Good food friendly people
Bigger than it looks with a back room (windowless) for enjoying your provisions, this coffee shop, like others in the chain, offers a good assortment of coffee, tea, and baked goods. The food was fresh and the service friendly.
Store number two, a hopeful Outpost and what I am loosely referring to as Domingo Street Mall, a 1970s era construction with a walkway that leads from the parking on Claremont avenue, all the way through to the tennis courts at the Claremont hotel, this place, though now largely dormant, like many other Berkeley alternative hippie style malls, was once a thriving hotbed of culinary activity, and remains a great place to meet people, sweethearts, or family members, and you can sit and sip coffee, or get breakfast at Rick and ann's, while surrounded by nice greenery, as you watch people play tennis across the street at the Claremont tennis club. Coffee here is standard, as the baristas are usually brand new, and in training, but generally speaking it is an acceptable level of Peet's coffee. The pictures you see are of the entire mall and not just Pete's.
This Peets is my favorite. I treat myself to an expresso at least once a week. The manager is a genius. Zero issues at this place.
An excellent Peet’s location. Parking can be tricky and the other stores there like the bakery can have a huge line around the corner but Peets is available. They have the order ahead feature and lots of cute little benches and places to sit and eat. Love this spot. Staff is very nice too.
Love Peet's, way better than Starbucks!
Love their coffee
Quick and convenient.
Nice outdoor seating. (Ethical rating: 3.5 Green Stars)For my food needs, I’m more likely to get a scone or vegan burrito from Rick and Ann’s or a slice of pizza from Fournée, but Peet’s is probably the best spot on the block for coffee. (Unless you feel like hiking up to the Claremont Hotel and visiting the new Provisions café, which makes a good Americano.) The best thing about this Peet’s is the seating area outside – it’s usually pretty relaxing and there’s a choice of sun or shade (and free WiFi, either way).I do like a couple of Peet’s food items now – especially the “Everything Plant-Based Sandwich,” which consists of a sausage patty from Beyond Meat, combined with JUST vegan egg and vegan cheddar, all on a thin bagel. It’s also nice that we can use our own mugs again at Peet’s, avoiding coffee cup waste and the 25 cent charge that Berkeley folk now pay for disposable cups.I’m also giving the Peet’s 3.5 out of 5 “Green Stars” for social and environmental impact, based on this:• Reasonable selection of vegetarian items and now one good vegan sandwich and a vegan brownie.• Beyond Meat (who makes the Everything Plant-Based sandwich patty) rates highly in my book (4.5 Green Stars)• Peet’s now allows customers to bring their own coffee mugs again & gives a 25 cent discount for using one.• Peet’s disposable cups and lids are now both compostable. This helps quite a bit in terms of waste sorting, because everything can go into the compost bin. Let’s face it, at many coffee places (hello, Starbucks!) customers’ trash pretty much ends up in random bins. But bring your own mug, for goodness sake!• Peet’s main coffee roastery in Alameda is certified LEED Gold– the first in the US. (LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)• Peet’s have been a bit better than other US chains (Starbucks, Philz) at introducing coffee that’s organic, songbird friendly, or processed by the natural method, etc.• Las Hermanas blend is “100% women-produced, Fair Trade certified.” Burundi Turashobora is also women-produced. In 2019, Peet’s helped establish the Women's Center for Entrepreneurship for women coffee famers in Columbia.• Peet’s has now merged with Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and the joint venture had its IPO in 2020 on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. JDE scores poorly for ethics, for example on Ethical Consumer.• Peet’s sells coffee pods (and JDE sells two machines that use pods), encouraging plastic waste.• Peet’s doesn’t reports enough on social and environmental impact (e.g., coffee pricing) for a company of this size.So a mixed bag from Peet’s: Better than Starbucks or Philz but not as good as some other local spots.Interested in writing green star reviews? If so, please check out the Green Stars Project.
For my food needs, I’m more likely to get a scone or vegan burrito from Rick and Ann’s or a slice of pizza from Fournée, but Peet’s is probably the best spot on the block for coffee. (Unless you feel like hiking up to the Claremont Hotel and visiting the new Provisions café, which makes a good Americano.) The best thing about this Peet’s is the seating area outside – it’s usually pretty relaxing and there’s a choice of sun or shade (and free WiFi, either way). I’m just realizing that this is my third visit to a Peet’s in three days! I do like a couple of Peet’s food items now – especially the “Everything Plant-Based Sandwich,” which consists of a sausage patty from Beyond Meat, combined with JUST vegan egg and vegan cheddar, all on a thin bagel. It’s also nice that we can use our own mugs again at Peet’s, avoiding coffee cup waste and the 25 cent charge that Berkeley folk now pay for disposable cups. I’m also giving the Peet’s 3.5 out of 5 “Green Stars” for social and environmental impact, based on this: • Reasonable selection of vegetarian items and now one good vegan sandwich and a vegan brownie. • Beyond Meat (who makes the Everything Plant-Based sandwich patty) rates highly in my book (4.5 Green Stars) • Peet’s now allows customers to bring their own coffee mugs again & gives a 25 cent discount for using one. • Peet’s disposable cups and lids are now both compostable. This helps quite a bit in terms of waste sorting, because everything can go into the compost bin. Let’s face it, at many coffee places (hello, Starbucks!) customers’ trash pretty much ends up in random bins. But bring your own mug, for goodness sake! • Peet’s main coffee roastery in Alameda is certified LEED Gold– the first in the US. (LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) • Peet’s have been a bit better than other US chains (Starbucks, Philz) at introducing coffee that’s organic, songbird friendly, or processed by the natural method, etc. • Las Hermanas blend is “100% women-produced, Fair Trade certified.” Burundi Turashobora is also women-produced. In 2019, Peet’s helped establish the Women's Center for Entrepreneurship for women coffee famers in Columbia. • Peet’s has now merged with Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) and the joint venture had its IPO in 2020 on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. JDE scores poorly for ethics, for example on Ethical Consumer. • Peet’s sells coffee pods (and JDE sells two machines that use pods), encouraging plastic waste. • Peet’s doesn’t reports enough on social and environmental impact (e.g., coffee pricing) for a company of this size. So a mixed bag from Peet’s: Better than Starbucks or Philz but not as good as some other local spots. Interested in writing green star reviews? If so, please check out the Green Stars Project.