Tully’s Coffee

The coffee shop is fine, but they don’t let anyone – anyone, not even customers! – use their restrooms. There is a sign on the door referring potential users to the «nearest public restroom.» That’s not too helpful when the only public restroom is locked, which it was.
We had to leave and walk down the street to Peet’s, which helpfully allows customers to use their restroom. What a novel idea!

Super good coffee and service. The clientele are a little annoying at times but that’s normal for downtown Berkeley I think.

Tully’s is a cool café. Their coffee was good and their baristas were nice. They put up with a number of questions from me and one of them ended up giving me great advice regarding where to find a tasty salad nearby.
Tully’s had strong, free wifi. There were no hassles and they had electricity for my laptop and cell phone. The people who stopped in were interesting and out the window were more interesting people. A small congregation of poor, homeless, passerbys, law enforcement and business people convened outside and talked and played instruments.
I enjoyed my visit and hope to return.

Okay, the first time I came here, I must admit, I had the best drink I’ve had in a long time.
My morning tea was something to look forward to every time I came here. I went before classes with a friend and we always ordered their matcha green tea. However, each time we came back, it got sweeter and sweeter and much more watery. Their powder has premixed sugar, which causes the drink to be disgustingly sweet. The last time I came back here, we ordered the drink again in hopes that the barista would make it the way we like it, however, that is the last drink I will ever get at Tully’s ever again. I paid $ 3 for green water.
And the thing is, matcha tea is only powder and water. I don’t see how they an mess it up so badly. When I asked for an alteration of my drink, they said they couldn’t do anything about it.
I will not be coming back again.

Walked in here because I was in a real rush and it was the closest place to get coffee. Big mistake. My mocha somehow managed to taste neither like coffee nor like chocolate, but basically hot water. Big thumbs down.
I gave two stars because I have never been here before and am bestowing upon them the benefit of the doubt, although I suspect they do not deserve it.

My best friend loves this place, I don’t really understand the over priced coffee but hey if it makes him happy, it makes me happy =)

So I just recently read about how there are often coffee shops near subway/​rapid transit station exits.
Tully’s is one of those, but anyway…
For a coffee shop, it’s average. I got a Italian Chamomile Tea Latte (where’s the vanilla ceylon?! OR VANILLA ANYTHING) because they didn’t have vanilla flavored tea… not a fan. Aaaand I got a scone. It was OK.
What I didn’t like especially was that their bathroom was under construction, BUT ON TOP OF THAT they wouldn’t let customers use the building «employee» bathroom down the hall, which was CLEARLY available. Instead, they told people to go out of the building and find the public restroom. Really?
On top of that, when my parents tried to use the «employee» restroom, they got given a lot of crap by one of the employees (who by the way, was a guy that decided he preferred to use the WOMEN’S restroom when the men’s room is DIRECTLY across the hallway, meaning it was the exact same distance, and it was VACANT. WTF!!!)
Seriously, over something as insignificant as using a restroom, they need to be a lot less stingy, especially to paying customers. And if you’re so insistent on making your customers go out to a public restroom, find some way to provide adequate directions.
Their service could be a LOT better.

Let’s put it this way: if I had to choose a meeting spot for someone coming out from the BART, I’d tell them to walk a little farther instead.
Of course like a lot of chain coffee places, the beverages were mediocre at best but even more so at this location. Also it seemed like the upkeep wasn’t really conducive to a café study environment. I mean, I can be pretty messy but coming here, I wouldn’t want to put my laptop on the table.
But hey, it can make for great people watching. I once had to wait for an hour and I saw this one guy go in and out of this place and into the bathroom. For an hour. Ummm… questionable but I wasn’t curious enough to delve into that. I’ll just make my own assumptions as to why this dude was bringing in different people with him to that bathroom. Needless to say, if I really needed to go I wouldn’t go there…
Like I said, I’d rather walk a little farther to get my coffee and study on.

Plenty of seats here. The restrooms are kind of gross though. There’s graffiti on them and they smell. But yeah they sell the same things they sell at other Tully’s. I wouldn’t come here if I had a choice though. It is only convenient because it is close to the BART.

Slow service. Dirty. Inconvenient convenient location (didn’t know a place could be like this until I checked out this Tully’s). It’s great that it’s next to Bart and close to the bus stop. However, there are a lot of homeless people and rowdy people outside. While trying to relax at a table, I witnessed a fight right outside. Great experience!

