Love this place. I stop here for coffee and croissant on my way to work, and it only takes me about 3 minutes every time (even with 3 or 4 cars ahead of me). The croissants are good, coffee is decent and customer service is incredible. read more

Love this place! Their breakfast sandwiches taste like something Mom would make you back when you were living at home. The chai tea latte is to die for! Plus the people who work there are always friendly. read more

The coffee is okay at best and the food is fast food quality at best. The service is absolutely terrible and the kitchen is disgusting. They could really use some new management and a surprise health inspection. read more

My boyfriend and I go to Java detour almost every morning. It is our favorite place to get a quick breakfast and delicious drinks. My new favorite is the red bull rush, And all of their frozen drinks are great especially because you get such a big serving for the small size. The employees are always very nice and helpful! read more

Ever order something with one person and have a second nitwit say "now what did you order again"? That never happens here. They get it right every time, even when they come out to the car for the order. If you're looking for a fast cup of joe on your way hwy 101, this place succeeds. I never order the food, only coffee, so can't speak to that. read more

Great place to get a quick cup of coffee, don't let the lines fool you, you will be served quickly. I love that they remember what you drink and the employees are always friendly. I ran out of coffee at home the other day and bought the coffee beans from Java Detour to make at home. Very good, highly recommend. their fresh roasted beans. This is a great place for convenience and the coffee is yummy! read more

It took forever to get a cup of coffee. This is no quick drive through. Adding a pic that doesn't show the cars behind me. Won't stop here again; although, I am not sure if we just hit it at the wrong time or if this is the normal experience. BTW, coffee wasn't great either. read more

Love this place- one of few drive-thru coffee spots in Marin. Great staff- fast and friendly service. Pretty sure they're open 'til 9pm, too. 5 stars. read more

My family and I have been frequenting Java Detour drive thru for years now. As far as coffee goes, they are on the ball. I am not sure about the food or other drinks but the coffee is definitely good. I always receive excellent customer service as they really specialize in getting to know their customers and what their customers like. The interactions I have had with their staff have been positive one's. Over the years there has only been one issue where my coffee card balance was messed up by someone training. It was frustrating but I knew that person was training and it was bound to happen. The manager became aware of the mistake and proceeded to give me a substantial amount of free coffee visits. I was impressed. I will continue to use them and recommend them to friends who want a good cup of coffee on you can grab via drive thru on the way to their destination. Their iced coffee is my favorite and during the holiday's I like to add a splash of pumpkin or gingerbread. Yum. read more

Very bad customer service they guy who helped me took my order and then ran inside and told the people who were making the drinks and food that he had a "weird order" when I pulled up to the window the girl took my card and never told me my balance until I asked them asked why I substituted caramel for chocolate if my drink was originally made with chocolate! read more

A few months back, I ordered coffee before closing. It was the first time I had coffee at this place and so far it has been my last. The baristas were behaving wildly inappropriate, but I wanted coffee and ordered it despite my resignations and based off of both my wife and yelp's reviews of this coffee joint. The coffee was decent, but the baristas' behavior and attitudes were unquestionably repulsive. However, after I went back to try to purchase some more coffee figuring I would give it another shot, Java Detour suddenly stopped serving walk ups after dark. It being the middle of winter at the time, and also the only coffee joint within walking distance, made me rather frustrated that a drive-through coffee joint with a walk up window won't cater to foot traffic because I was unlucky enough to witness crude behavior of the employees. I have a strong feeling that it was because of my witnessing of their behavior that made management change the policy because of two reasons: 1) My wife would frequently get coffee when she worked in San Rafael for years and this place was open to foot traffic before this incident. This leads to 2) The coffee place only started this practice after said incident occurred, which I didn't care enough to report at the time (being 8 pm and to whom would I report a thing like this to?). This is unfortunate, because the only time I can purchase coffee at this small(ish) chain is on the rare occasion between the hours of 8 and 9 p.m. which is after dark. I give it a three star review and not a one star because the coffee was decent. However, they would have a one star due to unprofessionalism and the prerequisite of private transportation to get service. read more

Whatever you're looking for, they've got it at Java Detour. I, personally, love sugarfree/ fatfree drinks and the ones at Java Detour taste unbelievably indulgent for their slim caloric content. The blended sugar-free vanilla and caramel lattes and mocha are amazing. With non-fat milk they're a fraction of the calories and taste much better than Starbucks. The staff couldn't be more pleasant. Even with a line-up of cars I never have to wait long to order, pay, or be served. Their smoothies, tea, and breakfast foods are also delicious. Wish these joints were as common as Starbucks because they are tastier, CHEAPER, and offer more variety. You can't go wrong here. In response to another reviewer's negative comments; if it's your first time somewhere and you're not in a "settle for anything" mood, as a precaution, specify your drink preference (super sweet, strong, whatever...) to avoid the assumption that you like what all their other customers like. read more

This is my go to coffee stop. The coffee is consistently good (fresh, hot and not too acidic), and the staff is extemely efficient and always very pleasant. Best drive thru coffee shop in Marin! read more

This is the best way to pump up your day and I am not just talking about the coffee. The staff is smiling and happy and just so genuinely nice in a pleasant, happy-to-be-here way. I leave happy to have left my money with them and smiling with a great cup of coffee. read more

I am really done with the service being really, really, slow and then getting the wrong coffee or wrong pastry or wrong charge. This morning the barista was moaning and groaning about a boss and how she stood up to him; not something I should probably be hearing. Then when my coffee came she put it down instead of giving it to me and proceed to do other things. I asked for the coffee and she closed the window on me. Um. Well. Not going back. Off to United and Peets. Better service by the way. read more

I love love love this place! Not only do you receive quality coffee but an amazing service as well- its always so painless to go and get my daily dose of caffeine in the morning as the staff is always happy, quick, and efficient. Not having to get out your car is a big plus! And not to forget that this place is dog friendly - my dog always receives a treat when we ride to Java. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!! read more

I often stop here if I am running late in the morning, love being able to drive through. Very fast service and the employees are always nice and helpful. read more

Not too bad when you get someone who speaks decent English so that you can special order your drink, but that's usually not the case. Only good thing about this place is that it's a drive up. Their sugar free items (such as Chai)simply means it has honey instead of sugar. It's Not low Calorie; I checked with the company. Starbucks Skinny Chai is low Cal. and they use Splenda. Java's Decaf is very strong and often tastes burnt. It has too much caffeine because it makes my heart race as well. If you call to get some info before you go, they'll tell you they are too busy to answer your questions because they really don't speak good enough English to communicate with them. I just now got off the phone because my husband is on his way over and I wanted to know what flavored coffees they offer. Well he doesn't want to go to Starbucks right now, so I'm stuck with Java's terribly sweet "skinny" Chai, which is simply fat free milk with a Chai syrup. Wish we had a drive up Starbucks. :-( read more