Gold Bean Cafe

I’ve been coming here for about four years and over the last four years the food and drinks specifically the drinks have just gotten worse. This morning I got a hot vanilla latte with oat milk. The drink itself taste water down but simultaneously like burned coffee and I paid for two extra pumps of vanilla. There’s not a single drop of vanilla in my drink. On top of that when I picked it up, I thought it felt a little light and I took the cap off and there’s about an inch of room left in the cup…

My partner and I come here as often as we can, primarily for their breakfast bagel. Absolutely delicious and no skimping on the egg and cheese here. Delicious.

coffee flavours are awesome but why are they so milky? i got the Spanish latte and the taste was amazing but 1) espresso was at the bottom, should always be milk first and 2) I could barely see any coffee tainting the drink, it looked white like it was just almond milk. i was unsure if two shots were actually included The veggie bagel with avocado and cc and tomato is amazing. I would love to try more drinks but this is the second time I have gone and for some reason the coffee looked like it barely had any in there

I had a hot cafe au late with a ciabatta sandwich that had bacon eggs and spinach was delicious.. i was going to add a shot of espresso to my coffee because everywhere else taste like milk here it’s perfect, i can actually taste the coffee.

Came to Gold Bean while waiting for my boyfriend who was in Hayward at an appt. Saw this place on IG and decided to make the 38 min drive to try it out. Super excited! Parking was an issue but that's not the cafe's fault. Finally found a spot and the excitement was building! Got inside and realized there's no human to order with.. Just 2 kiosks. Ok. Whatever. I was able to ask a barista about which drinks were recommended since it was my first time. The extremely nice barista told me her recommendation for the Iced dulce de leche latte so I decided to go with that. I added the pink foam (was told it was a vanilla flavor). Waited a good amount of time and got my latte. Upon my 1st sip, I couldn't believe how sweet it was.. Like pure caramel.. So much that it was warm and this was an iced drink if that even makes sense. I tried to stir it around but it was just a sugary mess. There a zero taste of coffee. Like did they forget the espresso?! I was highly disappointed. Not only because of the hype on IG but also because I came from so far! I stopped at whole Foods on my way back to Hayward and bought a can of black unsweetened coffee to try and cut the sweetness. It helped a tiny bit but it just was gross if I'm being honest. So I threw it away. I guess you win some and you lose some in the world of cafes but for a $9 cup of coffee, this isn't somewhere that I'd return to! The employees were nice enough but the lack of interaction is just not my favorite either. Maybe this is the future of all businesses but I sure hope not and I guess it makes me glad I was born when I was.. I miss the days of actual human interaction and conversation while ordering. Regardless of that though.. The drink was really subpar. And if you're looking for your drink to actually taste like there's coffee in it, I might skip the dulce de leche latte.