I haven't had a chance to come back to this location until recently. Saw nice friendly staff said Happy Birthday altogether after one guy in front of me checked in on his phone and barista notified him its his birthday and he would get free drink for that. ( That guy didn't even recall its his birthday Lol ) Wifi is a lot faster than before,nice and clean seating area and floor. I love the smell of coffee here,made me energized and concentrated on my study. read more

Peet's Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Millbrae, California

The best Peets I've been to and I'm so addicted to them as Peets coffee is way better than lame overrated starbucks...the service at this location is beyond perfection as the staff is friendly and very attentive read more

I can never go wrong with this location. My coffee is always nice and hot (or iced some days) and it usually comes out pretty quickly. The line is never too long when I go either which is a huge plus! read more

I used to be a Starbucks gal, and converted to Peets last year. I've found it to be a good balance between the convenience of a chain, and the intimacy of a local cafe. Plus Peet's coffee beans are less acidic and taste better to me. This Millbrae location is great. The baristas are really friendly and the cafe is more spacious than some adjacent restaurants. I enjoy coming here and seeing some obvious old timers hanging out inside or on the sidewalk with their dogs. read more

Clean, wonderful service, quick and efficient.... A mean, mean latte they did make on a windy evening. Oh YES. read more

Love Peet's! This location is medium sized, with a decent amount of tables but the layout is a bit claustrophobic. It's in the "heart" of the downtown area but there is plenty of street parking . read more

I've been here for 20min but i am leaving now because off horrible coffee smell which is giving me a headache! Not kidding you might think I am at the coffee shop what I am expecting but I've never seen something like that! Also music is too high. I came here to have a cul of coffee I couldn't do a phone call think how noisy it is! read more

This place was cool. In a very nice area. Very clean inside. Cashier was nice and even did a juggling trick with my card. Service was prompt. First time having the drink I chose which was a medium fog cold brew latte. The drink was well made and tasted great. Even had a little eye candy as I left when a new red Ferrari parked right across from me. read more

Peet's Coffee - Cold brew fog latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Millbrae, California

Greeted with a smile and even joked with me. Super friendly and didn't rush me even though they were busy. Got my favorite drink, a Black Tie, and it was perfect. read more

Peet's Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Millbrae, California

It need to clean the restroom bc the whole place smells on Sunday afternoon. I'm not really picky but this place makes the americano way too hot. read more

Peet's quality coffee in Millbrae. Perfect if you're tired of mediocre Starbux. Small space inside. Noisy. Benches outside. read more

This location has the worst customer service ever!!!! Not once, but twice have been ignored by staff. They are not knowledgeable about their product, and need to learn some social skills (not between themselves, but with the customers). I used to work for Peet's Coffee and Tea. It's hard to see a fine establishment go downhill. I will never return. I walked out without purchasing. I'm only giving one star, because it's needed for the review, but I give it negative stars. read more

:) love the warmest of the staff, like the relaxing atmosphere.. and the bathroom pic.... LOL read more

Peet's Coffee - I thought this was too funn - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Millbrae, California

Love Peet's. Great coffee and fun staff. Had their maple latte. Yum! Great place and location to study. Doesn't get too overly crowded at night. Love their freddos. read more

Ordered a large soy latte and it was 1/3 foam. Manager seems to think this is normal and refused to remake the drink. Yep, it certainly helps the bottom line when you fill your drinks with lots of air. Who wants to drink that liquid-y stuff anyway? Store also has a putrid odor coming from somewhere. read more

Annoying. Yesterday I come for my cup of coffee at 6:15 am only to see the store not open yet. Online shows 5:30 am. Maybe staffing shortage or something but sure seems like something has to change here. read more

