Galena Roasters — Restaurant in Galena

Where to start... I have been coming up to galena, yearly since 2005... seasonally for the past 10 years and as of 2021; every weekend ! As new as this place is, all the locals and regulars and employees, I know, seem to also love this place and recommend it!!

I have seen Galenas down town coffee bean scene grow, from breakfast places, to traditional coffee shops and even the cute, Elle and Beck’s.

As Galena Roasters, is the newest coffee shop I HAVE TO SHARE with you (from a suburban-yet-chicago-is-my-backyard coffee lover) THIS is the place for all coffee lovers alike. HOT or iced, creamed or black, sweet or boldly naturally flavored... this coffee will have you dripping on your own!

The staff is just the start. Faith, Katie, and Patty/Patti are a sweet bunch. On my first stop in, Earl (the roaster on the mug & coaster ;)?) made my special request Lavendar and Vanilla Oat Milk latte, that Paul rang during this initial trip.

The hot latte was absolutely delicious!!! I have had good lattes from Trolley & Elle and Beck’s...but no place in town makes it like Galena Roasters. (Hence going 2 days in a row)

Also. I surprised my mom at work with one of their yogurt parfaits. Later that day she told me she raved to my dad about how delicious it was, so I surprised her with another the following day.

Oliver, our family pup was also welcomed on both visits and sweet Katie offered a puppacino, to which Oliver devoured !!! Thank you Katie.

From the wait, the staff, coffee quality, knowledge, price, snacks and food, also dairy alternatives, you can’t go wrong unless you go somewhere else :D

This is just from my first and second visit. I know I am missing some things like; food offered besides the yogurt parfait.

Also thank you for Paul’s patience with my initial order. He was a delight throughout my first experience. I am looking forward to my third...

I’m not normally one to write reviews, but the coffee cupping experience was absolutely worth a review! We booked a private coffee cupping experience, and couldn’t have been happier with how it went! Earl, our tour guide, completely customized our experience to our group’s experience level with coffee. He was incredibly knowledgeable and so patient with all of our questions. It’s clear that he strives for excellence with his coffee roasting process - we’re obsessed with the Abyssinia (Sumatra). It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon and I now know so much more about the coffee industry and feel more well-informed for buying coffee in the future! If you’re on the fence about doing the cupping experience, go for it - you’ll be so...

The coffee might be good, we didn't try it but the breakfast sandwiches were terrible. They tasted like chemicals. Why? Because they are cooked in a microwave in plastic which is cancer causing. I would rather eat a MacDonald's breakfast sandwich... and I don't eat at MacDonalds AT ALL. I get it. They are busy with lots of customers and need to keep it moving. It's the quality that it is because it's a tourist trap. Yep, we got trapped. Needed a quick bite to feed our kids. I feel terrible my kids ate them 😞 Paid $12 for two small toxic sandwiches. With prices like that I at least expect my English muffin to go in a toaster. It's our new world though. Overpriced low...