Needed a little pick-me-up, so I ordered a Iced Arequipa Latte extra $5.99 (see my pic). Carmel at the bottom and had good sweetness and flavor. Didn't need extra sugar. Service was nice, answered my questions. Not much of a wait here, for an airport cafe... Casual grab and go items (chips, candy...) here too. read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - iced arequipa latte extra (large) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

Stopped here for a quick coffee during my short layover and was so impressed! They were busy but I still didn't have to wait long for my drink- I tried the arequipa latte (or dulce de leche) and it was fabulous. It was sweet but not too much and the perfect pick me up after a super early morning at the airport. The workers were kind and it was a cute kiosk- their bakery items looked great as well and I'd definitely like to try the food whenever I make it back to the Miami airport. read more

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Didn't have a ton of expectations out of an airport location and kind of got what I was expecting . Wanted a refreshing smoothy and went got the pizzas ion fruit smoothy , no sugar on water . Can't really feel any fruit flavor . Next time I'm staying w water ... read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Smoothie - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

I stopped by Juan Valdez Cafe for a cup of coffee after my flight landed in Miami. The staff was friendly and helpful. Fortunately, the line was not too long and I was in and more importantly out in a short period of time. I really enjoyed this place and I highly recommend a visit when you are in Miami Airport. read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Outside signage - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

Best coffee I'd have to say! I had a cortado and espresso. Boy that did the job! Hubby's mocha was hot and delish

Needed a caffeine fix before my flight and this was the closest option to my gate. Reasonably priced and good enough coffee. Wasn't super crowded either which was a plus! read more

Waited in line for a while for coffee and an Italian sandwich, both were excellent. This Colombian coffee is phenomenal, the service is very good and the coffee has aroma and rich flavor. They offer many other items including snacks, soft beverages and much more including ground brand coffee to go! Definitely return for more coffee!! read more

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At the Miami Airport I have to say that Eliani Alvarez, Yeily Gonzalez and Letty Benavides are very nice people, there customer service is excellent!! They are always happy and with very good actitud. Tengo que decir que Eliani Álvarez, Yeily González y Letty Benavides son personas muy agradables, ¡el servicio al cliente es excelente! Siempre están felices y con muy buena actitud. read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

I love stopping by for their chai nevado, basically a chai frappe, they offer it in two sizes, regular and x large but honestly the regular size it big as it is. It is always good, the staff is usually pretty friendly and welcoming and sometimes there's no line but when there are they're usually pretty fast. They also have really good pan de bono and empanadas. They offer other snacks and food for in the go both hot and cold such as sandwiches, salads, wrap, cachitos, fruit cups and yogurt. Much better choice than Starbucks for coffee for sure! read more

Great airport option! Located in Terminal D! After going through that crazy long security checkpoint, I was ready for some coffee and a pastry before I boarded my return flight home! They have a great selection here. I was in and out. No long lines here like Starbucks! The employee I interacted with was very friendly! The coffee was tasty. They also offer sandwiches - typical airport prices but what ya gonna do right?! I would stop by here again on my next visit to Miami! read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - the entrance to the restaurant - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

BEWARE. False advertising. This place has a Juice AND Smoothie menu. I ordered a JUICE, but they tried to give me a smoothie: ingredients plus ice and water, saying "this is how we make juice" I was completely perplexed and said "this is not a juice, it's a smoothie, I ordered a Juice, there is no blended ice in a juice" It was bazar. I've never experienced anything like this before. They did eventually make me a Juice after arguing with three employees. And it was good, but that's false advertising. read more

A nice selection of sandwiches for lunch and breakfast, plus hot coffee and bags of beans to buy friends and family. This Juan Valdez coffee is of very high quality; I really enjoy it. I stopped by here late morning on a Tuesday and it was not busy at all. read more

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Solid little airport cafe with pastries and grab and go and good, fresh Cuban coffee.

