Cafe Bustelo was a quality dark roast, with a good flavor and smell of good coffee. I've been drinking Bustelo Espresso for 14 years. This week I bought two packages, and the quality is poor. I threw them away. I don't know what kind of poor-quality coffee they're using. I do NOT recommend it.

All the reviews shown are incentivized, i e they gave free coffee to “influencers” or another way of looking at it, they tried to bribe people. I say this because my previous honest review wasn’t published. As a long time, decades, cafe Bustello drinker (writing for my wife) I wrote to criticize the CEO (Smucker) who was quoted glibly and gleefully proclaiming that coffee is a pass thru commodity, meaning they can increase the price to the consumer as needed with seemingly no consideration. With the increasing retail price at my supermarket I would consider other options.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My husband is in the military and coffee is life for them. He loves the taste and smoothness of cafe bustelo. He’s started to bring it in to work so everyone can have the delicious wonder, as he calls it. The brick is nice and compact and easy for travel.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This stuff is amazing ! The flavor is not for the weak, as it's pretty strong but a very great flavor! The caffeine seems to be somewhat stronger than alot of other brands and the packaging is quiet good! Thank you for creating this product ! The price point is also very good compared to others !

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Had a very deep rich flavor. Was very happy that it was espresso. Didn’t have the greatest smell when first opening but it’s still tolerable and I really enjoyed being able to enjoy a nice hot cup of espresso every morning.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This coffee is very fragrant. I love the smell. It smells like a typical Mexican coffee. It is strong, so I think it’s okay but my husband likes a lot. He says that it’s good coffee. I agree that it’s a good coffee for sure, especially if you want that caffeine kick. By itself it isn’t sweet. It tastes good with sugar or honey in it. If you want to taste milk or cream in it then you kind of need a lot because it is so strong. The tub is larger than I thought it would be and was completely full, there wasn’t a lot of air space. It comes with a lot of coffee so it’ll last quite a long time. I also didn’t need to use much to brew a strong batch either.

I recently discovered this coffee and I am absolutely overwhelmed at the quality. I like a very strong flavored coffee and this is it! This beats out premium subscription brands, Starbucks, and anything else you can buy! I always have several bricks in my pantry so I don’t run out. And you can’t beat the price!

I have been wanting to try Bustelo while looking for the strongest coffee, to be made in a French press. This is it. Came in a brick they called vacuum packed. Great packaging for long shelf life and storage in the refrigerator until ready to open. The coffee taste is as good or better than the expensive brands like s-buck or d-kin. I pour 20 ounces of very hot water over 30 grams of Bustelo in a French press. This gives me the results I have been hoping for. And I can make custom flavored coffee drinks or cuban style variations for my friends that like it that way because the coffee is strong enough to stand up. Bustelo is the only ground café brand that I will ever need.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Honestly I can’t find better coffee at this price point! The flavors are amazing. Some of my favorite coffee to keep for when company comes over. I love having this on Sunday mornings when the house is quiet

I’ve been drinking Bustello coffee for about 5 years now, and I still look forward to it every morning. It is so smooth, yet strong. I can barely tolerate any other coffee. Bustello doesn’t have that “bite” that most coffees do. I love it and highly recommend it.