Sunny weekends, for me, mean getting out to the coast. On such an excursion down to Santa Cruz & points beyond, I stopped here to caffeinate. Because, I love Peet's coffee! Pulling into the parking lot, there were plenty of spaces right in front. Walking in the door, however, I immediately found the back of the line to order. Being located in a shopping center at the intersection of Highways 1 & 92, this Peet's gets a lot of traffic. Even though the line was about a dozen deep, service went relatively quickly & smoothly. & I used my Yelp app check-in offer to get $1 off a featured drink, anything coconut this time. I got a Coconut Black Tie & it was yum. With sweet delicious caffeine in hand, it was time to continue motoring down the 1 & taking in the fresh ocean air with the top down. Because sunshine & sea breezes on a weekend are not to be wasted. read more

Friendly, clean and efficient. Spacious and great place to work. My fav coffee spot in HMB.

Yes, it is a Peet's chain, but I honestly have a hard time finding good, convenient coffee in HMB. Located in a strip mall of sorts, it isn't the most picturesque location. However, I like that they have outdoor seating, free WiFi and the service has always been friendly. Last time I was here I asked for two large cups of boiling water to make my Cup O Noodles (sometimes I just crave these!). I offered to pay for the cups, but the nice woman behind the counter didn't charge and I got to enjoy my noodles down by the beach later. read more

I honestly don't like the drinks at any Peet's really. I just don't like the taste and I have tried many times. But I have to write a good review for them because the times I have been there, the employees are SO nice and welcoming! The COVID-19 procedures are being followed. The last time I was there, they had the old manager from Starbucks. I forget her name but she left Starbucks a couple of years ago for Peet's and she was the best thing Starbucks ever had going for them. So it's no surprise the Peet's staff is good. read more

We like to treat ourselves once and a while to Peet's. I don't drink coffee anymore, but that doesn't mean I don't drink tea! My signature is their chai tea. Tastes yummy. I've never had a bad experience here, just only with the parking lot, people drive crazy in there. read more

Amazing drinks!!! They blew us away with the amazing flavors in the drink! My bf loved his Peppermint Mocha and put him in the holiday spirt! I would expect some more smiles on the nice ladies though :) It was very clean inside and felt cozy! I will definitely stop here whenever I'm in Half Moon Bay again read more

Peet's Coffee - Left: Peppermint Mocha Right: Iced Vanilla Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Half Moon Bay, California

I love the staff at this Peet's! They always make sure that my drink is perfect, even though I am crazy picky! They also keep the place clean, and by th way, THANK YOU for requiring masks!! I love that you care about your customers and your employees! read more

Come on It's Peet's coffee, of course they get 5 stars. It tastes amazing. Best tasting coffee chain. They actually have real barista's that steam the milk and make the espresso shot, unlike Star-butts. This review has nothing to do with the people that work there although I've never had any problems. They are alright in my book. Star-what??? oh yeah... bucks read more

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This is the second visit to this Peet's and was disappointed again I like Peet's coffee so it wasn't the product but the employees, on both visits they were very unfriendly, I guess you need to be a local or someone they recognize to receive a friendly welcome That was my last try Think I'll find a local place instead of the franchise that treat customers like a number instead of people who enjoy a good morning salutation that costs so little but keeps customers coming back read more

Stopped by on our way home to grab some hot drinks while trying to wait for the traffic to die down. The baristas are quick but lack the enthusiam that somebody needs when working in a customer service place. This Peets is big compared to your usual coffee shops with plenty of seating for the caffeine fanatic. FREE WIFI, large parking area since its located in a shopping center where New Leaf Market and Rite Aid are. Oh and ladies room is duurty. I guess because a lot of people uses it too after hitting up the beach? Good for pit stop read more

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quick with ample parking love the dual coffee stations both loaded with everything i wish all locations did this instead of fighting for space to jazz up you cuppa joe read more

