Our Saturday morning routine is to come here with our grandchildren, get croissants, hot chocolates, coffee, and sit outside or upstairs just enjoying our food and drinks. The staff is very friendly and ready to accommodate for any special dietary needs. They offer a wide variety of breakfast/brunch items and specialty hot and cold drinks. After couple of visits we just got hooked, its that awesome.

Ordered a bacon egg and cheese, were the eggs fresh? Yes, was the bacon and bread good quality? Yes. But The little bit of egg and bacon on my $8 sandwich was eh. It was the most unseasoned, unloved bacon egg and cheese I’ve ever had. For the price I expect some flavor at the very least. It’s listed as 2 eggs but pretty sure it was one egg folded and 2 pieces of bacon. Sad.

I’m from out of town and stopped here for breakfast after finding it on google, and I’m so glad I visited. The place itself is super cute. The staff was incredibly friendly and kind. And the coffee was absolutely AMAZING! So delicious. I had the coffee cake as well which I highly recommend! Definitely stop by if you find yourself in the area

Excellent food and service. Had the California breakfast sandwich on a croissant with egg, avocado, goat cheese, etc., which comes with a coffee for about $10. Everything was fresh and prepared quickly. I visited twice and the staff was very friendly. Seems like a very well-managed place. I will definitely return when I visit Albany!

Ordered breakfast for me and my friends from the daily grind. We usually go to Troy but for some reason they were closed. They actually had croissants for once which made me happy but burned my French toast and there was a hair at the bottom of my fruits. Ontop of that they put full strips of half cooked bacon in my omelet,while I’m drinking my watered down smoothie. Go to Troy

The small line of locals eager for their breakfast and java was a fine sign that i was in the right place. The friendly and talented staff handled the steady stream of hungry clientele with well timed food and caffeinated drinks that were hot & tasty.The quiet, 2nd floor retail area, was a welcome escape from the bustle of the day to enjoy the well prepared breakfast. The fruit was fresh and the portions are generous. Very worth the trip, enjoy your sips and leave a tip!

Very cute hole-in-the-wall cafe with delicious breakfast sandwiches and drinks! They have a dining area up a flight of stairs from the cafe itself with a fun decor and view of the street below. Shoutout to the very helpful staff, who remained friendly even during the breakfast rush.

Pretty delicious breakfast sandwich options. The first was so good I went back and got a second. Also comes with a drink which is a nice touch since you feel like youre paying 15 or more at some morning places after a drink. Friendly service and cool scene

Absolutely delicious sandwiches! Great vegetarian options

I cant believe I havent reviewed this place yet. The daily grind on Lark street is by far one of my favorite places to both get a bite to eat and bring friends who I havent seen in several years. What a great Meetup spot!

They take their mask policy and their breakfast sandwiches seriously! I love to see it. I also love the grilled muffins.Would be great to see some vegan comfort food options. Corned beef hash but with Beyond Sausage? Pancakes?I cant wait until they open seating back up as the upstairs space is phenomenal.

AMAZING !!The staff was incredible and so helpful.Super effecient clean and delicious and fresh

I got the steak bomb for breakfast and it was probably one of the best sandwiches Ive had.

My favorite grab and go breakfast spot in Albany. A true neighborhood place.Must try: Chorizo.

I havent tried their food but their coffee is excellent and extremely flavorful. That in itself make them worth a visit or ten.

Good food. Friendly staff, quirky space. Loved it! We had breakfast sandwiches, one on a bulky and one on a croissant, unfortunately, the croissant was squished (we ate in!) and the filling should have filled the buns to the edges we think. Still not a deal breaker as it was delicious. Had a nice hot chai and a decent cup of coffee. Got cinnamon buns for the road, because how can you pass one up when they display them so tantilizingly close to the register!

Friendly staff and amazing espresso. Bagel w/cream cheese and medium Americano is about $5...I love cheap eats that actually TASTE great!

Polite service and very prophesizing atmosphere.I loved cappuccino was very tastyI would get the bagel sandwich I got egg and sausage about a seven out of 10

Came often during winter and always enjoyed staff and espresso. Back in the area and came about an hour before close, no hello, I was instructed the grille is off for remainder of their business day, cashier angrily watched me sign my receipt, other worker yelling at an alexa to play a song in an otherwise silent room AND the espresso was terrible. It tasted harsh, heavy and gross. I couldn’t even drink it. My friend and I tried to ignore the awful vibes inside as we’ve only had great coffee at this location in the past and realize not everyone is mature enough to not project their bad day externally. With how uncomfortable it was the first go I cannot even imagine asking that cashier for a re-do. Bash Starbucks all you want but they got one thing right, great customer service. So many local coffee shops around in the area, keep your bad vibes and your trash espresso. 🤙🏽

Yummy food and coffee but the price was high for slow service

Stale bagels and cold brew thats almost just water. This place used to be good.

