Rodger’s Coffee & Tea

This place used to be nice, and they used to have staff that was jovial, helpful, informative. The coffee’s still good, but what passes for customer service is dreadful; staff often tries to close early, and acts like it’s an imposition to even fill my order. Then, today, I walked in about 10 minutes before 1:00, and the young woman behind the counter said they closed already at 12:30. I asked why they closed so early, she said she didn’t feel like being there. She actually took a perverse pleasure in rudely turning me away. I will never return to this place.

This place is a great little neighborhood coffee shop. I’m addicted to their iced coffees!
The inside is small and fairly unassuming. There’s a few tables and some outside seating. I’m fine with all that because I just go to get my coffee fix.
They make each cup with a quick drop system so it tastes fresh and extremely flavorful. They also have pastries and some breakfast items. I usually get the bagel/​egg/​bacon/​cheesy which hold me over till lunch.
All and all, Rogers is a nice little coffee shop in the mission and needs more love from the local community!

Me and the boyfriend love a cup of Rodger’s Red Sea blend. Once a week, we’ll wake up early and grab a quick breakfast here before work. It cures the Monday blues.
I’m not sure what turkish coffee means but it’s delicious! If you like sweet coffee, you will love this! The default is with cream and brown sugar and it is definitely very sweet. I usually take it with less sugar. Food wise, my boyfriend loves the bagel sandwich with bacon but it tastes kind of stale to me? If I’m going to eat processed carbs, it better be effing amazing. To each their own.
The ordering process is kind of messy and inefficient. You order at the brew stations in the back of the café and then head to the front of the café to pay. There’s usually only one or two baristas working so expect some delay.
3.5 overall.
–1 for not honoring the «any food item» five star reward. It should say «any food item except the most expensive thing on the menu» reward.
–0.5 for the slightly high price.

For you my fellow Unilocalers: please take Rodger’s advice and read my reviews! They are hilarious, informative, and steer you away from the evils of bad food, drink, and customer service. Another piece of advice, check out our exchange below, and Rodger’s ‘customer service’ responses on Unilocal.Gems, pure gems.
«wanna-​be-​swanky-​hipster-​­in-​training»
“Robin C’s angry rant is so laughable… Gee Robin C., you think you’d thank me?” [in reference to Rodger being the Philz whisperer]
«Don’t remember yelling at any of my customers. Sorry for that.»
«his other reviews reveal a penchant for having been drunk… often»
AND MY FAVORITES
«People should read the other reviews of critic Mariela, which reveals you to be whining and dysfunctional.»
«I don’t understand people like Mariela. She sounds too needy»
Rodger:
9÷1÷2015
«I’ve read your reviews of coffee places and you say that you don’t really care for coffee, but you like hot chocolate and tea. That you don’t care for caffeine in particular. That tells me that you are way over the top with your review of Rodger’s. People should read the other reviews of critic Mariela, which reveals you to be whining and dysfunctional.»
Me:
9÷1÷2015
«Wow…this might be the most unprofessional response to a review I have ever seen.
In reference to comment regarding my „reviews of coffee places,“ I believe that you’re referring to my review of Bongo Java back in 2008, when I was in graduate school in Nashville and often chose non-​caffeinated options of hot chocolate or tea over coffee. Mind you this was 7 years ago, and tastes change, but just for your edification I am now an avid coffee drinker and also assist in procurement of coffee for a speciality grocery store. To say the least, coffee and I are intimately involved on a day to day basis, and very much in love.
Regardless, I must say that your staff’s lack of attention to customer service makes a lot more sense now, perhaps it’s not their fault after all, but rather they are following the leader.»
Rodger:
9÷1÷2015
«Excuse me for borrowing one of your lines, sort of, If I could give Mariela negative stars, I most definitely would revel in the opportunity.»
Me:
9÷1÷2015
«Rodger, your customer service is REALLY going to start hurting your business if you don’t get someone with more people skills handling your Unilocal.Just words of advice.»
Rodger:
9÷8÷2015 «Mariela has attacked my staff and I’ll defend them. All our Baristas are young non-​native speakers. English is their second language. They work part time while trying to better themselves by going to college. They are learning while working what the customer service business is like. They cannot read minds, nor can I. We get customers from time to time that have evil intentions. Some use Unilocal in that way. Mariela could have spoken to her Barista asking her why she wasn’t smiling. She could have responded to our query as to whether you like light, medium, or dark roasts. But she apparently wrote a review that could only hurt the livelihoods of these mostly young women. I ask myself, why in one review she claims that she’s really trying to like this place and then proceeds to say the coffee is good, okay, and then high priced and mediocre. I don’t understand people like Mariela. She sounds too needy»
Me:
9÷8÷2015
Dear Rodger, perhaps if you took Unilocal reviews as constructive criticism, rather than ‘attacks’, we wouldn’t find ourselves it what has at this point become a hilarious exchange. I am from Latin America, bi-​lingual, female, an immigrant, AND also worked throughout college; please don’t pull out the savior card, it’s patronizing. The best service you could do your employees and customers, is to provide professional development opportunities, good customer exchanges, and quality products. I wouldn’t tell someone to smile, that’s ridiculous and (again) patronizing, I simply asked for courteous and informative service. Asking about the kinds of coffee that you serve is not a display of ‘needyness’ but rather a way to get to know your product better. And FYI: I was really trying to like this place, obviously that energy was misplaced. But thank you for continuing to prove my point.

