Maxfield’s House of Caffeine

Reviews

• Ashley M.

  star star star star star_border 8 June 2026

  Great cafe/coffee shop for doing work. Lots of outlets and free WiFi available! Plenty of seating options. Downside is that on a hot day it is a bit stuffy as there are no fans inside and no air conditioning either.

• Mike M.

  star star star star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  The coffee is meh.  The food is meh.  But the location can't be beat.  You'll be hard pressed to find another nearby cafe with the exception of the Church Street Cafe where you can actually sit down and read, do work, etc.  I mean, try reading in the dark at Stanza Cafe, or dealing with the noise/rush/day-parking hordes at Dolores Park Cafe, or avoiding suicidal thoughts in a tech-modern cafe like Verve.
  
  A lot of other commenters have called the staff here rude.  They are not.  It's just that they don't have the gushy American lovey-dovey approach to strangers: "Ooo, like, I've never seen you before, but let me give you a big welcome and a hug and tell you my life story!!!" (I think all except the morning staff are from China.)  Plus, there can be a little bit of a language barrier at some times.  If you're nice to them, they'll be nice to you.  Just remember: They're selling you coffee, not proposing marriage.
  
  Yes, the specialty-coffee and prepared food service can be slow, particularly when there's one person behind the counter early in the morning.  Best to look elsewhere at those times, I think.  Also, avoid Maxfield's on Saturdays before mid-afternoon.  In the past couple of years they've been completely taken over every Saturday morning by a large older men's meetup group.  Which is great, but with 40-50 people in this group taking all the tables, you will not be able to sit anywhere.

• Fairy S.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 3 June 2026

  The coffee is okay but the lady at the counter has the worst attitude ever.
  The staff has no idea what the dish is and the lady has no patient to explain the dish. And of course I can read the sign, I just want to know what it is! Even thought I already ordered what I want she still gave me this whatever look. It's just awful.

• Jen M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  Got a cup of Macha latte and it tasted like water and the latte color was not a bit green. I then asked to change it to Chia tea latte. Again it tasted like water. I would not come back and pay $4.50 for their lattes tasted like water. Terrible mistake.

• Trinity M.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 18 May 2026

  Two stars for location, cheap and adequate coffee. It's a bummer that this cafe's incredibly inefficient service around prepared foods is NOT AT ALL compensated for by kindness--if not basic courtesy of the staff -- which is sorely lacking.
  
  If you have time to spare, go a block South to Dolores Cafe, OR a block West to Mauer Park (new) or Morning Dew Cafe.