City Beans Coffee Company

This place is straight junk. I bought an iced coffee hear yesterday, with a shot of espresso in it. It tasted like straight stale, burnt, gas station hot-​pot coffee. It’s a shame, because I had high hopes for it. I hate to say it, but if you’re by Harborside, just keep walking south until you get to Dunky’s or Starby’s. Don’t get coffee here.

The coffee was decent, and the service was pretty good. They had some couches for more comfortable seating. No wifi though. Not a place to get a little work done away from the office. But, if I was just passing though, I’d try them again.

If you want a break from Starbucks, City Beans is just fine. Good for that post-​lunch coffee or espresso drink to make that second half of your work day more tolerable. Decent space too for sitting in and chatting with a friend or colleague.
Never tried the food, but it looks fairly simple and freshly prepared so I can’t imagine it being awful. Then again, this is a coffee shop. And my general rule for most coffee shops is to stick to the coffee and avoid the food…

I was going to go into this place this morning but some repulsive employee hawked up this nasty lugie and spat on the sidewalk right in front. Nasty. I will never go in there now.

The best thing about this place is that it is in the lobby of the building I work in. The service is terrible (inefficient and unprofessional) and the coffee is merely ok. Worse yet, it is as expensive as Starbucks and twice as slow to get a coffee made. Given another coffee option, I wouldn’t definitely choose it over this place.

Meh. The coffee is mediocre and the service is surly and their people need to ask you five times what you ordered because they don’t LISTEN. The baked goods are all mealy, dry and flavorless. Really, Jersey City, can’t you get Starbucks to open a location close to Exchange Place? This place just doesn’t cut it.

Always ready to snag a FTR, I couldn’t resist…
What happens when your omelette station closes shop at 11am? You go to the coffee shop across the street. The paninis look amazing, with deli meats sandwiched between fresh focaccia bread. I’m a sucker for anything focaccia. Too heavy for the AM, I ordered a large Iced Mocha ($ 3.97/16oz, $ 4.44/20oz). The coffee was medium in strength but at least it wasn’t weak sauce. Chocolate drizzle was plastered along the sides of the cup, with cubes of ice on top. I opted out of the whipped cream on top, so the dome of my plastic cup was left empty. Kinda steep pricing for JC but not much competition around. The next worthy competitor is Starbucks @ Grove St, at least another 4 block walk. Medium strength coffee coupled with expensive left me indifferent, thus ³⁄₅ stars.
Total came out to $ 4.74 after everything
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