
About Perk Coffee Bar at Earth & Marine Sciences
Perk Coffee Bar brings a local touch to campus life in Santa Cruz, where you'll find genuine coffee and tea crafted with care. As an independent café, we're committed to being part of our community rather than just another chain stop. We're always working to improve our service and deliver the quality you deserve—stop by and experience what makes supporting local coffee shops worth it.
What People Are Saying
from Google & Yelp"Pretty mid café out of all of them on campus. The workers here aren't the best (at least the ones that were in today in the morning). The playlist was good, but they had it turned up too loud, so they couldn't hear what people were ordering very well. I don't mind repeating myself once or twice, but it's common sense to just turn the music down if you're struggling that bad. The girl even started getting a slight attitude even though it's not really our fault she can't hear over the speaker and her coworker who is belting out songs every five seconds. I'm very well-versed in the insidious fake smile and side eye that people do. I get it, student workers are tired and underpaid (like most other people in Santa Cruz) but it's already difficult enough to navigate this campus purely because of its design. No need to act so stand-offish towards people. You are babies and don't know anything about the workforce yet or how to live with people respectfully. Cons of being an older Gen Z working at a college campus with fresh high school grads, I guess."
"Quality is hit or miss (high turn over rate? bad management?). Subpar customer service and over priced. Better Buzz is a couple of blocks away, great option with more consistency."
"Asked for soy milk due to an allergy — proceeded to watch the guy make it with normal milk instead. I get people make mistakes but now I’m stuck wasting $4 on something I can’t really drink."
"No healthy food choices. They run out of pastries in the middle of the day. There is an urgent need for more dining options on campus. End the monopoly on campus food choices!!"
"Service is good, coffee is as well depending on who makes it. Sometimes it's too milked or watered down or the cup is half full."
"Order the honey lavender latte with oat milk! This place is super fast with coming out with drinks, and it was super smooth and creamy and delicious!..."
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