Reviews of Elements Books Coffee Beer (Coffee Shop)

William Bly

Great drip coffee. Brownies are amazing. Great beer and book selection, too.

Joshua Gigantino

Best book store in Maine that also serves great coffee and rotating craft brews.

Jessica Nodsle

The coffee was not my taste, but I loved the menu options and ambiance. Definitely more of a college town coffee shop though.

Vincent Neault

Great spot. Good coffee, very nice people

Erik C. Jorgensen

What's not to love about this terrific little bookstore that also serves coffee and beer!

Paul Bellefeuille

Absolutely fantastic! Coffee, food and service. Perfection. Great books priced right too!

Matthew Hokanson

This place is awesome. If you want a cup of Joe to go or to chill and read with your caffeine, Elements has you covered. Also, BOOKS!

Ashley McCallum

Coffee is alright, food is locally baked bagels with various toppings and other baked goods and pastries. Great selection of books everything is organized. A lot of interesting things to choose from. Very cozy as well.

Megan Brown

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, large beer selection! Definitely a positive experience overall

Brian Clark

Coffee, Wifi, Books, what more could you want?

Paul Garrido

Great place to relax and do school work or personal work. Prices are very reasonable and location is great. The Establishment is very clean in the staff are always cheerful and enlightening.

Aavery Mundt

Great little coffee spot

Sara Donlon

Very neat spot. Calm environment conducive to getting your work done without much distraction yet you can look around in any direction and find something that will catch your eye and interest. Coffees were Perfect, snacks tapas were rich, flavorful and just enough. I will be coming back for the evening experience of draft beer and wines.

Zachary Goater

Unique little coffee shop in the burgeoning downtown Biddeford offers craft beer, delightful coffee, and noshy little grab and go snacks. If you have the time I'd recommend grazing their books. You'll definitely enjoy this spot.

Tendai Gadzikwa

Cozy and cute.

ImTheDJ •net

Great place, employees are polite and over all wonderful!

David Schur

Nice atmosphere. Very different and unpretentious. Friendly staff and I had a very nice pour-over coffee. Comfortable and casual seating options, and a decent amount of space to kick back with friends and unwind. More like being in a little bookshop that serves great coffee, but has a full range of barista options unlike some places I have been that started life as a bookstore and added coffee later.

Andrew Bowman

Great coffee, interesting beers, good snacks, delightful staff.

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A great atmosphere! Standard cafe, they call out your order and you clean up after yourself when you’re done. They even have a few small tables and a bookcase outside on the street! Best coffee around, plus some live music some nights

Dana Wainwright

Great environment, great books, great prices, great musicians! The sad irony is that I can't drink a cup of brewed coffee here without being reminded of heavyweight oil. Can't do it! :/ Womp womp! Otherwise, 5 stars.

Charles Foss

Extraordinary coffee experience. Great attention to detail.

cwalkenisgod

A great place for coffee, beer, or books. Elements has been one of the locations to pop up in Biddeford over the last decade or so to really help transform the area. It provides excellent coffee beverages, a place to use wifi and/or study during the day, and at night it's a local watering hole that is classy and delivers live music and helps support local artists. On top of all that, it's also a functioning book store. The owner, Michael, frequently can be seen working the counter, and he's a super-nice guy. Overall, I would highly recommend this location for all of the above reasons if you're looking for someplace to duck into while you're visiting Biddeford.

Sherry Plemons

Cute and cozy! Beer, books, coffee, wine, cheese! What more do you need? (Maybe dogs, but that’s it!)

Caleb Valley

great place for many reasons, awesome beer selection and amazing coffee. It's an anytime of day date location and i will be going back soon

Elliott Comeau

Coffee is out of this world!

Deb McDonough

Great coffee, friends staff. I also love the cheese plate!

Clara Jacobs

Cozy environment with a great selection. Great please to meet friends or quietly get work done.

Brian Hirschy

Good coffee. Great bagels! Super cool location to relax and grab a drink. Loved the vibe.

Conor Galligan

Fun cafe, larger than I expected, with lots of seating. Coffee, beer, and books, an awesome combination. Met someone there on a Friday night for a business meeting and were able to enjoy a great cup of coffee while chatting. Easy street parking.

chris carmon

Cute place, nice music, Greg Hall was great!

Jonathan Carter

Elements is a great little coffee shop in old downtown Biddeford. The coffee is delicious and there is plenty of seating to relax with friends or to read one of the many great books they have for sale.