I love Peet's coffee shop! However, this location has the worst customer service that I have ever experienced. I ordered a green tea latte with no foam. When I got for my drink was foam. I ordered a latte not a cappuccino. And it took her 10 min to make it, even people ordered after me got their drinks. When she called out my drink, she didn't call out properly. She said " Green latte and whatever.. " Really!? She probably realized her own mistake by reading off the screen, and pretend or hoping that i didn't noticed. So she doesn't have to remake the drink. I go to Peets daily ( in different location, they have better service and attitude ) if the workers there don't care about their customers' drinks. I won't want to waste my money here. I can take my business else where. What is bad service!!!!! Go re-train your workers and their ethics. read more

Peet's Coffee - I ordered no foam and all I had was foam - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Millbrae, California

Peet's new fruit shaker tea series is delicious! I ordered a citrus hibiscus, no vanilla syrup which was perfect for my citrus plate. Love the yuzu fresh puree and actual / dried slices of lemon. Now I have a drink I can enjoy any time of the day. Highly recommend! There was a mix up on my order which is understandable given it's hard to hear through the mask. But the store and staff were super courteous and helpful! Kudos to the team especially serving during this time during covid! read more

I ordered an iced Americano which is my usual regardless of where I go, and I was in love. The combination of caramel and white chocolate was perfectly balanced, and the coffee flavor was amazing! Plus, the baristas were so friendly! Definitely check them out!!! read more

My husband kindly offered to get coffee for me. He said it was chaos. There were two teenage trainee baristas on their own, with the manager nowhere to be found. They had to remake the drinks multiple times because they made the iced drinks hot, and it was taking forever. My husband was in a hurry, and didn't notice that when they remade them, they forgot to add the espresso to my drink. They were very nice, and ended up comping the drinks and giving him a coupon for a free drink. BUT MY COFFEE HAD NO COFFEE IN IT! When he got home and I saw the milky white coffee-less drink, I almost died. You don't send someone home with NO COFFEE IN THEIR COFFEE, even if you comp their drink! And, to all the well-meaning spouses out there: if it's white, that espresso drink is a LIE. Don't do that to your love. read more

Very friendly ladies behind the counter. It was almost 100° outside today. I ordered a medium iced white chocolate mocha and I'm glad the barista asked if I wanted it decaffeinated. I'm 38wks pregnant and sometimes I forget to get my coffee decaf. The drink hit the spot and it was exactly what I wanted/needed. The place was clean and tidy. read more

Inquired of the obviously new cashier "What's in the medium roast?" "It's a medium roast," she replied. "Yes, I see," quoth I, "but what beans make up the medium roast? Where do they come from?" Over her shoulder another Peet's employee, a young man of about 19 or 20 years, gazed at me with an odd, fixed stare that was both vacant and intense at the same time. He could not answer the question, either, and the offered that he could ask his boss. Concerned at the disruption of flow-- cash to register, coffee to customer-- the barista, a more lively and slightly older fellow with black hair and the kind of smile that, when you see it on a car salesman or a hawker of insurance, you put your hand on your wallet to make certain it's still there-- friendly enough, but pointedly curious to learn with what nonsense this old guy was troubling his new employees. "I was just asking," I explained, hoping to put his earnest suspicions to rest, "what beans are in the medium roast." He looked at me without answering and then said, "It's a medium roast." At that point, I saw the futility of my inquiry. "Never mind. I'd like a short Americano, please." Cash then flowed, and, after a couple minutes coffee-- 12 full ounces brimming in the cup, to be exact. "Excuse me," I said to the barista, aware that I was once again harshing his juju, "but I asked for a 'short Americano'." "You want less coffee?" "Yes. Only about two-thirds this amount." I considered the situation and the barista's experience level and revised my position. "Never mind. I don't want to shizzle your nizzle. I'll just take it this way." I added sweetener and contented myself with a thin, nondescript, artificially sweetened cup of something pretending to be coffee whose only redeeming value was its caffeine content. I needed to drive a long way. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REVIEW: I blame management for the utter lack of coffee awareness of all three of the employees with whom I interacted. They were nice enough kids, if I dismiss their kind of resistant attitudes, but they had no clue in the wild beyond about coffee. None. Zip. Nada. For them, working in the coffee shop was the same as stacking shelves at a big box store, except maybe less demanding. Their relationship with coffee was the same as a bumble bee's to nuclear physics-- that is there was none. Coffee schmoffee! Who cares as long as we get our pay at the end of the week. This is hands down the worst Peet's coffee experience I've ever had, and I'm no fan (did you guess by now?) of Peet's coffee in general, over-roasted as it usually is. Avoid this place. Skip it. Go to MacDonald's. Seriously. Their coffee is fair trade, not at all bad, and two-and-a-half times cheaper at least. 'Nuff said. Cheers. read more

THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN 7AM and 12NOON on JANUARY 1st 7:00 am JACK BAUER learns during breakfast with his redhead girlfriend that he is being framed for the assassination of a former President. Jack hijacks a helicopter to fly over LA traffic, but inadvertently kidnaps his girlfriend's delinquent teenage son, Derek in the process! ME: ....zzz...sleep...zzzz........ 7:30 am JACK BAUER lands the helicopter to rescue a friend but has to fight off 10 gunmen. See Jack kill! Kill Jack, kill 'em good! Derek, the delinquent son slowly warms up to Jack while this is going on. ME: ....zzzZZZZzz........ 8:00 am JACK BAUER sneaks past Secret Service into the assassinated President's home to find clues to his murder. With the promise of sexual favors, Jack convinces the murdered President's brother to aid him. They discover a clue by reading the murdered President's MySpace memoirs. Jack then promises more sexual favors in order to escape from Secret Service! ME: ....peek at clock, then......zzzzzz........ 9:00 am JACK BAUER follows the clue that leads him to the zoo, but a group of renegade Russian terrorists take Jack and Derek, the delinquent son, hostage. The terrorists broadcast their demands over youTube.com. Although captive, Jack uses his ASL to command the talking gorillas to aid in his escape! ME: ....zzzz........ 10:00 am JACK BAUER After killing all the Russian terrorists at the zoo, Jack returns to CTU to confront his former lover Audrey who has believed Jack to be dead the past 2 seasons. Jack promptly dumps his current redhead girlfriend through a text message and tells Derek-- the delinquent son--not to bother him anymore! ME: ....staring at ceiling... 10:30 am JACK BAUER has time for a quickie with Audrey in the interrogation room before discovering the incident at the zoo was just a ruse to distract from the real crime: the stealing of toxic-nerve gas which was hidden in the elephant cage of the zoo! ME: ...tally U-F-C count... 11:00 am JACK BAUER is stabbed three times, has his ribs kicked in, and shot twice before overcoming a hit-man sent to kill him. It is revealed a Secret Presidential Advisor of The Zoo hired the hit-man! ME: ..in bed yelping.... 11:30 am JACK BAUER sneaks into the White House through the sewer and beats up the Secret Presidential Advisor of The Zoo to get a confession out of him. See Jack beat the SPAZ! Beat him Jack! The SPAZ confesses the toxic-nerve gas has been planted on a bomb set to go off in 30 minutes! ME: ...putting on socks... 12 noon JACK BAUER flies a plane carrying the toxic-bomb into a remote area of the Grand Canyon and parachutes to safety!! ME: Trip to Peet's coffee: "mmMMMMM, NOW I can START the day!" read more

Not friendly here at Peet's, just took your order. The condiment area only had half & half which I had to ask what is was since it wasn't labeled. It's kinda loud w/Asian men speaking loudly not respecting others around them. Not a great spot for talking if you have to talk over the people talking louder. Only would go if I was desperate. read more

peet's offer darker and bolder coffee....becoming a fan of the cold brew, but finding inconsistency from shop to shop...another black tie and finding some disappointment...not sure what it was...too little condensed milk?...bit watered down cold brew?..it was cold, but not what i was expecting...guess it depends on who is making the drink... read more

Peet's Coffee - another bkack tie - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Millbrae, California

