Jitters Coffee

Amazing coffee that is real not fake. The girls are great and they know how to make foam.

I like the lack of pretense. I also like a good stiff foam in my cappuccino, which they do well. I have yet to have a coffee that is bitter or burned at Jitters. My kids love their hot chocolate. They use local bakeries for their cookies, so they’re actually fresh and yummy versus the barely-​palatable, nationally-​distributed, stuff their larger neighbor serves. And, I like that it has some private rooms if you need them. I never think of the staff as particularly happy, which is the one downer. Still, I frequent the place because dollar for dollar it’s not a bad deal.

Best granitas around!!! Very helpful and friendly staff! Just great coffee!

Spending time here this afternoon sipping tea then coffee. It is a great place to get work done and the interior is looking so much better. Gosh, I just saw the second person I know here. It is a nice relaxing place

Awesome tasting coffee. I purchased a groupon the first time, but been hooked on to their awesome Lattes ever since. The lines at drivethrough can be a bit long in the morning — but clearly far better situation than the star bucks drive throughs in the area.
I walked in the store a few times (rather than using the drivethrough) and its a really nice warm, welcoming café.
Lastly, their coffee — in my opinion — beats the competition hands down. Extra Hot Caramel Latte — Venti — is how I order it, and each time its got the same great taste !
Highly recommended.

I give it 5 stars because of the «Jitterbug.» If you love the combination of chocolate & coffee, this is it for you. Your dead end. Even mine. because it’s better than my typical cup of tall-​white-​soy-​mocha-​no-​whip at Starbucks (Sorry, franchise). but I really do prefer to support local businesses.

Really good white chocolate mocha!

I found a deal on Unilocal for Jitters, $ 30 for $ 15, and based on the price chart it could probably buy close to 5 coffees as opposed to maybe 3 at Starbucks. It has awesome coffee, and a wonderful relaxing environment. They offer a great deal of seating for homework or studying and the environment allows for concentrating and visiting (hard to do!). The Barista’s weren’t very friendly, but you never know when it is just a bad day. Otherwise, this place would have gotten 5 stars.
If I were grading just the coffee, I would give Jitters 5 stars! :)

Horrible coffee as well as pastries. I was in there the other morning and the coffee was made in about 20 seconds and the bran muffin they sold me tasted like it went bad a week ago. Threw it away immediately. Went right to Starbucks across the parking lot. I love independent shops like this but you have to step up your game if you want to compete.

I had high hopes considering the pretty decent reviews– however my experience was not up to par.
I had a groupon for $ 10– I ended up getting a large mocha, a ham and cheese croissant, and two cookies. My mocha was not very good at all– the espresso had that very bitter taste– almost burnt and the consistency made me think they used a lot of chocolate powder that made it gritty and not smooth at all. The ham and cheese croissant was ok– not anything special but much more enjoyable than the mocha. As for my cookie– I couldn’t imagine a pink frosted sugar cookie being bad, but I didn’t bother to finish it and ended up throwing the majority of it away. It was pretty dry, not very sweet, and almost tasted like it had a bit of licorice flavor which I personally can’t stand.
The staff were nice but didn’t make up for the shabby interior– there were so many paint chips in the wall where you could see someone had knocked the table into the wall too hard. A little upkeep would go a long way to pulling the place together.
Overall I wouldn’t recommend and I won’t be going back anytime soon.

