Anchor & Anvil Coffee Bar

Lovely environment! Giant gathering space. Stopped for the first time yesterday & had a fantastic latte served by a friendly, smiling personality. Today thought I would stop again. My latte was in a house mug, which are nice and heavy & keep your drink warm. Their espresso has a lovely nutty taste to it. And the house made scones will make you swoon.

This place is wonderful. The environment is relaxing and cozy. I’ve taken The Toddler here and he usually gets a lemonade or an organic chocolate milk. I love the cappuccino. They have snacks and pastries as well. If you bring your kiddo they have a box of toys for them to play with. It’s a win-​win.

Really cute place with really good matcha and couches were A++++++! They have non-​dairy options!

The service and quality is great here. We love their selection of baked goods and the coffee is fantastic. It’s very mellow, comfy and roomy inside and located in a pleasant neighborhood.

Fantastic, roomy but friendly coffee house in Ben Avon. Family friendly, games, out of the way areas for reading and they even have senior sewing circles. Great coffee and light fare. I often stop for a coffee and steel cut oats with cranberries and brown sugar or almonds. One of the best day starters. It’s a coffee house where you can have conversations with strangers. Really an awesome spot.

Fantastic coffee, tea, dessert, and sandwich café. The espresso was very good, as were the scones and buffalo quesadilla we had. We will definitely be back for more.

I decided to purchase a Groupon for Anchor & Anvil which prompted our visit over the weekend — it’s a cute local coffee shop. The specialty coffee drinks are very rich but very tasty and worth every calorie. They are definitely prepared with care. The employees were extremely nice and helpful. There is plenty of seating inside. Parking is street parking but wasn’t bad at all.

Great family owned coffee shop — spacious, open atmosphere, friendly staff and great coffee, tea and food.

The atmosphere is nice and relaxing. Sandwich and chamomile tea I had was very good– Seating is spaced out so conversation was nice and easy.

I’ve stopped here several times since I moved back to Avalon. Each experience was different, I asked for an iced beverage and received a hot beverage, it was still tasty, just not what I ordered, then I would stop and get exactly what I order, yet again, still quite tasty. Inconsistent service, but I’ve been pleased with my beverages, even if it wasn’t what I ordered. It is very cute inside too, very welcoming, open, clean, great atmosphere.

Since leaving Denton, the independent coffee capital of North Texas, I have been looking everywhere for a coffee shop that was even comparable to the cafes I had been spoiled on. It’s really difficult to find a good espresso drink in Pittsburgh, that’s not too milky or loaded with artificial syrup, but actually puts the taste of well prepared coffee at the forefront.
Husband and I found this place on a Saturday morning; it’s spacious and modern inside, and pleasantly quiet… And the coffee was great! Espresso (Americano) was creamy and flavorful, and the smoky, spicy Smokestack signature latte is out of this world! The richness of the coffee is really allowed to come through.
We both could see this as becoming our new favorite weekend ritual, and our new favorite office away from home. Solid, respectable coffee shop.

Started a new job in the area and thought I would come here for lunch as it was one of the highest-​rated places on Unilocal.The employees were extremely nice, lots of seating, parking was easy. I ordered the chicken, bacon ranch quesadilla and my food came out quickly and was okay but I didn’t like the blue tortilla chips on the side and wish I would have had an option to get something else. Great selection of craft sodas which I am a sucker for. I will definitely come back to try some pastries and the coffee but not sure I would come again for lunch.

Great place to kick back over coffee, snacks, and to get some work done. Although it is a little drive up from the city, I found it a great place nonetheless. For drinks, they have your basic expresso and typicals that you’d find at your local coffee shop, and they also have some mixed variations on coffee-​based drinks, which I personally found to be quite good. They also have wraps, bakery pastries, and the such. It’s nice to know that they do have specials and that the Wifi here is free, making productivity possible at this joint. Reasonable prices, good coffee, free Wifi = a great coffee joint to either meet up with another or just get some work done!

My friend and I had a Groupon so we stopped in and checked the place out. It could be a little cozier with artwork on the walls, but the baristas were very nice and made an excellent dirty chai and a smoke stacked mocha. We will definitely be back in.

