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    Captain + Stoker

    4.5 (137 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 4:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed

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    Ice vanilla latte
    Javi L.

    Captain + Stoker is a great spot with a welcoming atmosphere and quality food. The chocolate croissant was absolutely delicious--flaky, buttery, and perfectly baked. I also ordered the iced vanilla latte. While it wasn't as strong as I personally would have liked, it was still smooth and enjoyable. Overall, it's a great café with tasty pastries, good coffee, and a relaxing vibe. I'd definitely come back to try more from the menu.

    Hot vanilla latte
    Mai T.

    Stopped by to have a latte and was blown away by how good this place made it. This was a Goldilock drink for me - the espresso, the steamed milk, the microfoam, and the drink temperature were JUST RIGHT. I truly enjoyed it. Staff was cordial and efficient. There is no seating inside so ordering and heading out with your drink is the way to do it.

    Blaire C.

    As a former CSUMB student, C+S has been my absolute favorite cafe to go to for study spot, chill vibes and really great avocado toast. The service was always great and extremely dog friendly. I enjoyed how open it was. Every Monterey drive down would always start at Captain + Stoker. The avocado toast was home-made sourdough, avocados, arugula on top with flaky sea salt, lime and red chili pepper on top. However, I returned recently after almost a year and it was really upsetting to see the avocado toast go up $4-5 and become significantly smaller and lesser quality since. As a loyal customer, it's quite discouraging to see especially when I frequently made trips to Monterey to enjoy this place. I understand that Monterey is expensive however the jump in price was disheartening. I will always adore this cafe and I will continue to choose it as an option when I'm in the area but I am hoping for more food options as well!

    Flat White
    Dani H.

    The vibe in here was really nice and there was a decent amount of seating. Outside didn't smell great, but once you walk in, it's clean and inviting. The staff works hard making coffees...there was a long line, but it moved fast. We waited about 15 minutes for our drinks. The flat white was delicious and the seasonal Snickerdudes was great as well. They also offer canned kombucha and fresh-pressed juices in glass bottles, which was a nice surprise. The kitchen was closed the day we went, so we didn't get to try food. Overall, I would definitely come here again!

    Haley M.

    Such a fun spot in the heart of pacific grove. Inside is small but an easy walk and take your gorgeous coffee cup to go. The staff was very friendly and the drinks were incredible. I tried both a seasonal menu item and just a regular latte and both were delicious.

    Mocha
    Lynda F.

    Mocha: Rich chocolate flavor. Made with 2% milk. Beautiful design on top. Not too sweet. I love this place. Friendly service. I love stopping here when I'm in Pacific Grove .

    Gotta love when tourists come to town and crowd up the entrance :)
    Julia V.

    Smaller menu here compared to their Monterey location--so if you're hoping for hot food items like avocado or banana toast, they don't have them in PG. Just coffee and pastries. There's no seating inside at all, other than a small high-top counter by the window (no stools though). You can wait there for your coffee, but I wouldn't recommend trying to hang out, especially if it's busy and there's a line out the door! As for their coffee, which I do like-- however, it leans more on the acidic side. They only serve one size for hot and iced drinks. I want to say the hot is around 8oz and the iced maybe closer to 16oz-- I could be wrong on the sizes though, but the iced looks a bit bigger. Still, if you're someone who likes "large" sizes, CS might not be for you. That said, they're still worth a try, especially their seasonal drinks! My favorite so far has been the "Garden Party Latte," made with their house-made strawberry pistachio syrup-- so good!

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    Christina C.

    This is a super cute coffee spot in a great location in like the downtown area of Pacific Grove. Their staff was so nice! I had a honey lavender latte and a GF chocolate chip muffin. Definitely worth trying!

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    Jasmine R.

    Stopped by on a weekend trip to Monterey. I loved the seasonal honey lavender latte, it had a nice smooth taste. Great staff and quick service. This location is small and more of a grab and go.

    Excellent muffins, nice strong coffee!
    Lance T.

    Some Youtubers on YouTube recommended this place so we're checking it out! Nice and corky and quaint really super fun music in the background with that cool vibe!

    Vanilla latte and a cold brew with a side of avocado toast
    Kathy Z.

    The coffee here was so good! A must if you in the area. Avocado toast simple and so tasty. Service was good and quick. A relaxing environment.

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    Danny and Liam were so kind, and made me a delicious iced vanilla latte. Great coffee shop to check out while in the Monterey area.

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    So excited to visit the new PG location of this amazing local coffee shop! Is the avocado toast available at this location, or will it be offered in the future?

    Hello Clare, thank you! Our PG location will not have toast unfortunately. This is because of two things; the first being that we are absolutely zero room, and the second because our baker (who does this out of his home) is unable to produce anymore… Read more

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    Got a latte with oat milk and a extra shot which was reasonably priced, the baristas were super nice too.