Mike Smith

Service was exceptionally delivered with smiles warm embraces and smiles. Little warmth o a cool day

Tammy Ackerman

An almost daily stop for me. Such a great asset to our downtown. Coffee and bev menu is superb, owners are da bomb, and the atmosphere is friendly and warm. I can hardly remember what it was like without this place in downtown Biddeford!

Jon Platon

So comfortable and welcoming! Great eclectic spot for writing, reading, and drinking coffee! Who needs Barnes or Amazon?! Elements is here.

Alex Bakman

Old world charm. Peace and salvation. Comfortable and cozy. Fantastic coffee Good selection of beers. If you area in Biddeford or heading to Portland, a must see

Kimberly Shepard

Superb. Conversation, music, books, wine, beer and scones!

Ruthanne Harrison

Had a yummy vanilla soda and fries. Very reasonable prices for good quick food, beer, coffee or treats.

Nate Finch

Great coffee - single origin pour over at reasonable prices. Small batch real home made pastries. Good service, great atmosphere. Just watch out for the 9am opening time on Sunday.

Erin Mokler

Amazing customer service. Fabulous space and wonderful selection of coffee drinks, local beer, and books.

Will Akin

A really great little spot - nice selection of written word, great selections of wine and beer. Met a date here after a job interview and was the perfect location.

Whitney

Super cute store, great service, and delicious tea.

Tati C

Always packed and for good reason. The coffee is stunningly good and the atmosphere is lively with an industrial chic flare. Snacks and adult beverages are available. Free WiFi!

George Hamilton

I love this pace and often meet with potential clients over coffee or tea there. They have just a few teas but I love their Jasmine tea. I can't speak to the coffee because I don't drink coffee, but it smells good!

lynn baldino

Great atmosphere,bgoodvibe and fresh brewed coffee

Sarah McClain

One of my favorite places to get a latte. The atmosphere is relaxing amd they have live music there as well. If it is the afternoon, their decaf or tea is perfect with a small cheese plate. If you aren't in the mood for coffee or tea, they also have beer and wine. The beer is craft brew style. They have a good selection of books at a great price too.

Manny Correia

Wonderful people and service. Will return soon

Bill Dodson

Expert help and good coffee in an environment designed to give coffee nerds exactly what they want. Elements, I wish you were in Portland. But you would literally have to fight 2 or 3 of the recent upstarts. To the death.

Javiera Kalback

Coffee is generally good, but I got a chai latte last time and it was terrible!

Kendra Martel

Fantastic vanilla latte. Great spot for both coffee and beer and wine.

Tira Denny

Great atmosphere. Great options. Great Quality.

Martin Kahler

Nice pleasant environment.

Jake Lyscars

Great coffee, great owners and fantastic hang out place. From the morning buzz of a coffee to a evening with live music and adult beverage, who could not go to elements. I have been coming here for the past few years for my morning coffee or a cheese plate and wine after work. In down town biddeford it is really nice to see which a great and fun place. Don't forget to grab a punch card for your coffee! Every time you have one filled the next coffee is on the house!

Dan O'Gorman

Great atmosphere! Solid coffee and craft beers on tap. Relaxed environment

Liz jackson

Lovely shop, quick service and friendly staff

Chris Dunaway

Cool place, cool vibe. The book selection isn't great; they have lots of books, but the books kind of feel like an afterthought. I had a delicious cappuccino, and lots of super-local beer, which is great!

Jasmine Despres

It was a really cool place with an industrial interior and hundreds of reading options to read there or buy. My friend and I got two different kinds of tea, both delicious. We curled up in two comfy chairs by a rainy window and talked for an hour, but felt like we could sit there all day. It seemed like that was the vibe among everyone there. While the beverages are good enough to be a quick morning stop (which appeared to be several people's case) I think the atmosphere really sets this place apart. The people that worked there were nice but not obnoxiously so. Just a cool place to spend a rainy Saturday morning.

Victoria Ryder

This coffee is good! I only learned recently that they have a bar because they were pulling kegs from out of the back. But good god their coffee - it's practically like your drinking a cloud of comfort because the tastes, the texture, the temperature - it's all there. I like the atmosphere too and the cribbage boards are a bigger bonus.

