This place is busy for a reason. Came here everyday for 4 days straight during a visit because it was so good. The Chai latte was perfect and my friends loved their cold brew. Highly recommend getting the avocado toast and the salmon toast as well as their croissants! We came by on a Saturday at 9am and they were backed up 20 minutes on making drinks--definitely recommend ordering ahead to save yourself some time. read more

Avid Coffee - Avocado toast - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

Boy, Acre coffee is a real hit or miss proposition. Have had several cups of enjoyable hot chocolate and coffee at the Montgomery village store in Santa Rosa. This downtown Petaluma Store has twice sold me coffee and hot chocolate that is mediocre at best. Hot chocolate was watery, practically flavorless, and not even blended well. Lots of sugar residue on the bottom of the cup. Coffee was burnt tasting. Odd flavor, almost metallic. Is the water bad here? Got to surmise that the product is inferior and the baristas are talent free. Being served unsatisfactory drinks twice, No return for me. read more

Highest quality coffee around! The quality is the best you'll get! Food and drink are amazing! With that being said DO NOT GO IF YOU ARE SHORT ON TIME. Each espresso drink is made by one barista ((again, the quality is amazing!)) and this is a very popular locale. Do yourself a favor and order online and you will save a lot of time. If you're down to hangout for several minutes (I waited 25 minutes once and swore I'd never go back lol), then consider yourself a high quality human, who is not easily triggered , and who appreciates the nice things in life. :-) read more

So cool, yet so warm. The friendliest, with great goods and better people watching. The music is inspiring, the crowd is inspiring, hell, I'm even into watching the toddlers discuss their all important ruminations. read more

Came here for the first time a week ago and I'm still thinking about the mint matcha latte. Whenever I go to a new coffee shop, I try to get their house drip and something unique so I can get an overall feel for what they offer and Acre didn't disappoint. House drip: It's pretty good! It has some heavy fruit notes with a full body. Definitely worth checking out and I'll have to go back to try their other roasts. Mint matcha latte: Delicious matcha latte with a hint of mint that isn't too overpowering and isn't too subtle that you don't realize it's there. A perfect combination of creamy, matcha, and minty! Currently, they have outdoor seating but it isn't covered so it's open to the elements. This may change as the weather changes to winter. They have a bathroom available and open to customers at the back of the shop behind the wall of merchandise. read more

Avid Coffee - Nov. 2020 Open for business! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

95% of the time they have a magic touch on the Americano here, perfect coordination of nice heavy shots with piping hot water. Where else can you sip your drink while basking in the glow of an old Carnegie library!? read more

Love, love, love Avid Coffee. Their handcrafted espresso drinks are far superior to their competition. They have a long list of made in house syrups. Today I tried the Rose Latte. It was the perfect combination of rich espresso and Rose syrup. The barista told me they made the syrup in the shop. It was perfect. I also ordered a mocha, because I don't get to this location as often as I would like. And hey, I'm a tired mommy who can never get enough caffeine. We also ordered a cinnamon roll and a crumble donut. (They are half off the last hour before they close.) The only reason they get five stars instead of four is their hours. They close WAY too early. 4 pm on weekdays and 3 pm on weekend. I wish they were open later. They should consider being open until 5 or 6. Either way it is worth a stop the next time you are downtown Petaluma. Just keep in mind their early hours so that you don't get left without your caffeine fix. read more

Avid Coffee - Mocha & Rose Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

This is right around the corner from the Mystic Theatre and is a great respite from an event there. I ordered an iced matcha latte and the avocado toast with toasted seeds and olive oil. The olive oil was a nice touch that made the dish stand out from most avocado toast meals. It was simple but satisfying and I'd recommend it! The iced matcha latte was also very good. Overall this is a great place to do work out of or meet friends. Many of the customers at the time (a Saturday morning) seemed bougie like lots of soccer moms and people who came from yoga. Nothing against it, but I just found it funny! read more

Avid Coffee - Baked goods - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

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This place not only has excellent coffee and pastries, but the baristas and counter workers are incredibly kind, warm and welcoming! Can't wait to return to Petaluma for work just to have this experience again! read more

We came here for coffee this morning and it was great. We ordered a black drip coffee and egg nog latte. The drip coffee had amazing flavor and it was made with awesome coffee. The egg nog latte was perfectly made. If you are looking for a great cup of Joe give Avid a try you will not be disappointed. read more

