I was a loyal customer of the Members Mark French Roast buying about 3 bags a month. The last time that we went to my store I noticed the Daily Chef Brand. I was suspicious, but hoped that it was just a packaging change. Wrong! It was terrible, definitely not the same. I have begun looking for a different coffee. Sorry Sam, you messed this one up!

Very "respectable" flavor and aroma, if you like Starbucks French Roast, you'll surely enjoy this coffee. The beans are fresh and have that nice oily look to them...that right there says fresh! Daily Chef Coffee French Roast Fair Trade Certified, Whole Bean (40 oz.) is NOT exactly Starbucks, but it is every bit as enjoyable in it's own right, and I buy 1-2 bags every trip to Sam's! So glad we decided to give this one a try!

My husband and I absolutely LOVE the Chef Daily French Roast Whole Bean coffee! I also buy the KCups for an individual afternoon cup.... It's not carried in my local store so we drive across town (Charlotte, NC) to get it. Keep carrying it...PLEASE!

Was forced to purchase since they removed my Copper Moon Sumatra Whole Bean at my local Sams. Tried making a second pot, thinking I had ground it too fine or something. Absolutely horrible. RETURNED THE REST OF THE BAG! Thank goodness for Sams money back guarantee.

I typically use Starbucks or several local coffee roasters' French Roast, Verona, or Italian Roast, and other equally dark coffees. We bought this because we are on a budget this summer, so we are trying to stretch our coffee dollars. We ground this to a course grind and used in our French press, so the experience may have been different with a medium grind and a drip coffee maker (which we don't have). On first taste, this coffee is not too bad, and I would describe the flavor as fruit and chocolate. It has a bit of sweetness to it, which is different than my favorite French roasts, but it is an acceptable flavor. Our main problem with the coffee is that the flavor isn't deep and robust, nor does it linger, which is our favorite thing about good coffees, so, to me and my husband, the flavor is fairly flat and short-lived. This may be due to the less oily nature of this coffee compared to my favorite coffees. I know some people prefer non-oily coffees because the oily coffee may be difficult to grind, and some even believe roasting until the oil is released ruins the coffee, so this coffee may be acceptable for them. However, we like dark oily coffees that linger, and if you also like oily dark coffees, then you may not like this one too much. We may mix this half and half with our favorite coffees to stretch things, but we probably will keep looking for another budget coffee that is more acceptable (perhaps Cafe Budtello whole bean...our next try).

Makes a satisfying cup of coffee.

Been drinking this for years. Robust, great flavor at great price. Friends love my coffee

Nice oily beans it makes great coffee, at a reasonable price.

Love this coffee. I hope you bring it back to the store

The coffee I used ever since we moved to Texas