Eriana Koncelik

I would have given it 5 stars but we sat at the bar and some young girl waitress had the worst attitude towards everyone. I even saw her roll her eyes because another customer tried to politely go around us to retrieve his order but she insisted on reaching over me to hand it to him (at which point the man apologized to me). We were really the only ones sitting at the bar at this point so it was so unnecessary to do so especially while giving the guy attitude. Again, coffee was amazing, food was good and the place itself is awesome. I'm a person who has major respect for any hard working staff but I was so taken a back by this I had to leave a review.

JJ Martin

Great

DeAnna Drew

Very quaint interesting & entertaining.

Carla Sanders

Never bn there

Tracie Purcell

Great local coffee shop. With plenty of extras, beer and books. What more could you ask for?

Rafael Guerra

The place is awesome, nice menu and best chai in the area. Their restroom is single user only, and for the size of the facility, it creates a constant queue. Would receive a 5 stars rating otherwise.

Alex Funicello-Paul

Great service. Good beer selection and local bagels.

Ralph Reed

Thanks decaf coffee and a latte with a hummus plate Very tasty , will be back

Keith Saltsman

A little pricey but worth it

Maryann Stevens

Nice little eclectic place to read a book have a coffee or just hang out. Hippy urban atmosphere. Nice place to just chill.

Benjamin Burtchell

Coffee, books and beer where can one go wrong

Joe French

Love it!! Fast and friendly service with tons of good food and cool books!

Joseph Upham

Lots of intelligent life on both sides of the bar here

Bjorn Ronaldson

The shop is beautiful, cozy and the coffee was excellent.

William Pentland

This is probably one of the two or three niceat bookstores I have visited in Maine. The coffee shop ambiance is hard to beat.

cormac quinlan

very cute little place to hang out, read, work, listen to music, and just enjoy. they have a good selection of drinks and the atmosphere is relaxed. it’s comfortable inside and the staff is really friendly.

Diego Gonzalez

It's different, fun, peppy, and the care about what they're offering the public.

Jaslyn Prieto

Love it here. Great ambiance, prices, food and of course coffee. Wonderful place to sit, read, relax or catch up with a friend. The people who work here are kind and offer great customer service.

Nathan Milkins

Fun place and good hot cocoa

Scott S

I stopped in for a coffee and ended up ordering the Charcuterie Plate. Incredible. The place has great food your not apt to find in other coffee houses. A comfortable clean atmosphere and friendly helpful staff makes this place a great destination.

Jay Binnion

Pleasant atmosphere and people. Cheap books compared to the MSRP. coffee is a lil overpriced in my opinion

Brian Samia

Cool place. Love quietly drinking a beer while cranking out some work.

In Human Creation Media

Very lovely setting. Very comfortable environment. Really enjoyed my mocha!

Ian Schrader

Amazing atmosphere, friendly people, local goods, cheap books, live music? And I can get tea and a bagel for $6? YES PLEASE!!!!! oh and they serve a bit of beer too. If you're looking for a quiet-ish place to sit and talk, or read or do some web surfing come here. So refreshing to see where it is. I highly recommend Elements. :)

Tyler C

Fantastic atmosphere, amazing coffee, reasonable prices, and great service, will definitely frequent every time I'm in the area.

Caleb Lilley

Friendly and helpful staff. Place was clean and enjoyed the music, which was at a reasonable level. Great latte and bagel. No breakfast sandwiches or other hot breakfast items besides oatmeal. Worked for a couple hours and the internet was speedy and didn't drop at all. Has floor outlets for tables. Great spot!

Scott Valentine

Its the art.

Jalen Heckel

It's got books, coffee, beer, and snacks. It could not get any better by legal means.

Samuel Fessman

Incredibly friendly staff and creative baked goods. They've got some gluten free options if that's your thing. The books they keep in stock are the best part though, with a wide and eclectic selection. Nabbed a graphic novel biography about Hunter S. Thompson. Cool stuff.

Mical Hutson

Bunny latte art for the kids on Easter. Friendly place for books, beer, coffee

Keith Brown

Cozy and surrounded by books no matter where you sit. Food is great, drinks were fresh and piping hot, a great cafe for a quiet, rainy afternoon.

Eryn Neptune

Love the book selection!! Such a cute, low-key coffee shop.

Jarrett Chenard

Great place staff are friendly coffee is great atmosphere is chill

Marty Piper

amazing little shop with great books and great drinks. A must-see for anyone coming through town!

Carl Hanson

Small town feel with a funky, eclectic streak. Always a great selection of craft beer from near and far!

