Four Winds Coffee and Tea — Restaurant in Grand Junction

I have been living in Grand Junction approaching 2 years, and have been coming to Four Winds periodically throughout that time -- usually a few times a month, sometimes multiple times in a week depending on my schedule. This is a friendly and independent coffee and tea shop, with surprisingly good food, and I know that they put in a strong effort. I can't say I've had a bad experience, all in all; even at the height of the pandemic, they seem to be making every effort to serve their customers well. I will say that they are a little bit expensive, but as has already been noted by other commenters, so is Starbucks. Unfortunately, something seems to have gone amiss in the past few weeks at Four Winds: they seem to be perpetually overworked and/or understaffed. Moments ago I went in to order an iced caramel delight -- they were not busy at all, as I was only the sixth customer in the shop with five others already sitting down. However, it seems that one of the already-seated customers ordered something around eight separate specialty drinks to-go. So, because this one inconsiderate customer monopolized the lone barista working at the time, I had to wait 10 or 15 minutes for my one drink despite the fact that I was one of only six customers in the entire shop. While some of the blame should fall on this other customer, I wonder why the barista was working by herself or couldn't otherwise get backup; to her credit, she did apologize, but I feel that the situation shouldn't have manifested in the first place. I understand that Four Winds is a small, friendly, independent shop -- but if they want to be in the customer service business, they need to keep up, whether it's with one customer who orders a ton of drinks to go, or a sudden rush of multiple customers who come through the door. I enjoy supporting this local establishment in contrast to the megalithic corporations, but with their high costs, customers should not need to wait as long as they do. Unfortunately, this is not the first instance where I myself have had a protracted waiting time, nor is this the only customer review that Four Winds has received with regard to their customer service and wait times. Please hire the staff with the skill and speed necessary for sufficient customer service in the food and beverage industry. Aside from the prolonged wait times, I'm happy to have been a customer these past couple of years....

Four Winds is a very friendly place, a wonderful experience if you've never been to a locale or eatery that favors the religious community; I used to attend regular ministry and Bible study meetings therein. I have the highest respect for this establishment. However, for as long as it supports or lets out rooms to the organization known as Warrior at Heart Men's Ministry, I will personally never return here, not by any legal restraint but for the slander, criminal behavior and severe persecutions I both witnessed and endured myself. Men, stay in your churches, don't chase these. Women, protect your fathers, sons, brothers, do not let them join. For as long as WaHeart is hosted here, I have to boycott Four Winds. Get rid of these men who think to speak for God yet cast out the weak as convenient. Keep your children away from their meetings, they won't admit to such boundaries as "not allowed near kids" or any other criminal act...

I used to go to this place and was a fan. Moved, it's 2 hours away now. Coffee's good, price is reasonable, staff are quite friendly, and they have really comfortable chairs. A lot of reviews mention a religious vibe, and it's on that I'm going to comment. I strongly suspect the owners have a sense of mission and would love it if you got closer to their Lord and Savior. Understand, though, that they're not in your face and you're not going to get buried with a bunch of religious tracts or people hassling you. I am sure that if you're an atheist you can go in there and be treated just right, exactly like the believers. Same if you follow another religion. They seem to interpret their calling as telling them to lead by example and be hospitable. According to me,...