’s basically a cappuccino, but with chocolate and honey! Just ask for it less sweet, unless you have a big sweet tooth.

always good service and feels like a perf mom and pop shop

I really enjoyed the environment and would return if I am ever in the area again. I would need tell the Barista how to make my Cappuccino though. The texture was bad and clearly was not proportioned correctly (Cappuccino’s are typically ¹⁄₃^rd of each espresso, steamed milk, and foam). Secondly, the milk was scalded. If that milk was below 160 degrees, I’d be surprised. Oh, and there is a surcharge for credit cards under $ 5.

Visiting union city, walked/​ran here. Coffee is solid. They roast their own, and I had a fresh roast. The roaster was there and asked me my opinion of my pour over. It was a bit dense but very floral. Will be good after letting it set for a few minutes.
I had a pastry (that was obviously left overnight) because they were out of breakfast sandwiches, and after setting it in front of me the girl asked if I wanted it warmed. I should’ve said yes but it was already on the table.
The bathroom was obviously shared with another few companies, but I had to use the men’s since I couldn’t get the key to open the women’s to work. The men’s restroom was pretty filthy. I couldn’t sit on the toilet seat, very gross.
Honestly, if you’re in town and debating between a chain coffee shop or this place, I absolutely suggest this place. Just wish they had a little more attention to some details.

Came here bc my sis bragged about it but then again she’s not a coffee person/​lover like me. Ordered their Old World Mocha bc I had coffee two hours ago before my flight. Mocha was watered down and flat. Very disappointed since It was overall 4 star on Unilocal.Tried my bro’s coffee and that was two thumbs down as well. Ambience is cool but I love strong and good coffee. Their coffee does not have any aromas. Tossed my mocha. Waste of money

I have a love/(just a little) hate relationship with this place when it comes to studying. Sometimes it’s just super packed where you can’t grab a seat, and other times it’s complete empty. I guess it depends on the timing when students have midterms and finals. But I still go here a lot to study for my DAT because it’s conveniently located near me and not crazy loud like Starbucks. They’re also open pretty late compared to the usual café I go to, Café 4, but I wish they had the wide arrange of seating available.
Ive only tried their smoothies here and I always liked them. I had this one instance where I was really sick, and the manager/​owner happened to be working, and she whipped me up a custom vitamin enriched smoothie.
Despite the lack of room in this place sometimes, I do recommend this café! (If the owners are reading this, you guys should consider adding another booth. Those are awesome.) Support small local businesses!!!

Its a quaint coffee shop. Very cozy. The times I have been here I always hear Michael Buble as their background music. My husband likes their caramel macchiato and I love their small cookie bars with coconut mix.

My main problem with this place is the inconsistency of the coffee, but that said today they did something that assures I will be back. They made me a coffee with butter! The woman behind the counter thought I was crazy but it was great, two table spoons of butter in a large coffee. Now only if I could get them to carry coconut oil! Incase you think I am crazy also you should check out
would be cool if they could add something like this to menu.
Nice relaxing coffee shop and would be good place to work.

I came here for a late morning pick me up. This coffee shop is on the corner surrounded by some good places to eat. As I enter I get a feeling of being in the safari, but with ac. This place was spacious with lots of comfy seating. I ordered an iced coffee and a pastrami panini and my girl ordered a chicken panini. We received our coffees right away and then took a seat on one of the comfy couches and waited for our paninis. The young lady who took our order was very nice. My iced coffee was strong and bold just how I like it. We received our paninis shortly after and I thought that they looked very delicious. They paired quite nice with our coffees. When all said and done I thought that the chicken panini was a bit better tasting compared to the pastrami. If you go out the back door were the bathrooms are you will find a really nice and peaceful grass area with a bench tucked away in the back corner.

Been here twice to get some studying done and I’ve never been more productive. Perfect atmosphere to get some work done. Their staff was friendly. Restrooms are located outside and their wifi did not give me any issues. I will definitely be back.

