i normally have fine experiences here, but i wanted to get something special for a friend's birthday so i bought some of the "fresh baked" cookies. sadly, they were like giant hockey pucks...dry, flavorless, and very expensive hockey pucks. we picked at a few before finally chucking them in the garbage. it was pretty embarrassing tbh. read more

Great cookie and nice staff, and as a disclaimer, this next part of the review is regarding safety precautions. I was shocked at how many groups of people were not wearing masks indoors. Despite seats being 6 feet away from each other, there was little ventilation and I honestly felt bad for the employee who was surrounded by maskless people. I don't think it was at full capacity but definitely felt more than 50% full as required by Stage 2 of DC reopening. Also, coffee lids were out in the open next to a seating area. It could be helpful to have it behind the counter to reduce exposure! Overall, I'm excited to have a great coffee shop in DC, but I would probably return when there aren't as many people inside. read more

Quick Breakfast at For Five - this is a good place to take breakfast (or cookies) to go OR to sit around and do some work. Menu Selections: Eggs and Prosciutto Cappuccino Smores Cookie Ig explorewithdria TT queen_dria_401 read more

I've been here twice, once to pick up a treat for someone else and once for myself. Both times I got their stuffed cookies, plus a cinnamon roll one time. The cinnamon roll wasn't exciting, but those cookies... wow. The one I had was strawberry cream, a sugar cookie with a soft, strawberry cream center. That cookie was perfect. The outside had a bite to it, a little crunchy, but the cookie inside was soft. And the strawberry center was, too, almost the consistency of cookie dough. It was still a little warm when I bought it and that made it so much better. I'll definitely be back to try some of their other stuffed cookie flavors! read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Strawberry cream cookie - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This is the type of place most coffeehouses aspire to be - clean, beautiful, hip, and serving interesting and unique items. I had already eaten breakfast so I passed on the full menu of hot sandwiches and breakfast entrees (pancakes!). The baked goods are beautiful and well displayed. My only quibble so far was the counter person's inability to tell me one of the key ingredients in one of their items. He did offer to ask someone, but I didn't think I needed to tell him to ask someone. Now I guess I will never know! Haha. I will come back next time with an appetite - and my punchcard! read more

I went here to try it out and got some dishes as well as the matcha latte. The matcha latte was good and so were the Korean Bao Buns. For the Dolsot Bibimbap just be aware that they use brown rice and add Brussels sprouts (which kind of threw me off), so don't expect a traditional bibimbap. The cookie was also very good! Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside! read more

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The food here is great! However, they have an undisclosed service charge that you won't see unless you print the receipt after paying. I will not return until they openly disclose their service charge. read more

This place is the bomb. The store manager, Cortez, is so friendly and helped create such a warm environment. It's a well decorated, spacious place. I definitely recommend giving this place a visit :) try the matcha with a pump of lavender, it's delicious. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

This place has a great atmosphere, lots of options to eat, and one of the best americanos I've had. A perfect spot to do some work too. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Americano and açaí bowl - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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The Birria Sandwich is absolutely insane. Ambiance is great, lots of seating and great lighting from big windows in the front. Service is also quick and workers are very pleasant. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Birria Sándwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Love love love this trendy, aesthetically pleasing, but humble coffee shop. The espresso is fantastic. They also have cookies. And the barista, Ron was awesome. :) read more

This place was so good, I came here every day for breakfast while I was in town. And it wasn't just the food. I got just a regular coffee, which was so good it didn't need any sugar and barely any creamer. Their 24 hour oatmeal was on point. So many awesome flavors combine. The staff was just as great as well. My barista was so friendly, even recognized me on just the second day and remembered my order. Handle unexpected circumstances with grace and intelligence. I highly recommend. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - 24 hour oatmeal, coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

It's so sad because this place has so much potential! The breakfast and lunch plates sound so delicious but they're all over $16. I tried one of their vegan bowls and I was pretty disappointed. Today I went for a dirty chai after work with reg milk and that was $8.75. The girl that was on shift had an attitude. The reason for writing this review is because my drink tasted like water. They lost a customer. My coworkers have also said they have had bad experiences here so i must not be the only one! read more

