Wonderful little coffee shop, roasting their own beans. They have teas and other products as well. The muffins are delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lana Dayle Roach
The service was great and really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taylor Gabby
Flat Black Coffee is charming and has excellent coffee! Their espresso blend is flavorful and was perfectly extracted. Seating is fairly limited, but never seemed to be an issue on a Friday morning. There were 2-3 seats open at a time inside, outside tables were mostly empty since it's a bit chillier right now. 2 hour street parking is available. There was limited availability, but I managed to find a spot.The staff is really friendly and has clearly built a strong rapport with their locale!Parking: 2 hour limit
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Vincent L.
As the name implies, this is an Australian-inspired café in the Lower Mills area of Dorchester. It's just steps away from the Neponset River falls and the Adams Street bridge to Milton. And since I have a fatal weakness for many things Australian, especially their intoxicating accents, I had to check this café out when I passed by on a hot summer day.Sadly, there were no cute Aussies with accents inside, but I did enjoy a refreshing, sufficiently bold iced long flat black - just enough to get me going on what would be an oppressively muggy day. Here, a "flat black" is defined as an espresso, while a "long flat black" is an americano. There are a handful of small tables inside that are sufficient for enjoying or drinks, for some brief conversation, or for some brief reading, but this is not really a place for café camping or laptop loitering. Which is fine with me: keeping it all about the coffee.Pro tip: talking about which, you don't need to shove your food and drink into the photo - or massage, fondle, or molest it - with your bare, moist, wrinkly hands and dirty fingernails. You also don't need to call attention away from the food with pointless "action" shots. Keep all body parts, plaque-laced bite marks, and distracting backgrounds out of the photo. Focus solely on the food and drink itself. And if your shot is just of a coffee cup with a logo on it, it's not the holy grail. Goodness knows if there's actually coffee - or sewage - inside. #stayclassy #stayuseful #noyouarenotanarteeste
Rachel O.
Good coffee and absolutely charming atmosphere. This is obviously a popular local place, as the man running the shop greeted many customers by name and knew their usual orders.
Lisa Klinkenberg
Wonderful service, wonderful atmosphere, wonderful coffee. What more could you ask for. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Megan Brake
This is the best coffee in Boston, in my opinion. Micro-roasted on site, with beans from around the world. I love the Brazil, but bought the light roast of Peruvian beans this week and it also slaps. Don't sleep on this coffee shop. They also have wifi.Vegetarian options: Non dairy milks available
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peru Cajamarca, Brazil Mogiana
Bri
Espresso is good and regular coffee is okay, not the best but the staff are super nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Maureen Dubreuil
If you want to start your day off right or if you want to experience a perfect cup of coffee, go no further than Flat Black
Not bad, okay place, not enough seating.The owner was a bit dismissive and came off as cranky but still answered my questions. I didn't see any food there, just some prepackaged snacks. I'd say give them a try but don't expect a warm experience, it's very transactional.
Anthony Campagna
Unskilled baristas. Coffee beans are pretty solid, but do yourself a favor and don't get any drinks made here.Hot frothed milk on top of an iced latte? Gross
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
A Confoey
Cute little coffee shop in downtown Dorchester commuted to fine coffee, sustainability and good service. I ordered a latte this morning and it was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Press Top Shelf
Jennifer Nguyen
I'll definitely give a great review I'm sure you guys make good coffee here and excited to get some soon
Glen Phares
Great coffee shop and very knowledgeable! Wonderful place to stop while in the area. Very thankful that I found this place. Make sure to stop here!!
Aussie coffee, how could you go wrong.
Wonderful little coffee shop, roasting their own beans. They have teas and other products as well. The muffins are delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was great and really good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Flat Black Coffee is charming and has excellent coffee! Their espresso blend is flavorful and was perfectly extracted. Seating is fairly limited, but never seemed to be an issue on a Friday morning. There were 2-3 seats open at a time inside, outside tables were mostly empty since it's a bit chillier right now. 2 hour street parking is available. There was limited availability, but I managed to find a spot.The staff is really friendly and has clearly built a strong rapport with their locale!Parking: 2 hour limit
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
As the name implies, this is an Australian-inspired café in the Lower Mills area of Dorchester. It's just steps away from the Neponset River falls and the Adams Street bridge to Milton. And since I have a fatal weakness for many things Australian, especially their intoxicating accents, I had to check this café out when I passed by on a hot summer day.Sadly, there were no cute Aussies with accents inside, but I did enjoy a refreshing, sufficiently bold iced long flat black - just enough to get me going on what would be an oppressively muggy day. Here, a "flat black" is defined as an espresso, while a "long flat black" is an americano. There are a handful of small tables inside that are sufficient for enjoying or drinks, for some brief conversation, or for some brief reading, but this is not really a place for café camping or laptop loitering. Which is fine with me: keeping it all about the coffee.Pro tip: talking about which, you don't need to shove your food and drink into the photo - or massage, fondle, or molest it - with your bare, moist, wrinkly hands and dirty fingernails. You also don't need to call attention away from the food with pointless "action" shots. Keep all body parts, plaque-laced bite marks, and distracting backgrounds out of the photo. Focus solely on the food and drink itself. And if your shot is just of a coffee cup with a logo on it, it's not the holy grail. Goodness knows if there's actually coffee - or sewage - inside. #stayclassy #stayuseful #noyouarenotanarteeste
Good coffee and absolutely charming atmosphere. This is obviously a popular local place, as the man running the shop greeted many customers by name and knew their usual orders.
Wonderful service, wonderful atmosphere, wonderful coffee. What more could you ask for. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the best coffee in Boston, in my opinion. Micro-roasted on site, with beans from around the world. I love the Brazil, but bought the light roast of Peruvian beans this week and it also slaps. Don't sleep on this coffee shop. They also have wifi.Vegetarian options: Non dairy milks available
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peru Cajamarca, Brazil Mogiana
Espresso is good and regular coffee is okay, not the best but the staff are super nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
If you want to start your day off right or if you want to experience a perfect cup of coffee, go no further than Flat Black
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Not bad, okay place, not enough seating.The owner was a bit dismissive and came off as cranky but still answered my questions. I didn't see any food there, just some prepackaged snacks. I'd say give them a try but don't expect a warm experience, it's very transactional.
Unskilled baristas. Coffee beans are pretty solid, but do yourself a favor and don't get any drinks made here.Hot frothed milk on top of an iced latte? Gross
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Cute little coffee shop in downtown Dorchester commuted to fine coffee, sustainability and good service. I ordered a latte this morning and it was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Press Top Shelf
I'll definitely give a great review I'm sure you guys make good coffee here and excited to get some soon
Great coffee shop and very knowledgeable! Wonderful place to stop while in the area. Very thankful that I found this place. Make sure to stop here!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5