Village Coffee

In my 11 months living in New Orleans, this is by far the rudest experience I’ve encountered at any establishment in the city. I came in at 7:00 am today on my way to an off-​site business breakfast meeting and inquiring about purchasing two boxes of brewed coffee to go. I was promptly informed that «coffee boxes must be requested 24 hours ahead of time». I said «Okay, thank you» and was prepared to walk out. Neither the clerk at the register nor the Manager (I presume she was the manager) seemed too keen to serve me. I was apparently an inconvenience to them as their behavior clearly depicted. Despite this being at 7:00 am, there was no one else in line, nor was there anyone sitting in the establishment eating breakfast. I had heard great things about this coffee shop from a NOLA native and fellow colleague but after today’s experience, I will not be doing business here again, nor would I recommend this coffee shop to friends or colleagues.

Ok coffee. Ok food. Employees were somewhat rude and very reluctantly answered menu questions and made modifications to food items. It was hard to find seating, but there was a huge room with tables and chairs no one was allowed into for some reason? Might as well go to *gasp* sbux… same price but better quality.

Village Coffee is my favorite coffee shop! Great service, great food, great music. It’s always clean and they have a ton of options to pick from. It’s also a great study spot – there is a lot of table space with a lot of electricity wall plug-​Ins so you never have to worry about not getting your laptop charged. My favorite breakfast item is the avocado breakfast bagel and white satin latte. Definitely come by if you’re in the area!

I have been to Village coffee a total of 4 or maybe 5 times. I have purchased both the food and coffee they have. The coffee is okay, not anything great. The food however is overpriced and not good at all. The last I prefer from there was a bagel with lox which I asked for regular cream cheese instead of dill cream cheese. That costed me $ 9.17. The bagel was not an everything which I had asked for and it came with dill cream cheese. I did not complain to them I just think I will not ever go back. humble Bagel is right down the block with MUCH better coffee and better service.

They are extremely overpriced, the portions are truly pathetic for what you pay, and there seems to be no room on the menu for people who don’t want sausage with their eggs. Oh, but when they do go out of their way to remove the sausage from the egg sandwich, they refuse to offer even the slightest discount.

I went here one morning when I had to teach at a school nearby for a program that i’m in. I had an egg sandwich and a mint tea. The sandwhich was good, the tea was drinkable, and the upstairs room was nice and quiet while I studied. The bathroom was decently clean.
Employees, on the other hand, not so great. I had never been there before, and they looked at me like I was crazy when I asked for a bagel sandwich (which was on their menu online). They also looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if I needed to wait or if they would bring it to me. After they said they would bring it to me, I heard them screaming after me that my beverage was ready while I was walking to the restroom. Rude much? Plus, I’m not bringing that awkwardly shaped mug into the restroom with me while you can see I already have a purse and laptop bag to find a not-​so-​disgusting place to put while I use the restroom. I won’t be back, but it is a quiet place to go if you need a place uptown.

While I’m not as outraged as Charles H., I gotta be honest: the iced coffee here is sub par. I drink a lot of iced coffee around town and the brew here is two things I can’t stand: super bitter with a tart under taste and so packed with caffeine that it made me feel jittery and weird.
I got the iced coffee with 2% milk, but I guess that wasn’t enough to dilute the weird, bitter flavor of it. It just wasn’t good. I got a large, took 2 sips and really wanted to throw the rest away. I forced myself to drink it, so as not to have totally wasted my money, and I was left a shaky, over-​caffeinated mess by the time I finished the cup.
They are getting three stars because the woman in front of me ordered 4 or 5 cups of coffee and a ton of pastries and they were fast about it, so I didn’t have to wait long to get my order in and get out of there. The atmosphere seems nice and would be a quiet place to do work or chat, but the coffee just wasn’t for me.

After going to Village regularly for the last 3 years of college, today is the last day I will EVER set foot in their shop.
After buying a small tea and coffee at mojo and leaving due to lack of seats, my boyfriend and I went to reliable Village. We ordered $ 5.50 orange juice and a $ 4 croissant all of which cost $ 11.34 with a $ 1 tip (twice as much as we spent at mojo).
Not 2 minutes after getting our food and drink, one of the workers came over and asked if the coffee we had was from Village. After we replyed that it wasn’t he began to chastise us for bringing other coffee into the shop. As we moved to leave while he continued, he tried to negate the rudeness of his beratement by saying «you don’t have to leave. We appreciate your business» but continuing his chastising in the same breath.
If it’s okay for people to sit in Village for hours buying nothing, but buying over priced orange juice and crossaints doesn’t make up for bringing in two small unlabeled to go cups, I recommend you either
1. Get quality stuff and go to mojo or Rook.
2. Or save your money and don’t bother purchasing anything at Village when you’re there.
From now on, I’ll be enjoying better coffee and better people down the street. Hope to see you doing the same.

Suzanne greets you by name and always manages to make your day brighter. Village really takes care of its regulars!

I absolutely love this place. Unlike Starbucks it is not as packed, which I guess isn’t good for business, BUT it is great for people like me who go to cafes to do work. They offer a huge variety of drink and food options and are overall relatively cheap compared some other coffee chains. They have a quiet study area upstairs, but the downstairs area is nice place to study as well if you like some background noise. I usually get their cold brew iced coffee as it is cheap. As a vegan, I appreciate the variety of plant based milk options like soy, almond, and rice milk. Compared to places like Starbucks, it is not as «trendy» or attractive looking but overall has a good interior. I don’t know if this is important to anyone else, but I really like the bathrooms though! They have a gender-​neutral bathroom on the second floor and male and female separated bathrooms on the first.