This place has character. We detoured here on our way down Rt. 65 because I remembered seeing a Groupon for a new coffee shop in Ben Avon. There’s counter seating that gives it a fun vibe as well as plenty of tables and comfy chairs. Hubs enjoyed the Borana brew they were featuring and I had a tasty chai tea latte, kindly delivered to our table by the gentleman behind the counter. (Not something you’d get at Starbucks!) the biscotti were delish too. This seems like a great place to meet up with a friend, get some work done (free wifi) or to have some type of gathering. Wish we lived closer!

I’ve been here for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and I have loved it all. The coffee, well, the coffee is fantastic too. I most recently enjoyed an eggnog latte. It was creamy and just a touch spicy.
I’ve also had many paninis. They’re basic paninis made with thick slices of lunch meat and cheese, but the bread has a nice crunch on it and the cheese is perfectly melt-​y. They also are served with a side of carrots. It’s a nice change from chips and I feel far superior and healthy after a handful of carrots.
I have also tried the cream of potato soup. It was a little less creamy than I was expecting and I was hoping for more chunks of bacon and potato but the taste was lovely and it was just perfect on a cold winter day.
I was here when it was The Fire Escape and I like what the new owners have done; they’re friendlier and more welcoming, as is the atmosphere.

The world could use more coffee shops like this!
It’s really comfy inside with plenty of seating for every attitude. They have a large conference table, several coy couch areas, and traditional tables.
Not only do they have coffee but they have a great selection of sodas, teas, and other drinks. I went there for a tweetup and also found they had incredible baked items.
I wish this place were close to home in the South Hills!

I stopped by here this morning for breakfast and coffee with my wife. We were debating about whether or not to make Americano’s or drip coffee whenever I remembered a Groupon for a local coffee shop. So after purchasing the Groupon we headed over there. The inside of this place is quite spacious and has a lot of nice seating options from couches to an old diner type counter to a bar by the windows and even more. Suffice it to say that my wife and I both loved the interior. The barrister’s here were also quite friendly and helpful.
For my breakfast I went with the key lime scone and an Americano while my wife went with an Americano and a nutella peanut butter muffin. I started off with my scone which was quite large and hard on the outside while soft on the inside. It was quite enjoyable although I am not so sure that I got any of the key lime taste. After finishing my scone I tried my coffee and I have to admit that it was pretty bitter. Thinking that it may have to do with the scone I just ate, I tried to cleanse my palate before trying it again. Nope, still super bitter. I am not sure if it was the coffee itself or whether the espresso had been over-​extracted. My wife thought the same so I am hoping it was just a bad batch of coffee. She did enjoy her muffin though.
The bottom line for both me and my wife is that we would stop by here again in the future. We both loved the space (5 stars) and service (5 stars) so would like to give the coffee (2 ½ stars) another chance.

This was my first visit to Ben Avon (and first drive down Ohio River Blvd for that matter). The location was lovely, but I admit that I passed the place up on my first go around, but I went around the block (which took longer than I intended) and made it there just fine.
I can see the appeal, the café seating area is huge and has multiple sections. I didn’t linger because it was within a half hour of their closing time, but probably wouldn’t have anyway because it was pretty warm in there (maybe the air conditioning was broken?).
I got an iced latte mostly because I didn’t see a menu anywhere. After I ordered I saw one on a clip board at the register… I’m thinking maybe they change their menu up a lot? I didn’t really get more than a glance at it and also saw menus floating around for tea and sandwiches. I’m the type of customer that likes to have their order ready before they greet the person at the register, so I can’t say I’m a fan of this practice.
As for the latte, the espresso was on the lighter side, nothing really remarkable there. I think the major selling points are the cute out of the way location and the larger café space.

Great shop, I will definitely go to again. I called ahead (20 min) and asked to put together pastries for 15 people. When I got there, 2 platters were put together with homemade cream cheese. And the owner’s husband carried it to my car. Great service! I’m looking forward to trying them for lunch in the near future