I stop here every time I'm in Petaluma. The coffee is great. The food is limited but good-breakfast sandwiches, toasts, lunch sandwiches and pastries. Highly recommend for coffee folks read more

I have never been to this coffee shop before, but my boyfriend said a lot of people go there. I was pleasantly surprised to see a line out the door, as well as a number of people outside with their drinks. I don't mind waiting in line, since lines mean, the food and drinks are usually that, delicious and well worth waiting for! Lol the line took maybe 10 minutes, which was fine because I had no idea what I wanted! As I got closer, I noticed they had a seasonal drink menu, and I ended up ordering a pumpkin latte! It was made with homemade local Sonoma, pumpkin purée, syrup, as well as a combo of cardamom and nutmeg. Spices! My boyfriend thought it tasted too much like cardamom for him, but I loved it!! I loved their display of all their beans as well! I wish I could've had a coffee tasting with pour overs of each coffee! There were at least four I wanted to try!! I will definitely have to go back and try more of their drip coffee or buy beans for the house! I wish they had some gluten-free items, but I know that's hard to come by with dietary restrictions. Overall, I will definitely be back, and I loved my pumpkin spice latte!!! read more

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Service is wonderful. The cookies are the greatest and coffee is outstanding. I would recommend for anyone looking for a coffee fix.

Three possible scenarios: *blonde woman knew that what she was doing was slap-dash & just plain sloppy in her execution and didn't care. *she knew what she was doing, didn't think I did, too, and didn't care. *she didn't have a flipping clue what she was doing (and the bald guy pulling shots didn't think/could be bothered to help her out). Two capps for Eric went downhill fast. The aforementioned blond woman should not be steaming milk without first having been properly trained. Don't steam your milk with the wand at the bottom of the pitcher where one can hear a whine as the milk cooks. Scalded milk doesn't make for a good drink. Don't make two drinks with the same milk. One drink is too hot & one drink is less too hot. Both drinks are sub-par. Btw: I don't care about foam art, but if your drinks are both too hot & very bitter, then maybe mask poor product with a foam feather or a flower or something. And, hey: short-pouring both drinks was bad form as well. (See: don't make two drinks with the same milk.) I'll wait ten minutes for a great drink. I'll never again wait ten minutes for a poorly rendered drink. read more

Favorite Coffee in Sonoma County! I recommend their Avid Dream especially in the warmer weather!

Love this place! You should go for sure. They used to have really good food - haven't been in a while so not sure what they have now but check them out. read more

The baristas here are incredibly friendly and accommodating--I really love an iced Americano with sparkling water, and this is one of the few places I can get one. The coffee is delicious, and you can camp out here and get work done (or at least pretend to get work done, haha). :) read more

Fun spot to grab a snack and a beautiful and delicious worker bee. You will enjoy adventurous drinks with topped with bee pollen. With flavors of mint and honey backed up by a flavorful espresso. Designed by hand and served up with a smile. Work friendly environment with groovy music in the background. read more

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Kind and funny staff! Have great recommendations for the drinks, I ended up getting the iced worker bee (honey and mint) latte with almond milk and my sister got the iced mint matcha with some extra chocolate drizzle! The baked goods were also really tasty despite being 20 min from closing they had a great selection and I got the pumpkin muffin and cherry scone will definitely come again and sit in the cute seating with vintagey table lights! read more

Avid Coffee - Cherry scone and pumpkin muffin - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

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Fast, Friendly and delicious. Super chill lady working the register. My non fat latte was perfect, and then there was a breakfast burrito that was super delicious. I was pleasantly surprised. I was not expecting to get a quality burrito in a coffee house and what I got was something that can compete with the best of the taquerias. My new go to spot in Petaluma. read more

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This coffee shop is pretty good! I love the seating arrangement; kind of reminds me of an old classroom or test taking center. Their menu is extensive with a good variety of coffee drinks. They also were serving Holiday specials such as gingerbread latte and peppermint mocha. I enjoyed their regular coffee, Ice Breaker (winter blend); it was light but had notes of chocolate and caramel. This was a great tasting medium roast. They sell Merch and their coffee beans here as well in case you're interested. Overall, I did like this coffee shop but it wasn't mind blowing or anything unique. This is probably the only good boutique coffee shop in Petaluma so go support! read more

This is my go to place, coffee or breakfast even lunch! I also like to go here and sit outside! Pretty quite if you need to study or meet someone. They make great coffee and many options to eat. read more

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One of the Sonoma County local coffee shops. Pastries, sandwiches and decent coffee. They also have paleo coffee, which I never heard of before. read more

Avid Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

Excellent quality. Tried the coffee and matcha and both were great. Small cafe with some seating outside too.

