Plantation Coffee Roastery

It goes without saying that bringing people together can create a greater sense of community. A small towns"heartbeat" usually centers around its retail and service business' such as restaurants and cafe's. The Plantation Coffee Roastery @ 784 Laurel Street, San Carlos, the Pedestrian only block continues to always be a warm and welcome gathering spot for the many regulars and just a great "hang" for anyone looking to sit and enjoy some refreshment. 7 days a week owner Soon Cheong opens the coffee shop early in the morning to a warm and inviting space with some of the best coffee, craft espresso drinks, fresh roasted on site coffee beans, small bites, pastries, an assortment of Marianne's ice cream from Santa Cruz and delicious bagel sandwiches. On a recent afternoon I had an "Affogato", a double espresso over a scoop of ice cream topped if you choose with whipped cream. A truly tasty experience! When you are in the neighborhood be sure to stop in no matter what time of day! You'll be glad you did!

Came to burn some time and get caffeine before our kids school event, we came because of the high reviews and the proximity.It's a neighborhood coffee place, locals are sitting inside and outside. I've never seen this before; super comfortable customers leave money on the counter and walk behind the counter to get coffee for themselves.Cappuccino: Milk was not frothed great and coffee was not good. Tasted like something you would get out of a machine with a button for "cappuccino" on it.breakfast bagels: These took really long to make, we ordered two and they took 20 minutes to be finished. These are made way faster at local donut places. Egg in mine was crazy hot like it was nuked in the microwave and super tall and hard to eat. We did like the toasted bagel, nice crispy outside and soft inside.As we were leaving we saw a customer pulling used coffee cup sleeves out of the trashcan, folding them back flat, and putting them back into the sleeves tray!

Local coffee shop with lots of seating outdoors and indoors. Inside is due for a renovation but is still cozy if you wanna sit with the friend. They play classical music at a pleasant volume inside. Vanilla latte is always solid and perfectly sweet. I prefer it over the other coffee spots in down town San Carlos (mostly chains).Minimum $5 charge for credit cards. Parking can be hard at peak hours. Nearby to many local businesses and sit down restaurants.

I work down the street so I go here for a cup of coffee now and then. I much rather go here and support local business than the other chain stores near by. Every time I come here, I either get a latte or a hot coffee. No complaints from me. I think each cup is good. Sometimes it's a little bitter but I don't mind too much. I have never had a rude encounter there as well. They ask if I need help and then they take my order. I think that's good service to me. I do recommend coming here for a nice mom and pop type of coffee shop.

Food was tasty and mate to order, I got the number 5 bagel sandwich and it was absolutely delicious, going to have to come back for another one. Also the caramel macchiato was good, and I feel much better spending the 5/6$ supporting a local business than a chain store! The service was great, and the ambiance was super cozy. I like this place and will be back! PS they roast their own coffee beans!!

I really wanted to like this place but my coffee was more than an hour old. Coffee should be changed every hour because coffee does get stale. My coconut ice cream from Mitchell's was also old. It had a cake like texture and tasted like old cottage cheese. I eat ice cream from the Mitchell's location as well as other ice cream places all the time, and this was definitely not the right taste/texture. The caramel came from the bottom refrigerator and had a funky taste to it, like it absorbed the odors from the refrigerator. I ended up throwing away both my drink and the sundae.I really hope they improve on both these things because I really want to support this local coffee house.

Got a large iced americano here. The coffee was ok but I noticed that they charged me the price for an XL ($.50 more) and the cup was only filled up 3/4 of the way at most. So it felt a little like a ripoff. I also ordered a baklava which was sticky, sweet, and tasty and paired well with the coffee.

Called earlier this morning, inquired about their matcha green tea. I asked the lady who answered the phone about their sugar serving and she seemed surprised that there was an option. I clearly asked her if there was such a thing as adding less than 50% or very little sugar and she didn't seem to understand so she passed it along to another colleague. The colleague seemed not only irritated I was asking to modify the amount of sugar in my Matcha Green Tea order, she suddenly began to speak quickly to repeat my request and then just hung up on me. Nonetheless, I never went to this location this morning. There goes one less potential customer and for anybody else who who finds this review helpful.

Amazing place. The coffee shop os very cozy. You can stay indoor or outdoor. But it needs a bit of facelift.This has been one of the favorites within the community. They have Marianne's great ice cream flavors from Santa Cruz. Heaven and Mud Pie using Soy has been my favorites since they're not so sweet. The smoothie is not too sweet as well, I love it. The owner/ woman serving is very accommodating and easy to talk to.

Great place! I honestly was having a pretty bad morning this day, but when I walked in I was met with a friendly smile. There was no rush to order and when I did, she was very sweet and made sure to answer any questions I had. I got the Toffee latte and the veggie bagel with cream cheese, instead of mayo (good substitution!!) and it was perfect. I felt a little better after all that yumminess, and I'll be coming back. I'm glad I was able to find this place!!! Thank you