What a treat! A café AND drive through on the Eastside that ISN’T a Starbucks! The coffee at Jitters definitely does not taste like the cheap Dillano’s roast most independent drive thru’s have been using these days. In fact, I think their roast is exceptionally better than Starbucks’.
The café’ itself is pleasant, but not anything fancy. I think the brownish carpet and wooden tables give it a blasé vibe, but what they lack in ambiance is made up in quality of coffee. Manual tamp and grind! Thank goodness! That is how espresso should be made. All of the baristas are very consistent in the quality of coffee, each drink is very well crafted.
This also happens to be the first place where I discovered Redbull Italian Sodas! What a treat! One of the barista’s recommended it with peach and raspberry syrup topped with raspberry whipped cream. Delish! They also create a whole variety of different whipped cream flavors at the start of each day. Don’t be shy to ask for raspberry whipped cream on top of your mocha, you won’t be sorry.
If you’re coming here to study, you won’t be stuck looking for an outlet to hook your laptop up. There are plenty of available and definitely enough tables so that it is never too crowded to find a spot.
The only thing that JItter’s lacks is better décor and feng shui. There is so much that they could do to make this place look really cute and inviting. But nevertheless, I will stand by this coffee shop. Ugly carpet and all.

Decent coffee, decent pastry, and the baristas make their own random mixes of coffee drinks with syrups (which is called their weekly special). It’s fun to have the weekly special if you are adventurous; although some of the combinations are better left off the permanent menu.

This is the best coffee places within a 15 mile radius of the Microsoft Campus. The staff are friendly, and very good at remembering drink habits. The coffee is great and priced well, the staff has been nothing but supportive with my odd quirks from the way I prefer my coffee to the fact I come in barefoot with a reusable mug everyday.
The ambiance of the building is always calm and conducive to work, and I often see people relaxing with their ipads, or gearing up for a meeting of some sort. There is a starbucks across the street and it always seems like people hurrying in and out, but yet this place stays zen like. I’d recommend going in on foot instead of the drivethru.
The parking lot always looks really full, but the building is almost always near empty, I believe some of the neighboring office buildings are leeching parking spots. Don’t let the near full lot fool you, I’d be surprised to find more than a handful of people inside.
Barefoot friendly.

Jitters is one of my favorite coffee shops. Their baristas are so friendly and even when it is really busy they have a smile and kind word.
I love their white coffee — very neat flavor.
Also, their granita’s are the best. If you are a granita lover, I HIGHLY recommend them.
Their seating areas are comfy and they have fast wi-​fi.
The drive-​through is a plus on our rainy days :)

my latte was no better than a bad starbucks. scalding hot milk, none of the nice microfoam that one would want in a good latte. nothing noticeable about the espresso, at least over the burnt milk flavor. my quest for finding a good espresso drink on the eastside continues (sigh).

I work from home, so I usually need to find a comfortable place to work when the power goes out, or I feel the need to be around live people. I found Jitters to be a perfect place to work. The staff are friendly, there is always a place to plug in the laptop, and they don’t push you to keep buying something just to stay another half an hour.
They are my preferred coffeehouse on the Eastside.

When I’m at Jitters @ Overlake I feel as though I’m in one of those funky Seattle neighborhoods. It’s a really comfortable space. The baristas are friendly and quite proficient — and they actually MAKE your drink, and not just push buttons on a machine like @ Starbucks.
They also have wi-​fi and two meeting rooms, one free the other rentable for a very reasonable (read: dirt cheap) price. This is my coffee destination of choice on the east side.

Overall 5 star because I’ve had way more good experiences than bad ones. I’ve worked in the area since 2000 and have been a customer since. When they have good staff (which they do now and have for a long while) the coffee is yummy and they have a decent menu. I don’t often get anything to eat because I try to keep it healthy but today I did try a blueberry/​bannana whole grain muffin. DELICIOUS (I still miss the soup they used to have!)
They remember your drink and even your name… but that one could be because my daughter works there as well. haha
Overall, great customer service and great coffee!

I’ve gotten coffee here a couple times. The prices seem comparable to Starbucks. The coffee and service seemed okay but unremarkable.

I’m a crackhead for coffee and in the year I spent living in Bellevue, the best thing about my tenure was Jitters coffee. I just spent the weekend up there visiting and even after three years I can still say this is the best cup of coffee you’ll find anywhere on this planet. I’ve been all over Europe and to a million Starbucks, Diedrich’s, Peet’s, Tully’s etc. but I have yet to find a cup that can beat Jitters. Mondo coffee with tons of half & half. Top shelf stuff.