Bard Coffee

Love the little park this is near. Nitro brew tastes great and a decent portion. It's a bit pricey but between getting more than Starbucks and it tasting basically the same it's probably worth it. The Good: Good tasting drinks. Prices are fair compared to the big name places. Portions are okay. Service is average speed. Love the nearby park. The Meh: None The Bad: None

I’m writing this review on only the espresso. My first morning in Portland I ordered a double long espresso and it tasted like motor oil. I have no idea why but it was not good. I don’t know if its the coffee they use, or perhaps the method in which it was made, but it did not taste good- which is hard to do. Perhaps they don’t cater or have coffee that caters to espresso drinkers? I don’t know but the taste was not good and I wish I had known. The second day I tried Buzz coffee. I have no idea why but neither place tasted normal or good. but if you’re a “coffee shop”, this should be the easiest and first things you perfect how to make. The third day I caved and went to Starbucks. I’m not a fan of Starbucks but at least the espresso tasted like espresso. Maybe there needs to be an espresso tasting class for these independent Portland coffee shops? Because I’ll tell you, I’d much rather give small businesses my business over a conglomerate like Starbucks - but the product has to be up to snuff- it just has to. Please taste your products, please taste test others. We need independent businesses, but we need them to stack up or taste better than the corporations.