Either Starbucks or Peet's, I choose Peet's for this particular location for some reasons good enough for me. I definitely love how big and spacious this Peet's location was unlike San Francisco where I think square footage is reduced due to real estate and rent. Because of feeling spacious, it felt more relaxing and the pace of life a bit steady. Had a soy latte with a friend where we might have spent nearly a hour just chatting away. The bathrooms (of course, women's restroom since I am not a man) were surprisingly pretty clean for a coffee shop although someone did not flush the toilet after doing their business *ahem*. At least i was nice (and had no choice but) to flush it for them. read more

Coffee is decent (when made correctly) and facilities are setup effectively for Covid. I came to review based upon the past 5 or 6 pickup experiences. When I first started getting my coffee from here, there were no issues. But recently they have been slipping with their coffee preparation. Every once in awhile I can understand having a mistake or oversight, but this has been every time recently. First, they have not been mixing the drinks. If I order a latte, I don't expect to see a large section of coffee sitting on top of the milk. I have been having to ask them to stir it every time because if I do it with the straw inevitably some will spill. Don't need or want that mess in the car. Today, I took a big sip of the iced latte, and got a mouthful of coffee grinds and lumps of soy. I asked for a remake, and it was the exact same (picture is the remake to correct the first). I don't know if the baristas just have Covid burnout or what, but the quality has suffered recently. read more

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I drop by here about every other month or so. It's convenient as it is right off of the end of 92. If you want something different from Starbucks then Peets is the way to go. FOOD: B to B plus SERVICE: B minus read more

Decent coffee and pastries. This Peet's Coffee is in a spacious location. There is plenty of parking and plenty of seating inside. It's a good environment to sit and chat or do your work. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. read more

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Opens at 5 am and parking is convenient. Good COVID-19 procedures. Lots of early morning workers and first responders coming in.

Sarah here is rude, incompetent and left myself and 2 other couples in disgust at how she treated my husband and I. Kicked us out after we ordered food and my husband is law enforcement so we are sure that was part of the reason. Two other couples saw how she spoke to us and left after seeing how we were treated as well. Called and emailed corporate and they have yet to get back to me. Go somewhere that actually values you as a customer. read more

I have been coming here regularly since I moved to the area a couple years back and feel qualified to give a decent review based on hundreds of visits. This Peet's has my favorite team in the area. Did some competitive barista work years ago - though their espresso quality suffers occasionally, this location has a pretty great team. Fast, friendly, efficient, don't shrug or roll eyes when I have to ask them for something on my way out. They have handled Covid incredibly professionally and all deserve a massive raise for working under these hazardous conditions and maintaining quality and hospitality standards. A note about the espresso, I imagine pulling perfect shots is relatively difficult with the humidity and fluctuating temps here on the coast, I don't think it's an issue of the technicians at all. They likely use auto-tamping espresso grinders which takes even more of any blame away from the baristas in the rare case of less than gorgeous espresso. Again, I've never had a shot here that I felt was subpar. Overall, management I know you're reading these. Please send my compliments to the staff and keep up the great work! -Duncan, 'double espresso for here guy' read more

This is a great Peet's with plenty of indoor seating. It's a good option for when the smaller local shops are closed (they all close early). We will be back! Have been many times already. :) read more

It's Peet's Coffee. We ordered two small Mochas extra hot. Mmmmmm. Tasty! Saw the counties finest come in for coffee. Always cool to see the boys in blue. Soft community feel to this shop. Come on in...service is great! read more

They were out of the blend I wanted. When I asked for an alternative the very sweet person who waited on me told me she doesn't drink coffee. I asked if perhaps someone else could help. The next person told me she would have to look it up on the computer, with the implication being that it would be a lengthy wait. It wasn't busy. There was one person who bought a pound of coffee in front of me and there wasn't anyone waiting behind me. Apparently the knowledgeable folks work a different shift because I have had quality service in this location before. But today was terribly disappointing. I live out of town. The closest Peet's is more than 30 minutes from my home and is just a kiosk, not a coffee store. So I usually buy a couple of pounds whenever I stop at this location. C'mon Peet's, help me spend my money at your place! read more

