Casa Cafetzin Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in El Paso

There is no website – no flashy symbols or trendy façade here. Instead, Cafe Cafetzin Coffee Roasters focuses on delivering quality food and drinks crafted with care. 🥐🍵

While in El Paso, I found this quaint little gem by entering healthy restaurants near me. Rolled oats is one of my go-to meals back home and when I saw it on the menu, Casa Cafetzin was the clear winner out of the other restaurants in the area. 🥣🏞️

The café exudes a captivating Mexican-Indigenous ambiance, featuring woven-straw seats, artisanal pottery, vibrant artwork and fresh greenery to add to the Southwest vibe. Why go to a chain when you have Casa Cafetzin? ☕🎨

I ordered the overnight oats along with the Indian chai with oat milk. The barrister (I don’t throw that word around carelessly), said they only had strawberries and blueberries and let me know he would check for papaya and cantaloupe—I’ve never tried the latter with rolled oats. Note to self—shake up my routine when I get home. Before he disappeared to the back to go to work, he gave a bright friendly smile. I needed this before starting my journey back to NYC. 😄🍓🫐

After about ten minutes, another person in training (the other barrister gave an intense lesson while he made my drink) brought out my chai with a cute foam design in a clay bowl and saucer. The detail only added to the experience. A few moments later, I received my rolled oats and meticulously placed fruit in a clay bowl, different from my coffee bowl or handleless mug. 🍮🍚🍇

I sipped and dined while a significant amount of patrons came in for their morning fix. This boosted my confidence I had chosen the right place. The chai had a little too much cinnamon as it clumped in my mouth while I drank. But, it wasn’t a distraction from my morning adventure. ☕

If you get a seat near the window, you can add to the ambience by viewing mountains across the way. There is also patio with a bench and a few tables. However, the summer heat wouldn’t allow for that. 🏞️🌞

I give Casa Cafetzin Coffee Roasters five stars for an exceptional experience. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The staff there has gone to pot, they've really gotten rude toward remote workers and could use some time at a charm school. I've always been mindful of not occupying a space if it is needed, but for some reason the staff there has gotten aggressive in reminding customers that your money doesn't matter if you have a laptop. The last 2 times there I've spent just under $20.00 and yet I've not been given the respect to decide for myself if I either want to order yet another drink and then move to an uncomfortable and recently vacated counter spot or pack up and leave, I was simply just told I had to move from the table. This is a real turn-off when there is no one waiting for one and you want to assess whether to stay longer all while knowing you're not an impediment to their business.

I've visited the place on and off since it opened and I've never had an issue until their recent hire. Now, even though there are signs on the tables to signify to move to the counters, the staff doesn't want to give you a chance to decide, they just want to press the issue and rush you on. The food there is nothing spectacular and their tiny pastries are way over priced so a different venue to visit once in awhile for a latte/coffee is really the only reason for me to go there. But now their staff has ruined that. Someday they'll learn that repeat patronage and a welcoming attitude toward that patronage matters. When the only thing you hear from them is an unpolite move, it's time to permantly move along.

For those interested, there are some great alternatives out there. Savage Goods, District Coffee, 2Ten and others are places that do much higher volumes but never make you feel unwelcomed by pushing you out the door for no...

I was a barista at a specialty cafe in downtown Seattle for a little while and I consider myself to be a coffee nerd.

I love this place. They are an excellent specialty coffee shop.

Specialty coffee isn’t for everyone. It’s sophisticated and it can be intimidating to learn what some of the terms mean. And specialty coffee tastes much different from large batch coffee like Starbucks and McDonalds. But the baristas here are knowledgeable and friendly.

If you drink a black coffee from Starbucks next to a black coffee from here (or any other specialty coffee place) you will be shocked at the difference, especially if it’s a pour over.

For the full coffee experience, I recommend a pour over with the V60, black, no cream, no sugar. It’s worth trying once. It takes a while to brew a pour over, so don’t get one if you’re in a rush.

Of course, black coffee isn’t for everyone. But I think Casa Cafetzin has a drink for everyone.

Lastly, when you buy this type of coffee, you are supporting a local business and small farms, not Starbucks shareholders. If you buy coffee here, more of your dollar goes to a farmer in somewhere like Oaxaca or Veracruz.

As for the food, I’m not sure. I’ll have to come back, but I’ve heard...