Valley Java

Love this shop through and through. The owner helps out in the shop and makes this little place very local. Owner greets everyone and makes regular customers feel like a regular. New customers feel welcomed and always want to come back to visit. Quality drinks and food meets expectations. Vibe is so nice to chit chat with friends or just to chill out from a long week. Parking is minimal but there are free street parking. Always enjoy Vincent (the owner) showing great quality work ethic.

Nice coffee shop in Castro Valley - the store has a bunch of really nice photographs, and tea and coffee gear for sale.

They serve a bunch of different types of coffee & tea drinks & pastry - the cashier was super helpful and answered the questions we had before we placed our order.

It’s my to go place if I want a lovely matcha. Food can be fresher, but the drinks here are delicious.

Love this coffee shop! They have cute teapots from Japan that are kind of hard to find.

Cool little coffee shop kind of outta the way. The people working there don't know if they were the owners or not but the customer service was up there for a coffee shop got a large caramel macchiato which was delicious and a jalapeno cheddar bagel with cream cheese could have been more cream cheese on the bagel but not going to complain it was good.

Consistently wonderful. Great coffee selection. Savory and sweet pastries. Also tea, coffee accessories and local honey. Owner Vincent so friendly! Forget the chains and come here for cozy vibes and awesome coffee.

Lovely cute shop on the side. Got the lavender earl grey milk tea. Thank you!

Always a nice welcome and even better drinks.

A very beautiful shop. I really love sitting smelling my coffee, enjoying the rich colors. Wanted to show a picture of my favorite place to sit and sip.

The owner escorted me to a table and served my coffee and pastry. Very welcoming.

Wonderful neighborhood coffee shop. Creative drinks!

The coffee here is amazing. The espresso is the best I've had. This is a wonderful family run cafe with an extraordinary level of kindness and service. The atmosphere here is very comfortable and inviting.

Great coffee. I like this place

Excellent service! I'm so happy to have found this place. The best coffee in town! The atmosphere is relaxing and chill everyone seems to know each other which is nice! Costs a little more than Starbucks but its completely worth it in the quality and service and it's a local business rather than a chain. Definitely recommend you trying if you're curious as you wont be disappointed!

I've been coming here for over 20 years. I love supporting this small business. They have organic coffee and teas, and smoothies, bagels, delicious pastries, healthier ones too. Every time I visit, I'm relieved they are still there.

A cute spot with chill vibes. They have a decent dark roast and the locals make for good conversation in the morning. Prices are reasonable (better than ⭐ bucks)

Amazingly warn and friendly service, great atmosphere, local business by a man who's served coffee around the world!

My partner LOVED her Mocha & I enjoyed my esspresso very much.

We tried four different local coffee spots before this one and we're very disappointed, so glad to finally find something good nearby!

The atmosphere was is amazing. The owners treat you like family, and personal know most of there customers. The coffee is amazing.

Very diverse & mature atmosphere . This is one of Castro Valley finest. Not that Starbucks atmosphere, very peaceful, mature conversations and nice jazz music. I see the hospital staff are regular s as well. The coffee is all organic and other hot drinks I must say Starbucks has some competition.

So cozy and delicious. We had the jalapeno cheese bagel and a hot caramel latte and we loved them both. Service was great and all of the people were so nice. Such a great stop along the way