Its been a very long time since I’ve been to this little corner of town. Kaffa Coffee, or maybe better known to locals as the place that took over Paddy’s Coffee, has really made a good name for itself.
Not much as changed since the ownership change. This is still a really nice place to go study and/​or do work. It’s an extremely relaxed environment. They have tables and couches, so there’s a whole lot of seating at all times.
I got to try a few of their drinks and everything tastes really good — not too sweet or too bitter.
Iced Caramel Macchiato: They use a LOT less caramel than starbucks, which is a very good thing. I can taste the coffee with some caramel rather than just caramel with a side of coffee.
Hot Chai Latte: Very pleasant tea + spices. Nothing too special from other chais but it was very enjoyable.
Cold Brew: More places gotta be making cold brews! While their cold brew is one of the pricier items on the menu, I would highly recommend trying it out! It was not too bitter and didn’t leave any gross aftertaste. I am a huge fan of cold brews and any place that can make a decent brew gets a thumbs up from me.
The cashier/​barista was really friendly and talkative when I came there. She definitely knew her coffee and recommended some things to try out for the next time I come by.
Overall, it’s not Paddy’s. It’s Kaffa. It’s still a great place to get good coffee and do work. Would come back again! :D

Burrowed in Earth ground taste, each sip you get lost into its vortex. It’s simple: Come here. Now let’s go on a digression and let me tell you a little something about me. Once upon a time I could get through a month, maybe two months, without having a single cup of coffee or tea. Not only did I not have to rely on such pick-​me-​up stimulants, the taste of it was often indifferent or inconsequential to me. It was a mindless distraction, or Pavlovian swish on my tongue, that’s all.
Then I got older, and saggier, and when everybody else was drinking coffee as their wake-​up to the day, I hopped on the merry-​go-​round as well. The taste was still indifferent, but at least it bought me a few extra minutes to my day to sip and avoid anything that I was avoiding.
Not sure when it happened to me, but I had eventually run into a few independent coffee houses, and something cast a spell on me. It was a whole new world of taste. Whatever was in those beans, they perforated me. That was years ago that I underwent a change. Last night, in Union City, I found another spot that summoned reverie and put a spell on me.
Now Ethiopian beans is «Kaffa’s» specialty. It has a whole other patois going on, so to speak, from the rest of its competitors. It’s flavor notes create a melody. I’m thinkin’ and a hummin’ rich cup, bold cup, heads up, wood up.
You following me?
All those deep and earthy, florid and ripe notes. I can taste the farm in it.
«Kaffa» is way far for me in Union City but I can imagine taking a trip up there once in awhile just to stop in for some of its quality — I really like the OLD WORLD MOCHA — and also worth stepping in for some house-​warming cozies, if I want to kick my feet up and doodle around on my computer. The pastries aren’t exactly first-​rate, but I’ll let them get away with that.
#elevation

Kaffa used to be Paddy’s, which was my middle school go to coffee shop to get strawberry and crème frappes and grilled cheese sandwiches with my friends. Ever since Paddy’s got taken over by Kaffa, I was saddened and never bothered to give it a try. I’ve heard mixed reviews of the place. I ended up coming here a few times with my best friend Courtney R. last year and we find this place to be a nice and quiet place to study. I don’t remember the drinks I’ve tried in their past (it’s been over a year), but I just remember how nice it was to study here because there’s not that many people that come here.
I’m actually here right now a year later (February 12, 2016). I think they updated the menu a little and added a few more tables which is nice if it ever get busy. For my drink, I decided to order a Kaffa Frappé Mocha which is just an iced blended mocha. The person who rung me up was Jan (according to the receipt) and she’s also the barista. She was the only one working, but she was nice and got my drink out in a timely manner. Drink tastes pretty good! I’ll probably get it more often whenever I come here. Thanks Jan!
I live practically a few minutes of a drive from here and walking distance… not too bad, but because I go to school in the South Bay, I’m more likely to go to coffee shops in the South Bay; however, those coffee shops are always so busy, I end up getting fed up with parking and finding a table. I most likely will come to Kaffa more often!

