Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co — Restaurant in Gladstone

3 stars. I really try to like and support this place since it’s local. I’ll buy beans on occasion but I tend to leave this place frustrated over 50% of the time. It’s slightly more expensive than coffee shops in Oregon City that have much nicer atmosphere and the service, while not terrible often doesn’t appear to be driven by customer satisfaction. Yet another example of this occurred this morning. I order an iced latte. I was handed my beverage with an apology that they’re out of ice - meaning I left with a room temperature milk. I realize that sometimes things happen, but they sure seems to happen a lot at Happyrock. I feel like anywhere else would have known not to do this - if this is uncommon and a surprise, apologize for the inconvenience and offer/ ask if I’d like something else, the business won’t suffer over $5 and you kept my future business. Ideally, tell me beforehand. If you’re routinely running out of ice, this could be an opportunity for a better fix (make it in house). Unless you’re looking to walk to your destination, I’d recommend the Grano or Black Ink in OC until...

Bought some of their No. 5 blend whole bean coffee. I usually get my coffee thru subscriptions, but decided i would try something local, since i was going to run out before my next delivery. Had to wait quite a while for my purchase, thats ok, but in my haste to make the purchase ( a longer line had formed behind me ) I neglected to check for a roast date till i got home. There was no roast date on package, and upon dialing it in on with my grinder & espresso machine was really disappointed with the results, almost no creama and unpleasant flavor. Made several attempts at pulling shots with this ‘award’ winning blend with the same results. Ended up using the rest of the bag for milk based drinks… my only thought is that this was not fresh roasted, learned my lesson, always check for roast dates when...

The place has a funky Portland feel to it. If somebody asked me for a cafe shop in the Gladstone area that was very Portland, I would recommend them to go here.

They also have some interesting drink options, some of which are highly packed with caffeine. See the attached menu.

I ordered both the German chocolate mocha and the horchata espresso. I appreciate the way the drinks are crafted using spices, syrup, and toasted coconut. Both drinks are okay, but you taste more milk than coffee. An extra shot or so of coffee would make them almost perfect.

My recommendation would be to write down the recipes for the different drinks; not all of the baristas knew how to craft the...