Disappointed. Two stars for the good vibe, zero stars for quality of their coffee. The whole bean coffee does not contain roast dates... WHAT?! They have the fancy tools, but don't use them well. Pour over single origin coffee, close to $5, but the barista didn't take her time. Rather than pouring a slow steady stream clockwise, she dumped the whole kettle in the V60 and let the coffee sort itself out. It seems like they care more about selling things than the art/craft of coffee. read more

Love the vibe of this shop. A little loud because of the open layout but thats ok. Definitely more of a socializing coffee shop than a study or work shop. Coffee truly does get you buzzed. Pretty much like the atmosphere of a bar but in the morning/afternoon. Sometimes hard to find parking, but the 101 location makes for a lot of fun. Usually busy so unless you order black coffee don't expect super fast grab and go service. Best acai in the area too. read more

I just wanted to say thank you to the gems/baristas who not only serve the best coffee and tea but who shine with a great attitude and personality daily. What a wonderful way to start our day! read more

Great coffee in Encinitas. Love the location!!! I try to stop by once a week

Love this place. Been coming here for days and days. The staff is awesome (especially, Ariel!) and the drinks are amazing! Definitely try the Moonlight Date! read more

One of my favorites! Great lattes, acquire bowls and avocado toast. Nice job with decor too. Sometimes hard to find a place to sit!

If you're a coffee person like I am get your buzz made black! They blend it with more coffee than milk for less dairy added to make it less of a dessert drink. Mint Mocha Buzz made Black is amazing! read more

Bought coffee beans there for the first time last week. Seems like a happening place even on a Sunday afternoon. Friendly staff. Beans made good coffee the next morning, but they do get dinged a star for not putting the roast date on the package. They do have the standard story about they move a lot of beans so everything is always fresh, but I would feel a lot better if there was a date to back that up. read more

This place is just amazing!!! Very good drinks, coffee and especially the Acai Bowls. Love coming here for the OG Bowl. The employees here are amazing, always smiling and makes the places for enjoyable. HIGHLY RECCOMEND!! read more

on a roadtrip and ordered online, i got there before my allotted time but they still had it done speedy. the staff was so sweet and the place was so cute. i'm definitely going to come back after covid to dine in read more

Coffee is amazing. Place is disgusting. Little black flys all over the coffee shop. It is really nasty. I was waiting in line and flys we're flying all over the place and around my head. read more

amazing service and happy/helpful employees !! brandon valdez took my order and recommended a drink for me and let me know if i didn't like it he would exchange it for free. unfortunately i didn't like the drink, but he was super cool about it and got me a new one right away along with free pastries for my friends and i. super rad employee and super great coffee !! :)) read more

Love the best drink ever! the avocado toast is amazing too!! Always craving this place and going to try more things on the menu in the future. read more

A definite go!!!! The kombucha raspberry was delicious. We had the PB, bacon, and honey sandwich which was unexpectedly yummy! Guess bacon goes with everything. Also had the Hippie Bowl - it was so good! Our mochas were tasty. Totally a wonderful place to meet for anything. The atmosphere is open and the workers were very pleasant. read more

amazing coffee!! carmel buzz i highly recommend it is the best drink ever! great service!

really good coffee! the best drink ever is my go to. i wanted to try out their food and the barista at the counter, victoria or veronica (i'm horrible with names) extremely nice and really helpful, suggested the better breakfast sandwich with avocado and tomatoes. best decision ever made! so if you want good coffee, really yummy food, and great customer service go to the encinitas location. read more

Great experience! Service was friendly and the Mint Mocha Iced Drink was delicious! Very trendy interior design with a lot of uniquely re-purposed equipment. Also a great location, being that it is a short walk to the beach! Provided for a great date night. Thanks! read more

Absolutely love the ambiance here, such a nice shop to have in Encinitas. Their coffee is great and sandwiches were pretty good too. Just have a hard time finding a spot to sit because it's becoming so popular. Other than that, I love this place! read more

Favorite coffee joint in Encinitas. Vibe is super fun, very open location on Highway 101. Coffee is great and the small menu is also tasty if you're looking for a snack to go with those drinks. I go for the cold brew on nitro, but I'm told all their drinks are equally delicious. Sometimes the line can get a bit long, but always worth the short wait. read more

Good coffee, and minimal, but healthy and delicious menu. Staff are all super nice and cool which makes up for it being busy and sometimes pretty slow. Great location. read more

awesome coffee and ambiance. Baked goods tastes homemade, and great staff that is nice

We didn't have coffee, but it awesome. We visit the Point Loma one all the time. We did have the Avo toast and a Croissant. They were amazing. The girls were super nice. The layout is amazing. I will certainly be back. read more

I really like their coffee, especially the hazelnut divinity. But that's where the love ends. Their ginger kombucha was too artificial tasting. Their lavender black tea, I thought was too sweet. Most of all, their service is pretty inefficient and the process of buying was too many steps and took too long. read more

This is a nice place to get some work or studying done (and thankfully, they have a lot of seating). I had an açai bowl and a black iced tea latte and both were really good. Probably one of the best iced tea lattes I've had! read more

