Qargo Coffee - Berkeley, California

Cristian R.

Buenos servicios y muy buenas bebidas

Austin Z.

Having gone to this place twice already, this store has me already questioning the existence of why it was even there to begin with in the first place. It’s really hard to find parking, and even if you’re lucky, this trip may not even be worth taking public transit or driving to at all.

The interior of the shop looks modern, chic, and well organized. However, one can only imagine the environment and its tables — when I arrived and took a seat, some of the seats were dirty, and some of the tables were not even sanitized. The atmosphere of the shop seemed dead, because despite people studying, the music was too loud, and I could barely hear myself speaking, even while ordering my drinks.

I ordered a Passion Me cold brew, and to be honest with you, I tossed that as soon as I walked out the door. They have the weirdest drink options, and honestly passionfruit with cold brew does not sound fitting. The drink had too much passionfruit purée, and there was too less cold brew to even begin with. In addition, their drinks are insanely expensive, which one can expect because it’s right next to the UC Berkeley campus.

After this experience, I don’t think I will be coming back to this establishment again. Their service is really poor, and the person that runs the cashier and register and coffee machine just sits there waiting for our guests to come by.

Ahaan S.

the line was lowk long, they only had two workers, who were nice but it took a while for them to take our orders and give the food. even when we got to the front, they were mostly out of options and so i resorted to ordering a blueberry muffin. overall it was a good muffin.

Phuong L.

Loved the cinnamon roll here, so decandent and they were generous with the frosting! Service was good but they changed my breakfast sandwich bread because they'd run out of that bread without informing me.

Adam T.

I selected “no ice” on the kiosk. The printed label clearly says “NO ICE.” I got lots of ice. I didn’t bother having them fix it since I already had to wait several minutes for my drink. And then the server told me I needed to stir my own drink.

Cigdem A.

Nice and bright coffee shop with various options of delicious drinks. You can order from a self service kiosk. However it is better to check if the item has sold out before adding to cart, because it might happen that they don't have the item you already bought from the kiosk. The staff is helpful and kind if you have a problem.

GINGER L.

I ordered the passion me cold brew and it is the worst drink I’ve ever had. I only had a sip and nicely asked if I could have a simple coffee drink instead - they told me to just buy another drink. The policy was a bit insensitive.

Update: I went in a second time to say that it was to no one’s fault but the drink was genuinely bad and I was just there to buy a drink to enjoy. They doubled down and said that if I want another drink I just have to buy it. They said they could give me a 20% discount. I responded asking if we could come to a compromise. In the end, they asked if I’m in a situation where I can’t afford to buy another drink - with that they gave me a simple cold brew.

There was no need to make me feel humiliated for getting a bad drink. Try to be more empathetic!!

Sid S.

Lovely coffee, I had the nutty nitro cold brew drink and it was delicious. It was recommended by a very kind employee, and the vibes of the interior were nice.