The coffee is honestly second to none. I have never tasted a coffee that was so balanced, healthy, and rich in taste/texture. I don't know how they do it, but they're doing it right! The man who sold me this coffee was really accommodating and friendly. He recommended the Italian roast which was their most popular type of roast. I would definitely recommend that one if it's your first time it's not too dark. It's not too subtle. It's right in the middle. in terms of the ambience, the business is located in a commercial building. It's small but I didn't mind it as long as I got the coffee lol. read more

I love their mild decaf I dont like a bitter coffee, and theirs was not. It is my favorite, wish they were closer. definately worth the trip. read more

I absolutely love GreenStar Coffee! I think I first discovered it at an Earth Day celebration more than 10 years ago and have been making visits to their warehouse roastery ever since then (warehouse pickup saves shipping costs!) they offer everything to love when starting your day: Local fresh roasted coffee organic fair trade coffee. I like to get the whole beans and grind my own and usually go for the 5 pound bags. I have found they stay quite fresh in their packaging. There is nothing like opening a new bag. I wish I could capture that amazing aroma to share!! I have tried many beans and blends but our overall house favorite is Morning Star. It is easy on the pallet and good anytime. I also like to keep the Espresso blend on hand which is great and offers a nice kick. I have also enjoyed their teas and even get a small bag of decaf, which my parents love when they visit. It is always a pleasure to pick up the coffee and usually I am greeted by one of the owners, Dan, who is friendly and makes time for a chat. They do have all the safety protocols in place for Covid so you should not hesitate to order ahead swing by for a door pickup! read more

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Love the coffee, love the people! Am a regular buyer from their walk-up window. Love to support great local businesses

Green Star is the go-to coffee roastery for both my husband & I. I drink decaf and love the richness of a 50-50 mix of house and espresso. My husband's fave is Guatemala. The owner has been so nice to me as a gardener, too. He saves the chaff from the beans: great compost for acid-loving plants like my blueberries. read more

Best espresso EVER. Enjoyed the espresso shots working at Chocolats du CaliBressan a few years ago. Their store closed recently and have had a hard time finding this coffee to get on the go from a store here in Santa Barbara. Hopefully they'll open up their own coffee shop in town. read more

Very good variety of quality coffees. The staff is friendly and helpful. Pickup is easy and they have adequate protection regarding Covid-19. read more

Best coffee ever! I love all of their fresh roasted coffee beans especially the espresso. Green Star is the only place I will buy coffee from. read more

Quite possibly the best coffee in Santa Barbara. (5/5 green stars also) I run a nonprofit called the Green Stars Project so I was super-excited to see a place called Green Star Coffee listed in Santa Barbara. My project is all about ethical consumerism, so I went to their location in the Public Market with a little trepidation, hoping that it would not be the kind of place that serves commodity coffee in Styrofoam cups. Thankfully, I had no cause for concern - they live up to their name :-) More on that in the next paragraph... Overall, I tried coffee in several places in SB - Green Star, Handlebar, Helena Avenue Bakery, and the SB Roasting Co. Of the four of them, I thought Green Star had the best overall experience when you combine quality/experience with sustainability/ethics. I had a small Americano - pretty decent at $2.50, considering it contains two shots of organic, fair trade coffee. Nice Americano: not too weak (thanks to the two shots) and nicely roasted (not over-roasted). The barista was super-friendly. Nice seating area outside the public market. I'm also giving Green Star Coffee 5/5 "green stars" for social and environmental impact, based on these reasons: * All of their beans are certified organic and Fair Trade. Most of it is also shade-grown (impt for habitats). * I read that one of their suppliers, a coffee farm in Guatemala, was affected by coffee leaf rust. Green Star agreed to pay them higher prices to get them over the difficult patch. They seem like genuinely good guys. * It's one of the few places I've come across lately that uses compostable cups. You know regular cups have a plastic lining, right? The vast majority of conventional cups end up in landfill because there's nothing else to do with them. Green Star's hot cup lids and cold cups are also compostable. * Their milk, sugar and agave are all organic. Plant-based milks available too, naturally. * They are a zero-landfill café. They re-use their own coffee bags and everything else is recyclable or compostable. Find out more about the other green star thing at Green Stars Project dot org. read more

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This place is sick. FYI this is not a coffee shop, you can buy beans here, and the beans...are *chef kiss* magical. I had a cup of Joe at this random mom and pop shop, and I swear, best fucking cup of coffee I had in a minute. Drove fifteen minutes north to buy 3lbs of whole Italian roast, no regrets. read more

We first tasted the Morning Star coffee, made by Green Star, while staying at a quaint B&B in Santa Barbara. The coffee was very good - dark, smooth and nice, and something we would like to keep in our stashes at home. At the advice of the innkeeper, we managed to find it at an upscale local grocer in Santa Barbara. I think it was either Whole Foods or Bristol Farms. Since then, not living close enough to just jaunt over there to replenish our coffee, I have found we can purchase it online. Good deal at between $13 and $16 for a full pound. FYI - most of their coffees are Certified Organic Fair Trade items. read more

Best craft coffee I have found and at the best price. Their single origins make some impressive espresso.