Came in today to work while waiting for my partner to be finished with his medical procedure nearby. Very satisfied!! The barista was so friendly, my iced caramel latte, croissant, and chocolate chip cookie were delicious, and the seating was spread out well. The wifi also worked perfectly. My only slight complaint is that the music was a bit loud, but it didn't ruin my experience at all! I definitely will support the Arlington location as well, since it's closer to me, but would visit the DC location again! read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Iced caramel latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Came on a wednesday, it was loud and busy from 10:30-11:30am but its a big enough place to still get work done with headphones. the aesthetic is really nice. my cold brew coffee with oat milk was really good along with the spicy rigatoni i ordered for lunch. it gets busy again around 2-3pm but i was still able to focus and get work done. the employees are really nice and personable. i am overall pleased with this shop on L st and will be returning. read more

I usually don't like to complain about pricing in DC because I know how expensive rent and everything can be. However, for five is on another level. They charge $20 for oatmeal. While I know they may look at themselves as a "brunch" spot, oatmeal is cheaper at even full service restaurants. There are a lot of students and office workers around too. Do they really think people will spend $20 everyday for breakfast? Everything else is also insanely expensive. Coffee cake is like $10 and a latte is $7. The quality is average at best and their pricing is just confusing. They cut corners by doing things like keeping their nitro coffee in a can. It's like they don't want people going there. read more

The coffee was pretty good, but the service was great. I'm Deaf, and the cashier was able to gesture to let me know she understood me. The barista flagged me down when my coffee was ready. Well-lit environment too! Would have liked to sit down and enjoy, but had to run out for a meeting. Will be coming back! read more

We came here for a catchup with a friend AND IT SURPRISED ME HOW BOMB THIS PLACE IS. Super cute coffee shop and everything was so tasty. The coffee is awesome, and the all the food offered is really tasty, nourishing, and healthy. Which is nice because you don't have to think about worrying about that! They offer these cookies and they're HUGE and really goooood. They have a bunch of different ones and they're all really good. Not to mention the workers are literally the nicest people ever. My boyfriend ended up paying for me and his friend and they gave him a free coffee just because they thought he was a nice guy and a good friend. Super sweet of them to do, I really appreciated that. Definitely coming back, I love this place. read more

If you're not open at 7am on the weekends, just changes your hours posted online and on the entrance door.

this place is amazing the Best lavender matcha latte ive Ever Had (macadamia milk really makes a Difference!). Food was fresh, unique, full of flavor. Thank you Cortez & Scheyla! read more

The coffee was great. The beet salad - not great. Their pumpkin pesto taste like anchovies. The entire time I was eating the salad, I had to run away from the pesto. The salad was almost $20 and inedible. I live down the street and this is a HUGE disappointment. I threw away over half of the salad. Hey For Five Coffee Roasters: You should fix this issue. read more

This is a great spot to sit down with a laptop and work for the day. They always have some good tunes playing, and there's lots of nice seating whether you're there by yourself or a few other people. I think their drinks are great, and they have tons of non-dairy milk options (oat, almond, soy, macadamia, etc). I usually get a latte or matcha latte. Their meals are consistently average, so I only go for drinks. Still, a nice spot to chill out and the employees are always easygoing. read more

Wow what a great experience and such great coffee and food! The barista was so helpful and attentive. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

If you want average coffee & matcha lattes this is the place for you. If you want anything else and hate raspberry hibiscus flavored teas this is not for you because that's all they have apart from the matcha and coffee. My wife got a latte today and my cousin a matcha latte. I wanted neither and asked if they had lemonade to make matcha lemonade. "No". I asked what they have that's cold and neither coffee nor matcha. She looked at me confused and said "Iced tea?" I asked if the iced tea was just a black tea. "No, all we have is raspberry hibiscus." REALLY?! Advice to the owners: get lemonade for delicious matcha lemonade. Such an easy drink to integrate to your menu that will sell more matcha and who doesn't like refreshing lemonade even without matcha?! Also, get a neutral flavor of iced tea. Raspberry AND hibiscus individually are both love-or-hate flavors so having a neutral one would be great for many of us. read more

For Five is my new favorite spot! As a first time customer, my experience was more than welcoming! When i explained to Kevin, whom was very understanding of it being my first time, he recommended me some menu items. He also recommended me different drinks i should try! Great customer service! I had The Manhasset. The mayo really brings the sandwich together! Parking is kinda tedious so early so you won't have to walk 3 blocks like i did. read more

