Tully’s Coffee

Closed!!! So, so sad.
After at least 15 years in Fillmore Tully’s closed it’s doors. Many are already writing their goodbyes on the windows.
You will be missed!!!

Loved going here as it is right by my work and the staff was also so nice and welcoming (and didn’t judge for the apple fritters I would get!). Unfortunately, I just walked by today and they have closed! So sad!

By the time I got there, I already had two cups of Peet’s Major Dickinson Blend at home– so my stomach was starting to talk the «empty, coffee stomach, talk» with gurgles and hunger pains.
I decided to have tea instead and was shown their list of assorted teas by a personable barista. I ordered the Earl Grey and paid it forward for a friend who was to meet me there but was running late. She drinks Chamomile.
This Tully’s is on a unique city street corner – Fillmore/​Jackson. It’s busy but mellow at the same time. The coffee shop was filled with the usual suspects – people working on their laptops, people reading the paper, friends catching up and people watchers.

There are not too many Tully’s coffee shops left in the Bay Area; or anywhere per se. Unless you go to Seattle; the capital of all coffee chains.
But this Tully’s in the upper-​Pacific Height is still surviving and going strong. This corner coffee shop is a quieter location unlike Starbucks, Peets, and other cafés along Fillmore Street.
This Tully is a great place to read and do whatever without any surrounding chaos. The lounge area is dark and serene.
The coffees and other beverages are brewed better than the other competitors. And with the recent increase in coffee prices, Tully does whatever it takes to make the beverage and service most pleasant.
Despite being nearly extinct in the Bay Area, this lone Tully location is better than most coffee shops in the area.

Thanks for letting me use the bathroom! If I had no word for kindest to tourists and locals, Tully’s would get it!

Easy place to hang and work; the staff are chill, often bordering on grouchy, but who wouldn’t be standing on their feet all day. Not as thrilled with the coffee as I am with an americano or a cappuccino. Their tea selection is ok. The place kills it when compared with Starbucks. They offer remarkable incentives on their coffee card.

After a long walk from shopping, it’s a great place to rest when the rain is pouring outside!!! Get a cup of joe, and enjoy your afternoon life!!! You can’t ask more in this city!
It’s right at the corner. Spend some time siting inside. Enjoy your day. LOVE!

Lovely spot to be productive or just chill during the day. I usually get the drip coffee which outperforms Starbucks. This space has just enough tables to meet turnover in the busiest hours. Relaxing view of Fillmore Street + magazines/​newspapers to rustle through + free wifi + decent coffee/​goodies.

Well here is my belated review. I used to hang out here a lot when there was a brilliant aerobics studio just across the street. That was over a decade ago. I always enjoyed my occasional visits here since that time. I hope this locations survives their corporate reorganization. I liked their coffee more than Starbucks though not quite as much as Peets. This particular Tully’s with it’s funky demeanor and location near the peak of Fillmore St. (just before the breathtakingly beautiful descent into Cow Hollow) is for me one of the pillars of San Francisco.
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update December 2013: Tully’s website says that this location is still open, but a Unilocaler claims it has closed. Which is it? (I’m in NYC now but have fond memories of this place…).

Tully’s is coo. Much more character in coffee and tea flavors than Starbucks a few blocks over. I didn’t like the pumpkin spice latte, the pumpkin flavor was to generic, even for a flavored syrup. I do think their pastries are much more fresh tasting that Starbucks as well. Love the banana chocolate chip bread and chocolate pound cake.
In fact, going to have one right now!
BRB…
Okay im back.
Ew, my chocolate chip banana bread was moist. Too moist. It was damp. Strange.
I still got love for you tho, Tully’s

I’ve now spent down my Tully’s reward card after my purchase today. Fortunately I so did as the parent company coincidentally filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy today.
I still have six free drinks on the card but with all the recent closings of the various store locations, it’s going to be a challenge to redeem my drinks.
Good luck to Tully’s and its remaining employees.

Not my favorite of the major coffee chains, but Tully’s has done enough to stick around for a long time. The espresso quality is at or above its competitors, which is my main concern. Strangely, I have their coffees more often when I am in Japan than in the US (although the same/​similar alternatives exist in Japan as well).
Specific to this store– I visit it very infrequently, but the visits I have made have been smooth, the coffee fine, and I’ll be back again for sure (someday…)

I enjoy this café. I wish they had gluten free baked goods though. They are quick and professional.

Eh coffee that’s just way too hot (temperature wise).

I went to Tully’s in the morning for a croissant that I had been craving since I woke up. I asked the lady at the counter to heat it for me and she was like «yeah we can’t do that». No smile, no apology — just a flat no – making me feel like a jerk for even asking! I was so disappointed to hear that but assumed maybe they didn’t have a microwave. As I turned to leave I saw they had a microwave right there in the corner!
Not only was I appalled at the lady’s rudeness but also the fact that she could have actually heated it for me but just chose not to. I know its not a big deal but I was disappointed a place I heard so many radio ads for was so discourteous.

One of the best Tully’s I’ve been to. The staff is friendly and fast and keeps everyone moving.
Limited seating. Not a place to hangout.
The best kind of coffee shop if you want to just stop by quick and grab something to go.

This probably would have been a four-​star review but unfortunately I was forced to dock one star due to the fact that they have NO RESTROOM FOR CUSTOMERS!
Sorry Tully’s, but as one who likes to get a good cup of coffee and drink it leisurely with a good book over the course of an hour or so I highly appreciate a restroom in my coffee establishment.
The coffee was quite good and I noticed many tasty-​looking treats in the glass counter but with about four other coffee shops (ones with restrooms!) within a few blocks I’ll think twice before going back.

It’s the coffee shop I go to when I’m going to and/​or fro Alta Plaza Park. Half the time I’ve come here they’ve only a few pastries left. I come in the late afternoon, so possibly they don’t replenish throughout the day. Their chai latte is not strong enough.
It’s a coffee shop, not much more to say. But it’s not somewhere I enjoy sitting and enjoying my beverage. I take it and go.
There are other joints down Fillmore that are more cozy.

Since my thing now is to stray away from the usual coffee joints, specifically Starbucks and Pete’s, I decided to finally give Tully’s a try. Prior to this experience a couple of my friend’s have warned me that it isn’t as great as Pete’s. Yes, they made my Matcha Green Tea Latte hot, but it tasted a little watered out. It wasn’t even milky, like some lattes I’ve had before. They either didn’t put enough espresso or that matcha powder… thus, I was a little disappointed.
Though, I was more excited to read about the Tully’s green cup, which is 100% compostable… how cool is that! I guess this made me feel a little less guilty for spending $ 3 on a watered-​down latte; at least I was sub-​consciously being environmentally friendly.

Its hard for me to write bad reviews. I feel really mean when I do, especially if its a one man business. I just assume it could have been my unfortunate experience or bias and leave it for the rest to judge.
but Tully’s, has distinguished itself in my mind has being particularly blah for a café specializing in hot caffeinated beverages. Its coffee doesn’t taste good or especially fresh– no «fullness» in taste, no «just right» aroma, no velvety after finish. the same goes for the espresso, it completely lacks any strength or integrity, the chai latte is just commercially sold oregon chai mix.
to worsen the deal, they close at 8pm which means its not an easy meeting point or hangout on top of its bad coffee.
i hate starbucks and when I first moved here, the unheard of coffee chains thrilled me– peets?!! coffee and tea leaf?!! tully’s?!! unfortunately, none are much better than the ‘bucks empire himself and tully’s is easily the worst.