Kathleen Crombleholme

I really enjoyed this place! The staff was friendly, the service was fast, the atmosphere was was relaxed, and the beverages were on point. Cool little gem of an establishment. I plan on returning.

Joanne Bradshaw

Best coffee in the world. Bagels and sandwiches are so good. Love the positive vibe.

Matthew Maher

So cool, everything you could want. I love the concept.

Kye Ehrlich

Tasty soup and chill vibes. Solid beer selection as well

Sharon Gadbois

Nice people. Easy going vibe. Good coffee and conversations. Great live music from Jenna and Anne of the #RedMavens

Chris H

Always fantastic. Great beer, coffee, tea, and atmosphere.

Samuel Elie

Perfect Vibes if you're looking to sit down and finish some work. Great music great beer. And the gray menu.

Susan Stern

Yummy. Fab music and wonderful book selection!

Helene Batchelder, WSBGG

Great place. Unique. Peaceful kick back and relax place. Local and downtown. Love it.

Kristina Campagna

Nice environments. The people that work there great. I really didn't enjoy the food. The tea was amazing though

Heidi Howard

Coffee, beer, books, bar, great vibe, yummy noshies. Love this place. Everything is done with love.

Brigette Lafferty

Great concept!

Brenda Mackay

Cozy, comfortable place to sit with your coffee and friends

Priscilla Arsenault

Got the peach habanero jam with whipped cream cheese and crackers, very tasty! Jam was sweet (peach) with a little bite (habanero) and the whipped cream cheese was smooth and flavorful. My friend got the olives, artichokes and feta cheese blended together with pita chips, it was delicious!

Kyle Brooks

Great coffee at reasonable prices. Also, the bookstore part is dangerous! The prices for books are ridiculously low compared to their sticker prices, and you will find yourself leaving with books. I went for coffee and wifi and left with 3 awesome books. Oops.

Jesse Carlson

Very cozy and quaint. This is the go-to spot for coffee. The service is a little slower than at some other coffee shops, but the lack of a line helps it balance out. Lots of good seating options, but Elements is usually pretty full. It's worth checking out if you're in the area.

Chris Phillips

Great local coffee shop with great coffee and good food.

reca javier

Great coffee! Cheese & charcuterie plate even better! Love the books and artwork. Baby friendly and awesome place to hang out.

Katherine Driver

One of my favorite places to hang out. Great coffee, beer, snacks, and books. Fun live music, too.

Sophia DeBlasi

This place is a great little gem. Coffee, espresso, small plates, baked goods and beer combined with a bookstore. They get goods from local favorites and it is the perfect place to meet friends or settle in for a study or work session! Love it!

Brendon Bean

Great Stop to grab and coffee and a snack. Plenty of seating oprions. Plus a great bookstore.

Bassam Hashim

Ok

Beth Sloan

I loved this coffee shop! They were busy the whole time I was there, but it didn't feel rushed inside. The place is big enough that taking my baby didn't make me uncomfortable when he was a little loud, but it's not too big to be overwhelming either. I didn't get a chance to check out the book, but I'll definitely be back!

Cinderlu Bowley

Highly recommend this for anybody who loves books and coffee. Great selection of artisan coffees teas and even some little snack bites. Any kind of book you can imagine is for sale in this store. They also have some very interesting cookbooks and aprons some handcrafted jellies & Spice concoctions. If you're looking for a simple syrup this is a place to go. My best recommendation is if you've got some time to sit and relax enjoy a great cup of coffee and a good read there's no place better than Elements. Meet a friend there and enjoy a little catching up time. There's also convenient parking right next door in the parking lot period and elements does validate. That's really nice for downtown shopping.

joe battaglia

I love this cafe! the service is always with a smile and I admit I've come here a couple times in a not so friendly mood. The coffee is to die for always hot and strong.

Eric Rector

A fun and interesting place to hang out, browse, and nosh.

Whitney Sands

A bit pricey, I love books

Kickin Wiccan

Great coffee wonderful service even during a rush everyone you see is smiling

Emmett Soldati

My home away from home! This place has everything I look for in a cafe. Great selection great Ambiance very cozy wonderful staff.

Andrew Devine

Awesome awesome place. Great variety of food and drinks as well as an excellent book selection.

John Randall

Wonderful cute waitress great books but on a budget .good beer. They do not let me out of the asylum often but I will escape to come back! Look for the veterans hat thats me in white with a backpack. Heh

Christopher Pelonzi

Great late with a huge selection of books!