Not much of a choice when you are about to board an airplane and you decide you want to get a cup of coffee to drink on the airplane other than the coffee they offer you on the airplane. Not the best tasting coffee I've had at an airport but not the worst either. I was a hoping and a praying when I placed my order that the airplane wouldn't leave me as they were boarding. I made it in time, but I often wonder why they don't hire more staff knowing that there are 1,000's of people moving through the airport each, and every day. How many customers have they lost because people just don't want to wait in line, because the cashier is moving at a snails pace? read more

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As soon as you get to Mia make a beeline for the coffee. It's strong but tastes amazing. I still haven't visited the one in north Miami. Cuban coffee with drive thru service, I love it. read more

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This is a perfect little quiet spot in the busy airport ..... I sat in the corner and ate breakfast and people watched. read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Breakfast combo - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

Cold Coffee. First sip of my Fall Harvest Latte, it was cold -I asked them if something was off; why was my 'hot coffee' already cooler than room temperature? The rude cashier said 'I made it hot' and turned away. I asked if I could have it warmed up or made again, but she wouldn't help me. read more

Decent experience with fast service. The service: fast and polite. There's really not much room for error seeing as its a quick order and go type of deal. The ladies in the front were fast and polite when taking my order. I saw they had their masks on. And were following the corona protocol. I didn't wait to long for them to take my order and they were accurate when putting it in. I ordered an iced mocha with almond milk and an empanada de Carne (beef empanada). The iced mocha was exactly as I thought it would be. Im glad they had the almond milk option as i have a dairy intolerance. The empanadas was alright. It wasn't the best but far from the worse. It tasted fresh and was warm. I saw they had other pastries and sandwiches to grab on the go. They are pre-made and refrigerated. The empanadas were baked and not fried which is my preference. Great for on the go service. I would stop by here again if I'm in a rush and just want a quick coffee but don't expect to have a sit down. There are no benches or tables. This is for on the go only. read more

I usually make a pit stop here before taking a flight out of terminal D. The only other place I consider going to is Versailles but this is a solid choice. I highly recommend the iced latte and the salmon bagel. read more

Completely unimpressed by their blended drink. Got a cookie coffee blended drink because they didn't have the brownie one. Tasted powdery. Granted they used powder to make it but .... The only pluses: location and yummy looking snacking foods like the empanadas. read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Quite tasty looking snacks! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

Terminal D at MIA has no shortage of food options. Juan Valdez is a go-to for me when I'm in need of a quick coffee and perhaps a small bite to eat. I've traveled a lot to Colombia and if you aren't familiar with Juan Valdez, think of it as their version of Starbucks but with way better coffee. It's conveniently located right outside of Checkpoint 2 which is in the center of the terminal. Regardless of which way you have to go from there, it's an easy stop before your gate. My go to drink is a macchiato with arequipe. If you've never had arequipe before then a) I feel bad for you and b) urge you to fix that ASAP. Think about it as a Colombian dulce de leche. I'm really not one for overly sweet coffee, but there's something about this combo I can't resist. It's one of my favorite airport treats! To snack, they offer Colombian baked goods like pan de bono, empanadas, tequeños, and more. They also have a refrigerator with lots of other options including cold drinks, yogurt, fruit, sandwiches, etc. You can even grab some Colombian coffee beans to bring as a gift to visitors or for yourself, of course. The staff is always pretty friendly. It can be a little slow at times but the line will move just as fast as other spots like Versailles. read more

Never buy a coffee in the Juan Valdez , my son a ice coffee in the miami airport today , after finishMing the drink he found bid roach in the botton of the drink . Call the place to complain and the manager never came to the phone . It so disc ousting and unhealthy , my son was voting in the plane and felt sick all the . They should close the place because you can't go back to complain once you are in plane and they know ... read more

