Java John’s

Java John’s, literally, saved me from not being able to work for a WHOLE day. My home internet was done hard, and since I work from home for my day job (electronic sales) AND my Tutoring Business, I was «dead in the water.» Java John’s has super fast Wi-​fi, and let me hang out for the better portion of a day. GREAT food, I had the breakfast burrito and later, a HUGE oatmeal cookie and a big glass of Almond Milk. Since I am lactose intolerant, that was wonderfully considerate of them. They also, like FEW places in the area, have ice cold Root Beer in a bottle, my personal favorite drink. I strongly recommend them for breakfast, lunch, or a nice place to hang out and get some work done.

Very sweet and attentive servant! I grabbed a sandwich and it was delicious, but a little too pricey.

Don’t waist your money if you want your coffee to taste good. I tried it twice only because I forgot how bad the coffee taste the first time.
They are open before anyone with good coffee which gives them an advantage. The service is friendly but not better than anywhere else.

There are a lot of Coffee Shops in town. This one not only has the best coffee but the friendliest atmosphere. And it is an Art Gallery featuring top local artists. They also serve food for Breakfast and Lunch. Come give it a try. Right on Broad Street with immediate access to all the shops.

Update ¹⁄₂₀₁₆ — never has anything I wrote generated as much «hate compliments» as this review. I have been getting bullied on Unilocal for the past year+ from accounts with no reviews or other Unilocal activity. Is this managements way of shutting up honest feedback? This is absurd and ridiculous. If you want to reply to my feedback, be professional and do it publicly.
Despite the good reviews on here, I call out Tourist Trap! My fiancé and I were both disappointed with almost everything we ordered. Too bad most other cafes in town close at 2:30 or 3pm.
First of all, everything was overpriced for the quality/​quantity received. $ 2.50 for espresso, $ 4.75 for a mocha, $ 9 for a lox bagel, and $ 9 for a veggie sandwich (more expensive than a turkey sandwich!!). Living in San Francisco and NYC, I would expect more high-​end fare at these prices, but it what we got was essentially basic corner deli food.
The worst was the lox bagel. There was barely any cream cheese on it, and, quite literally, a SPRINKLING of small shreds of lox. They lay it on as if it was a garnish — there were more capers on this thing than lox! Let me remind you this is a $ 9 bagel… this is not the price at which you skimp on the main ingredient in your sandwich. It was just absurd to look at. We did manage to get them to add more lox to it, though the place was manned by two kids and no manager, and one was resistant to our request stating that the owner instructed them to only use 1.5 ounces of lox.
The mocha we got was nearly all milk. While I specified what I wanted in my custom sandwich ingredient by ingredient, they superfluously added cheese to it. And the multi-​grain bread was just falling apart. Once again, for a $ 9 sandwich it just was basic deli style and not the high quality I would expect at those prices. You can do better at a museum café. It was just very disappointing all around that our order had so many issues with it and everything was in the hands of two high-​school kids. And the prices just really didn’t match the level of quality and service that we received.
Basically, this experience left us feeling that this place was run by one of those owners who just tries to skimp on everything and charge as much as possible for it, to squeeze out a max profit from unsuspecting tourists. I feel this is just a sore spot in an otherwise super authentic town that offers great quality food.

Went to a wedding in Nevada City back in Jun 13. Stayed nearby and would walk in early every morning for a fantastic cup of coffee.

This place is so totally wonderful. The owners (Pat and Rita) are super friendly and the coffee is excellent. They take pride in the beans they select and are very particular about how the espresso drinks are prepared. (I’m sure they are just as particular about the tea drinks but I“m not much of a tea drinker). In addition, Rita is a great cook and the breakfast wraps are out of this world. Each morning the place fills up with regulars, including parents who stop in with their kids on the way to school, and it sets off an excellent vibe for the day — even Mondays! I am a newcomer to Nevada City and this has quickly become my favorite coffee shop — people actually read newspapers and talk to each other — such a treat! And, best of all, they will let you establish an account if you are a regular customer. No, it’s not a time warp — modern music plays on the radio. :-)

I don’t often get «the shakes» from coffee as my physiology has adjusted to the massive quantities of caffeine I consume, but this place managed to make me a cappuccino that did just that. It was one of the strongest cappuccinos I have ever had, but ain’t nothin’ wrong with that. The barista also did a killer job on the foam. My companion had an espresso and also said it was strong and knocked his socks off. They even have bagels and cookies the size of dinner plates if you wanted something to accompany your beverage. My cappuccino was $ 3.50 which I am glad my café mate brought his cash, because they only accept cash or checks. And leaving a coffee house without a coffee would have been incredibly disappointing, indeed.

The spot if you love the local morning coffee scene. Child friendly, too. I like the turkey sandwich.

It’s quite rare to walk into a coffee shop in Northern California that is as non-​pretentious and down to earth as this one. There was no loud obnoxious hipster racket and not one person in the entire store on a chilly Sunday morning was on their computer. Everyone seemed to know each other and good vibes reverberated throughout the space.
So why 5 stars?
For some reason they made the BEST latte I have ever tasted and I drink a lot of latte’s.

Awesome mom n pop java shop. Sometime a wait and no credit cards accepted, but it’s nice to feel noncorporate. Don’t come here if you are expecting a Starbucks clone!