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    Stopped by Captain + Stoker and really enjoyed it. The matcha latte was DELICIOUS, best matcha yet!…read moreI subbed oat milk and a little vanilla sweetener and it was perfect. Service was quick and friendly, and parking was super easy with plenty of open spots nearby. When I got there there was no line at all, but by the time I left there was a line out the door, which definitely says something. I didn't try the food this time, but everything coming out looked amazing. Looking forward to going back!

    It's hard to review this visit because it could very much have been impacted negatively by the…read moreholiday weekend. There was a line of customers wrapped around the outside of the building the Friday before Independence Day and the service felt it as we were rushed through our ordering. They ran out of pastries before 10am and seemed a bit flustered by trying to handle the huge crowd. They also gave me Nitro cold brew when I only ordered the regular but it was way too chaotic to try and ask for a redo, I just dealt with the wiry aftereffects. The Nitro quality was honestly solid--nice and fruity but just a bit lukewarm--which was tough considering it was served without ice. My wife's ube matcha was top heavy in its sweetness but then the leftover matcha underneath was too bitter. Overall the experience just felt too disorganized and haphazard. There was little ambience with so many people standing around hovering over the seating but at least the air could flow through the opened doors. Again, though, I'm empathetic to the idea that an unexpected rush of holiday travelers could have strongly impacted the morning staff, so I want to keep an open mind... But the drinks themselves coming in underwhelming was the biggest bummer. It might be more your speed in their normal day-to-day service, though, so I'd still recommend giving them a shot!

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    The ordering counter.  Still nostalgic
    The ordering counter. Still nostalgic
    Iced matcha latte
    Iced matcha latte
    Iced Matcha Latte w/ extra matcha shot, oat milk ($7.50) + Shaken Sesame w/ espresso, housemade black sesame syrup, milk ($6.75)

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    3.9
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    5.8 mi
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    ポイントロボスの帰りに寄りました。雰囲気の良いカフェです。 French…read moreDip(和牛のローストビーフのサンドイッチ。アメリカで久しぶりに薄切り肉を見ました)、Wagyu Burnt Ends(和牛のサイコロステーキに、トマトやピックルドオニオンなどがのっているサンドイッチ)をいただきました。とても美味しかったです!トマトのビスクスープもクリーミーで体が温まりました。 おすすめです。

    I like their ordering and payment screens that you use upon entering , for ease of ordering and no…read moreemployees handling the food ever touches my payment. The quality of the meat, bread they bake themselves, and ingredients is high quality. The meat tender and such, so i have no complaints about quality. The portions are small. I paid $5 for french fries and received about one small potato cut into fries overly cooked and browned. My first thought "could they spare it! One small potato!mAND brown!" And not good crispy brown-- that's why I didn't take them back because they might be crispy so I tried them. Of course after eating a couple there were so few left I couldn't return them. They definitely should give two and three times the amount of fries and not cook them so hard. The sandwich size was ok to smaller than expected for the price and the lemonade was also in a smaller than expected cup-- all for $35 bucks!

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    This place has the most amazing breakfast sandwiches I've never had.  The staff was extremely helpful and courteous.
    This place has the most amazing breakfast sandwiches I've never had. The staff was extremely helpful and courteous.
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    Omg!!! I this this place outdid some of my favorite matcha places. I went in not expecting too much…read morebut was SO SO satisfied. My friend and I ordered the guava matcha (with cream) and strawberry matcha and both the drinks were delicious. Most places I do to I usually like only 1 drinks and not both that I get but both of them were extremely delicious. For the guava matcha, I was slightly disappointed and taken aback that they charge more for the guava cream but usually most places include it in the drink already but I def recommend getting it. It is definitely on the pricier side with my drink being close to $10 but it's sooo worth the try. The cream was so thick and creamy and their matcha is incredibly smooth. My friend got the strawberry matcha and that was so flavorful as well. Most times when I order starberry matcha the flavor is bland but hers was reallly good. It was a little hard to sip it through the straw though because of the syrup. The server there was extremely sweet as well. I didn't catch her name but I think she had an eyebrow piercing (?? Maybe??) but she was extremely helpful and made conversation. Loved the customer service. I also saw the workers who were making my drink take their time and care with it and measure everything properly with scales and everything which was great to see. And it's a cute small spot there which was so pretty. I RECOMMEND I need to go again once I get my money up tho

    Came around 8:30 am on a weekday and it wasn't too busy. Service was friendly and pretty quick…read more -Banana cream matcha (4/5): the banana cream was yummy and not overly sweet or artificial tasting, matcha was a good strength -Guava cream matcha (2/5): guava flavor was strong and fragrant but overpowered the matcha, I'm not the biggest fan of guava but wanted to try cause it was unique

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    Stan's Yeasted Glazed Donut (~$4)
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    Guava Matcha
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