Blue Bean | Coffee & Coworking — Restaurant in Ankeny

Summary: I don't have enough good things to say about the place.

I stopped in for a day due to needing a remote office while in town visiting family. I opted for the "myOffice" day pass and even though they where out of offices they put me in one their smaller meeting rooms which cost by the hour to rent but since I asked prior they honored my price.. honestly saved my butt as I had about 12 or so conference calls.

The owners are dedicated and care about your experience, I was always asked if I needed anything and to make sure my experience was productive and enjoyable.

The atmosphere is great, relaxed but at the end of the day people are here to work. I will say if you are a design oriented person you will like the space as it does feel creative and rooms are inducive to a creative workflow.

The coffee is good and I am not even a coffee drinker (prefer tea).

Nice snack and food options, the Avocado Joy at the recommendation of the owner was just the little pick me up I needed and while not super economical was fairly priced at the portion size.

The WiFi is solid, and fast!

Temperature and noise level are great!

I have been to other co-work spaces both larger and more well funded and I would choose Blue Bean over any of them.

I hope they are here and flourishing when I need...

I will not be returning to this establishment. Went to meet a friend to work and drink some coffee today, paid over $20 for three slivers of toast and a latte. My food and drink were both alright, but definitely not worth the price I paid for it. Additionally, I cannot believe that they tack on working space that you have to pay for at a coffee shop, which I would expect to offer tables and wifi for any paying guest. The “guest” space was ridiculously small and we were butt to butt with everybody, forcing my friend and I to sit in the corner on the gross stained stained couch. (granted it is a Saturday so probably more busy than usual). Even the outdoor patio seemed to be only accessible from the paid member area. Every table was also dirty. Only solid thing was the service, I feel bad that the baristas have to serve crowds and keep a space clean when they obviously aren’t...

I will personally never be back here. Visited recently for the first time. The atmosphere inside is weird. It’s not inviting. The chairs are tiny, I hate when places have chairs like those. Nobody likes them, they are uncomfy and not inviting. The space was like 75% office space, 25% seating. Gave off corporate vibes, rather than cozy coffee shop. Nowhere for a big group to sit comfortably either. The employees were kind of just weird…a little off. Service was SO. SLOW. Took 45 minutes to bring out a coffee flight, would’ve taken like 15 mins elsewhere. The toast was amazing, but hard to justify $10.50 for 1.5 pieces of toast and topping. My matcha was not cold whatsoever, I feel like they could’ve done a little...