Tried this place once while waiting for my friend to pick me up from BART.
Y’kno, theoretically, I should like this place — location is right by BART, big tables to stretch my laptop/​binders out on, and COFFEE! Sadly, I was extremely disappointed. Tables were messy and trash cans were full, and it wasn’t really busy when I first got there, so workers definitely had time to clean up. Ordered some strawberry shake thing and it definitely tasted like bad children’s medicine. *vomit*
Idk, I’m pretty forgiving. I might give this place another try. Maybe.

I’m not a coffee shop, connoisseur, yet for the most part, I prefer to brew my own coffee at home. It’s cheaper, you get to mess with a variety of beans, flavors, and experiment! It’s also a lot cheaper… home brewing that is.
I personally think, location-​wise this Tully’s is very convenient. It’s practically right outside the Downtown Berkeley BART station, and adjacent to Chase banking.
It can get a bit crowed at rush hour, but for the most part, the service is very friendly, and now they have finally added a restroom for patrons.
The past few times, this establishment has been running out of bellacino mix… which has in turn led me to select a different beverage.
The free internet is a nice perk, don’t expect free water, unless you purchase a beverage.
Overall, not bad, but nothing too grand either. Simply put… it’s convient.

Solid coffee and clean, open seating area for relaxing or studying. The french roast was noticeably lighter than I expected, but it still had good body, low acidity, and a crisp finish.

Despite all the negative reviews that Tully’s has received, I’ve gotta give this place a 4-​star.
I recently discovered this place and come every so often to study here. I’ve got to admit, this is probably one of the best places that I’ve found for studying.
— Free wifi: love the free wifi! get lots of work done or not. but internet is always good
— Large tables: you can actually STUDY here, compared to those other coffee places with TINY tables. i can barely fit a book on those. Also, it’s a great place to meet in small groups without being too loud or not being able to hear other people
— Good service: the baristas are usually pretty friendly
— Customers: there are usually some random customers that start talking to you, but you get used to it after a while
— Location: great location, close to bart station
— Coffee: only downside of this place. I don’t quite like their coffee, but the place is nice
Good place for studying if you get sick of going to the library or staying at home.

OKAY place. Not a great coffee shop.
I got White Orange brewed tea. It smells pretty aromatic, but taste nothing but water.

Tully’s is like Starbucks ugly stepsister, but because she works for a trucking company, and wears short skirts with no panties, she gets laid a lot.
It’s a few steps from the BART station that loads into UC Berkeley, Berkeley High, Berkeley Rep Theater, the Y, and what passes for downtown these days. (the trucking company) And they have free Wi-​Fi (the lack of panties)
The guys who work there seem like they’re trying, so I feel bad about giving it fewer stars, but I’m overcompensating as it is.

Positives
–Coffee is good (who ever would have thought i would become a coffee snob?!?)
— I like the layout of the place and you gotta love free wi-​fi but…
Negatives
–I do not love the customers
–I HATE they have no bathroom… WTF you are a coffee shop, coffee makes people need a restroom

Without caffeine I’d have zero personality until after lunch. We’ve a history together, this chemical and I. Struggles began with green tea, then Pepsi with lemon (it was high school, shut up), espresso and a cigarette (angsty college kid), earl grey (gotta love that bergamot), steaming cup of chai, then full circle back to green. And in these last few boats I ride.
So Tully’s stands, a few strides from the downtown Berkeley BART, its broad windows revealing a smattering of two tops and several communal tables. The line snakes around, bleary eyed people waiting for their fix. Chipper, the baristas pour and bang away on the antique cash register with no urgency. The baked goods dull under the glass.
They toss my scone in a paper bag. My earl grey cries sadness. Remove that lightening fast wi-​fi and a desolate place this would be.

I ate shit on the cement sidewalk while walking to the BART an hour ago and had my gimpy ass limp into Tully’s for a cup of ice to try and quell the repulsive bruises I could already feel surfacing.
They charged me 50 cents.
Who would charge a cripple with bloody knees for the slightest courtesy?
…A fist-​full off assholes*, that’s who
Thanks, jerks.
*I’m not witty, that’s from a fucking movie. Someone buy me an icecream.

Mother-​in-​law got a FREE coupon for Tully’s Coffee because she rode Bart one day. Since she doesn’t drink coffee she gave it to me.
It was for a FREE tall latte and service was quick when I went. We even found seats.
I thought the coffee wasn’t very strong, but since it was FREE I can’t complain much.
A container of Matcha green tea in original or genmai or ginger was $ 10.99. Wonder if it’s any good. Anyone try it?
What’s Guayaki Yerba Mate taste like?
No public bathrooms, only for Employees I guess. Evil Berkeley.