Its Peet's, you know what you are getting. Decent amount of seating and open later than the local places( with way less attitude)

Here's a new one: I discovered a ring of old coffee in the bottom of my porcelain coffee cup. I had just "enjoyed" my pricey drink from a dirty cup. Dirty bathroom, again. Management on life-support? A month ago I couldn't get coffee in a porcelain cup. The barista said that a manager had said there were too many and had tossed some out. Old review:I am a very frequent customer and have noticed a steep decline in this Peet's in the past few months. Once clean and tidy, it is now often not, floors dirty, restrooms without paper and waste cans over-flowing. Numerous times I've been shorted on ground coffee when employees neglect to tap the remaining grounds out of the grinder. Coffee is good. Baristas are good but they do not seem to be supported. Management? read more

Not just the best coffee around, but great service as well. I especially like their hibiscus ice tea.

Most improved Peets !friendly, fast and YUM.Thanks to all ! Super nice and fast and great lattes read more

My BFF like to have a night away at least once a year together to have some time sans husbands and daughters. This time, we were in Half Moon Bay and of course, part of our ritual is to have coffee together and we were thrilled that there was a Peet's! We came here twice once for an afternoon pick me up and once for our morning fix. Both times we came, we noticed this was not a very busy location and I am not sure as to why. Both times coming I was happy-great foam on my morning latte and a perfect pot of Pumphrey's Blend for my afternoon tea. The customer service was great as was the little bit of people watching I was able to do. read more

Restroom very messy, I back out in ordering here. Personally if I see a dirty restroom in any restaurant or coffee shops. I won't dare to get food or coffee. read more

"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them." ~ Joseph Heller (Catch-22) Astrid and I rolled into Peet's in Half Moon Bay on our way back from San Francisco yesterday needing a caffeine bump to get us through until we got back to Santa Cruz. This Peet's is our go to spot to grab a cuppa on the coast because it is super convenient. It may not be the best, but it is passable at least. The guy at the counter was cool and took our orders promptly. Astrid got a Lapsang Souchong loose leaf tea while I ordered a double espresso macchiato. Since S***bucks, 'the store that cannot be named' came on the scene with their bastardized macchiato (which is just a poorly made latte with whipped cream and some overly sweetened artificial flavor) it seems no one can make a proper macchiato. A macchiato is one or two shots simply 'marked' with foam. Astrid's tea came out post haste and I patiently waited for my coffee to be made. The barista called my name and proudly presented me with my drink. It looked a bit strange. It was frothy and GREEN. Somehow she confused a Matcha Green Tea Latte with a macchiato. I asked her to try again. A few minutes go by and she calls me back to the counter presenting me with a small cup full to the rim with steamed milk and espresso. I politely told her that this was referred to as a 'cappuccino' and asked her to start over...again. Her third attempt was what can only be described as a bitter, burnt, bubbly mess of a coffee drink. The double shot was pulled for too long and the milk wasn't steamed as much as the steaming wand was merely waved over the top of the milk and best wishes were given. The scowl on my face must have been apparent. She looked at me sheepishly. She knew she failed miserably. Her right hand went fishing into her apron pocket and handed me a card entitling me to a free coffee. I knew immediately I had stumped her and I knew from this gesture that she wouldn't be making a fourth attempt. I took my pathetic excuse for a macchiato and left the store. I hate having mediocrity thrust upon me. read more

One of Peet's more spacious locations. Great place to bide the time waiting for the traffic to subside going back over the hill on 92. I appreciate what others say about Peet's being corporate and squeezing out the quirky little local coffee shops. I do my fair share of local cafe hanging out, so I don't feel guilty about patronizing Peet's -- the original anti-corporate coffee shop. read more

