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    The Better Bean

    4.8 (20 reviews)
    Closed • 6:30 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Evan W.

    Monson Runs On Better Bean! Came through town with a need for caffeine. I decided to stop here after having family and friends recommend it. This cozy shop in downtown has both amazing drip coffee and easily the best espresso in western Mass (thanks to their amazing machine from Spain) This would be my daily stop if I still lived in town or nearby

    I have been coming here since they opened and they never disappoint. I love the options and seasonal drinks they have. The coffee here is always good. I haven't tried the food, but it always looks amazing too. The girls that work here are so sweet as well!

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    Jaime P.

    Excellent coffee and baked goods and wraps! I go out of my way to stop here. Staff is wonderful. Service excellent, always welcoming and positive! Really cute little space. I love their messages on my coffee, really brightens my day coming here.

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    Thanks so much Jenna!!!! ~Amanda and Bean Crew

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    3 years ago

    Nice coffee and friendly staff. Plenty too choose from and all the pastries look good.

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    3 years ago

    The food and drink quality is phenomenal! I only wish there was indoor seating so that I could have stayed there longer.

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    Hi, we returned to Tables to find out if anything had changed…read more I had a western omelette, another person had an egg sandwich, and the 3rd had an egg Benedict with veggies and avacado. We all raved about the food. Spent a little time with Tara wishing he luck and good health. I will definitely will return. The atmosphere was the same as it was before. New waitresses were very cordial.

    Decent food, poor service. We were seated right away, but it…read moretook a while for a waitress to take our order. Then it took a long while to actually get our food. The meal I received (Eggs Benedict Florentine, a regular menu item) was not what I ordered (Tara's Benedict, on the specials menu), but by then I was so hungry that I just ate it. It was good. However, after a runner delivered our food, our waitress never checked in with us, or even made eye contact with us, until we were done eating. When she finally came, I told her (politely) that I had ordered Tara's Benedict but had received Florentine. She seemed to not know what to do with this information - but she did want me to know that she correctly submitted my order. Okay, I said, I just wanted to let you know that there was a miscommunication somewhere. She brought us our bill promptly (the incorrect meal was not taken off the bill), but then there was more waiting for her to come back and take our credit card. Finally my dining companion went up to the register to pay the bill. While there, they tried to explain to him what happened - apparently the chef had a different specials list than the specials menu that was given to customers. This does not really explain the mix-up. Plus, it was 11am on a Saturday - near the end of the breakfast period. How did they not realize sooner that the chef and the wait staff had different specials menus? This establishment is a little off the beaten path; you have to make it a destination - something I will not be doing again.

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