The Line Coffee

The excitement of trying a new coffee shop (to me) and finding a gem is amazing. They got specialty lattes that make this place stand out. I got a medium iced Green Eyed Lady which has pistachio and white chocolate. It's sweet, it has the nutty flavor of pistachios, and the coffee is well balanced. The medium does contain 3 shots of espresso which I thought was only 2, but, the drink is well made that it wasn't overly coffee tasting. That being said, I will be fully energized throughout the day. They also have seasonal specials which I will try when I return.With the Louisiana Hot Link Croissant, amazing first meal of the day. The Hot Link Croissant is hearty and topped with goat cheese and a pickle. The spiciness of the hot link, buttery and flakiness of the croissant, and the creaminess of the goat cheese is fantastic and complement each other very well. Service is super friendly and told me about each of the sausage croissants. Drink was made in under 2 minutes and the croissant was warmed up which took about 5 minutes.Inside is pretty small. There is no indoor seating, just one outdoor table. There's a little table available if you need to customize your drink some more, but I didn't see any napkins so you may need to ask for those.Parking is street parking, meter parking on the main streets, free 2 hours on the smaller side streets. Overall, I'm excited just thinking about going back so yeah, go try them out!

Was excited to try given the solid reviews. But the espresso was burned and flavorless. Plenty of better espresso options nearby. Not as bad as places that pour an Americano and claim it's an espresso, like many delis, but certainly worse than other 3rd wave options in the area.

Tom is a trained chef who worked in catering for the film industry for years. He's serious about making high quality food and having people enjoy it. A dog lover and all around great guy who makes my day every time I visit, with or without my pooch. My wish for you? I hope you get to have one of his lattes, which are delicious. I recently had an incredible special coffee drink. Try the Alta Bates latte with lavender and rose. Just fantastic.The pastries are worth writing home about. Or a Yelp! The breakfast basket is awesomeness made with bacon, egg and pesto. I've had it thrice and that's despite the fact there's so many delicious croissants, and a really cool boudin sausage thing to choose from. I loved the empanada. It's hard to get to everything, but I simply must have a quiche here sometime. I'm sure it's amazing. The last time I went I had a blueberry cheese croissant. It was heavenly.

Lovely people servingAnd delicious croissants and pastry! I had trouble choosing what to buy, so i bought almost one of everything ! I Loved the hot forest ham and cheese croissant! Then there was the coffee choices , i wasn't in the mood yo experiment so i went for my standard Americano! So good!Then I Sat on the bench outside while waiting to pick up my husband ! They even brought my sandwich and coffee out to me! And do convenient to shop at whole foods across the street!

Last night I reaf the review that Ted R. wrote about The Line Coffee. I was intrigued by the Alta Bates latte, which is one of the few coffee drinks I'm likely to drink, having discovered the rose latte at Tarocco at 9th and Parker a year or so ago. I wrote Ted a note telling him I had bookmarked it and was thinking about it as a good place for a ladies' lunch. He wrote back cautioning me that there was only one table outside. Envisioning a rickety little table, I decided to stop by today after going to Batter Bakery to check it out.I drove straight up Ashby and turned right onto Telegraph, made a U turn and then couldn't find parking. I turned right onto Ashby again and pulled into the medical parking lot behind the building and appropriated a parking space despite the signs threatening towing. I hung up my hang tag and walked over to the coffee shop. In front I saw the table and it was quite sturdy, but I was glad I came today. I went in and Tom greeted me. I told him I wanted the Alta Bates latte and that Ted had recommended it. He gave me a choice of small, medium or large. Not wanting to commit to a large, I chose a medium. I don't drink coffee because the first cup I had, when I was on a high school field trip to the tide pools in Half Moon Bay, upset my stomach all day. Plus a doughnut, for which I have a lingering distaste. I love the smell of coffee and the taste, but haven't drunk it since, aside from a cup of Turkish coffee Nina made me decades ago, which didn't upset my stomach. But by then I was firmly a tea drinker. While Tom was putting together my latte I looked at his savory pastries to take home to put in the freezer. When Tom learned where I was parked he put in a special plug to keep the latte from splashing out as I walked, which was most thoughtful. I can't remember now which pastries I chose, but two were eggs and something and the third was w/ mushrooms. The egg ones will be my lunch tomorrow and the mushroom will go to the freezer. The space is small; I imagine it's where another local coffee shop was before the pandemic and before Starbucks came and went on Ashby, what the owner feared would happen, forcing his closure.I drank the latte as I drove home and it was incredible!! Worth a drive across town for another. A large. I won't do it often, but it will be my treat occasionally. The only thing I didn't like was the lingering aftertaste of the coffee, but that's nothing a few cherries and sips of tea couldn't fix.

We came to The Line after I noticed that a Yelp friend had checked in on Yelp, pointing out that The Line is one of the Bay Area's top 100 coffee spots. Indeed, it seems to be #59.One imagines that this coffee shop is popular with folk who work around Alta Bates and with commuters who are heading north on Telegraph and pull over for a cappuccino. I chose The Line because I wanted to try to charge my car across the street at Whole Foods. Crossing Telegraph on foot was easy (which it wouldn't have been in SoCal!); snagging a macchiato was a great pleasure. My drink was made with excellent beans (from Moschetti in Vallejo). The barista (who is described as the owner in other Yelp reviews) pulled our shots with wisdom and love.There was no obvious place to sit out in front of The Line. We re-crossed Telegraph with our drinks and sat in front of Whole Foods.My drink was delicious; I'm very happy that we stopped by.

Staff was friendly. However, the food was way overpriced and for a large signature latte it was $8.

My partner and I had to stop in Berkeley to check on one of her listings before heading to Sonoma for the day. We were running late from leaving the city so I couldn't get my typical favorite ice vanilla latte. I found The Line Coffee right around the corner from the house we were checking on. I was so excited to see they used the same vanilla syrup as the coffee shop by my house in the city. I knew then that my ice vanilla latte was going to be amazing and it was. 10/10 no notes.I'm so sad I didn't get the gentlemen's name that was helping us because he was so kind and accommodating to me asking for more vanilla a few times because I'm a weirdo haha but I would highly recommend checking out The Line Coffee across from WholeFoods and a cute little flower shop.

Service was nothing to write about but overall this place has delicious pastries/food and yummy coffee. It's a tiny little to-go café but does have a small bench to sit on outside. I definitely recommend to try it out!

This place is now under new management and I was extremely happy with the various choices of savory and sweet croissants. I hadn't been there prior to the new ownership but I will tell you that I will be back again. The coffee is also exceptional. The new owner offered me a taste of the nitro brew. I didn't know what that was so he fully explained the process of how it's made and the difference between regular iced coffee and the nitro brew.It's to bad that there is no seating in this little shop because I would definitely like to enjoy my coffee while sitting instead of having to sit on the bench outside.