Love this place. I've been staying at the Best Western because I'm visiting from out of state. I go here every morning on my way out. They are super friendly and my drink is always delicious. I order an iced white chocolate latte with oat milk and it tastes better here than anywhere else. read more

Was out walking and stopped by for a cappuccino. The drink had a great flavor and was refreshing. The service was prompt and friendly. It was good to see they offer food. Will need to stop by for a breakfast burrito. read more

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I get there is a matcha shortage, but wth is this? They legit gave me just milk. Not even the slightest hue of green. Just threw them away. read more

Café Elite - Matcha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

This is a solid choice for coffee in the PNW. As a mom with young kids, convenience is key and if it doesn't have a drive thru, it's not worth it. Thankfully CE has drive thrus. Although I wish they would open their menu to more seasonal offerings and fun flavors, their drinks are yummy and they are consistent. For this reason, I usually go to BigFoot for their monthly rotating flavors, but come back to Cafe Elite if I'm in the area because I know it'll be good (and it's not Starbucks). One of my favorite parts is that I can add a scoop of protein to my coffee milkshake so I can pretend to feel good about my choices Their service is good and I never am made to feel rushed. read more

Do not go here. Ordered a breakfast sandwich and it came out on hamburger bun. Disgusting! Coffee wasn't that great.

Beautiful people! Great customer service. I brought a flyer by and she was more than happy to pass them for me. Thank you! Coffee tasted really good read more

Favorite & the best coffee spot. Love love love coffee here and always great service as well. Been going here for years. Super consistent even among the other locations I've been too. read more

No walk ups from dusk-dawn. Lady inside eith the blonde hair and the purple coat didnt even bother to open the windows for me. At least be a person and have a conversation to say "no we cant serve you" instead of hiding in the back. Very disappointing. read more

Was looking for a locally owned coffe location and they did not disappoint. Have been her quite a few times and everything from blended drinks to energy drinks has been amazing. The employees are friendly and helpful even when I'm not sure what I want. read more

Always great service here and one of my favorites for coffee in the area. They have a good variety of food items and smoothies also. read more

Café Elite - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

Today (12/27/2022) we went to try Cafe Elite for the very first time at this Kent location. We ordered two drinks & two French Toast Monte Cristo sandwiches. The sandwiches tasted different and stale, noticed the baristas ripped the tags/nutrition labels off both of them to try to cover up that they were expired sandwiches!! One of the sandwiches still had the date on it, "Used by 12/23"! No wonder they tasted old even after they heated them. They should not be serving EXPIRED food/drinks to customers. These sandwiches were not cheap either! The mocha drinks we ordered do not even taste like they have any espresso/caffeine in them. Definitely not going back, what a horrible first experience! read more

Café Elite - Expired sandwiches after "Used by" date! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

Today is their grand opening and they were doing free drinks so we went and ordered hot chocolates. Other than they could have been a tad warmer (IMO) they tasted great. They did not have the bitter flavor like some places do *cough cough* Starbucks. I'd much rather support smaller businesses anyway. I love the look of their building! It's so cute and inviting. I don't know if there is seating upstairs but that would be a great idea in my opinion. There are 2 drive thru's for easy access to whatever direction you are traveling on meeker! I did not see any snacks on the menu but maybe they will add more later. Like cookies, brownies, muffins or ?? Good luck on your business venture! read more

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I walked up to the drive-thru window today while going down the Green River Trail. I tried the Red Bull drink in the pink strawberry base. I also bought a sausage and bacon breakfast burrito which comes with mild salsa. Super delicious! Definitely will be coming back soon. The staff were nice and helped us decide on the drinks. The only thing I wish for is that they had some seating or a place to read like many cafés. read more

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Horrible experience. The prices on the sign ARE NOT ACCURATE. It says a 32oz lotus is $6.50 AFTER I ordered they told me it's $8.50!!!!! I mentioned the sign price and they refused to honor it. Next, the barista is handing me the drink and AFTER it's in my hand says "it might spill" because of the fizzy lotus, IT SPILLS ALL OVER MY CAR, STEERING WHEEL, PANTS, FLOOR. Barista saw this and only offered me napkins. When I asked how much everything was with my cake pop they said it's $11.53 I gave $20.53. They gave me back $8. I asked where is my other $1? They said actually your total was $11.57?! Wtf? If I could give 0 stars I WOULD! read more

Café Elite - GAVE ME THE DRINK AS IT WAS OVERFLOWING AND SPILLED ALL OVER ME!!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

Great coffee. Fast friendly service with lots of sugar free flavors options. They also have a huge breakfast menu. read more

Café Elite - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

This is my spot to come for coffee and drinks -they don't disappoint, not to mention better than SB!! . Glad to have found this spot! read more

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Quick and easy drive thru experience, convenient if you have someplace to be and just want a quick cuppa. I ordered the caramel macchiato with almond milk, and as my first coffee post-landing at SEA-TAC, I was very pleased! It was piping hot and delicious. They also have smoothies, energy drinks, and lots of snacks. Consider stopping by! read more

Eggnog lattes are excellent...not many coffee businesses left that offer this traditional flavor. Starbucks used but it clogs there machines...I call BS. Thank You Elite for preserving this holiday flavor! read more

Larisa makes the best coffee, always a great experience when I come here. Would love to see matcha on the menu.

