Brew Coffee Spot — Restaurant in La Mesa

Tried the Wakey Wakey and a cinnamon roll to start. The cinnamon roll was essentially my breakfast, and under those circumstances I highly recommend it. At first glance it may look a bit small and/or dry, but when you order it they ask if you prefer it warm, with frosting. This is the preparation I tried, and heartily recommend. When the cinnamon roll arrived, it was so seductively smothered in frosting that any dryness was gone, and after eating I felt as full as if I'd just had a small side order of flapjacks with butter and syrup. So. As I said, under the particular circumstances I ate the cinnamon roll, I recommend it. People who know me know that I love coffee. And that I don't heap praise on coffee that is unworthy of that praise. I wholeheartedly praise this place's coffee. The Wakey Wakey, which was my first coffee of the day, did its job remarkably well. I know coffee purists will wag their fingers at me for it, but I added cream & lots of sugar to mine, and I still felt like I experienced the additional frothiness and smokiness of the espresso beneath the delicious dark roast coffee. It stood up well to my mangling it of all its subtleties, I must say. Later in the day I refilled my mug, with plain dark roast coffee, and noticed the difference, and still enjoyed very much. I know I'm a madman, but I turned down the opportunity to try any of the delicious-looking cookies. In the interest of full disclosure, I feel I must mention that I have met and interacted with the owner and his wife (and they are lovely people), but I really feel like I can still objectively review this place as the gem it is. They brought in a bunch of their board games from home that are free to play in the shop - how cool is that? Be sure to check out Saturday...

I visited around 10 a.m. on a weekday to meet a client, and the place was packed. Despite having a lot of square footage, there was no open seating available indoors. Very basic seating outside. The line to order a black coffee was incredibly slow. I would not choose to return on my own. But if someone suggested meeting there, I might give it a second chance. The clientele appeared to be moms meeting to chat with their toddlers along for the ride, as well as numerous people working on their laptops. When I finally made it to the counter I found an honor-system black coffee dispenser.. $2 cash for a relatively small cup to go (7-Eleven would be so much faster and with more choices, for a basic cup to go!) And they had quite a bit of food choices available which might be good, but also (I think) dramatically slows down the ordering line. Perhaps having multiple registers/staff taking orders would have helped speed things up at this seemingly popular and large coffee restaurant and playdate workspace that appears to be popular with the...

Came here on Dec 27 morning for the first time and had an unpleasant experience! I waited for 20min and didn’t hear they called my name or the order’s. I’m pretty sure they did not, since I sat not too far from the counter. And also, I noticed that the customers who ordered before and after me got their drinks! I came ask the staff and she didn’t act really sorry. Surprisingly, she said “I already made it, and someone came take the order”. Excuse me?! So what’s the point of giving each customer the receipt with the order number and item on it? You should have checked it before handing out the items!!! She made one for me again. I can feel she was very unhappy with me through the way she called out the order and said sorry. Hmmm, what did I do wrong??? It wasn’t too crowded but super noisy. A woman pulled up the metal chair, and 2 kids stomped on the floor for 5 mins at the same time. Many people came here to work, including me, and I can see how annoyed they were due to the noise.

Dont think I will recommend this coffee shop...