Brewbakers

Excellent coffee, roasted on premises, skilled baristas really know what they’re doing. A great place to relax with friends, or to browse the paper solo in the morning sun.

I’ve gone to this place with friends & I love their food! This is a good place to hangout with friends & or study! :) Good breakfast/​brunch/​desserts! I would come there again when I visit NH again!

Brewbakers is family owned by Jeff and Eliza Murphy, who also have their own coffee bean roasting company called Terra Nova Coffee. Terra Nova is USDA certified organic coffee and it is always super fresh and tasty. You can drink Terra Nova at Brewbakers and buy a pound of it freshly roasted to take home.
Brewbakers is the only coffee shop I know in Keene that makes their coffee with only organic coffee beans. Prices might be a bit higher but I think it is worth paying for coffee that I know was grown according to USDA organic standards and without pesticides. And with the frequent buyer card, which gives one free drink after 8 drink purchases, prices are the same, if not better, as elsewhere on Main Street.
In addition to organic beans, Brewbakers also uses only organic soy milk, hormone-​free cow’s milk, and soda syrups that are free from harmful preservatives like potassium sorbate.
Service is always friendly, with a steady stream of Keene Staters and others working behind the bar. There is also usually good music playing from a Pandora soundtrack.
If there are any negatives, it would be that over several years I have, on a few occasions, seen flies buzzing around. And, also on very few occasions, my order got forgotten, so I had to remind the staff to make my drink.

When I think of New Hampshire in the fall, I think of Brewbakers. This is one of my favorite coffee places and I live in CA! I try to spend an afternoon at Brewbakers once a year while visiting family. This is such a great place!

Really nice place with a cute and relaxing atmosphere. The staff is really pleasant and the service is always quick.

Fresh fresh fresh. These ladies always have something hot in the oven, and it’s ALL good. Nice, clean spot with good music and solid coffee. Gotta love the local family biz.

Freaking baller. Anyone who’s stopped by there at 6:00AM knows there’s no pre-​frozen nonsense happening. And if by hipster wait staff they mean liberal arts students and young locals, then yeah, this place is run by some hip mother truckers. Oh, and whoever mentioned that these people have no interest in coffee didn’t meet the owner who bought the roaster when he took control of this place to have his own hand in improving the quality of the coffee. Not to mention that espresso machine, what a piece of beauty that is.
This place might appeal slightly more to the professor/​teacher crowd than students from the local college, but it’s nonetheless an exciting and quality place to stop by, spend a few bucks and get a fine piece of baked good and a picture perfect latte.

Stopped by on Labor Day. They were closed (although most of the businesses in that area were open) so I missed out. I will definitely try them again!

Delicious! Yummy soy lattes, real bacon on the egg sandwiches (which are really good), and scrumptious cinnamon rolls. This place was great — we will definitely come back!

They make the best hot beverages in the town of Keene. My favorite is their chai tea house blend, the cream is to die for! Also, they make great egg sandwiches if you are looking for a bite to eat.

More of a hipster wait staff, the clientele is mostly older and doesn’t really match the people that work here. Hard to get a seat so i always get to go, the Ginger/​Lemon/​Honey is my go to, I will get every time. They make espresso’s, coffee, tea, chai, latte, all very good, very robust flavors here. Great options

This is one of my favorite places in Keene. Coffee’s great, the special drinks are even better, and the food is never disappointing! The service is very friendly, and it’s got a great view of Main Street, just in case you’re looking to do some hard core people watching.

In town to deliver my daughter to Keene State for her sophomore year. I love this town. My daughter suggested this place for lunch. We each had a different sandwich and we were all happy. Dined outside and had a great time people watching. What a freakshow a college town can be.