Best coffee ever!! Definitely worth checking out. They roast their own beans. Phenomenal customer service. Well worth the price. You can drop by their shop or order online. They will let you try anything and you'll love the variety. Love supporting a small business like this. Hope they stick around read more

Green Star Coffee - Nice roaster!! - Coffee Roasteries Near Me - Goleta, California

We stumbled in thinking it was a coffee shop and the gentleman who greeted us was so friendly and welcoming. He offered to fill up our travel mugs with some brewed coffee he had ready, and let us fill our water bottles in their kitchen. We bought a pound of Colombian whole beans because it just smelled so good in there, we wanted to take it with us. Even if the coffee wasn't good it'd still be five stars, but the coffee is genuinely excellent. TEN STARS. read more

Green Star has one of the best coffees in town. Their espresso has always been on spot and smooth. I have had their ice coffee and ice tea as well, which were also great. Highly recommended if you stop by the Public Market. read more

Green Star Coffee - Very cool foam work on a latte! - Coffee Roasteries Near Me - Goleta, California

I work at a North County business that sells Green Star Coffee- and we are very proud to have it in our business. Freshly roasted, it is a stout cup of coffee! Easy to find right off the hiway- when we need it in a hurry...shipped when we have time to wait for it- they are a pleasure to work with. read more

Really great customer service and the beans are awesome. Definitely gonna be my main place to buy coffee now.

Haven't tasted the coffee but had the nicest encounter and service there. Business owners like that are what make this country great!

You can really taste the quality of their coffee here. Granted, I only had the vanilla latte, but I haven't had a good roast like that in a while. Makes me want to forgo Starbucks and all those other chain places completely. Service was really friendly. Something other places at the Public Market are lacking. So kudos to them. read more

Just to be clear this is not a coffee shop, but rather a coffee roaster in an industrial park. They serve no coffee in this location. Yelp is often confusing and I have found myself misled by the their categories before. That out of the way, their coffee is great and you can buy it locally at many stores and it is served at a lot of good coffee shops in town. I prefer their Sumatra which is delish and under $14 a pound. You can also order online for pickup, very easy 101 freeway access if you are passing through town. However the dude at the front desk I just picked my coffee up from had terrible customer service, I will assume that is anomaly. read more

Coffee at Greenstar is fantastic! I am a huge fan of quality and socially responsible coffee. Greenstar is the best I have found and I live many miles away in Seattle WA. The customer service is also a 5 star. Thank you for being the best! read more

Love Green Star coffee. I used to buy my beans from a local coffee shop (Lucky Llama) because it was always so good, then I realized it was Green Star and found out I can just buy directly from them for cheaper. I've tried several different beans, and they're all good. I'm a bit of a coffee snob and this is the only place I will buy freshly roasted beans. read more

So glad I found Green Star. Great coffee, great price, friendly staff. Nuff said!! I'll keep buying from them. Definitely worth the drive to goleta read more

About a year and a half ago I upped my coffee game and started buying whole bean, freshly roasted coffee. Oh man, that was a good idea, very tasty but it can get expensive if you are buying from coffee shops like French Press or Handlebar. These places sell their freshly roasted coffee for $25+ per pound, which had me rethinking buying tinned, pre-ground coffee. Then I remembered a few years ago my professor mentioning a coffee roaster hidden back in the Carneros Industrial Park (next to Captain Fatty's and the CHP station) and decided to stop by and see what was up. I've been buying coffee here for about six months now! They are a fairly small operation, you walk right into their roasting facility and pick out your coffee from their wall of delicious varieties. I LOVE their Ethiopian Amaro Gayo, a super unique flavor that's great for both pourover and espresso, Sumatra and their Espresso Blend are a close second. Everything is Fair Trade, certified organic from two different organizations, and Rainforest Certified. Oh, did I mention that everything is $10/pound $6/half for whole bean? The last bag of beans I bought from them were still warm from roasting. Amazing read more

We have a couple of favorites that we keep ordering and as such have not sampled everything here, but it is superior coffee and the only kind we French Press at home. read more

GREEN STAR IS THE BEST COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY IN THE WORLD!!! Try the Ethiopian it's my favorite! Super smooth and delivers a nice strong jolt in the morning, it'll blow your socks away! On top of downing the best coffee I have ever had! It's good to know that every coffee bean is Organic, Fair Trade, The Company is Independent and their prices are Super fair :) I heard they just opened up their first coffee shop in Santa Barbara. I have nothing but good things to say about this establishment and I highly highly recommend their product to anyone and everyone who wants the best quality available. I am happy and glad they're running things here locally(makes it easier for us) This company has Great Great potential! read more

Wonderful mocha. Barista was very friendly and actually knew how to converse with customers which nowadays is hard to come by. Had a little trouble finding this place but I'm so glad I did. read more

The very best coffee at a reasonable price. Served at some of the finest establishments but available for purchase at their business location. All organic, fair-trade and delicious. It's roasted right there, so it cannot be fresher. read more

This is by far my favorite coffee. I first tasted their Italian Roast at Cajun Kitchen in Lompoc and fell in love. I just wish it was sold at more locations so I could find it easier. Try their Italian Roast...You will not be disappointed! read more

I never realized we had a such great coffee roaster here in Santa Barbara. My first visit I spent half an hour just talking about coffee with Dan. I mainly drink espresso and Dan made a recommendation (Red's Espresso) that I absolutely loved - the crema is outstanding. The quality is first rate, prices are nice and the service is personal and friendly. In the past I have mail ordered coffee from Peet's and from Espresso Vivace in Seattle. Green Star knows their business and coffee well. Stop in for a real treat. Oh, the smell of fresh roasting while you're there is intoxicating :) read more

First off, their coffee is the bomb. Great flavor, high quality. And the price is unbelievable! Before discovering them, I had often paid the same for 12oz what I pay for 16oz here. This will be my stop every time it's time to re-up on the beans. Second, Daniel is -- as most roasters I presume -- very knowledgeable about the chemistry and the process. What's particularly impressive is that he's willing to share as much as you wanna learn. read more