Came into Better Buzzed and ordered an OG bowl with coconut (extra charge). My bowl came without coconut, and I waited for someone from the back to come out so I could ask if there was coconut in it or not. I asked one of the baristas, and instead she rolled her eyes, and took it to the back. She came out with it drenched in coconut. I only asked a simple question since I paid extra for this, and instead, received a passive aggressive response. Won't be returning to this location again. read more

It's crowded, it's noisy, the service is slow.... but the coffee... it's really good... every time. Better Buzz is one of my favorite coffee houses in North County! read more

This was my first time here but what a cute and friendly atmosphere this coffee shop is. If I lived in Encinitas I would come here on the regular. Me and my boyfriend shared the "Best drink ever" it was delicious, I love an Americano plus vanilla- The perfect drink for me. They also have a cute selection of t-shirts that have catchy phrases about "buzzed". When I'm going or coming back from San Diego I'll definitely stop here again. read more

Best f***ing coffee ever. So smooth and gets you wasted! Try the KLLER BEE. If you Love coffee and haven't tried this you got to go. Seriously. Tried the PB location too, better at Encinitas. read more

Best drink ever says it all. Iced is best. Great service, hate the long line and lack of parking. But, still always want it and the security guy is super cool. Never eaten there but never had a drink I didn't like. read more

So I really wanted to give this place the benefit of the doubt seeing as the vibe is cool and since they are new, however my experience was unfortunately less than superb. Service was slow, but I'm used to waiting for good coffee so I wasn't immediately turned off by that fact. The problems started when my friend, who ordered first, spent a few minutes trying to clarify his order that kept getting entered in wrong. When it was all said and done, he was still charged for a drink he didn't order. My order was straight forward, the Moonlight Date smoothie. However when I went to pick it up, it was the chocolate smoothie. Not wanting to be obnoxious, I offered to take that drink but they insisted on remaking it, which was nice. However once I received the correct drink, I was disappointed to find it rather watered down with large chunks of the ingredients in the bottom; everything from ice to dates. Long story short, I'll be back to try some coffee and give it another go around once they get the kinks worked out. For now, I'll stick to the number of other great coffee shops in the area. read more

Ariel is by far the best barista I have ever had. I will definitely be coming back here for my coffee. Atmosphere is ideal!

Great coffee spot in Encinitas! I'm a huge fan of their Açai bowls and iced coffee. Staff is great and the manager Ariel is always super friendly! Highly recommend. read more

Call me old school but I just don't feel comfortable with a large dog lounging and eating in the center of a restaurant or coffee shop. Then the owner took the dog into the bathroom and all I could think about was what was it doing in there? Drinking from the toilet? Who knows but health laws had to be broken. The coffee was good, especially enjoyed the Gibraltar which is a cute serving of ristretto shots over a very large ice cube, lightly sweetened and a tiny pitcher of cream for a pour over. Delicious. read more

Got a Killer Bee (coffee & espresso shot) - very good - nice and smooth. Only thing I missed was the espresso crema on top - got blended into the coffee! Still delicious. Will return!!! read more

Just stopped by on a rainy Sunday. So much better than what I expected! I stopped in because Yelp said it was a bagel joint, which I think they need to change. The breakfast sandwich was amazing and the aoli sauce added a great kick to the sandwich. I got the best of everything coffee and it was amazing. I wish the lady at the counter stated that it was a sweet coffee. Some people don't like that. Other than that it was an amazing breakfast! I will come back! read more

Decided to try the place out as an alternative to Starbucks. It was crowded and the seating limited; people come in with laptops and lounge around for extended periods, tying up the space. The prices are as high or higher than Starbucks and the coffee wasn't impressive. It took forever to get our order also - and it was just coffee! It is an attractive shop, but the prices and product are not impressive. I doubt that I'll go back. read more

Haven't been in 2 months and regret going in again this morning. It's 7AM and there are 5 drinks waiting to be made and no one is in the bar area. There is always a significant wait for your drink. It's just not a place to frequent regularly, service is terrible except for the cashiers I've found and it's overpriced. read more

I love the Better Buzz. My wife and I did a survey of all of the coffee places in Encinitas... and there are many. Better Buzz landed in the Top 3... excellent coffee, comfortable atmosphere and good pastries. The best cup of coffee in a large comfortable mug. Delicious and recommended. read more

I love their chai latte with almond milk. I ask for mine with half the sweetener because the original version is way too sweet for me. I love how they use real chai tea instead of a powder flavor. read more

I thought I had already reviewed my favorite coffee/tea place. I can't believe I haven't yet! I'm here at least once a week if not more. I don't drink coffee but when I'm here I love to get their chai latte with nonfat milk. They do a great job :) Depending on the barista I've gotten some cool designs drawn in my chai! I've also tried a few of their sandwiches and the acai bowls. I've had the breakfast egg sandwich without meat and substituted in avocado. This is a pretty hearty meal and will leave you satisfied. I've had the avocado toast which I know most people like, but I think in general (not Better Buzz's fault) I find avocado toast too bland- I know, it's weird. I've also had the vegetarian option they have for sandwiches which is just tomato and mozzarella which is pretty good too but I prefer the egg sandwich. Of the acai bowls I love the hippie bowl since I do love me some bee pollen :). I have yet to try one of the smoothies but overall great place, great ambience, mostly great service. I'll obviously be back. I have the Black Card (Better Buzz's reward system) so I better represent. read more

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