Coffee Central

Really good coffee. Do not confuse it with the bad coffee in the cafeteria. The prices are reasonable as well. Highly recommend over the quick but expensive walk to Starbucks

Coffee is great if you appreciate robust and strong (which I do). They have interesting pastries so bring your willpower. None are vegan so I’m safe. They have soy milk (non GMO).

I go here every day. Its coffee central. I mean. What do you expect. Churning out caffeinated drinks for all of MGH efficiently and effectively day after day.
Star rating is for daytime. Overnight coffee central gets 0 stars. Takes them like 10 min to make 1 coffee at night.

I was very disturbed to see that a sign offering a «well rounded lunch» from coffee central that included a bagel, cream cheese and odwalla bar. This promotes imbalanced and poor nutrition to patients and employees. What happened to fruits, vegetables and lean protein? Time for them to rethink their approach to promoting healthy meals!

Coffee Central is quick and delicious coffee! Lots of options, efficient, always good.

I don’t drink coffee often, but once in a while I do enjoy the flavor. Moreso, I love hot chocolate. I think coffee central has the best hot chocolate in the hospital. Maybe even the surrounding beacon hill area.
It’s only $ 1.40 for a small hot chocolate. The drink is rich, but not overwhelming. It fills me up and keeps me going when I need a pick-​me-​up.
I’ve had a coffee occasionally, and it is the better tasting coffee in comparison to the hospital cafeteria. There is a dedicated beverage line, which moves very fast. So if you don’t want any food items, jump in the drinks-​only line no matter how long it is.
Food options are good for snacks, but not necessarily meals. The cafeteria is one floor below for eats.

Not a huge fan… Coffee is usually burnt tasting. Will drink if I’m desperate on a night shift. Soups are delish though especially pumpkin and pasta fagioli!

Lots of coffee choices for the
mild of heart and the boldly brave.
Much to accompany it as well:
Bagels, muffins and confectionary cravings.
The Deal: the line moves fast…
So, this is the quickest way to get
a drink and a snack at MGH Boston.

Great coffee choices strong, medium, light roasts. Cookie and muffins are my favorites. Great service line moves fast. Muffin of the day specials. There’s no reason to go to Dunkin or Starbucks. Recommend

This place is AWESOME if you need late-​night coffee or snacks. I’m so thankful that they’re here and open for long hours.

24hrs
wraps, salads, sandwiches, good coffee (hot or iced), odwalla drinks/​bars, kind bars, granola bars, trail mix, muffins, whoppie pies, pastries…
In MGH’s long hallway near Lundar, White, Emergency, Wang, Gray Waiting Area, and the main entrance.

If this was not in a hospital, it would cost more. It would legitimately compete with a Starbucks if this were standalone.
Good lattes and fresh pastries. Service is pretty fast even with the long lines.

If you are ordering a single simple black coffee, you might be in luck. If you order a coffee and a tea, you may get a coffee with a tea bag and a cup of hot water with milk. You should not order coffee before 8am and after lunch because the staff dont wake up til 8 am and then go to sleep at noon. Have been coming here everyday for years, and it is steadily declining in service and taste. Usually I am completely ignored as I give an order, and more often than not I am disappointed with my coffee. Good luck emailing/​calling the manager, lets just say she is on her perpetual coffee break.

Solid coffee that that is strong enough to keep you working through the night, and isn’t as offensively priced as Starbucks or ABP.
Their baked goods too are great when fresh. Later in the day though some of them tend to get hard (ahem, chocolate chip cookies), and aren’t as glorious.
Mainly go here for the coffee, though. Well done, MGH!

I firmly believe that Coffee Central should be the training center for all coffee houses and/​or bakeries frequented at rush hour. Not only does the coffee taste good (I drink it black, so I can’t speak to the 47 different flavored/​frozen/​whatever variations), but the line MOVES. Pre-​shift coffee is not an option for me; it is my life-​force. I’m seeking help for this, but in the meantime, it is EXTREMELY helpful that — even when I’m running a few minutes late, which is always — I know I can count on making it through the line and up to my floor with minutes to spare.

I have visited this coffee stand about 5 times. The coffee is tasty and cheap! The pastries are fresh and again, cheap. The rotating daily flavored coffees are very good iced. I especially enjoyed the blueberry muffin flavored iced coffee. Nice to know this stand is open 24 hours.

I’ve posted before about the frozen cappachinos which are to die for as well as the yummy french toast bagels (so good they sell out quickly!)
But this review is to add my new favorite… the blueberry muffin flavored iced coffee. I sampled the flavor hot and simply didn’t like it but trust me, try it as iced coffee… it’s great!

This review is only for people who work or are at MGH. No one in their right mind would come here to just try out Coffee Central.
How did they possibly bottle the essence of french toast and put it in a bagel? I’m so confused. But that’s what you get in a french toast bagel. It smells like french toast… but it’s a bagel. It’s mind-​boggling. (get it toasted with a little butter, sprinkle some sugar on it… OMG delicious!) What else is baffling are the crazy coffee flavors they have. Birthday cake? Snickeroo? And they taste good! The muffins are my downfall, looove the cappuccino chip. I just want to chop all the muffin tops off and eat them.
This place is surprisingly cheap! I’m sure if they raised their prices people would still come here (please don’t raise your prices). It’s 24 hours and the people who work there aren’t cranky, which is great because I am cranky at 3am!

If there was no Coffee Central, I might not still be alive! You might think I’m exaggerating, but I’m not so sure. This place is the only thing to break up my monotonous job working overnight. It keeps me awake; it keeps me energized. The best part is that the coffee is really good. You’d expect it to be horrible, especially at 3AM, but it’s not surprisingly!
Also thank you so much for adding sandwiches at night! Now you have everything!

This coffee shop *could* be really really shitty since it’s in MGH and is really convenient, but it’s not. Some even go as far to say that the hospital is a loss leader for Coffee Central.
Open 24 hours. Solid coffee. They have an espresso machine too but I never get any drinks there, basically because I don’t wanna wait and they have ridiculous (although mostly fast moving lines). Cheap. Great service… but then again I’m there at least twice a day. Infinitely better than the brewed swill they have in the cafeteria, and it definitely beats the 5 minute walk to ABP/​Starbucks. Plus I’m lazy and I like it when they make my coffee. Their baked goods are mostly made in-​house and are delicious as well.