Rebel Dog Coffee Co. FARMINGTON — Restaurant in Farmington

We paid $7 for 2 small iced COFFEEs, with cream and sugar. Easy enough, or so I thought... They first charged for hot coffees, which we politely corrected and explained we ordered iced coffee. So they needed to refund the order and put in a new order, very understandable. Welp, that took them about 10 minutes... We tried to get the ball rolling offering to pay whatever the difference was in cash so we could get on with our day, they refused and said they needed to figure out how to do it. While making us wait. Fine. But THEN the "coffees" came... Black. No cream, no sugar. And when I say the cups were filled with just ice... No lie filled to the brim with ice. So we basically paid for about a dollar's worth of coffee. Most expensive ice I've ever had in my life (I'm over 30...) We added a splash of cream (What would fit) and a small packet of sugar. And obviously it just tasted like water because of the mountain of ice.

Needless to say, the next time I'm feeling like a coffee I'd rather just take my chances at the gas station across the street. $3.50 is a little steep for an iced coffee alone, but now realizing it's a cup of ice with a "splash" of mediocre coffee... The gas station coffee will be a better choice.

Quite unfortunate. I live in the area and really wanted a new regular coffee place to go to... Never again.

Edit: Was so dissatisfied I had to go get another coffee. There's a Dunk's 1.3 miles away that I found. 2 perfectly made MEDIUM iced coffees, with actual coffee in them, for $5.70. I HIGHLY recommend driving an extra 1.3 miles to something I'd never recommend... A chain...

Their staff is very pleasant. Their coffee is... Inoffensive. I had a cappuccino, while it was actually a latte (which is fine too) it had pleasant but not amazing flavor. I purchased a couple bags of coffee; their espresso and the Kenyan both from Irving Farms, both roast dates within the past 2 weeks.

Very excited to try a new roastery, I put the beans through my Niche Zero grinder, dialed them in after a few attempts and ended up with... A middle of the road espresso... While it was smooth, not bitter (beyond what espresso should be) and not sour (under extracted) it was just... Bland. Not much body, no exceptional or unique flavor. Made a latte with it, the whole milk improved the mouth feel definitely, but didn't open it to much of a flavor profile. Wife and I agree it was decent cup, but nothing special.

Moving onto the Kenyan, of which I normally really enjoy... I put it through my favorite aeropress recipe and was once again graced with a mediocre cup of coffee. Really no body to speak of, but it was balanced though any of the described flavors on the bag were absent. At $25 for 12 oz of beans this was an absolute disappointment bordering on criminal.

My suggestion to Rebel Dog: find a better roastery for your beans. These are disappointing. Go local, like perhaps with Perkatory or SoGi. I'm still exploring and I wish your business much success....

Updated my review, original below.

Apparently this place can’t and won’t do refunds? I waited about 20 minutes with some other folks and I had to get going. I asked them to cancel my order and refund my money but they said they can only take down my name and number, and will get to it later in the week? I asked if this is how they do refunds and they said their boss collects all of the refund requests and processes them over the weekend? Lol idk that sounds sketchy af and I can guarantee it’ll be another 6 months before I remember why I stopped coming to this place in the first place. Get your coffee if you can and gtfo. That is some seriously predatory practices to have terrible service and then corner your customer so you can’t make good on your own transaction. To Doro I go.

Rebel Dog has definitely gone a bit down hill. Even some of their staff have left and gone to area cafes and coffee shops (Doro). They still take an extra 10-15m after you order. The food can come out severely rushed and a bit sloppy, slightly expensive too for the quality of the ingredients. Tastes like everything comes from Sysco or another large chain provider. Ideally, come here for a coffee but go to other areas for food. Like Doro. That...