Just my opinion - But lived a lot of places in my 40 years, and this is my favorite coffee shop ever. Food, coffee, service, atmosphere, always great. And (probably?) more importantly, this is a neighborhood pillar in my mind. Absolutely great place, just go

Food was decent, but the service and smiles were too notch.

Wonderful!! BEST coffee in Albany!!!! Lee( the owner) knows his coffee!!! I had a Fantastic cappuccino 😀😀😀Great cookies and pastries too. fast and friendly service

Americano. 😋...and they use planet oat milk, my fave!

So yummy.and great chai tea

The gentleman who handled the phones today monday june 7th was awesome, had a problem with my order and fixed it quickly with. Food here is amazing!!!

Lovely ambiance... And quality chai

Great food. Friendly stuff. Yummy coffee.

I thought starbucks had great espresso... forgive me world! the breakfast sandwich is homemade with love...by love i mean creamy cheese tender freshly sliced steak onions diced & sauteed today with eggs from a farm in heaven i assume! BEST WAY TO START THE DAiLY GRiND! Trust me Bro!

Coffee pastry and with room upstairs to sit snd enjoy.

The staff is nice, the coffee is good, and the breakfast sandwiches are tasty.I just wish they could consistently get orders right.A request for no cheese in your sandwich 50-50 chance you get cheese in it.Ask for an extra egg in your breakfast sandwich - there’s a chance you don’t get it but, you always get charged for it.Occasionally I’ve gotten a similar but wrong sandwich - that honestly happens infrequently.I’ve been going here for years and have noticed this more recently over the past 1-2yrs.I’ve been going more infrequently over the past year and it’s getting to the point that I question is it worth it to pick melted cheese off my sandwich (lactose intolerant).

Literally one of the best cafe experiences Ive had. The cafe was warm and inviting, the barista was so sweet, and the coffee and egg and cheese sandwich I got? Perfection.This place is obviously popular with a large range of people, just from the few short minutes I was in there. You can count on me coming back soon.

Great staff, great food. In the morning random stuff on the menu could be the best youve ever had

Pretty good when we eat there in person but will never order from grubhub with them again. Very little eggs on both (my partner made us extra eggs to add in), soggy as hell and definitely not worth what we have to pay to get delivered. Almost like if they dont see you in person and have to deal with you they dont care if its good.

Im glad this place made it through the into COVID closings. The coffees pretty good here. The staff are all good people and work really hard. The breakfast sandwiches all come with a coffee and are a pretty good value for a place on Lark.

Perfect spot in Albanys offbeat Lark street section for cafe surfing. I suggest you answer YES ABSOLUTELY when they ask if you want your muffin grilled with butter.. damn. The menu looked really good with both breakfast and lunch sandwiches at common folk prices. Super friendly and got a cool bumper sticker too. Ill be back.

Pleasant, comfy Cafe with good food. Best freshly roasted coffee beans in Albany. This is where I get my Monsooned Malabar beans for my morning cuppa coffee.

Customer service is always 5 stars. Perfect breakfast sammies. Espresso drinks are good. Iced coffee is consistently weak.

Great staff: really friendly, helpful with suggestions, and made my visit enjoyable. The food and drink, however, arent great. Over 3 visits, I had a muffin no better than the ones at Market32 (which is to say, pedestrian, at best), a latte that was better than Starbucks but only just, and a dirty chai latte that I ended up throwing out (the latte part was pretty much just 3 inches of foam, and the chai was out of a box (or at least I hope it was). Will I go again? Probably, largely because of the staff and its location and maybe to try a made-to-order breakfast item (which I have not had) but never because of the drinks or the pret food. Sorry, DG, I wanted to love you.

Excellent food wonderful environment

This is my second time visiting Daily Grind. This time because I got the Groupon for 5 drinks for $10. Got an iced latte and even though they advertise this as a Starbucks alternative, the coffee isnt as smooth and tastes burnt like Starbucks. Will be visiting 4 more times so maybe Daily Grind will be able to redeem itself in my eyes. Too embarrassed to take a photo of the dirty dishes which has bugs flying on top of them but I guess its too much work for the employees to check up on the top floor so Ill let it pass.Update: I revisited my review only in a matter of few hours because after finishing work, I still had some leftover coffee so I went downstairs and asked them to put some fresh ice in my coffee. The guy told me that as long as I stay in the coffee shop, they do free refills!! So he refilled my iced coffee all the way up! Woohoo! ☺️4 stars!