Great service and always great coffee. Imma go to is the white mocha iced. Definitely always one of my fav stops before I start my day and get the energy I need. read more

Café Elite - White mocha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

Love the drinks here! I mostly come for the lotus drinks since most coffee shops don't have it around here (only mostly up north in Everett haha) I'm glad that they have it here! read more

Café Elite - desert pear and white peach pink lotus with coconut milk topper - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

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Horrible customer service. We approached the coffee shop by foot, no one was visible, I said hello and a woman came to the window who seemed annoyed by our presence. She offered terrible customer service, only asked one of us what we wanted. When she came back with the drink and asked for payment, we said we weren't done ordering which seemed to annoy her more lol . We won't be going back. read more

Not bad. We got iced mochas to have a good comparison to other coffee stands. It was pretty tasty. Our barista was friendly and wearing a mask, but her nose was poking out. I agree with the other Yelpers that they do need to be more aware about proper mask usage and covid protocols. Other than that I wouldn't go out of my way for them. I would go back when I'm in the area, need coffee and don't want to support Starbucks. read more

Randomly passed by and decided to try and they did not disappoint! The drinks were fairly priced, the menu was large and the employees were kind and helpful! read more

I used to come here often when I lived in the area. I came back and noticed the old staff is all gone now, which is unfortunate because I didn't get that same coffee experience this time around. I felt rushed, and didn't get greeted in a friendly way, I just felt like I was going to a Starbucks with a simple drive and go. read more

Super nice folks with a great cup of coffee! We got the holiday special drinks - White Christmas and peppermint mocha. They even had treats for our puppies! read more

Café Elite - the outside of a restaurant with a clock tower - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kent, Washington

Outstanding coffee shop in Kent stop by And say hi to them and get an nice iced tea coffee or smoothie!!!!

The barista crew at this location are wonderful. The variety of add ons is excellent. This location has become my new favorite stop because it is off the beaten path and service is fast. read more

The barista was rude. We've been hopping coffee shops around Kent and we have not been treated the way we have in any other shop. She didn't greet us except with a short "what can I get for you". After every drink we ordered (we ordered 4 for the 3 of us in the car), she responded with a curt "anything else". It just rubbed all three of us the wrong way and it was a little upsetting. All of us work within the coffee industry and as a barista myself, I would never have treated a customer that rudely. We were patient when we were ordering and we weren't difficult either (as we ordered specials with alt milks). It's not like we didn't tip her (we always tip). It was just a really bad customer experience with mediocre coffee at best. We only liked the energy drink. I wouldn't come here again. I'd rather drive a minute down the road to Mighty Mugs for exceptional coffee with exceptional customer service. read more

Good coffee amazing workers but they're sllllooooowww waited 20mins for coffee and only one worker for both windows. Get to the window and wait another 15mins for coffee that wasn't even good today! That's ridiculous and I will never return to this location. read more

Their coffee is always made well and they have a great variety of drinks from coffee to other energy drinks. My experience has always been amazing and definitely make this a stop if you're in the area :) read more

I think this place is relatively new. CHECK THIS PLACE OUT BEFORE EVERYONE FINDS OUT!!! This place will undoubtedly be bananas when people get hip to it. After being burned time and time again at that Starbucks down the street I thought I'd try this place. There is NEVER a line! Like I said though come now because in a few months they'll find out. This place is dope because it's all drive thru, two-sided even. The baristas are always friendly and attentive. I don't know who does their beans but their drinks are supremely respectable. I really enjoy their coffee and their smoothies as well. I haven't even gotten to the the good part yet. Their prices are profanely affordable. My 16 oz cafe au lait with heavy cream and vanilla came out to about 4 dollars. read more

I waited for 20 minutes while she made coffee for a customer who arrived after me. She forgot my order and was rude when I asked why she didn't help me first because I was in line first. She said it was because they were on the other side..what happened to first come first served? read more

Not bad but not great either. We ordered drip coffee which was good, nitro cold brew which lacked the full body thickness that it should have and an americano which was good also. Customer service was friendly though she was new and needed extra time to fulfill our order. It wouldn't be my first choice but I would go back for the convenient location and the drive through option. read more

Tried this place for the first time. Great experience! Had the Caramel Macchiato iced; it was amazing! Great continuous flavor not lost when iced. Will definitely try other drinks in the near future. Sorry no photo. It was too good, drank too fast. read more

Been there twice since it has opened, and am not disappointed with their coffee. It is fantastic to have a cafe that is walking distance from my house. Plus everyone that I have interacted with has been very nice. Will definitely be back. read more

First of all, this place is usually great. The 2 stars are from what I experienced this past weekend. I would have given 0 stars but that didn't seem fair to all the other times I've been there & everyone has been awesome! I'm all about supporting local, & small businesses & I've been stopping here regularly since they opened. I pulled in Saturday afternoon - no cars in line. I waited a few minutes since sometimes they don't notice you right away.. After several minutes I did a quick beep on my horn.. I waited a couple of more minutes but then I wondered what if something was wrong? I've become familiar with most of the baristas and worried something might be amiss so I opened my car door and knocked on the window. A girl I hadn't seen before came to the window (with phone in hand and seemed irritated). She opened the window and told me she was on break. WHAT?! I was COMPLETELY dumbfounded. I said "Break? So are you closed?" She said "no, I put a sign up in the other window" (on the OTHER side of the drive-thru)...I said "so can I order a coffee, or what do I do?" I didn't know what I was supposed to do since I have NEVER encountered this at a coffee stand before. She said "I sit in the back while I'm on break so you can wait until I'm done, or come back". Ummm, no thank you! I was so hoping this place would make it down here since this area could really use a nice little coffee shop, but after that day, we shall see... On a side note: My husband has gone there a few times & waited several minutes and no one EVER came to the window so he ended up leaving. Now I'm wondering if they were on break... I'm all for breaks, but post something where everyone can see it instead of having customers just sit there wasting their time. read more