Botbar Coffee
1131 11th St, Sacramento, CA
Crema's Take
“This Sacramento spot puts a playful spin on the espresso bar experience with a robotic barista that handles your drink orders with surprising charm and personality (apparently it can even dance). The reviews are mixed on execution—the robot has occasional mishaps, and sizing options seem limited—but when it works, there's genuine delight in watching your latte get crafted by machine while you enjoy genuinely good pastries and sandwiches in a spacious, Instagram-worthy setting. It's the kind of place that prioritizes the experience and novelty alongside solid coffee fundamentals, perfect if you're willing to embrace the quirk.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
It's a robot making coffee! He was so polite and good at his job. I look forward to serving our coffee making overlords. Will be back!
Botbar coffee was not as expected and it left me disappointed. The staff had trouble with the Bot and it took three times to make an Americano. The Bot kept saying “American Failed.” It flung its arms around crashing into the coffee machine and the staff had to manually pull the arm away and reset. The Bot never actually made it correctly, it had to be finally made by a human being that worked there. I was initially curious and excited. And then after I left re-assured that only humans can make coffee correctly. Good gimmick, didn’t work and actually the Bot actually made more work for the “Real” workers. Coffee was subpar, nothing exceptional.
We really enjoyed our experience here! The food was delicious...we ordered a buttermilk blueberry muffin that was warm and soft and delicious. We also shared a gourmet sandwich, which was also heated and crunchy. We had 2 coffees that were really good and not too sweet (which is perfect for us). The coffee robot was fun to watch. The space in the back was delightful. We sat by the fir and enjoyed the calming vibe. Parking was easy to find at the nearby Capitol garage. Overall, a great time!
Spacious and unique spot, the coffee was very good. The Robot is quick and very fun to watch. Apparently he can dance!
Pretty cool. Input and pay for your order through the kiosk. Then wait for the robot to dispense it to you. We ordered two lattes however, I didn’t see an option to get a large size cup. I’m assuming the small cup size was the standard. Another thing was I didn’t see an option to customize the milk or sweetness level. Not a problem for us though. The store hours listed they close on weekends which is a bummer bc it’s located across the street from the state capitol. They would probably be busy and have a nice crowd on the weekends. There is also an employee on site just in case you need to order pastry and such.
Crema Reviews
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