Great food. Fast service. Great selection

Pretty good

We used to love this cozy little coffee shop. The coffee was always good as well as the food. Lately though the customer service has been poor. After making my coffee order I waited almost 20 minutes because staff were serving coffee to friends (or just randomly?) that had not waited in line or paid. This happened three times and then they just completely forgot to make my order. Customers who came in after me got their drinks and were gone already by the time I finally got mine. Just not worth the money or time. Highly chaotic and cluttered waiting area too. Definitely go somewhere else if you are on a time line too.

Awesome people and great food and coffee.

Although the staff was pleasant, The 2 breakfast sandwiches I ordered; egg cheese sausage on an english muffin that comes WITH coffee, totaled $19.?? At best a breakfast sandwich that comes with a coffee, should be around 6 dollars. I don’t need a large coffee give small coffees if you’re trying to save. Seems Covid has taken the honesty out of business owners. It’s unfortunate. We’re all in this together, businesses and consumers. I hope they pay their staff well with those prices. Safe to say I will not be returning to pay almost $10 for an english muffin egg sandwich with cheese and sausage. Think about that.

Forget it. I’m not coming back. Not even worth the rant. The location has turned as well! It’s places like this I’m grateful for big companies like Starbucks!

10 for a breakfast sandwich ??? Still high for a bagel, egg, cheese and a split BangerHowever - The Coffee is always on point and moves .Local Café - employees are hard workers, busy to moderate traffic- A visiting must for a coffeehouse enthusiasts.

This place is eclectic and pretty cute. Grabbed a quick coffee and breakfast sandwich on my way leaving the city and wasnt disappointed. Counter service, grungy (and extremely polite) staff, a really fun vibe.

The biggest coffee I’ve had served by friendly staff. Breakfast was great too!

Almost like diner coffee. Not great. They pulled the steamer cup already full of milk out of the fridge to steam my latte. Limited seating. Pastries looked good but I didn’t try them.

Great spot to chill and get some good coffee. Really nice and personable staff who give good coffee suggestions and make great coffee. Definitely will go back.

Good consistent lattes and great sandwiches. Very much a coffee shop, dont expect fancy teas or Starbucks sugar drinks.

Worst place I ever ordered Breakfast from.Ordered A Bacon Egg and Cheese with extra Egg and Bacon and they only gave me one egg and folded over 2 pieces of bacon! And I also ordered a ice coffee with cream and caramel and I got a black coffee w. Caramel syrup at the bottom.Never ordering again.

The breakfast here was superb. The waitresses and waiters were their toes helping out with the customers. The smoothie was fabulous. The prices are reasonable. I rate the daily grind a 10.

It’s da best

The Daily Grind has such charm! Great location in downtown Albany and the great food makes it that much better. The wait can be a little long sometimes, but is worthwhile.

Great place. Great food. Great service. Friendly staff. A must if you are in Albany and looking for a place to eat.

Friendly Service and a good bagel.Kaiser Lexie and RNAMASTE

Interesting vibe, definitely the anti-Starbucks, which was cool. We just ducked in out of the rain and had a latte and a cappuccino. The mugs were huge, which some may like - good value, but I would have preferred a smaller more intense serving. Each to their own.

Overall a fantastic place to grab breakfast/lunch or cup of coffee!

Always been a bit dingy getting into the lower level store. Most recently I was a bit disappointed by the lack of signage with pricing and was kind of sticker shocked by $8 for a medium chai and what I mistakenly had assumed was a day old coffee cake. Chai was not great, cake was tasty. I live in LA currently and don’t expect Albany prices to be in line with those but daily grind seems to be... wouldn’t rush back any time soon. Professor Java’s or uncommon grounds would have my vote.

Coffee was the taste of burnt water.Easily the worst Ive had in the area. The only reason I gave a second star here was beacuse the counter service person was very pleasant.

This little cafe is very homie though it is a bit small. You will have no choice but to start a conversation with your neighbor because they are so close to you. The coffee is okay, they have a lot of flavored coffees that are pretty good. My friend had their raspberry chocolate coffee which was pretty good. The food is alright nothing fancy but the service is very good and welcoming.Food is not so good hence the 3 stars, its a cheap breakfast so I guess you get what you pay for.

Just the kind of place I was looking for. Daily Grind harkens back to the coffee shops of old. Lee is the man and the staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Real coffee shops are few and far between, there arent many places like this left. So glad such a gem exists.

Cool little place. Friendly staff. Can be a bit noisy at times but over all great coffee and a nice place to get some work done.

