Acoustic Java Roastery & Tasting Room

If you’re a coffee lover, this is the place for you in Worcester! As someone, who was “spoiled for choice” during 14 years in Europe, I was delighted to discover Acoustic Java not far from Holy Cross College. During my first visit, I asked the barista so many questions about their coffees that he called over the manager, who gave me a full rundown of their many roasts and recommended that I try brewing their Barrel Aged Sumatra in my Moka pot. That coffee has become my all-time favorite and I’ve given as it a gift to many of my relatives. My mother volunteers at the Worcester Public Library, which sells Acoustic Java’s Booklover’s Blend, which I also recommend trying. The large, bright, and high-ceilinged backroom in the former manufacturing space is a nice spot to enjoy a book or peck away at your keyboard, especially on a sunny day. I noticed that a lot of reviewers talk about the food, the prices, and the service. I’ve never had a problem with any of those things. To mix metaphors, in a sea of Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks, I’ve found my oasis in the desert ;-)

This review is for Winter Solstice ground coffee. My son gave this to me as a gift. It does not disappoint. Strong, but super smooth. No bitterness. I love it.

Tried their signature coffee (the Bishop) and avocado toast. Both were amazing!

Excellent cappuccino

The caramel macchiato and spinach feta croissant were so good!

Lovely vibes with live music. Friendly staff and the matcha latte was delicious!

Really disappointing lately. This used to be my favorite coffee shop but lately has been straying further from what I loved about it. The removal of basically all food is super disappointing I loved the food here. I ordered a flat white and got a huge cup of milk, same with a macchiato. Having to order on the touch screen kiosk is slow and annoying and hard to find what I'm looking for. This used to feel like an intimate coffee shop with authentic espresso drinks but I feel like I should just go to Starbucks. Bring back what I loved.

This place keeps going downhill. I used to come all the time, the prices were cheap, the coffee was good, and so was the food. Loved Elliot who used to work there and ring us up and talk to us. She left, they replaced cashiers with a self serve kiosk, they removed the hot food, they made the sizes smaller and also upped the prices 50% overnight. I was told this was to be inline with Starbucks. The self serve kiosk is the straw that broke the camels back. The people who work there can’t even be bothered to ring you up. I’ll go down the road to the ironically named New Traditions where the prices are lower, and they still have cashiers. If I wanted an inhuman expensive experience I would go to Starbucks. The kicker is when they stopped selling food they were getting less money from me even if they raised the drink prices. Any reviews from more than a month ago are pretty much invalid these days.

Since I have moved to Worcester this has been my go to spot to get coffee mostly because the staff is super friendly and their large iced latte's are delicious and huge. I was disappointed this morning when I ordered a large iced latte as usual and it came in a medium sized cup. I asked about it and they have shifted the size of their cups down to match Starbucks. It seems I am paying the same for a smaller latte, which now makes me a bit sad.

One of my favorite coffee shops in Worcester. The coffee is always fresh roasted and love the flavors! Staff are friendly and my only compliant is the prices of bagged coffee is high but these days what isn't.