This is one of the nicer Peet's. The vibe is chill, the employees are efficient, and the coffee is strong. It has an clean, open airy feel inside, plus a bench on the sidewalk. The Peet's in Burlingame could learn a thing or two from this superior location. read more

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I used to think that Peet's coffee was too strong and too bitter. But that was then and this is now- I really like their coffee! Maybe its because since I last had Peet's, I've been training my taste buds to be a bit more sensitive to the nuances of coffee- not that I'm one of those coffee freaks able to tell their Sumatran from their Ethiopian beans, but I'd like to think that my palate is better than what it was before. Anyway, I stopped by here before work today to grab some coffee and a pastry to start my day. First off, the place is serene, even with a line of 5 customers- like Lisa C. mentioned, no one is screaming out orders and generally increasing the stress level of those in line. The baristas are friendly and work quickly to get your order in. I went with my standard small decaf coffee (thank god I can actually say 'small', instead of 'tall'- 'tall' always sounds to me like its going to be a huge cup of coffee) and an iced lemon scone. By the way, this Peet's has an amazing selection of pastries to go with your coffee, in particular the scones- they must have had like 6 different scones for you to choose from! My lemon scone was delicious though perhaps just the teensiest bit dry. The coffee was nice and bracing but without the slight burned quality that Starbucks' brew seems to have. 4 solid stars for the good coffee, pastries, and for being easily accessible. I'll be back next time I'm in the area! read more

Its a Peets that beats out the Starbucks a couple blocks down. Lattes are nice and are not hot to the point they burn my tongue. Service is up to par and they know how to work in a fast and orderly manner. Best of all the are with the sugars and milks and napkins is clean! That is a big bonus, since customers like to rip open sugar packs and leave it all on the counter or leave milk drops everywhere. A lot of places dont bother cleaning it up and just leave it there making it very unsightly. read more

I wish I could give 0 stars. I'm so upset! I I went here at 5:30AM when they are supposed to be open but the store was closed. I came back at 6AM and still couldn't get my coffee because nothing was ready. Chairs were still up and the workers looked like they just got in and were still setting up. read more

With far reaching, widespread homogeneous chains such as Peets, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts etc. one really can't ask for "more" from location to location but can expect to not get "less" in a fairly reliable, predictable fashion. The extent of uniqueness is confined to location, customer experience and the like. I say this to say that five stars at a major brand isn't the same as five stars at an independent vendor. The independent locations have the freedom and potential to fluctuate wildly to impact the individual account. This Peets is my Peets. It is 'most' local to me. It is well operated and consistently serves my favorite vegan muffin even though I don't buy it on a regular basis. A friend of mine from childhood works here, it is nice to see him from time to time. I will say this: what makes this location exceptional is the effort put forth towards remembering every customer's name regardless of how often they visit. And this is every employee to every customer. That takes a lot of bandwidth and I respect that. I hadn't gone in a long while and after my first visit back three or four employees remembered my name. Nice. I can hardly remember my name that often. The weird thing is this Peets doesn't add water to my iced Americano... so it comes to me as shots and ice in a glass. I asked why they do that and they always say "everyone is different" and points at the water spout for me to add it myself. read more

Wow. This Peet's is located in a very cute little neighborhood shopping street just a block from our new place. I was very impressed with the neighborhood feel it has going for it. Coffee of the day today was the Major Dickason blend, which is nutty, rich and perfect in a soy au lait--it's a top-seller for a reason! Any way, in addition to yummy coffee, the 2 guys who served us were really chatty and nice. The displays were also attractive--it might just be leftover holiday stuff, come to think of it, because it was all on sale, but they had dishes, bowls, rounded mugs and pitchers in earth tones, which were reminiscent of some American Indian pottery traditions. Describing it kinda makes me want to go back and get some, actually. Anyway, with the free wi-fi and clean bathroom, this is a very good Peet's location. I like. read more

