Rob’s Brewpoint — Restaurant in El Cajon

1st time here. Small cute beach shack vibes. Has cool surfboard artwork, a doodle wall. The owner was a little wirhdrawn and awkward. Let him know it was our first time and asked what he recommended for my hubby who likes stronger coffee, and for me, I love sweeter coffees. He recommended the maple brown sugar oat latte, which tastes Devine. It is delicious. Tastes like the starbucks one but better! Richer flavor! For me, he recommended one of their chais, but they were out of chai...so I got the same as hubby, just sweeter. The 2 little things I ended up knocking a star down for were: 1, I sipped it and we walked out to go grab a dessert next door, and there was a little fly/nat floating in the drink...hubby scooped it out...ok it happens no catastrophic deal but it was in there ..2...I saw hubby had a yummy steamed milk foam in his and I went back to ask for some, even offered to pay for it and he flat out refused to do it.. becauae he said it wouldn't sit well on an iced drink.. which...milk foams actually do sit great on them, i get them all the time on my iced coffees, but I wasn't going to argue. I just wanted some steamed milk foam 🥲 anyway. Great little quick stop for coffee, not a lot of dessert options from what I could swe on display, which is why we grabbed baklava next door. But as is,...

Came here for the first time. It's a very nice shop to walk into. The blackboard walls are fun. If I were to have my coffee or tea in-house, I'd want to draw on the wall.

Ordered a vanilla latte and iced ube latte. Both with oat milk. Could I taste the ube? I don't think I could. Either there wasn't enough syrup OR it was the overpowering flavor of the oat milk. I'm leaning toward the latter cuz both drinks actually tasted pretty similar. So next I come here, I'll get a different milk alternative.

Did I like the drinks? Yes! Just cuz they tasted similar didn't take away from the fact they tasted good.

Those drinks were poured to the brim. The latte art was a bonus for my eyes. My first sip of the vanilla latte was the first source of sustenance I had for the day. Rob (or whoever that was who made it), you were absolutely right. I needed it. THANK YOU.

After looking more at the menu on the wall while waiting for my drinks, I look forward to trying more here. Eyeing...

A Better Coffee & Experience than the local chain coffee shop

The drinks/Food: They offer what you are looking for and offer something new for those tired of the same drink. I had a Breakfast club Latte and Lavender scone. The Latte was a perfect blend and I could taste all the different flavors and notes, like a wine but better because its coffee and wine is gross. The scone is where they really had me. I could eat that every day and be happy.

The Service: Seemed nice and went to work on my drink immediately. Unlike other chain shops I always feel forgotten about or just a ticket waiting to be filled, here felt more like a personal experience or restaurant.

Atmosphere: A bit small on the inside but the have a patio seating area, and a chalk board for art over all cozy feeling.

Final Review: 100% will come here again and prioritize it over the chain...