I actually liked Juan Valdez @ MIA. Granted, they have some kinks to work out - such as the ordering process. The ordering mechanism doesn't seem to be very well thought out - the display case with the goodies being one side of the counter and the cashier being in the other side. It kind of makes it difficult to know what they have that could be ordered. Nevertheless, coffee was good - not amazing. On par with Starbucks, if you asked me. So I got my caffeine fix. For some reason, I have the feeling that if they had a real Juan Valdez coffeeshop in Miami, the coffee would be better there than in the airport. Hot pastries - they had tequeños (the cheese sticks) and frankly they were delicious and full of cheese - I'd order these again and by the dozen if I could! They also had the cachitos (ham & cheese) and I thought they were good too. Maybe not the best. I thought it was nice that they'd could give you cold ones too so that you could have it baked at home. With Juan Valdez being the only place to sell cachitos and tequeños in MIA, this should be a good selling point for Venezuelan expats especially for those just making the connection in Miami. It's enough to get me to return - especially if I ever get the hankering for tequeños. read more

Yuck. This was the worst airport food I've ever had. I ordered an egg and cheese croissant and quite frankly am so disgusted that I ate it.. the grease from the bottom went through the wrapper, and the paper bag, and a few napkins.. Not that I was expecting an amazing breakfast sandwich, but that was disgusting.. It was like they sat it in a pile of grease from something else after they made it... it was still tasteless and yet I'm left with a layer of grease in my mouth and on my hands. Not to mention that the sandwich, and everything else they have is way overpriced. My breakfast was over $17. Yikes! read more

Got a cup of coffee here while waiting for a connecting flight and it was darn good. Not the best cup I've ever had but it did the drink and I was wired as heck after drinking it. They don't have speciality milks like almond or soy but they had half and half whole milk and skim milk out. They have some food, fruit, wraps, sandwiches, nothing too gourmet or healthy per say but some stuff. They had gluten free pretzel snacks, which I was super surprised to see. The staff was nice enough, they only have sizes small and large and I thought the small was big. Worth a stop if you need a decent cup before getting on a flight. read more

This place is well located and has quite decent service... Coffee is much better than Starbucks... Pastires are ok... They could improve on those. read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Coffee and empanada - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

This is an empanadas review. I was stuck in the airport for many, many hours due to a storm, and was looking for some food. Empanadas here seemed like a decent choice, so I went for a couple. I got the pork, and the spinach and cheese. The fillings are quite nice and they didn't skimp on it, so there is quite a bit inside the hearty dough. It tasted decent, but a little fast food-y, which isn't at all surprising since I'm in an airport after all. It's a decent place to grab a bite, and the empanadas were not horribly expensive. read more

Not you're regular Cuban coffee or Starbucks place located across from D23. If you want to try Cuban coffee this is not your place. If you want something between Cuban coffee and Starbucks this coffee is for you. I personally had the cafe latte which was rich and bold yet smooth. Thus far the best latte I've had at MIA, and I am here practically every day! The apple pastry was awesome. Ask them to warm it up for you. The dough is nice and moist while flavorful. There was just enough slices of Apple to make it yummy without being over bearing. The muffin, well... Not as awesome. Grab yourself a latte and an apple pastry and head to your gate! read more

Juan Valdez Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Miami, Florida

Why is there only one Juan Valdez cafe in Miami and it's at the airport? What's the point of opening a store here if almost noone can get to it? (It's in the area behind security in the AA terminal at MIA) A bad way to introduce your product to the Miami market, Mr. Juan Valdez. Are you opening other Miami area shops? Sure haven't seen anything on your website or press releases. What's going on?? To the coffee....I just had a regular brew and it was just OK. I am a big fan of Juan Valdez in Colombia. They are the Starbucks in Colombia and everywhere. I have tried some of their other drinks there and they were pretty good....just wish I could try them more in Miami...and not just at the airport. read more

Weak and watery. You'd think in Miami this place could make a decent cup of cappuccino.