Best coffee shop in the city. Perfect example of a what a café should be...small, intimate, inviting. Super friendly and skilled baristas. Great for breakfast or to linger over a cup, indoors or out. STOP going to Dunkin, youre hurting people.

I want to like this place because its local but it disappoints each time...today I paid $7 for a sausage egg and cheddar. It was the saddest breakfast sandwich ever...roll was flat and dry, one tiny egg (not even sure it was a full egg), and two small pieces of bacon instead of the sausage I asked for. Maybe Im just used to NYC breakfast sandwiches that are significantly less pricey and infinitely more satisfying but this is the last time I waste my time here.

Really good coffee and a solid sandwich and wrap menu. They could definitely use more seating, but if youre lucky and snag a spot its a very relaxing environment.I take my coffee black and I appreciated the bold blend.

I really like the coffee and upstairs seating at this place but this is the second time I’ve gotten food there to go where they forget something. I should have checked before I left but I was charged full price for a sandwich but they forget the chips and pickle which comes with all sandwiches. Paying 12 dollars for a half a sandwich and coffee is too much and I’ll be hesitant to go back again.

Decent coffee and muffins. Came on a Saturday close to closing. Staff seemed put off and not very nice to us.

Good food, good service. It;s a hidden gem. A little tight, though, but enjoyable once the breakfast rush subsides.

Coffee and muffin tasted great! Loved the cozy environment

LOVE this place. Are from out of town and had a rough morning, were greeted with friendly faces and some amazing food and coffee. The guys working are so sweet. Love it.

Busy place today...good coffee and conversation made it worth it..

This is by far one of the best hidden gems I found on Lark Street. I have lived in this area my entire life and I cannot believe for so long that I have missed out on this place. The coffee is fantastic, the service is wonderful and they made me the best Ruben I ever had in my entire life. If you are in the area you must stop by, at least for the coffee.

Very small space but great coffees with excellent desserts and treats. They also have soups and sandwiches. Locally owned. Recommended.

I spent an entire day here. The basement is an upbeat, hip, sex-positive cafe with the worlds cutest bathroom. Not too many vegetarian options, but the mozzarella and basil sammy was solid. If I could have gotten it warm, I would have. But upstairs, oh upstairs. Look at that photo. Feel the ambiance of this quiet, peaceful, wifi-laden haven. This location is one of my fondest stops on a trip that went through Boston and Washington D.C. as well, so it competes with the best.

Great coffee, excellent food, wonderful service.

Best quick breakfast in Albany.

Nice atmosphere, the food is good but expensive. The worst part is the coffee honestly

Cheap delicious muffins and coffee and plenty of workspace upstairs for us office-less entrepreneurs with start-ups.

Awful service and rude staff. I’m definitely not going back.

This is a great place to go if you like the coffee.

I treated myself to a cappuccino and muffin at the cafe this morning. i hadnt been there in a long time. i got a pistachio muffin and a delicious almond milk cappuccino. i recommend coming here for a treat, its got a little european flair to it.

Cheap delicious muffins and coffee and plenty of workspace upstairs for us office-less entrepreneurs with start-ups.

Great old school coffeehouse. They roast their own beans and make great food. Lots of vegetarian options.

Great coffee. Good food too.

Super friendly folks at the counter and great food and coffee. You cant go wrong there

BE WARNED. I ordered the hash with two eggs and toast as well as coffee with Irish cream. The coffee was some of the most watery stuff I ever had. Incredibly weak and you could not taste any flavoring.The eggs were over spiced and the hash was unedible because of it. A strange lime/peppery taste stuck in my mouth. The only good thing was the rye toast which is hard to screw up.Would never reccomend and will never return. Worst money spent at Albany coffee shops. Would recommend going to the shop on Hudson instead.

Excellent coffee, food, and service. Upstairs area is great for a quiet place to study and they also sell whole bean coffee there.

Best waffles!

Really yummy selections of sandwiches and soups. Cozy and artsy feeling.

Excellent coffee. This is an unpretentious coffee shop with good food and a great small-town atmosphere.

Rathskeller atmosphere, excellent home cooked food, service with a smile and a bottomless cup of really good coffee. Great Lark Street coffee shop.

Love their Californian croissant sandwich with the free coffee deal. Tasty tasty.

Most beautiful and delocious iced mocha Ive ever had from a barista named Marsela and the service was incredibly fast even though the line was out the door and up the stairs. ☕🤓👍

Excellent coffee and delicious breakfast sandwiches. My favorite local coffee spot.

Worst Reuben Ever. Bread was completely soggy, corned beef and sauerkraut tasted rancid.No place to stand and wait for pickup orders.Will not go again...