Top Dog Coffee Bar — Restaurant in Morro Bay

My partner and I were walking down Main Street in search of food and drink. Most places were still closed at 11, so we tried out the new Butcher shop and grabbed a couple of sandwiches. The owners were friendly and the sandwiches looked amazing! (We were very pleased). In search of a place to sit and eat them, we strolled down the street. Seeing Top Dog, a local coffee shop I've never been to, we headed in for some smoothies and kombucha to go with our sandos. We weren't hiding our sandwiches when we came in and ordered, so we were surprised that after ordering and sitting down to eat, the owner approached us and told us we could not eat our food there because he has a kitchen that serves food. He acknowledged that we did buy drinks, but said something about it looking bad and having to fight off customers. My partner pounded her kombucha quickly and my smoothy arrived as we headed out the door to enjoy our sandwiches at home instead. While I understand that the food could be a conflict of interest, we had already purchased food, so the chances of him getting our food business was slim. However, had we been allowed to stay and enjoy another local business' food, we would have enjoyed and purchased more drinks and items from their coffee shop, in addition to others, instead of having to down a bubbly drink and drive home to eat instead. In light of all that has happened this past year and in the spirit of wanting to support multiple local businesses, we had hoped to enjoy our day sauntering about and purusing the town again. Instead, we were deflated and went home because a local business man didn't want to share his patio with someone who purchases food from other local businesses, regardless of whether we were...

Masks on all customers, plexiglass and sanitary. Dog friendly. Food is ridiculously good and well priced. Coffeee is worth the trip, owner is super hospitable, and the shaded rear garden area is a nice little oasis with fast wifi, bowls of dog water, comfy seating areas for people doing mobile remote work on the go. Well worth the visit!

Some average ‘joe’ reviewer falsely mentioned no masks and close confined space.. fear mongering at it’s finest.. and wait.. even offering a convenient alternative kitchen to eat at literally right across the street. That’s a downright shameful and tacky business strategy.

This may be a bit of tangent.. but I do my absolute best to leave AUTHENTIC, real, honest and unbiased reviews or constructive feedback for small businesses striving to connect with the tech savvy and other well intended travelers (who have to sift through piles of bogus 5 star reviews along their journey to find a special place ...or even avoiding a terrible place along the way.)

This place really is awesome - and hopefully my review makes a positive difference in regards to that bogus reviewer with only 18 meager posts. I’ve only been here once. Experiences may vary...But I’m confident to recommend this establishment with high enthusiasm!

Oh, and in case you don’t have a mask, they sell them fresh and...

I was very disappointed with my recent experience here as I have heard such amazing things. I usually don’t take the time to write reviews, and having been a server myself I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I ordered a chai latte and what came out was probably just a foamed milk with either espresso or something else added, but it didn’t taste like chai or coffee, I went up to the counter and asked if they could possibly re make my drink, the barista popped the lid of, smelled the drink and said “ well I made a chai so I don’t know what to tell you” and slid the drink back to me. It was disappointing that she didn’t make time to just remake the order. I later went back and ordered a chai, which was an actual chai, and it tasted awesome. I hate to be a Karen but it’s really not that hard to remake a drink someone spent $5 on, and not just smell it with your mouth inches from their beverage in the middle of a...