I found this place a couple of weeks ago completely by accident and under very stressful circumstances. I cannot say enough good things about it. Yes I can. I went back three days out of five because it was so good! The strong coffee -- tall, black, unsweetened -- was everything I want in a coffee. The food too was great. I had their yogurt parfait (wow), their breakfast frittata (good) and their grilled cheese with avocado (very good except the avocado kept falling out). My problem with the last two items is that they were hard to eat in that they were wrapped for eating by hand and the olive oil used in cooking was all over the paper. The taste was worth the effort so no demerits. read more

Cant go wrong with Acre Coffee, love this downtown location. I've stopped in before for a quick drink to go but this last time stopped in for breakfast and stayed awhile. It was pretty busy on a Saturday morning but still plenty of seating open inside and out and didn't wait too long for our order. Very happy to have clearly identified vegan / gluten free items on menu. They have a gluten free English muffin / avocado toast and a hash dish we shared. Both were pretty satisfying! And the little outside seating was a plus, being dog friendly. Definitely recommend this little spot and we will be back! read more

Brown Hills of Petaluma! We were excited last weekend because we had seen the three coffee shops and early this afternoon while we were driving around before we found a parking spot, Yelp came in handy to report a few options at the edge of the park not two blocks from where we parked. We went there, still desiring coffee and in the early afternoon heart-pounding of excitement. Yelp had pointed where the coffee shops had lined up along the path........ Hemingway was awesome, wasn't he? Anyhow, we decided on Acre. The Cafe has a modern look to it with a longer table with a dozen or so seats in the center and then a number of smaller tables on the right when you walk in; perfect if you want to plug in or just read. The young lady at the register was very pleasant and smiling while she took our orders. I asked for Americano, and wanted the entire cup to run through the grinds (vs. espresso shot with hot water added). The barista lady was awesome! She asked me to clarify what I wanted and delivered a perfect cup of Americano a few minutes later. She was extremely pleasant throughout even though this was obviously not a common order or request. There was a very nice foam on the top and the aroma was amazing. I loved the taste of their coffee as well. The cup hit the spot. If you are a coffee snub like me who enjoys darker roast, you are very likely to be very pleased with the coffee here. p.s. I took the first paragraph out of Hemingway's "Green Hills of Africa" and took "artistic liberties" with it! read more

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Great food, great coffee. Yet - Saturday mid-morning and the line is to the door, and every seat in the place taken - including half a dozen people spread out with laptops, working. It only takes a few times of not being able to find a seat before customers head elsewhere. Seriously, if you want to be a work-from-home cafe that's fine but it will drive all your other customers away. I get it that it can be a pain to enforce a no-laptop rule or whatever it takes, but if you only have twenty seats in the entire cafe and a quarter of them are taken up by the zoom/spreadsheet crowd, it leads regular customers to go elsewhere. read more

A girlfriend and I were in town on a day-trip and needed coffee. There wasn't a lot open at 7:30am but this Acre was at the top of the list. As soon as we ordered, we understood why. The food is delicious, the coffee is well-made, and the staff is very helpful and friendly. I guess all this results in the vibe in the place also being really nice. People were happily playing with kids and we had a nice conversation with the table next to us. The breakfast sandwich, with it's home-made biscuit, gets an extra shout out. It was delicious. read more

Avid Coffee - Breakfast sandwich and a cappuccino. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

I stop here quite often-great coffee and nice atmosphere. Disappointed today however, when I bought a pumpkin muffin and was charged full price even though a sign on the counter stated "all pastries 50% off" . The staff member even acknowledged the deceptive sign. read more

I ordered the avocado toast and let me just say that it was BY FAR the best Avo tapas I have ever had! Then olive oil and light sea salt were the perfect blend. It came with a side of apple slices that had some type of flavor added and I cannot being to explain how glorious they tasted. Whomever decided to pair the two is a genius! read more

