HAYSTACK Coffee — Restaurant in Norman

Nice atmosphere, kind people :) seems like a great place to hang, read, or study. I loved seeing how much variety they had from drinks to teas. Also a large range of milk options.

The tea list was quite large which excited me, they had simple ginger tea, to more unique herbs like butterfly pea flower tea and lemongrass.

The barista was very sweet to me engaging in conversation and sharing her favorite drink recommendations and answering all my questions.

I was disappointed at the limited food items. They only had sweets and I was hoping to get myself something savory and substantial.

🍵🍵🍵 The matcha latte was made with the pure powder upon my request. ( i was told they usually use a concentrate) but I’m someone who drinks matcha regularly and wanted to taste the natural tea powder. I loved that they used the traditional matcha whisk and utensils. The matcha tea however was of poor quality- the color, taste, and flavor were not representative of the beautiful tastes of genuine matcha. ( muddy green color with a very bitter astringent taste(which I think would be intolerable for most) probably why they stick to a concentrate

Overall it was a basic coffee house with some unique flavors, lovely atmosphere, and good service. Nothing too outstanding/ extra ordinary

I’d come again, just not for matcha 🍵 And recommend a regular matcha drinker to try...

Think of this as more of an industrial/commercial coffee shop. You can sit down and have a cup of coffee of your choosing. There are no food options except a few desserts. You do not come here to eat food. It is a place to get coffee with potentially long lines and lots of people trafficking in and out as this is a large open building that holds major events upstairs. I came during an event, so my wait time to get a cup of coffee was 10 to 15 min. after ordering with people standing and waiting. I was fine waiting as it was very busy. I just would not think of coming here to sit and talk...

I had come to this coffee shop a few times prior (fantastic coffee each time) and went in again today. I'm not going to lie, I was having a really bad day. On top of everything happening, after I placed an order my card declined because I'm from the east coast and so my bank is still adjusting to me being in Oklahoma. As I accept my bad luck that is attached to an already awful day, they go ahead and give me the cup of coffee anyways. The coffee here tastes amazing and the establishment has a genuinely kind staff. Hands down I would recommend this place over any other coffee...