CONTRA COFFEE and TEA — Restaurant in Orange

Spring is here, and so are the specialty drinks, and boy did contra not disappoint. My first time here, the outside to the cafe is very simple and kind of hard to miss. But once inside , it is very well furnished. There’s so much room to just sit down and enjoy your coffee and relax. There’s a vinyl records store and a pen shop located inside as well! There is kind of a perfumed scent , but I think it was the air fresheners they sell by the line/register I ordered the cocoa butter kisses (earl grey dark chocolate mocha) and I was blown away. The flavor was this chocolatey amazing explosion. This is one of those times the flavor takes over the coffee, but it’s definitely a good thing! It definitely had me wanting me another, can’t wait to visit this...

Okay so I wish I took pictures but this is seriously the best coffee shop I’ve ever been to. Very good and creative drinks. I tried the Kuya Latte my first time there and I’ve also tried the Goma ‘n Cream. Both were fantastic. The service here is beyond phenomenal, super polite and helpful. The people that go here are really nice and chill too. Very friendly and warm atmosphere. The interior is great! Good lighting and comfy chairs, cute decorations. Plenty of room. Got lost in a book for a few hours here and I never felt that the music selection was overwhelming either. Every time I go out to Old Towne Orange I make sure to stop by here. One of the most...

Interior is stuffy, didn’t smell too good, likely because it’s quite crowded? Ventilation could use some improvements. Otherwise, their offerings and interior decor has a hippie aesthetic.

I personally didn’t enjoy their coffee, tried a classic tap coffee and an orange tonic espresso. The tap coffee has a foam on top at the beginning but the taste wasn’t anything too special, just a new concept. It’s quite bitter even the one we got was the lighter roasted one. Wished they had milk/cream available, they only had oat milk.

Then orange tonic espresso I personally felt was just ok, the orange syrup tasted a bit artificial, but my friends liked it. Price...