This place is so cozy and friendly but they need to do something about the flys there just too much everywhere. And also they have delicious breakfast. read more

Avid Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Petaluma, California

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The ambiance is spot-on, the menu is inventive, everything tastes amazing, and the people are very accommodating. It's my favorite little spot in SoCo. read more

Had to come to Petaluma to help some friends check some potential locations for an event later in the summer. Decided to meet at Acre coffee. The staff was friendly and served ppl quickly. Seemed fairly busy but the staff handled everything and didn't keep people waiting too long. Coffee was good. We both ordered Americano and my friend had the salmon toast which she enjoyed. I would come here again. read more

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Great space to work, meet up or bring the fam. The Bodega beans are the current favorite flavor!

I recently met up with some friends while rolling (briefly) through Petaluma - Acre Coffee was the meeting place. Cool, cute little vibe to the place. My friends ordered a drink called "cortado" and I went with an espresso. Boring, huh? I kinda thought so when I saw this enticing looking drink arrive in front of my friends. Luckily, the barista called me up to the counter and explained, "The beans are not right for an espresso today...I don't want to serve you something that's not going to be right." Me, "Thanks for the heads-up, I'll have what my pals are having." Great call! I had my first "cortado" ever and it was amazing! What's a cortado you ask? According to Wikipedia: A cortado is a Spanish-origin general term for a beverage consisting of espresso mixed with a roughly equal amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity. The milk in a cortado is steamed, but not frothy and "texturized" as in many Italian coffee drinks. So, there you have it...an hour stopover in Petaluma produced a nice visit with friends and a cortado at Acre Coffee. I'll be back - loved the place. 5 stars...and thanks barista for having my back - no espresso for me! read more

When in town, I become a total regular at Avid. A huge telling sign of quality coffee is the ability to drink it without having to add a bunch of sweeteners and Avid is just this. From their nitro cold brews to warm latte, Avid is the perfect place for a caffeine fix with some of the best coffee in Petaluma. When I'm not in the mood for a sweet coffee, I get their nitro cold brew with unsweetened almond milk and don't feel like I'm skipping on the experience. They also have varying breakfast options for a snack such as their Avocado Toast and vegan banana bread muffin. During peak times, it can be a moderate wait so I recommend ordering online before if you're in a rush. The baristas also are outstanding and find a way to connect with each of the customers. read more

Support your local coffee company I stop by daily for coffee before school. Before covid I would study here because they have plenty of space to study and listen to my music while I have their coffee with lots of sugar and cream. read more

Bitter coffee you wait 20 mins for a cup of. If you got time, great, but order ahead if you have a schedule. read more

I'm not as big a fan of Avid as when it was Acre and Susan managed the place. Susan had employees who she hired who represented Acre well and she was always fun and kind. She gave me a free drink when she learned I'd had cancer. It was a small gesture that won my heart! I decided to tell the manager about the 6/4/24 experience I witnessed where a customer lost her entire lunch and drink to a blast of wind. I asked the manager to step outside so I could talk to her in private. I told her about the woman losing her entire meal and that while the employees helped her clean it up (and she'd just started her meal) no one offered to replace it. I know, I was there, and, I replaced her meal, me, a fellow customer. I wanted her to know that I thought in the future they should replace the meal as it was a "matter of perception" and that it might benefit AVID. I said the woman had a salad and some other food. All I remember was green. She said, "Well, in the first place we don't sell salads, so she likely got it next door, and that every single time that...." and I cut her off, I said, well all I knew was that the employees knew what happened as they helped her clean it up and that no, no one did replace her meal (at least the part she got at Avid). I suggested that she was arguing with me and as she walked away, she said that she wasn't. This is how I believe in a professional manner she might have replied, "Thank you", or thank you, we do normally replace a meal in these instances." I believe what I was offering AVID, was a gift of: (Other) people, as well as this customer, may remember a kind gesture, and it may give them an appreciative view of AVID. That's what Susan's gift of a drink did for me. I'll always remember how kind Susan was. Now, however, I may limit my exposure to AVID and go to Stelina Pronto that has always had a better selection of treats. Thank you again Susan, as I said, I will always remember your kindness!! read more