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    Rainier Valley Coffee

    4.3 (22 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Morgan N.

    I was grumpy about the service before but it has gotten way way better! This has definitely been my go -to coffee stand and and I just love the way they make their drinks. They have really great specials every month and everything is so delicious.

    I'm normally an iced coffee girl, but I needed an extra kick this morning and the Shamrock seasonal energy drink hit the spot.
    Kimberly A.

    Obsessed. I can't say enough good things about my almost daily coffee/energy/breakfast burrito pit stop. After unloading my tiny terrorist (aka my two and a half year old) at preschool I swing through to celebrate with a delicious beverage and breakfast for me and my husband. The folks working here are not only the kindest and raddest, but they also know me by name and memorized my order almost immediately. I felt like a goddess amongst women for the next week until I realize they do that with everyone and then I still felt damn cool cause now I feel like I'm part of a cool, little exclusive coffee comradeship of other brilliant folks who found this place. All this to say that I 100% recommend Rainier Valley Coffee and even drive out of my way sometimes just to grab a drink and say hi. They make every day better with caffeine and chit chat. What's not to love!

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    This coffee stand is truly the best! All the workers are sooo nice and friendly. They have lotus drinks which I love but their coffee is also bomb! I always get the pepperjack sausage bagel sandwich which is 5 stars! We bring our dog and they always give her a puppichino if you are in the area I definitely can't recommend enough! Super clean, fast, and quality. Love this place

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    Ally P.

    Best coffee in Renton! The owner and her team of girls are always friendly and make the best drinks - coffee is amazing quality and I can expect my drink to be perfect every time. Even when they are busy, they give an option to order ahead which comes in handy on the days I'm in a hurry. I've tried multiple stands in Renton and would say RVC is the best!

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    favorite coffee stand in renton! madisen is the nicest barista and always gets my drink perfect!

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    Rainier Valley Coffee

    4.4(17 reviews)
    6.8 mi

    I used to love going to RVC. The flavor profiles are good and majority of the staff I thought were…read morenice. unfortunately I haven't been since my father and I visited the 11016 Puyallup location and a barista twirled her finger in my father's drink, took our drinks away from the counter and was hiding behind a corner. My father still paid because he didn't want to cause a scene and hadn't informed me until we left. We had to toss the drinks unfortunately and visited another coffee shop. I reported it and heard nothing back this was about 2 months ago. Update: RVC claims I had not emailed them, and correction on my part it was over a month ago. I emailed the info@rvcoffee.com and the Puyallup location directly and told them to check their cameras. While I was a regular and know that the counters are "large" I also know when suspicious behavior occurs. I tried giving the barista the benefit of the doubt due to being a regular but given the way the owner just responded which was highly dismissive and minimized our experience, it just made it clear you guys don't actually care but want to save face. The website also doesn't give clear information on who to reach out to in regard to any customer experience but I did absolutely email you guys to 2 different emails and I did try calling the phone number but no call would go through to number attached to business.

    Sadly feel that the quality has dropped here /: we used to love this place, every time we came our…read morecoffee would be perfect, but the past few times have just been bad. Mount Si with oat milk has been our favorite drink consistently and we got it today and it was just not good unfortunately. I'm not sure if the baristas changed or if they changed brands for any of their products but very sad about it. There is really not enough flavor anymore, coffee tastes a little burnt, and it's more watery than it used to be.

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    Boon Boona Coffee

    4.3(444 reviews)
    4.0 mi
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    I can never make time to visit their newer location at the downtown Waterfront, so I instead took…read moresome time after work on a Tuesday around 3:30pm to drive down to Renton instead to get coffee here. My first thought getting in here was: how do they have so much real estate in here yet still make it relaxing to stay and do your WFH stuff in? It's wide, there's tons of tables and seating, and the menu - though a little hard to read since it's behind the counter. Music isn't too loud either so even more relaxing! Staff were quick in making drinks, or just long enough so you can enjoy the calming effects of the overall surroundings. I got their purple rain, which has ube hints, juniper, espresso and whole milk. This is one of their summer drinks but they still use their own brand of coffee for this one. Strong and crisp coffee here while the ube is brought out just enough to not be covered completely by the coffee. It's a sweet, soothing layer with whole milk added to make the drink a little thicker and uniform with the coffee. I felt like I was getting a sip and smell of the outside leaves with the juniper as well, so a ton of feelings in one cup that I downed in less than 3 minutes! I will come back to try their straight-up coffee drinks!

    The coffee is part of the experience. Fix your WiFi access point near the mini bar. WiFi coverage…read moresucks in that area.

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    Last Frontier Coffee

    Last Frontier Coffee

    4.2(63 reviews)
    6.5 mi

    I really like their bean flavor, it's very aromatic and smooth. Great location with that opens…read moreearly with lots of tables for those who like to study and do some work. Nice vibe and atmosphere as well.

    Last Frontier Coffee opened up about a year or so ago and is located next to the Toyota Michael's…read moredealership. This place used to be the old Tully's Coffee 20+ years ago and more recently Cypress Coffee, which it's closed its doors a couple of years ago. It's a great central location on the eastside, just off of I-90. The interior is modern, well-lit, and spacious. They have board games and plenty of tables for sitting, studying, and working. I would say 90% of people there at around 11am on a weekday had their laptops open and earphones in. The table I sat at could've been wiped off a bit better, but other than that, the bathrooms and interior were clean. Last Frontier features a seasonal menu which this summer includes a Mango Matcha, Blueberry Latte, and Butterfly Iced Tea. Outside of their seasonal menu, their menu is pretty standard, but they use a special coffee brand from Japan which I hope to try maybe in the future. They additionally serve a limited variety of pastries from Macrina Bakery. I ordered a regular ICED MATCHA ($6.75) with oat milk (+0.75). With tax and tip, my order came out to nearly $10, which is pretty steep even these days for a drink. I will say that the matcha had a nice gradient and color to it and that based on the color, they use high quality ceremonial matcha and not the cheap yellowish green matcha that many cafes use. However, it was somewhat watered down and did not have any microfoam at the top, indicating that the ratio of water to matcha was too high. Given that Last Frontier is more of a coffee shop than a matcha shop, this is to be expected. So I will say that while itt's not the best matcha out there, it's also not the worst I've had either; it's passable. Also, the drink came unsweetened by default I guess (which I personally prefer), but just putting it out there for those who are used to having sweetened matcha :) One qualm I have is that they don't have prices on their menu which I think should be transparent to customers. I also don't like how the keypad for tipping is so close to the register and facing flat up that the baristas see exactly how much you are tipping. Furthermore, I'm not a fan of shops who charge more for alternative milk. In my opinion, just because you are lactose intolerant, you shouldn't be charged more, but it seems remain a common cafe practice despite Starbucks removing the extra cost for plant milk from their menu. Overall: 3/5 for drinks, 3/5 for atmosphere, 3/5 for service

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