Jay

Good stuff. Don't miss out on their music specials. Love this diverse bastion of culture and tolerance in Maine.

Courtney Taylor

Great cafe with tons of books for sale!

Your Wizard

If you love coffee (or beer) and books, this place.is a slice of heaven. Great spot for a date, to get some work done on the laptop, to peruse books, or just to chill.

Laura Siciliano

Love the food and the atmosphere at Elements! Great place to hang out with friends or just enjoy a good book.

Sylvia Fohlin

Cozy shop for coffee and tea with pastries. Good selection of new and used books.

F. Valle

Iced chai is amazing! Music is great and not loud, so you can still sit down to have a conversation, read a book or study. Great selection of books and staff is pleasant. Too bad they are not located in Portland, I would definitely stop by more often if they were closer to me.

Daniele D'Accardi

What makes of Elements a unique place is the ability to pair a good or more than good coffee with a special atmosphere,delicate and a bit naive at the same time, some culture by books and the Chemistry symbols mark.

Daniel Donald Dubrule

Cool place

melissa dobson

A little pricey but great atmosphere

Michelle Carignan

Perfect coffee shop

Phil Messina

Very cool, bright place. Hip.

Trey Williams

Coffee, books and beer. The perfect trio.

Jared Fiacco

Cute little coffee house. Me and my friend were able to grab coffee a bagel and beer. They have games you can play while you eat and chill. The staff were friendly. Cool concept all around. Restroom key is by the cash register on the left hand side of the counter.

Chris Dorman

Books beer bagels & coffee. What more could a gal want....

Drew Farrar

Fantastic spot for a chill evening. Good drink selection. Friendly staff. Easy listening live music. Open late. They bring a good light to Biddeford.

Sara Quiroz

What a great spot! Amazing selection of both books and beer. The books are very low priced. They also have coffee but I was more excited about the beer ;)

Mike Schofield

Great drinks and really cool atmosphere.

Gabriel Perez

Elements, what a creative and excellent vision crafted out of the simplest of ideas. Take your local coffeeshop with the quiet romanticism of the bookstores of yore, serve alcohol in the evenings with live music a-playing in the background and you have the basic elements of Elements. But, like any chemical reaction, it takes the appropriate accoutrements and atmosphere to truly make Elements what it is. When you order one of their craft coffees or teas, you're greeted with the delight of a price less than your generic swill from Starbucks. And I cannot stress enough the glory of the atmosphere. I remember when I was young and lost in the world, not knowing how to fill my time, but not wanting to go home, I would visit the Border's or the Barnes and Noble. We all know where those havens of solace went. Thanks internet based economy. Thankfully, there is one bastion of art left in this crazy, mixed up world, and that is Elements.

Amber Grace

This place is so cute and comfortable, great for a coffee or beverage with friends or hang out with a book and people watch

Ed Wood

Great coffee

Kat Saunier

A nice spot for a cup of tea and to listen to Belle & Sebastian.

Lynn Jorgenson

Delicious latte and great atmosphere!

gary tardiff

Great books, good teas , coffee could be a bit hotter , mostly small food , but a little expensive $$$

Carol Steinfeld

Sweet respite in Biddeford, Maine. If I lived there, I'd go there every day.

Jeffrey Quinn

Browsing the bookstore was pleasant - they're careful about what they stock (more literary, less best-sellers list) so it's not the random pile of books you get at most used book stores (for better and worse). The beer selection is top notch, and our coffees were terrific.

Santiago Castro

Great little coffee shop on the corner. Probably one of the few good places to be at in Biddeford. The scene and vibe are great- I go often to do work with other med students. Weekend entertainment is nice as well, along with their coffees, teas, and small food dishes. A bit on the expensive side but always happy to support a local business.

Wes Mills

Great place to work, study, or hang and talk. Good coffee and awesome beer selection. The books are affordable and always capture the attention.

Isaac Daily

Cute little book shop

jeremy leduc

Tapas not really anything more than you'd find on an appetizer list at a better Italian restaurant - not truly tapas. Espresso based coffee drinks average to below average in flavor.

Kris Labbe

Too many hipsters

Marty Kahler

Nice place foe a coffee and snack. Very Homey.

Heather Anne Wright

Good pour-over, espresso and craft beers in a cozy, community atmosphere. Elements has managed to make the bookshop cafe model work on Main St. in Biddeford. They are supportive of arts, good food and community. Great local flavor.