Methodical Coffee — Restaurant in Greenville

NOT GOOD! First let me say I normally do not write reviews and that I only do so when I am moved by such a terrible product or experience. Also I am not a coffee snob. I like bold coffee with a bit of cream and sugar and I can be happy at home with a cup of Maxwell house drip that I make at home or some free trade Sumatra that cost $12 a pound and I grind the beans for my french press. I drink coffee every day and I like it. I have lived in Portland and Seattle and have been to many great coffee shops. So I think I can judge a good cup of coffee. I paid $4.35 for a cup of bad coffee at this place and it was crap and a total waste of money( I would have gotten more satisfaction spending my $5 on a bunch of over priced candy at Mast General Store and giving it to the street musicians).

The story: I am down town with my family(I live here) on Sunday at noon and want to try out this shop. Yes very nice aesthetics, looks cool and "hip." Friendly staff so no issues there. I ask for a medium cup of drip and I am told that they only have "pour over" after 11am. Pour over is a fancy term for " we will pour hot water over some coffee grounds that sit in a wire coffee screen with a paper filter and the coffee will drip in to a cool looking science beaker"....then they pour it into a cup. It takes about 4 minutes for the guy to do this as the filter can only hold about 2 ounces of water...so he has to pour the hot water from a little kettle over and over to get my medium cup...this long process makes the coffee cold by the time they serve it. The girl at the counted did ask when I ordered if I wanted Colombian or Mexican coffee. When I asked her what the difference and she said "I don't know...one is from Mexico and the the other is from Columbia."...Well NO Sh..t! The end result was cup of very lukewarm brown water that was filled to the rim(no room for cream or sugar) and I had to ask the "barista" to pour out a bit into his sink so I could put my cream in it. I went to the tiny sugar and cream station that was out of sugar, had small pitcher of "cream" that was warm and about empty and littered with dirty spoons...they are green I suppose and did not want to pollute the world with coffee straws...but they put two cups on my "hot" coffee as a coffee sleeve??? I walked out side and took three sips and poured out some of the worst coffee I every paid for...I was in the Marines for 6 years and have had my share of bad coffee, but that was to be expected when one is in the desert and making instant MRE coffee. I have had much better coffee from a gas station in the middle of nowhere Kansas at 2am while traveling across the USA. I do not know how they get all these positive reviews and are able to pay their $3000 a month rent for that location.......oh it must be that they sell cold crappy brown Mexican water to unknowing Greenville tourists who have never had a good cup of coffee....maybe the Colombian would have been better. SAVE YOUR MONEY and buy your coffee somewhere else if you want a drinkable cup of joe....from a hospital vending machine perhaps. The positive thing is that they are next to the new public bathrooms and that would be the only thing that keeps them in business more...

I love light to medium roasted coffee from the best farms all over the world, bought in a way that is meant to help the nation's farmers continue improving themselves. While Methodical Coffee isn't yet (although this is coming) roasting their own beans, they are buying from some of the best coffee roasters around the United States. In my many visits I was able to try a Columbian coffee as espresso (Huckleberry in Denver), and an Ethiopian coffee from Onyx (Nashville). I forgot where the Tanzanian coffee came from, but it was delightful. They also had bags for sale from a Maryland coffee roaster. You are guaranteed great variety, but all excellent quality coffees. They also provide many delightful pastries and non coffee drinks. The milk they use is from Jersey cows raised locally, and they proved almond milk. Every detail is important to the folks at Methodical. This is, by a long shot, the cleanest and most well organized coffee shop behind the counter I have ever seen. They limit clutter by using cabinets and drawers for most things, leaving out only their brewing equipment and record player. My favorite part about this coffee shop, however, is the folks that work there. I go to a lot of coffee shops as I travel, and have had great coffee but rude employees who answer my questions shortly and wouldn't engage anyone on the other side of the counter. This is not the case here. Each employee was engaging and excited to talk about the great products that this shop offers. Speaking with each barista got me excited and I was happy to make this my every morning trip all three mornings I spent in Greenville. One of the owners in particular, who seemed to be something like a "host" was an incredibly engaging person. His name is Will. He approached me with joy, listened to my feedback, and made me feel overall better about life in just spending a few minutes with him. He also gave great recommendations in the area, speaking highly of other businesses. I had a 5 star experience each time I came to this place, and can't wait to return! Thanks Methodical Coffee staff for such an...

The best way I can describe the vibe here is NEW GREENVILLE. That’s a name for an emerging aesthetic I suppose I can coin. New Greenville feels influenced by a desire to be featured on Pinterest pages—and that’s not a bad thing. It’s business-y, arts-y, hipster-y, full of energy, and sometimes a little eclectic. It’s southern charm meets modern functionality… Mills meets Manhattan… historical meets contemporary. If Central Park and Charlestown birthed a city that was less populated, cleaner, and safer than both of them—that’s New Greenville. And if New Greenville were going to crown a representative coffee shop, it would be Methodical.

Methodical is very much a coffee-first shop, and very much a Greenville shop. You’ll even find a nod to the Liberty Bridge in the logo. With multiple locations (Downtown, The Commons, and Stones Point), they’ve become a staple of the Upstate coffee scene. They roast their own beans, source directly from farms and co-ops, and execute everything—from barista work to café design—with consistent excellence. Their coffees are featured across the Southeast, but no one brews Methodical beans like Methodical.

Whether you’re a seasoned coffee nerd or brand new to third-wave coffee, you’ll feel at home here. The baristas are friendly and knowledgeable, never pretentious. Food is limited (mostly pastries), but The Commons location benefits from having excellent neighboring food vendors. The Commons is also the best spot for getting work done—bright, modern, comfortable, with solid Wi-Fi and lots of outlets.

Recommended orders: • Downtown – pour-over + chocolate chip cookie • Stones Point – cold brew slushy • Commons – iced latte + taco from Automatic

Conclusion: Methodical Coffee is New Greenville’s coffee shop....