One of our favorite coffee places. When we come to brunch in the Mission always get coffee here. If in the mission want some amazing coffee stop in here. You pick the coffee you want and they grind it up and make the coffee per cup a must stop coffee lovers!

FIVE DOLLARS FOR A 2-​SHOT AMERICANO? WhawhawhaHUH!!! Rightttttt, and FIFTY CENTS FOR A SPLASH OF SOYMILK!!! Puhhleaseee, for those prices, I should at least feel like a wanna-​be-​swanky-​hipster-​in-​training (ahem, Blue Bottle, Four Barrel, Ritual). Rodger’s has all the charm of a gas station. With so many other damn good options nearby, this place is whack…

Check your Receipt!
This is my first Unilocal review. I felt compelled to write a review based on my poor experience there. I stopped into Rogers Coffee on a whim with a friend to pick up a snack. The girl at the counter was patient with us as we took our time to pick what we wanted. It was the middle of the week/​middle of the day so there was no traffic.
Anyway, I picked a yummy vegan mushroom frittata which was good. She charged me and gave me my card back. I didn’t think anything of it.
We sat down to enjoy our pastry and as I was looking through my phone I quickly noticed the receipt sent via square. The girl at the counter had generously tipped herself a dollar without my consent!
I normally tip to begin with but I didn’t have cash on me and there wasn’t anything about her service that warranted a tip.
I politely asked her to review the last transaction. Instead of apologizing she simply just pretended she couldn’t find my card transaction on the phone Square app. She was somehow miraculously able to refund me and then recharged me for the pastry. I wasn’t going to argue, I thought she should be embarrassed enough. I can only assume she gets away with this often and recommend that people review their receipt when going to this coffee shop.
It was a bummer, I thought I had found a new coffee shop with vegan pastries I actually liked but now I’ll never go back there.

I always stop by this place to get a quick breakfast when I’m in the Mission. They have a few tables outside so the dog can chill and the coffee and breakfast sandwiches are on point.

Good coffee but they sabotage themselves here by not opening when they say they will and putting their stupid website on their cups.

I wish I could give an extra star to this company. They saved me from what would have been an expensive and anger inspiring mistake with my Keurig 2.0.
Like many people, I was duped into buying a $ 200 fancy Keurig 2.0. I quickly found out through trial and error that the Keurig sponsored coffee is terrible (and expensive). Worst of all, the lazy manufacturers will improperly pack some of the K-​cups and I will get coffee grounds in my coffee and all over the countertop in about 1 out of every 3 times with some Keurig brands (usually the cheaper ones… surprise!). When I tried to buy an off-​brand from my grocery store, I found out the most egregious offense of all for Keurig… the machine won’t work if its not a Keurig sponsored K-​cup (insert loud curse words here).
I’m glad Keurig was so greedy however, because that was exactly the reason why I found Rodger’s Coffee and Tea. I went looking online desperately for an alternative. I found out that Rodger’s makes a little clip to attach to the Keurig 2.0 so that you can brew off-​brands. Best of all… the clip is free. I put my name in for one and got it about two months later. No surprise but the clip works as advertised. In the package, they also sent me a sampler pack of their coffee… this is where it gets really good.
These geniuses came up with a brewing cup design unlike Keurig’s cheap plastic K-​cup crap. It’s like a tiny coffee filter (paper or something similar) that is rounded rather than squared off at the bottom. There’s no hole to poke in the bottom like the Keurig design so coffee can brew the way it’s supposed to… through an actual filter (imagine!!). I assume that Keurig doesn’t do this because the cheap plastic design is so cheap to make. In any case, the coffee is AWESOME! And because of the design, I never have to worry about coffee grounds getting in my coffee and I never have to spend my mornings half-​asleep cleaning up a coffee mess all over my counter. Did I mention the coffee tastes AWESOME! Its so much better than any other flavor I’ve tried from the K-​sponsored brands.
The freedom clip allowed me to finally brew the off-​brand stuff from my grocery store. It tasted terrible and it had the same coffee mess problem.
I’ll never drink another brand in my Keurig ever again.

