Coffee Shops near Montvale

“One of the most successful private label brands in the annals of grocery history, the Eight O'clock Coffee brand was introduced by the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in 1859 and was sold there until 2015 when A&P finally went out of business. Interestingly (at least to me) the brand was named based on several 19th century focus groups (or whatever they were called at the time) that said consumers had their first cup of coffee of the day at eight o'clock. Considering life expectancy in 1859 was around 51, this sounds a little late in the day to me or just maybe, the gunslingers and bandoleros of the time were just waking up after a night of rotgut whiskey at the saloon.Currently, the brand is sold via e-commerce and select grocery channels (Walmart) by Tata Consumer Products of India who is the second largest producer of tea and coffee in the world. For those who may be too young to remember, A&P was the nation's largest mid-century grocery chain and was particularly prominent in the New York metropolitan area meaning, a bag of Eight O'clock Coffee was always around my home growing up as no one in the swinging 70's cared a wit about gourmet coffee and viewed it largely as a functional beverage on par with Maxwell House and Folgers. Today of course, when toddlers are weaned on double espressos and daily twelve dollar lattes are the ruination of countless credit ratings, Eight O'clock now offers "Barista Blends" and Keurig versions to keep our nervous systems permanently jangled.Just for fun, I tried Eight O'clock again recently and found it to be a very decent cup of coffee but honestly, I won't be going out of my way to stockpile the brand. Coffee's not my thing but any brand that has the stamina to survive 165 years, has to be worth an automatic five stars for lifetime achievement. My toddler agrees.“

“Im alittle disappointed in this location. Who is running this store on the weekends? Especially on Saturday mornings? The coffee counter is disgusting -where you keep your sugars and stirrers. Its caked with coffee spots and sugars all over the counter. Please wipe your counters down. Take a look at the floor too - that needs a mop. You have 3 young ladies behind the cash register who are in desperate need of customer service training.“

“Beautiful team, they seem to all work well together... very accommodating too. I've place an Strawberry Coolatta "Order to Go" it appeared that the strawberry mixer wasn't in inventory... so the young man apologized and provided me a larger blueberry coolatta with/whip priced as a small one. Thank you DD“

“Clean spacious location…definitely above average. They are also way above average on making the drinks as ordered. The combination makes this an excellent Starbucks. Too bad i rarely visit Starbucks anymore after they took away a few thousand of my stars during the pandemic.“

“OMG! What an experience! I passed this place so many times not knowing it was there. One day, I decided to try it with my wife. Everything is fresh. The atmosphere is fun and friendly. Everyone is nice. The tempura was awesome. We have been going there almost every day. It’s a new experience.“

“If you are in the area and want to taste some amazing coffee this is a kiosk you need to stop by. You will not regret tasting this amazing coffee, and be sure to have a chat with the owner. He loves coffee and you can taste the love in the coffee.“

“Stopped by this hidden gem with my mom this Saturday. We were greeted by very attentive servers and a beautiful space. The food was absolutely delicious and presented so nicely. We ordered the avocado toast and built our own savory crepe. Among all of the fun drinks they had to offer, I ordered the Icy Bear Latte it was delicious and adorable. We are definitely adding this to our brunch list in Bergen County, and are looking forward to our next visit!“

“Great place or brunch. The service was impeccable and our food came out in great time and was delicious. I loved the ambience. What a gem in Fair Lawn. We ordered the eggs Benedict’s and the Coconut French Toast. So good and perfect for a girls brunch or group gathering.“

“Amazing spot. Very low key vibes, friendly barista, amazing creative drinks. My honey lavender latte and sparkling hibiscus americano were both 11/10 drinks! Totally blown away by this unexpected find in the bottom of an office building. To top it all off, the music was great! Thanks thumbody!“