Very few tables and they're all taken by folks who seem to not have a day job and hang out here, chat with their buddies, and a bunch of empty cups of coffee! I'd give it 0 star if I can. Love Peets coffee but also want to be able to do some laptop here for a couple of hours. Why can't the owner of this franchise store add more tables and/or specify those for laptop use only with a time limit, to help prevent people using this as hangout place? read more

Disclaimer: I used to work at this location, so my opinion may be a bit biased. I love this place. Great coffee, nice employees, memorable regulars... I love the way the sun hits the windows in the morning and the quiet evenings just before closing with old friends catching up or two people on an awkward blind date. I actually had my college interview at this place; I was so nervous that my co-workers had to calm me down. Just a word of advice: if you need to pour out some coffee, do it over the little sink that dispenses water near the bar. For the love of god, don't pour it into the garbage can unless you want a trail of coffee drippings from the store to the dumpster out back. read more

Love this Peets location because it is in my stomping grounds. Never had a chance to give them my props... They definitely deserve it, as this is the spot where I grab my fresh beans for grinding up daily at home for my french pressed coffee before I hit the morning commute... This location has a few nice benches outside, and several tables and counters indoors as well. Nice big clean bathroom as well... The service and baristas are always nice and quick. They also support the local community (like the Meadows Elementary PTA) - which gives them some extra points in my book! read more

i don't think it is fair to mark down a coffee shop because they have an hour limit for wifi and that wifi is only for paying customers. My sister works at an asian coffee shop down the block where they dont have that system. guess what? people come in take up all the space and just use wifi all day.......where do the paying customers sit? no where. all the seats r taken by those wifi users i've visited this peet's a couple times. Small and cozy. I love it. Smell of coffee and a relaxing atmosphere. As for coffee lovers :P peets is cheaper than Starbucks (esp sbux raised their price) i am not being cheap. when u r a coffee addict like me. u know how much it could add up every month. Bye bye Chanel bag, LV bag.....if only u were drinkable like peets white chocolate mocha LOL. read more

I go to this Peet's almost every morning and I'm consistently pleased with the quality, friendliness and speed of their service. Within three or four visits, they knew my name and my "regular" order. My only complaint about the establishment is that they don't have much seating. Only affects me on weekends, as my morning visits are carry-out. This Peet's is conveniently located near some quality restaurants, groceries and Asian gift shops. read more

After a large meal we needed to get some caffeine. Being just down the block i got myself a medium black iced tea. The cashier was courteous and the person making my tea got it out in no time flat. I didnt hang out here but as a to go spot it's damn fast read more

You get a code for wifi with purchase so whether you consider that "free", I don't know. That and it only lasts an hour until you have to get a new code. Yea, they'll probably extend it for you for free but just the fact that it's not completely free and unlimited was disappointing. It's 2012 man, there should be free wifi everywhere! However, for someone who doesn't drink much coffee, the Iced Baridi ($0.95 for small after $1 off w/ Yelp check-in) was pretty good and didn't need any sugar/cream. And it had to be pretty strong too b/c most coffees don't do it for me so kudos for that. read more

Its official, I've jumped ship from Starbucks and am now an official Peets fan. I used to think Peets was too strong, and gross, but now I love it! I'm not a coffee addict, so I only order two things from here, the chai latte (which is sooooo much better than Starbucks), and the iced white mocha with whip. Only thing I wish was that they would have lemonade, so I can get iced tea/lemonade, so I still go back to Starbucks for that. Couple of their pastries are good too. The pumpkin bread with some cream cheese filling is my favorite, Umm some pound cake with a lemon/orange taste, and the chocolate chip cookie is good too. Staff is super friendly,( turns out one of them used to be in my political science class haha) and knows my face since I come all the time now in the morning, and occasionally in the afternoon on weekends. San Mateo location (next to whole foods) is my second favorite, and then the Burlingame one (too crowded). read more

I was waiting for my drink and staring at the pastries. There were little flies crawling all over one of them! And I looked around and there were a few on the other ones too. Gross! Can't believe they can still sell that. My drink is fine though. read more