Came to For Five to work remotely for a few hours upon arriving in DC. The wifi was great and this was a comfortable place to stay and get some work done. The clientele on a Friday afternoon was mostly young people working on laptops. My husband and I both ordered food and drinks. Everything was really tasty and the food portions were very generous. read more

If you are working, visiting, or passing through the Alexander Court Building please stop for a delicious cup of coffee at "For Five Coffee" Ask for the barrister's name Ken. He puts his heart into every cup he makes you can taste all the notes and every flavor. Than you Ken! read more

Food was great, but kinda pricey. Great service and good coffee. Ambiance and decor was nice and cute.

The coffee here is really good and the service is pretty good. However, it is super expensive even by DC standards. I had a breakfast sandwich and it was ~$11-$13 or something. It took probably 20 minutes and it came out lukewarm (including the tomatoes). So overall, quite disappointing. I guess I'll be going back to Starbucks. :-/ read more

Decent coffee but weird vibe and scammy... charged $1.50 extra on top of the price of the drink for requesting decaf (??) - when I asked whether there was an up charge just for requesting decaf the cashier just rolled her eyes. Gross. read more

I came in for a coffee and something sweet. They just change their menu and I tried The Five latte with orange and I was so surprised with the combination. Very good. I also tried the Paradise pancakes and I was pleasantly surprise when it arrived to my table. I was not expecting this and I was worried it was going to be extremely sweet but it wasn't at all. It's very light and tasted very good. It's a must try while they have it. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Paradise pancakes - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

i didnt get the chocolate ganache or anything else that was allegedly in the five, but the subtle orange flavor was nice. also the balance of being light and pleasant without being sweet. however a small was $7.70 which is literally robbery so wouldn't recommend bc of that especially bc this is a chain. read more

For Five Coffee Roasters - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

My friends and I were lucky enough to hang out here for a day full of studying. The staff were incredible and accommodating. The decor and space lent themselves to a productive day. The lost stars are due to the prices, I've spent plenty of time in NYC and have never spent $40 on a wrap, drink, and cookie. I was excited to try the nori wrap and it was good but tasted like something was missing. Overall, unsure if I would return. read more

There are almost a dozen coffee shops in the West End but this is my favorite. I'm a huge snob and this new york coffee roast is pitch perfect. The baristas know their stuff. They even offer Macadamia nut milk! Say hi to Cortez for me. :) read more

Had very high expectations, especially for the price of the food. Had oatmeal, egg sandwich, feta cheese pie, and coffees. Cheese pie was gross, everything was far below average for the price. Music extremely annoying and way too loud. read more

I went to for five dc coffee Sunday morning on L street where me and my family ate breakfast at before going to church and we all was welcomed by the tall young man his customer service was by far great he made our drinks so amazing gave us all hearts and the food was delicious we will be back. read more

Great coffee shop with a nice vibe. Cookies are pretty good, very similar to Levain Bakery. This place has breakfast and lunch options. I ordered the Peruvian chicken sandwich - chicken was undercooked and quite pink! They offered to remake it but I didn't want to risk it or wait for another sandwich. read more

Just visited For Five on L Street, NW, WDC. Ordered drinks to go. The one unoccupied restroom I used was FILTHY - and it was obvious it hadn't been cleaned at all today. There's no way the soap and paper towel dispensers are completely empty at 1:40pm today. The sink and toilet were also dirty. I will definitely share this experience with the health department. As this makes me question how food is handled behind the counter. read more

I ordered a macchiato with whole milk add vanilla and Carmel. Unfortunately when my order was delivered, it had no milk added as it was only appeared to have flavored added. I was unable to drink it and it appeared I may have received the wrong order:( read more

The shop itself is clean and the service was prompt. The bakery and other food items looked good. I thought the music was a too loud so I went outside to fight with the mosquitoes. That being said this is a coffee place so I expect the coffee to be spot on. When I got my coffee I was a bit surprised that the cup was so small for the price I paid. That being said if the cappuccino was good it would have been worth the price. Instead, I received the worst cappuccino I have ever had. I love strong cappuccino drinks but this drink was so bitter it tasted burnt. I'm giving it two stars because the place was clean and packed with people. They probably make awesome products but that coffee drink is going to haunt me and I doubt I'll return. read more