Medina River Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in San Antonio

I recently visited a coffee shop known for its exceptional offerings, and it truly lived up to its reputation. The coffee was outstanding, particularly the cappuccino, which was served in the correct size of about 6 ounces. The rich, robust flavor delighted my taste buds, and each sip was a testament to the baristas' skill and the quality of the beans they used. Their pastries were equally impressive, fresh and perfectly baked, offering a delightful accompaniment to the coffee. I also tried their avocado toast, which was nothing short of amazing. The toast was crispy, the avocado creamy, and the toppings were well-chosen, creating a harmonious blend of flavors.

However, the experience was somewhat marred by the seating and atmosphere. The seating arrangement was cramped, making it difficult to find a comfortable spot to sit and enjoy the food and drinks. The ambiance lacked warmth, with a rather sterile and uninviting decor that didn’t encourage lingering. While the quality of the food and beverages was top-notch, the uncomfortable seating and unwelcoming atmosphere were significant downsides. Despite these issues, the coffee shop’s culinary offerings might still tempt me back for another visit, though I hope they can improve the environment to match the excellence...

Don’t let the outside look fool you. This is the cutest inside!

Let’s talk flights first. I got hot flights and Iced flights (you can’t order half and half).

I’ll write in order of rate being the first one the best one in my opinion:

HOT 🔥 The chocolate chai is full or flavor and sweet Killer bee 🐝 it is spicy! If you forget about it you might end up coughing a little bit and it’s a little bit sweet Honey Almond is sugary and the almond flavor is not strong. La reina is a special flavor only available for a limited time. It was not sweet at all and refreshing

ICED 🧊 Coco ro dacio was nutty and it reminded of the hazelnut praline from Starbucks La reina I believe it tasted better iced than hot as I could taste the rose tea more. Salted caramel was not as sweet as expected and not very flavorful. Brown sugar was semi-sweet and I believe it taste the same as the salted caramel one.

Brookie - ask for it warm - It was soft, sweet, somehow crisp and gooey. Highly recommended.

The bathroom is baby friendly as it has a baby changing station and it’s pretty clean.

They some some cute mugs and shirts. Lastly they have a community support board where you can put your business card or drawings.

Staff was...

I ordered through doordash an iced tea. This coffee shop has poor logic and problem solving skills when you order their iced tea.

There are 2 options for their iced tea on the app. 16 ounce and 24 ounce.

This is where it gets fun. On their 16 oz iced tea, there is an option to upcharge $0.75 to get a 24 ounce drink.

Illogically, they have a separate 24 ounce option for iced tea, but if you click on it, you HAVE to additionally click to upcharge $0.50 to downgrade to a 16 ounce or add an additional $0.75 to "upgrade" to a 24 ounce iced tea, even though you are now paying more since you selected the bigger option. Basically getting double charged.

So if you're smart, or if you're paying attention, then you will click on the 16 ounce iced tea and then click on the 24 ounce upgrade so that you're not double charged for the 24 ounce ice tea.

I have actually called the coffeeshop and mentioned this to them, and as you can expect, no change has been made. I'm assuming this fix is a 30 second push of a button to ameliorate. Probably less than 30 seconds.

Anyway, since I verbally told them about their logical error, perhaps a written and public review will fix this glitch.

Humans are...