I have to say that I am surprised at the intense anti reviews. I am assuming it is in different hands now.
Brewbakers is by far my favorite spot for coffee and working Keene. Their variety of coffee, tea, and other drinks is very good. They also make a particularly good iced vanilla latte (one of my favorites). I’ve not yet had a bad espresso based drink. The egg sandwiches in the morning are fresh and delicious. My favorite is the egg, avocado, bacon, and pepper jack on some kind of multi-​grain bread. Delish and always tastes fresh.
The vibe is a little bit dive-​y in the cute, coffee shop kind of way. Not too hipster angsty, but just right. I also never seem to have trouble getting a seat in the morning despite a small size and steady stream of customers.
Credit cards only for orders $ 5 or more. They will add $.25 to your order to help bump you up if needed.

Here’s to yet another Keene spot I’ve visited innumerable times, and am now just getting around to reviewing. Essentially, Brewbaker’s offers the freshest, most sizable variety of cold and hot drinks in Keene, all the while for some pretty reasonable prices.
In the morning, you won’t be disappointed by their selection of house coffees, their espresso with a kick, or even their Mayan hot chocolate with spiciness and sweetness evenly matched. Yet, depending on one’s appetite come brunch/​lunch hour, one may be slightly surprised. They do offer fine sandwiches (Turkey Maple Bacon on Five-​Grain) and sizable salads, but at least the last few times I’ve gone, perhaps not in larger portions or as price-​competitive as their drinks. Still, with drinks in mind, one will not be disappointed by their Italian soda selection, Irish cream flavor and beyond.
Plus, there is a truer coffeehouse feel to Brewbakers, the darker interior feel mixed with eclectic art on the walls and worn wooden booths on the side. It is definitely worth at least the morning drink when in Keene.

Solid cup of coffee. Good chocolate chip cookie. Comfy places to sit. Air conditioning on a hot day. Friendly service. Bathroom needs to be re-​done. All in all, a decent place to go.

Anyone familiar with Sweetness 7 or even Spot in Buffalo will appreciate this dive café. It is warm, a bit small, and seemingly a bit hipster-​esque but all in all it is a decent place. I got the iced coffee which, was cheap and served its purpose. I haven’t had the food yet but the menu looks standard for this type of café, your sort of organic quasi– California fare rocking vegan options all the way to meat options. One of the things that surprises me about this place is that in most coffee shops like this, people usually come mostly for the coffee. At this place it seems, a large amount of people are ordering the food, which I suppose speaks to the quality of the food. Hipsters need to eat too, irony can only support a person for so long.

Cute place & nice servers. The breakfast sandwiches were pretty good & arrived pretty quickly all in all. Fun place, great place to relax when it’s cold outsidd.

This is not a bad place to get coffee, however there didn’t seem to be a much food for a meal. Yes there is food there but the portions are a little small. The staff is friendly and outgoing, but if your looking for a place to get get some food, pass this up, but like I said the coffee is good.

I swear. Every time I am in here, its under a different owner.
C’mon owners! Its not hard to follow café-​supply-​etiquette.
Step one: Do NOT provide mass produced store-​bought pre-​frozen baked goods; its may cost less, but your patrons are definitely going to notice.
Step two: Provide a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere; I cannot think of anyone I know who goes to a café hoping for bright lights.
Step three: Adjust your hours to the types of patrons you want/​will receive based on your location. Just a hint: you’re less than a quarter mile from a decent-​sized liberal arts college. Think about it.
Step four: Be picky with your staff. The more friendly, kind and interesting they are, the more likely your patrons will leave with a good impression; having two-​dimensional, overconfident prats with no interest in coffee is SO not that way to go.
Yep… simply put, I was SO disappointed with this Terra Nova dark roast I had. Either the kiddo behind the counter failed at making a pot of coffee, or the roasters are getting lazy. I’m going to for the first one: flavor and flavor profiles… learn ‘em. And c’mon! If they roast their own coffee, why not offer french-​pressed coffee for more money for those staying in the café? I snagged a pinch of my friend’s muffin: it tasted more like eggy bread than it did a strawberry-​what-​have-​you muffin.
Brewbakers, I come back to Keene only once or twice a year. Don’t make me ONLY go to Prime Roast. This gal likes variety.