I always get the their frozen coffee / frappucino-equivalent every time I'm flying in or out MIA. Employees will outnumber waiting customers and always takes frustratingly forever - typical for Miami. This evening with 30 minutes until closing I was refused the frozen drink because they were cleaning up and being lazy. YOU GUYS SUCK. read more

I don't usually take the time to write a review when I'm on a rush to catch a flight but the women working in this cafeteria are so awfully rude I felt compelled to. First and foremost, the rudest worker was the cashier with the long black hair, whose name is much too long to remember. I asked for a "white chocolate mocha" and she mentioned they didn't have so I said okay and ordered something different, however, she still felt it was necessary to roll her eyes to me. Then, I was asking for a double shot and she kept on rolling her eyes. However, I was wondering why she wasn't adding the extra shot so I asked her and in the most impolite attitude/sarcastic way she told me that they already come with 2 shots. So I asked for 3 the whole point was that I wanted an extra shot. She then tried to explain to the woman who was making the coffee that I wanted three shots and the poor lady didn't hear so she asked again but her and the other worker felt it was necessary to roll their eyes and whisper something rude about her in Spanish. The only reason I'm not giving this place one star is because the poor lady making the coffee was extremely kind. I've never felt so disrespected in my life by people trying to offer a service. This place really needs to invest on hiring kinder more welcoming workers. Ps, I wasn't the only one who felt offended by these people, the person in front of me in line asked for a decaf coffee and initially they told him they had, then they said they didn't and started rolling their eyes and giving attitude. Once the man left, he left behind some change and she sarcastically said "ugh thanks for the tip." As if the tip was an insult to her because it was change. Needless to say I will not ever stop foot in this cafe again. read more

The server explained the different coffees available. It woul be better if they have a menu with the descriptions. Good pastries at a fair price for an airport. The pan de bono was very good. read more

I mean... it's Juan Valdez... so I gotta stop and check it out right? I got a regular old joe, which was pretty amazing. The whole experience could have been a little nicer if the cashiers hadn't been so short and curt with everyone. I get that they want to move the line along but it was 7am...there was no line. Please let me look at the menu. I don't live in Miami, let me please figure out what an empanada is. I just got a dang coffee and a croissant, cuz apparently they couldn't be bothered with questions. read more

This review is for the NEW Downtown location , NOT the airport. Never go to the Downtown area but took a field trip just to have some authentic Colombian coffee. Well worth the time. Smooth and rich coffee. The customer service is exceptional. Definitely will challenge Starbucks in this area. They have both pastries and snacks to enjoy with your coffee. They have a variety of ways to enjoy your coffee as well as choices as to region of Colombia where the coffee originates. read more

The best coffee shop EVER! I've known many people who "loved" Starbucks until they tried JV's Coffee (JVC); I am a classic example. Plus, I know the team running the store because I used to work with them and I will assure you'll have the best customer experience of your life. ...and yes, I'M BIASED IN THIS ONE lol, but I have a reason, this is simply AMAZING! read more

Stick to the coffee and avoid the food. I frequently fly out of MIA and have tried different breakfast options at the airport. Don't waste your money. I tried an empanada and it was inedible, still frozen inside and the corn dough was so dry it broke in two inside the bag before eating...Yuck. I also ordered Pan de Bono and was hard, cold, hardly any cheese and dry. It was among the worse ever in any Colombian establishment in Miami. After one bite just tossed the food in the trash. Unfortunately I had to take a flight otherwise would have gone back and demanded my money back. Stick to La Carreta, Versalles and other options. read more

The worse service. Not well equipped to handle airport traffic. Employees are incredibly slow and unskilled unable to handle the increasing long and impatient line of travelers on a Tuesday morning. read more

Verry understaffed line took 20 minutes. Only 2 people dealing w ordering and preparing. If you are going to device an airport you need to learn from a starbucks it Ciffee Bean. read more

If Juan Valdez was a real person and was flying through the Miami airport with his mule, he'd say, "Dude, I know my name's on the sign, but the people who work here are rude and hate their jobs. Get your coffee somewhere else." Look, you work in an airport and have to deal with people rushing all day long. But when you get to the point that you hate your job so much that you work hard to be nasty to everyone, it's time to find a new job. Only reason it's not 1 star is because the coffee is decent. read more