Within 5 minutes of entering this establishment I managed to drop a jar of tea leaves. I had picked it up by the lid, which apparently wasn't screwed on tightly enough. The girls who work here were really nice about it (one of them even mentioned that her dad managed to knock over 4 jars once!), swept up the mess, and didn't spit in my triple soy latte. Dig it! read more

We stopped by Peets at Half Moon Bay Saturday morning and it was very covid unsafe. They had a long table/ high counter by the line and a group of about 6 young adults were socializing and drinking coffee right next to the patrons standing in a slow line to order. Because of drinking coffee, they were unmasked. I tried to say something to the counter people but they could not hear me over the noise. read more

I am a Peetaholic, a coffee sob, even if I'm not an official Peetnik. I was so excited to find Peet's on our way into HMB for our BFF weekend. Then when I tasted the coffee they give away for free at the hotel I as doubly appreciative to have Peet's close by! This location is large and would be sunny, what with two walls of windows, if there was sun in HMB. The staff was nice enough and the drinks quite good. We even hung out and chitty chatted for a long while one day. We were in HMB for 24 hours and had the chance to go here more than once. read more

I might have come too soon (it's a new location) because they don't seem to be fully set up yet. They had maybe 10 pastries in the case and were low on coffee beans too. Even though it wasn't crowded, it seemed like no one had cleaned off the tables in quite some time and there were crumbs all over the floor as well. Once they get their act together, it should be a good location because (1) it's larger than average with tons of seats, (2) on site bathrooms. They should add a sign so that you can see it from Hwy 1. It took me awhile to find it. It's in a run down old shopping center, the one with Rite Aid and Straw Hat Pizza. read more

Don't get me wrong, I am usually a Peet's fan. But today I went by the Half Moon Bay location at 7:30 PM and it was closed even though it clearly stated on the window that it was open until 8:00PM. Doors were locked but one of the workers saw me looking in and didn't even have the decency to come to the door and explain why they closed early. Pretty weak in my opinion. read more

First of all, extra cred to Gabi! My husband and I love to come here on a weekly basis to either relax or work. The wifi is free and works flawlessly. The place is spacious, cozy and relaxed and has a good vibe. The staff is super friendly, especially the manager Gabi, she's the sweetest! read more

The workers are friendly and the coffee is good, which compelled me to return several times. However the layout of the store is off-putting. Essentially, the seating area is too large and empty and leaving the store feels like running a gauntlet. I shouldn't feel like I'm crossing the finish line in a marathon just after I bought a coffee. This is not a "deal breaker", but I've said many times, whomever Peet's hired to lay out their stores needs to be fired. read more

Got a iced mocha and a cinnamon bun. I asked them if they could heat up the bun and they said they didn't have anything to heat it with. I love mochas. read more

I Love Peet's! This is my go to place in half moon bay. This location is clean and staff is friendly. Coffee comes out fairly fast and the location is pretty big in size. The atmosphere here isn't crazy like at Starbucks down the street. The coffee is yummy, it's not too sweet unlike at Starbucks where it's all sugary. read more

Pretty disappointed with this place. We came to HMB on a day trip from the South Bay and this coffee shop pretty much summed up the whole town: white, a bit trashy, and weird. The barista was jerk pretty much and the coffees were too sour and acidic. We should have stopped in the Mobile station to get drip coffees instead... they would have tasted better. The customers at this store are, as I mentioned, fairly weird and trashy in that left-coast white trash kinda way. Will definitely not be coming back here or to HMB again. read more

I'm a Coastsider. I've been a Coastsider for over 15 years. I like the small-townishness of Half Moon Bay most of the time, but I am really glad to see good-neighbor businesses like Peet's move in, especially since the landlord there is such a jerk. (the former tenant found out his month-to-month lease was not being renewed from another tenant, not the landlord!) Anyway, the staff is open and friendly, all the goodness of Peet's is there, and there's a lot of room for chess games, write-ins, and other such things in the copious space and clean tables. The shopping center is a bit run-down, but that will be changing soon when New Leaf Community Market moves in next spring. read more