Bird Rock Coffee Roasters — Restaurant in San Diego

Joke: Rents in this neighborhood are so high, our coffee house is still a "coffee furnished garage saving up a down payment."

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters is housed in a building that used to be an automotive workshop, which gives the space a vibe that I would describe as modern urban fantasy.

The specific fantasy I would be referring to is of a date who says, "the house is my landlord's, but I've repurposed the other building into a cute living space," and it wasn't an exaggeration, and neither was anything else he said on Grindr!

Even if you've never had that fantasy before—not everyone can be modern or urban—you'll enjoy a visit to Bird Rock!

You'll tell the folks there "I like how you repurposed the space," and it'll be a genuine compliment of something they'll rightly be proud of and not a cruel barb (like when I said it to that dude in Mission Valley). You might even use the word "remodel" and they won't make you promise not to tell the zoning board (like when I made that dude in south park promise to try that thing I'd been curious about).

Fast service, excellent short pour, limited outdoor seating. Check it out today.

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I erased my 5 star review to post this.

Bird Rock (original SD business) was easily one of the best coffee shops in San Diego. The location in Bird Rock served some of the richest and smoothest dark roast premium coffees you could find. Sadly, in 2017 the business was sold to a Kansas based corporation called PT's Coffee Roasting Co. Since then, they have opened eight new locations and completely abandoned everything that made Bird Rock Coffee good. I used to drive 30 minutes to get a Bird Rock coffee because it was rich, buttery, and flavorful. Now Bird Rock coffee looks like sickly urine. It is a dark yellow, transparent cup of sour bean tea. You will not find a more acidic and sour cup of “coffee” in California. The menu might say they have a “dark roast”; they do not. Do not be fooled. I have ordered this coffee and poured it out after one sip. I have a giftcard for $50 which, I will not use. I am baffled as to why anyone that appreciates coffee would go here. This is corporate slop masquerading as the reanimated corpse of a once proud San Diego brand. They took the branding and image of Bird Rock, chewed it up, regurgitated it, doubled the price, and handed it back to you. Sadly, many people can't tell the difference. Please do not be fooled. You can get an infinitely better cup of coffee and Phil’s. If that's not close, Lofty and Better Buzz are also...

Totally discouraged from ever coming back here at least on a weekend. They are too damn popular and too busy and the staff apparently can’t keep up the quality of their coffee and customer service suffers. Ordered an iced dark chocolate mocha and heated pastry. Could not taste any chocolate whatsoever, but that might just be a matter of opinion. However, I waited for for my pastry. I never saw anyone walk around with one to the oven, so I finally asked someone she slowly grabbed the ham and cheese pastry, but the oven then disappeared in the back. Eventually, I flag down another girl who listlessly sipped on her own coffee. She went to Pool out. My croissant dropped in a bag and carelessly handed it to me. When I pulled it out as I was leaving, I realized it was exception hot and saw that it was sin black on all the edges. As I watched one of the baristas preparing other coffees, he asked the art, and it looked like a seventh grader’s first attempt at latte art.

Next time I’m going to Bay Park coffee as Google maps show they were a little less busy and I know they’re not quite as popular but I bet they’re coffee and customer service are a lot a lot better...