Not out of my way to frequent this café but never gave it a try — probably because it’s always looked too quiet. Stopped by Friday morning, on impulse, after going by UC Deli and finding out they didn’t have fresh donuts and it was already 0800.
The pastries and other breakfast food items in the case didn’t look appetizing. By this time I am feeling disappointed because I wanted to grab and run with something besides coffee, and also because of the obvious: If you’re competing for business and looking for (and keeping) customers, Wouldn’t it be a good idea to work from a successful model and exceed new customers’ expectations because you can localize your service and produce result more quickly?
The business has a nice corner storefront and looks clean, comfortable and homey inside. The Old World mocha was $ 3.85 for a 16 oz. I liked my hot drink because it was the right temperature of hot and because it was sweet and it tasted right. They had BB, cinnamon and raisin, and Everything bagels. My blueberry bagel was delivered at the end of the counter, sliced but not toasted as requested, and with a side of pre-​packaged Philly and a plastic knife. Expect to pay around $ 7.00 for the bagel and mocha.
I can’t say I won’t be back. Who knows. It is not out of my way and it would be convenient if I feel like trying another coffee drink. But I probably won’t be back if I can help it because of the service. Silent and somber. If I am a new customer and your food biz has anything at all to do with how people start their day, it would be best to make it worth their while. Without the basics down like how to greet someone with words and body language (e.g., smile), or where I can expect to wait/​stand/​go after I get my change, and some kind of signal to let me know this is my order and it is complete (e.g., «thank you»)…

Decent sized café that’s not too busy and fairly quiet. Good place to get work or some studying done. A few tables, benches and couches inside for seating. No outdoor seating. Only street parking available. Free wi-​fi.
*~Menu on 1/​10/​2016~*
–Kaffa Hot Drinks– 12oz /​16oz /​20oz
Kaffaccino: $ 3.85 /​$ 4.25 /​$ 4.50
Kaffa Old World Mocha: $ 3.50 /​$ 3.85 /​$ 4.25
Kaffa Carmel Macchiato: $ 3.50 /​$ 3.85 /​$ 4.25
Kaffa Cappaccino: $ 3 /​$ 3.65 /​$ 4.15
Kaffa Espresso Con Panna: $ 3 /​$ 3.65 /​$ 4.15
Kaffa Latte: $ 2.85 /​$ 3.25 /​$ 3.95
Americano: $ 2.50 /​$ 2.95 /​$ 3.25
Espresso (1, 2, or 3 shots): $ 1.50 /​$ 1.95 /​$ 2.25
Café au Lait: $ 2.10 /​$ 2.45 /​$ 2.75
Regular Drip: $ 1.95 /​$ 2.10 /​$ 2.25
–Single Origin Specialty Coffee– 12oz /​16oz /​20oz
Pour Over: $ 5 /​$ 5.25 /​$ 5.75
Cold Brew: $ 4.25 /​$ 4.50 /​$ 5
Pressed: $ 3.25 /​$ 3.85 /​$ 4
–Tea & Cocoa– 12oz /​16oz /​20oz
Kaffa Iced Tea Cooler: — /​$ 2.95 /​$ 3.25
Kaffa Chai Tea Latte: $ 2.95 /​$ 3.65 /​$ 3.95
Kaffa Hot Tea: $ 1.75 /​$ 1.95 /​$ 2.85
Hot Cocoa:? /​? /​$ 3.25
–Kaffa Cold Drinks– 12oz /​16oz /​20oz
Iced Latte: $ 3.95 /​$ 4.25 /​$ 4.95
Iced Mocha: $ 3.95 /​$ 4.25 /​$ 4.95
Kaffa Frappé Latte: $ 3.95 /​$ 4.25 /​$ 4.95
Kaffa Frappé Mocha: $ 3.95 /​$ 4.25 /​$ 4.95
Iced Coffee: $ 2.50 /​$ 2.95 /​$ 3.25
–Smoothies– 12oz — $ 3.95 /​16oz — $ 4.25 /​20oz — $ 4.95
Strawberry-​Safari
Mango Madness
Berry Rainforest
Peach Pizzaz
Colada Cooler
**Soy or Almond Milk available
–Other– Small /​Large
Pastries: $ 2.50 /​$ 3.25
Bottled Water: $ 1.50 /​-
Italian Soda: $ 2.95 /​-
Juices: $ 2.50 /​$ 3.50
Kaffa Roasted Coffee Beans: $ 12/​lb
*~Kaffa Eats~*
–Paninis– $ 5.99
Chicken: w/​sprouts, spinach, pesto, tomatoes & provalone
Turkey: w/​sprouts, spinach, pesto, tomatoes & Swiss cheese
Pastrami: w/​sprouts, spinach, bruschetta, tomatoes & Munster Cheese
Vegetarian: sprouts, spinach, pesto, tomatoes & mozzarella
–Breakfast–
Egg & Cheese Sandwich: ($ 3.99) Bagel or Croissant
Bagel & Cream Cheese: $ 2.75
–Extras–
Add Meat: +$ 1
Add Cheese: +
*~Drink Specials~*
–Latte/​Cappuccino/​Mocha–
Coconut
Hazelnut
Horchata
Almond
peppermint
Vanilla
Caramel
Mocha
English Toffee
–Teas–
Green Tea & Decaf
Peppermint
Chamomile Lemmo
Lemon Ginger
Chamomile
Earl Grey
Orange Spice
Spiced Cider
Tropical Mango
*~Our Order~*
20oz House Coffee
20oz Kaffaccino (Cappucino w/​Vanilla Syrup & Honey)
Needed caffeine before heading out with a group of friends. A friend of ours and myself usually can’t drink Starbucks if we know we’ll be on the road for awhile (the beans at ‘bux upsets our stomachs) so I searched for some coffee places not too far from our route. This place wasn’t as close as we would’ve liked from the hwy as it’s mostly surrounded by residences. At least parking was fairly easy. Walked in and was hit by the delicious aroma of fresh coffee. Barista was friendly and helpful. Initially I was going to order the Horchata (one of my favorite flavors) but they were out! =(Got their Kaffaccino w/​Almond Milk instead. Really enjoyed it as it wasn’t overly sweet and didn’t upset my stomach later. Definite would try to come back if I’m in the area. Hopefully they’ll have the horchata flavor!

