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Cafe Britt Coffee Tour: Traveller Reviews


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 4 attractions in Heredia
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Activities: group tours/day tour
Attraction type: Farm, Tour
Address: 1 km (mi) north and 370 m (405 yards) west of the Comandancia, Heredia, Costa Rica
Phone: 506-277-1600
Fax: 506-277-1699

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Well run operation. Not a tourist trap.

Cafe Britt Coffee Tour

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5 of 5 stars
seattle
5 May 2009

My wife and I live in Costa Rica, and my mom was visiting for a week. We have to work, thus wanted to find some daytime activities that she could do on her own. We have done the Cafe Brit tour before, and enjoyed it, and decided to send my mom on it.

My Mom thoroughly enjoyed this. She enjoys coffee, thus she opted for the coffee lover's tour. She really enjoyed:
* Professional guides
* Hands on (e.g., felt like a cooking class for coffee from history, growing, preparation)
* Quality theatrical instruction
* Tasty lunch
* Excellent gift shop and the coffee in the gift shop is cheaper than in the grocery store.

Overall, my Mom was impressed with how well run it was. While it could have been a tourist trap, my Mom didn't feel that way all.

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You'll never look at coffee the same way

Cafe Britt Coffee Tour

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5 of 5 stars
Raleigh, NC
20 Apr 2009

My husband and I did the tour with lunch today and had a great time, learned about the entire coffee making process, got to practice making expresso and lattes and met great folks from Spain, Belgium, and Germany. We appreciated learning about the differences in shade grown, organic versus other beans. Our guides were knowledgeable and since the audience consisted of families, the theatrical presentation was fun for everybody. Our group size was about a dozen. Lunch was delicious and healthy. We couldn't ask for more.

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4 of 5 stars
Yardley, Pennsylvania
7 Feb 2009
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It's a cute tour, where you will learn a lot about coffee. Yes, the actors can be a little cheesy, but overall, they do a good job and keep the audience involved. The gift shop had the best prices for Cafe Britt products that we found in all of Costa Rica. It's at least worth stopping by on your way back to the airport, to pick up some souvenirs.

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Save your money

Cafe Britt Coffee Tour

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2 of 5 stars
Washington DC, District of Columbia
13 Aug 2008
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My husband and I just completed the coffee tour at Cafe Britt. Overall, we were very disappointed. This tour is NOT worth the 35 dollars we paid for the tour + mediocre lunch.

The staff is very friendly; however, it seemed as though the tour was geared toward children (or adults who have the attention span of a child). The information was presented in a theatrical way, and although I enjoy theater, the performance jumbled up the information. We really wanted to know about the coffee process and also how the coffee bean was introduced to Central America - and again - although this information was given, it was conveyed in such a simplistic style that we felt like we were back in kindergarten.

Overall - we say: save your money and find another more genuine and reasonably priced tour.

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Entertaining tour

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4 of 5 stars
Lafayette, Colorado
28 Dec 2006
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The tour is entertaining but very staged. Had hoped to see the workings of a coffee plantation, but this is more of a superficial tour designed to get you into the gift shop. No matter, the gift shop is excellent, but not as good as the restaurant. The food was outstanding and the coffee drinks were the best. Puts Starbucks to shame. Be sure to buy some coffee to take home as the quality is great for the price.

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1 km (mi) north and 370 m (405 yards) west of the Comandancia, Heredia, Costa Rica Tel: 506-277-1600 Fax: 506-277-1699