The coffee is just middle of the road here, nothing special. What I like about this place is the quiet upstairs area but you have to buy something to go up.
I did have one iffy experience, I once ordered a frappuccino and asked for a shot of expresso to be added. When I got my drink it had expresso grounds in it! I’ve ordered the same drink several time and gotten the additional expresso shot and it has never had ground up expresso beans in it. When I brought it to their attention they told me that is how they make it and that they thought I wanted it the ‘regular way’. I was in a huge hurry so I just decided to give it a shot.
About ½ through the drink I was starting to get a sour stomach and I think it was the bitter ground expresso. It made the texture of the frapp chalky and gritty. I haven’t ordered any blended drinks there since.
Last time I went I ordered a breakfast sandwich on an everything bagel. I was really hungry and in a hurry so it did the job it just wasn’t that great of a bagel. The iced coffee was mehhh, it had too much ice which over the course of drinking it made it watery.
This is just an OK coffee shop, because they are on the way for me in the morning, I will continue to periodically go but there are definitely better ones in town.

I got the MOCHA GRANITA medium (~$ 5), which was perfect for a hot summer afternoon in Nola. Their granita definitely tastes more concentrated /​more flavorful than the ones I get at PJs Coffee. Great coffee and study space as usual.
Get the rewards card! You’ll get a point for every dollar you spend at Village, and $ 10 for every 100 points.

Village Coffee is my favorite coffee shop in New Orleans. The upstairs is the perfect place to study in silence or get some work done, and the downstairs/​outdoor seating is great for meetings. Early bird specials are great, and they give you a chocolate-​covered espresso bean with every coffee. The Granitas is really tasty on a hot day, and their iced coffee is always on point. The baristas are hard-​working and pleasant, and when they have a free second they’re happy to stop and talk with you. The loyalty program is clutch, I’ve gotten lots of free coffees here. Awesome, awesome place. I love you Village Coffee!

Great staff and coffee one of my favs close to my house. Love there rewards program def worth it and they serve French Truck Iced Coffee YUMS!

Updated review (6÷29÷15):
Village has changed their hours and will close at 6PM for the remainder of the Summer. Additionally, I mentioned I was a student (normally they give a discount) and the reply from the barista was, «Uh… Congrats?» I mentioned the student discount and he asked a manager about it, who then said they no longer honored it. For the record, their discount still shows up on the college discounts app. If Village Coffee fixes their lame hours and starts giving the student discount again (in addition to telling their baristas to avoid being snarky with regular customers) I will return this back to a four star review. Until then, bean gallery, mojo, or CC’s will get my business.
Old review:
Great study spot. The upstairs quiet area is nice but often crowded. The coffee is good and the baristas are friendly. My biggest gripe has been with their internet, which has cut out on me several times while there (like, multiple times an hour) to the point where one of my friends who was studying with me decided to leave.

Good coffee and has almond milk, friendly staff
Don’t like tea selections very much and not a lot of pastry options

Great for studying! Paid customer only quiet seating area upstairs, pleasant atmosphere all around. Great menu options and a wide variety for being a coffee shop. Right near the Freret/​University area. Coffee of the day was fresh in the mid afternoon and the bagels were soft and fresh with delicious cream cheese options. The wife and I will definitely be back for more!
Beware of the Jefferson and Freret construction, but fear not, they are still open and ready for business. Parking options available all around.

BEST NOLA COFFEESHOP FOR STUDYING. Entire upstairs area dedicated to quiet zone. Downstairs features bar with easy access to electric ports for laptops. Wish I had tried this place in law school!
Staff wasn’t friendliest, but bagel was excellent– chewy and fresh. The iced horchata latte is rich and cinnamon-​y without being heavily sweet.

I’ve recently discovered this place and have deemed it as my new study spot. The 5 stars are for the actual venue itself. I love the upstairs quiet area! I generally don’t like to study in coffee shops because they’re so noisy, but the quiet area gives me a chance to study somewhere other than the library.
The staff is super nice and friendly, which is always appreciated. The coffee and food themselves are nothing to write home about. Some other Unilocalers have said that this place is sterile and very franchise-​like, but that is precisely why I love it. I don’t particularly like coffee houses with a lot of character/​charm since I usually just spend the entire time wondering why the tables and chairs don’t match. The sandwiches are really good, but the pastries and coffee are mediocre.
Parking is great in this area, and there’s always a few spaces available in the designated Village Coffee parking lot. I mainly come here on weekends and it usually isn’t too difficult to find a table. Wifi is relatively reliable. You’ll probably want to bring a jacket since the AC is kept pretty high.

WORST COFFEE SHOP UPTOWN
— maybe in the city… and I drink a lot of coffee!
WHY IT SUCKS:
Wait staff professionalism and friendliness: SUCKS!
Dry flavorless ham & cheese croissant: SUCKS!
No refills on mediocre iced coffee: SUCKS!
The space and location are awesome, but negative passive-​aggressive signage aimed to keep schoolies out would have Anthony Melchiorri sneering: SUCKS!
WAY BETTER NEARBY OPTIONS:
«CC’s» and they have free refills, «New Orleans Coffee and Beignets» and they have free refills, «Toast» and they have free refills, «PJs» at Tulane, «Hey Café»…brew up some CDM and eata chiquita…