My go to place for hot chocolate and chai lattes. Prompt and friendly service. Strangely enough, I’ve never tried their coffee so can’t help you there. They should get ginger milk chai though, just saying.

Needed a quick pour over to start my day. When asked about their selection, they only had «dark roast» available for pour over. So I figured, i’ll give it a go. Waited about five minutes and even with a splash of cream and three sugar in the raw packets, it was so bitter that I could not finish more than about a quarter of it.
Their other drinks may be excellent, but i’d stay away from their pour overs.

Location wise it appears that this coffee shop is somewhere in the back roads of Union City and what appears to be an older looking town. It’s right across from the Union City Farmer’s market as well, and right next to a Filipino restaurant. I came in with high expectations due to the positive reviews but they did not live up to it.
I came in in the afternoon around 1pm when the weather was super hot. My sister was waiting in the car with our 2 dogs while I got us some coffee and lunch.
The decorations were nice, and the interior/​furniture looked comfy also. But that was the only reason why I gave it 2 stars.
I ordered an Iced white mocha, and a frappé mocha, as well as two paninis, the Vegetarian Panini and the Chicken Panini.
It took about 30 minutes for our drinks to come out, and the drinks did not taste as good as I thought. My frappé was not blended well and was pretty much just ice, and it was so bitter.
Don’t even get me started on the paninis… I was so disappointed. I thought that the Chicken Panini would have actual chicken breasts instead of the deli cut or as I like to call it «chicken-​ham.» I actually really hate deli meat so I was super disappointed.
My sister just recently turned vegetarian, so I was hoping that at least her panini was good. Apparently on the menu the «Vegetarian Panini» composes of sprouts, tomato, lettuce, provolone cheese, and whatever else, but the sandwich only had tomatoes and onions, NO SPROUTS. I pretty much got JIPPED and these paninis were like $ 5.99 each. Were we satisfied? No. We both ended up not even eating the sandwiches and tossing away our drinks. 30 minutes wait for that, and my sister and our dogs were waiting in the hot sun. Thanks guys.

If you’re not a coffee/​tea snob and need a place to do some work/​reading without the constant noise of barista’s calling out names, lines to order an item, the hustle and bustle, then this might be a good place for you.
They have a decent selection of drink and food items. I tried one of their all fruit smoothies and it wasn’t bad. And for a little piece of quiet, it was well worth it.
There’s no bathroom in-​store so you’d have to ask/​borrow the key from the staff to use the bathroom just outside, which apparently is shared with several other stores.
There’s lots of seating but don’t come here with a large group because most of the seating is set for 2 – 4 and most of the people there were there alone doing work or with someone else doing work in silence.
Staff was very friendly and patient.
Parking: Limited free street parking
Price: $ 4+ drinks/​$ 7+ food
Wait: 5 – 10 mins after ordering