Black Velvet Coffee Roaster | Espresso & Wine Bar - Mammoth Lakes, California

ali

Very nice coffee shop and friendly staff.
Lots of parking spots out front and plenty of seats to chill.

Nikki A.

The Kyoto cold brew was probably out favorite ! The hot coffees were decent . It was a good cup of coffee but personally don’t prefer fruity notes in my espresso 🙁 maybe if it was sweeter nuttier it would have been so good ! But that’s just their brew so I won’t ding them for that ! It’s a very cool spot and they have delicious house made syrups ! Ps the waffle was good !

LULU L. A.

Love the design of this place! It also feels a very professional coffee roasters. I had a decaf oat milk cappuccino, it tastes a little bit more acidic than my taste, but the flavor is nice. I’ll say it’s a good place to chill, sit down to work or rest, but the drink itself is not my taste. Also I feel the barista is not very welcoming.

Riley S.

I got so screwed at this place… I just wanted a large iced latte I was willing to pay what I thought would probably be a high price. Little did I know a large iced latte is 12 oz, the straw doesn’t even fit in the tiny cup, and $11! I was flabbergasted I couldn’t even speak when the tiny cup was set on the counter🤣 my fingers literally touch lol! I had checked reviews before coming thinking it had to be good and made a grand costly mistake coming here. Went next door to Schat’s bakery and the prices are CUT IN HALF on coffee! And they have donuts. I got the rest of what I thought I needed in coffee here (16oz for 4.95), a donut, and a ham and cheese croissant all for $9. Omg I got stolen from so bad at this place. Take your money to the bakery next door for real.

Masha T.

I’ve never given a bad review to any place, but I must say one employee at this coffee shop was super rude. It started from us standing in line and her asking everybody to move out of her way in a very rude way as she was bringing some stuff in.
The line was very slow, it took about 20 minutes to order our drinks and another 10 to get them.
while we were waiting after we ordered my little son wanted to have some water and since the water jar was empty, I asked her to please refill the water, she replied in a very aggressive tone that it “will be a minute”
We waited for a few minutes and asked her again and she repeated the same thing.
I said well we’ve already waited in line for a while so how long will it take? My son is thirsty.
she said well “any time between 1 and 10 minutes, I have 40 drinks to make”
and hen she said “you can just go to the store and buy some bottled water.” Wow!
I had a plastic cup in my hand, so all she had to do is pour some tap water, which would take her less time than replying to me in this rude manner .

All the other employees seemed very nice and I just asked the girl taking the orders to fill some tapwater which she did without a any fuss.
Coffee is pretty good, but I would not want to return to this place because of the stressed out vibe of this one lady (30s, plump complexion) and a long wait. The weight was definitely not worth it.

swanalika A.

This coffee roaster looked way so different from the other cafes or coffee shops I have been to. It had this whole rugged look, which reminded me mostly of a barn. It had the old look yet had a modern feel to it.

It had a variety of options if you drink, If I am not wrong they have happy hours as well. Anyways , I was confused on what to order mocha or dirty chai, based on the Barista’s suggestion I went ahead and ordered Dirty Chai which was really good. It had some sort of fresh feeling to the chai, it felt luxurious and a feeling of comfort at the same
time. We also ordered Latte, which was not as great as Dirty Chai , but still it was good in its own way, In my opinion it could have been better. The Barista working up there was really very sweet and friendly.

One thing I liked about this coffee house is that , they take order and make it right in front of you, which was also quick. Definitely recommend to visit this place when up in mammoth lakes , you will not regret it.

Sev N.

Great music, plenty of seating, open and airy interior, and a wine bar upstairs! I got the chai latte and it was awesome.

philip S.

Espresso is great here! Food is very limited to waffles and muffins so don’t come here if you’re looking for a big breakfast. No egg burritos or egg muffins or eggs etc. highly recommend for espresso. The place could use to be refurbished not great seating and decorations but for cofffee it’s fine. Besides that haven’t tried it for wine