Rook Coffee - Red Bank

Love their coffee but unfortunately today as I pre ordered my coffee and croissant and they sold the last one right in front of me and told me they had no more. If you?re going to let people order and PAY ahead of time you should put their items off to the side just like you do the coffee. Not sell it in front of them and tell them they?re beat

Starbucks is literally 50 feet away and decided to give rook a shot and was impressed with the large hot Sumatra I had. Coffee was spot on and I will be back.

Excellent coffee. Love their dark roasts. Great smooth flavor and never bitter like, well you know who. The bali and turkish are my favorite.

Love Rook coffee, but I have to say this location is the worst. Twice now I have received regular milk on my order when I ordered soy. Not great for an allergy. Will always enjoy the ocean twp and wall rook locations.

I was visiting Red Bank and needed a coffee fix. Sure I could have just hit up Starbucks, but I always prefer to try a smaller cafe if I have the option. Rook was close by so I stopped it to see what they had to offer. Rook is a relatively small shop which appears to only be taking to go orders at this time. I did not see any seating when I was in there (though it is possible I may have missed one or two seats somewhere). There is a small counter by the window to prepare your drink. That said, it is a lovely shop, which feels comfortable as soon as you walk in. The staff here is fantastic. Super friendly, efficient and when I mentioned this was my first visit to Red Bank, they were more than happy to answer any questions about other local businesses. Most of the stars in this review are for the ambience and the friendliness of the staff. I wound up getting the Turkish coffee, a surprising offering you do not see often. Now, here's the thing if you've had Turkish coffee in more traditional restaurants you'll know it packs quite a punch. I was hoping for the same with this coffee but unfortunately it did not have it. It did have a lighter version of the *flavor* of Turkish Coffee, but it was definitely weakened, most likely to be more palatable to the general public. I don't blame them for doing so, but I was disappointed. That said, I definitely plan to visit Rook again. They had other, more traditional offerings that I think I want to try. I do recommend checking it out!