11th Hour Tea and Coffee Bar — Restaurant in Bellingham

Nice looking place with slightly above average coffee. Haven’t tried the food.

Where they miss the mark is service. It’s not just that they make coffee at a glacial pace. I’m prepared to wait for great coffee (though the coffee here is a B, good but not outstanding). Rather it’s the fact that no attempt is made to speed up the process. How about serving more than a single customer at a time? Or, here’s an idea, if you have people waiting at least acknowledge them rather than affect an air of practiced, bored indifference. Honestly, it’s the very very least you can do.

Treat this job, whoever employs you and your customers with the respect it and they deserve. If you are too big and important then move on. If the business isn’t treating you well so, ‘who cares’ - don’t take it out on the customer. Move on.

And to the business. This ‘couldn’t care less attitude’ seems to be institutional. It’s happened to some extent on all five of my visits involving three different baristas.

While I won’t be making a sixth visit I hope you find something in here that will help you make your...

I never go to coffee shops because I am lactose intolerant and don't do caffeine, but this place has got an amazing decaf golden chai latte that I can get with non-dairy milk that is one of the most interesting and delicious drinks I have ever tasted. I am sure there are other amazing things here as well, but I like the golden chai so much I can't bring myself to order anything else. My Japanese husband likes their matcha and says they actually mix it in the traditional way so there are no lumps. The environment here is wonderful as well. A little pricey, but actually worth it (unlike most wanna-be hipster hangouts that charge insane amounts for repackaged versions of generic coffees and teas without any craft)....

Edit - 7/21/20 Went back. Had select seating due to COVID. I order their 'Immuni Cacao' drink special iced. WOW! So yummi and full of many delicious things. This place has many fun drinks options besides coffee.

Went there for the first time today. Very nice, warm, cute place. Has great unique tea options both loose leaf and special drinks. They were yummy and the interior is modern and feels like home. A couple 4 top tables and some 2 person seats with a small lounge bench seat and some bar seats. Really great addition down towards Fairhaven. I was able to grab nice street parking near by. Look for the sign along the road. Go...