Primal Coffee Boise — Restaurant in Idaho

Primal Coffee is a truly special place-- the best coffee shop I've been to in Boise, if not one of the best coffee shops period.

-Service is excellent. There's not one bad employee-- forgive me for not knowing everyone's name. Amanda in particular knew my name and order after my fourth time in, and always makes sure to check in. Austin, the owner, works there frequently, which shows a real care for his business, employees, and customers. -drinks are delicious! I recommend the primal coffee or the chai. And it's a real gingery chai, instead of the sugary stuff most places serve. -great breakfast food. The breakfast sandwich on the ham and swiss croissant is my favorite, but they also have avocado toast and other bread options. -it turns into a kava joint after hours, making it a great alternative to bars after 5pm.

Do yourself a favor and come through. The earlier the better-- it has, quite deservedly, become a...

Primal is a wonderful change of pace and scenery in the Boise coffee scene. Austin has a natural sense of familiarity and community space. He’s not trying, that’s just the way it is. There’s stringed instruments for sale and all handmade ceramics lining every surface- which he uses and sells. I personally enjoy the entire spectrum of coffee roasts and find something to truly enjoy in all varieties. Primal keeps it defiantly dark, which makes me feel like I’m camping or out in the woods on a cozy morning. They also host a dank and filling lil breakfast sandwich that really makes me want to say “see, it’s not that fuggin hard to do, Boise!” And it’s affordable. It can be done, and with minimal space! It’s great here. Highly recommend if you want a comfortable atmosphere and friendly— BONUS: it’s so much quieter than so many coffee shops that you can actually hear yourself think. I love it. Two big thumbs...

I waited 25 minutes for a breakfast sandwich and ended up leaving without it because this is crazy wait time and I was already late for work. The lady at the kitchen told me it’s going to take 5-10 more minutes to make and and it’s coming right up. After 10 minutes she brought a sandwich to another customer. This is absolutely insane, I don’t understand why you have to lie and make a customer wait extra time at 8am on a Thursday, you would think it’s obvious people need to get to work. I left without no refund as I didn’t have time to figure all this nonsense out, and I also left a tip in the beginning. I would like an owner to contact me or leave their contact info under this comment so I can get my refund for food I never got and a tip this place...