Coffee is supposed to make my morning better, but this place did the opposite…
Grossly overpriced, justified only by the scan that the coffee is made by the cup and the wide variety of beans available. Additionally, they charge for cream and sugar and do not even let you put the amounts you want in yourself!
$ 5.25 for a large iced coffee with cream and sugar, not even in the amounts one wants… I can only blame myself and can’t remember what the heck I was thinking.
Plus the service is very slow, and they were not even willing to sympathize with the fact that we did not enjoy our coffees, let alone replace them. Especially since it would cost them next to nothing to remake, given the ludicrous margins this place must be making.
I love San Francisco, but this place epitomizes everything wrong with this city: snobby, overpriced, unnecessary, and not friendly.
I hope this place falls victim to its own bad business model and is replaced by a more reasonable establishment. Try Javalencia around the corner — the money you save might also help you afford your ridiculous
SF rent.

I walked into Rodger’s Coffee this morning and asked for a coffee. Little did I know how silly this sounded to them — they have 20 different types of coffee! Light roasts, dark roasts, Ethiopian blends, and so much more make up their menu. The fact that they do a pour-​over is a huge plus as well.
Prices are high ($ 3.50 a cup?!), but it’ll give you a jolt with the flavor to match.

Stopped by here for the first time out of convenience. Few notes:
–tiny shop, cluttered with boxes of cups and stereo wires that would be better off in a back closet, not in the seating area
–FLIES EVERYWHERE
–rude barista who took a break to go clean the bathroom in the middle of making my drink WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS
–chai latte with espresso took about 10 minutes
–watery, disgusting, lukewarm
–all this for 8 dollars!
COMPLETE RIPOFF. tacky, bad service, nasty Philz wannabe.

Rodgers used to be a 5-​star place, and one of my favorite coffee shops in the city. Unfortunately, it has gone downhill in the last few months. I’ve had two bad experiences there now. Today, the coffee I ordered came out lukewarm and watery. In addition, the pastries looked stale. I was bummed out.
The other disappointing thing is Rodgers’ new hours. They are no longer open in the afternoons or early mornings, and I’ve gone a couple times during «typical» coffee hours and found it closed.

I love Rogers! Small little corner spot with amazing single drip coffee with 30 or so choices for beans, ground on the spot for your cup.
Order with cream and sugar, it is the perfect amount of delicious.
Great little selection of pastries and savory bites.
And they remember and are always awesome to their regulars.

The coffee was a-​ok. It tasted a little watered down (maybe a few more times through the drip would have done the job). Its great for a quick stop.
Personally not an ideal place to study for me: 1. Wifi (with purchase) 1 per customer 2. Wifi only valid for 2.5 hours 3. smaller than the usual cafes, if you’re easily distracted like me, the in&outs of customers may bother you.
Overall, good for stop-​and-​go cup o joe & they have an extensive menu of deliciously sounding beans.

I’m a big fan of this place. The filtered drip coffee is made with care and they have a huge selection to choose from. The bagels are delicious and the coffee is unpretentious. Big bonus points for outdoor seating as well.

Roger’s has a bagel-​centric menu, so it seems. pastries and expresso also. found it difficult to peruse the menu so coffee it was.
brew: turkish coffee (L. 3.75)
–quick drip method, quicker than pourover, drip coffee
–coffee robust, very strong. not for smooth coffee lovers
drips:
–a few tables for sit-​in
–quick service.

I’m really sad to update this review to 2 stars because I remember loving Rodger’s.
* COFFEE: The quality of the coffee is not what I remember, it tasted a bit watery and was very expensive for a small cup ($ 4 for premium roast). Ouch, so pricey, I would much rather have a Philz Mint Mojito ($ 3.50) or my usual Tesora ($ 3).
* FOOD: I got a breakfast bagel sandwich, and it was extremely mediocre. I’ve been on a bagel streak lately, and have tried House of Bagel’s, Noah’s and sadly I have to admit these chains make infinitely better bagel sandwiches. The poor quality of the bagel pretty much ruined it.
There are tons of flies everywhere, a consistent problem they never fixed when I first visited. The service is no longer as friendly and nice as I remember.

You’re looking for coffee in SF? So many good places. Rodger’s is better than coffee I’ve had in other cities, and indeed, it’s pretty good, but in SF, its pretty Meh.
What I really don’t like?
–Tiny inside tables = no good studying space
–Spotty wireless experiences
–Bright lighting
–Their standard way of making coffee involves 2 TABLEspoons of brown sugar and like an ounce of heavy cream. The coffee is good, but not by its own virtue.
–The food is a joke — the turkey on english muffin was the nastiest thing I’ve ever done with $ 3 (and believe you me, I’ve done plenty of things with $ 3 :))