Peet’s Coffee

Location and coffe deserve 5 stars!
Employees seem to have low morale though, borderline rude.

Peets Major Dickinson is the best coffee I have had in years

For any West Coast Peet’s fans, do not expect the same quality of service or taste at the locations out East. I sometimes come to this location when I’m feeling nostalgic for home (I’m from CA), and the Peet’s brand just isn’t up to par at any of the locations I’ve been to out here. I’ve been to this location three times and two of those times they messed up my orders. Honestly, I’m not a fan of Starbucks, but at least they’re able to get orders right on a regular basis.

Meh the service was not pleasant (trust me im from new york. I don’t expect southern kindness) and cappuccino– you can make it better. So much bubble on the steamed milk.

Good coffee and friendly staff. Always enjoy my visit at Peet’s coffee. I need to try their sweets as well.

Whenever I can get to Peets outside of the West Coast I am there. They tried to find a place in Georgia but chose the wrong location — Alpharetta. Bad choice for a test market guys. You should have chosen Midtown.
So Peets is just the best coffee. It has the most body, consistent baristas. This is some serious training required to get a consistent cappuccino and latte correct EVERY time. They continue to do this as a chain.
Strange thing did happen to me at this location. Inside of the store exiting the bathroom I stepped in a pile of doo doo. Seriously! We debated whether it was human or dog.
I’d still go back. I’m a loyalist.

The coffee is regular peets but I wasn’t happy with how the baristas seemed a bit pissy the last time I went. It’s a nice study spot, but that has deterred me from going again.

Asked for tea they had. They immediately showed me a sheet with the full list.
Served the tea in a double cup so you don’t burn your fingers. Nice, friendly staff.

I don’t really like or drink coffee like that. I mean if there isn’t a Starbucks around go to Peet’s. If there isn’t a Peet’s around go to Starbucks. This was the Peet’s right down the street from the white house. There was no line so that was a huge plus.

Incredibly fast service, pretty friendly service, and best of all… not crowded at all in the am rush hour!

Honestly, in my experience, most famous chain coffee shops like Peets are pretty good and standard across the board, generally with similar qualities of drinks and pastries. Since that makes it somewhat tricky to rate them differentially a lot of the time, I pretty much judge them based on two crucial qualities: bathroom sanitation and number of available outlets.
This Peets wins a ⁵⁄₅ in bathroom sanitation; they have those spacious one person bathrooms where you just open the door, and you’re welcomed with the pleasant breezy scent of cleanliness!
Thus, it was so close to getting 5 stars in my book, but when I moved tables to reach an outlet space during the middle of my afternoon visit, I plugged in my charger to find out that it was a faulty outlet (no electricity flowing). I had to move again, which is somewhat of an inconvenience when you have a lot of stuff with you, and there wasn’t an abundance of outlets to begin with.
In summary, thumbs up for bathroom sanitation, thumbs down for easy outlet accessibility.

The service is great in the mornings. Good selection of muffins and breakfast treats. I come here for an Americano. Very clean sitting area.
Only a few steps away from the White House.
If you need to get your coffee on and you are near Pennsylvania and 17^th Street NW, Washington, DC, this is your place.

Good location close to the White House. Their barista was really nice and funny (we ripped out $ 10 bill while giving it to her and she still took it & taped it). Sad to see some Peets close around the dc/​va/​mf area when they give such a good coffee house experience.

Visited for an afternoon double shot espresso machiatto with Half & Half — Dry.
Drink was perfectly made and hit the spot! And got the brain cells firing!

Great coffee as usual with all peets. Def a fan.

I’m very mixed about this review. Being a big Peets fan, I love their coffee and what they provide to their customers. The staff is nice and the location is prime (right next to the white house); however, there was something that was pretty basic that threw me off.
I got my regular drink and also asked for a cup of ice water. The water I got was in a small plastic cup, not a separate peets cup (like the ones for their iced drinks) that I was expecting. This was fine; I understand maybe they did not want to waste the iconic cup for just water or that maybe there are too many tourists that just come in for water. As I was drinking the water though, I realized that there was plastic and specks floating in my cup. I really don’t think having filtered water is that hard or costly, and was pretty grossed out by it. Having a little more faith in peets though, I was wondering if it happened to be just a fluke, so I asked again for water, offering my now empty peets cup that filled my iced coffee. The staff went over to the faucet and filled my cup, and again, there was floating plastic and stuff in my water.
I would warn anyone against asking for water and just hope that peets actually decides to invest in buying water filters.

When I moved to DC in 2007, my first boss went on and on about how amazing Peet’s Coffee. 7 years later, he and I are excited that there are several Peet’s Coffee in the DC area. This particular location is right next to the White House and has a constant flow of customers from open to close. Despite that, you can usually find a place to sit. I always get an iced latte and the foam they put on the top makes it different from any other latte in the city.

Visiting DC for the first time. Decided to try Peet’s instead of Starbucks. Very pleased with that decision! The chai tea latte was refreshing. Love the style of the décor. Polite and friendly workers. I’d highly recommend Peet’s to others and hope to return in the future.

I made my first visit today at 6am and became one of the first 25 customers to receive 1. A Special edition tumbler 2. Peet’s $ 25 gift card.
I welcome Peet’s to this side of the U.S. It’s very refreshing.
From my experience today, I could sense a classier customer service than their biggest competitor.
The coffee I had first was the dark roast and I actually liked it more than Starbucks.
The almond croissant was pretty good too!

Peet’s Coffee recently took over 1701 Penn — Caribou Coffee’s old store. It’s a great location, steps away from my work, and I am happy to say that I will return after my first experience during today’s opening.
The service was quick, friendly, and seamless this morning as their crowd of newcomers lined up for a morning cup o’ Joe. The store setup is very similar to Caribou’s, with a communal table in the center of the room and smaller tables surrounding it. The décor is more modern and simple — no more comfy sofas, but rather wooden chairs and tables.
The coffee selection is somewhat limited, but it rotates on a daily basis. They have different coffees for each type of roast (light, medium, dark) as well as their house blend. Good options for teas, non-​coffee drinks, and iced/​hot drinks.
I was very pleased with the service — they were very chipper and organized, which is refreshing when I think about the numerous crazy Starbuck’s experiences I’ve had.
They are also doing a $ 1 off deal when you buy a drink — the deal is valid from 1pm to close. Good way to build a custoemr base!