Aspen Coffee Company Downtown — Restaurant in Stillwater

I went in to order a few drinks and a sausage roll this morning for my coworkers. I had two customers order in front of me than placed my order and proceeded to make sure if it was okay that I sat in my car. They assured me it would not take long and so I told them I would be right back. I watch the man who ordered ahead of me leave with his coffee and four other customers walk in. I went inside to wait as I assumed my order would be completed soon. They had attended to the four people who came in after me before starting mine so I waited about an extra 10 minutes because they did not make the orders in the order they came in. It is common sense. It almost made me late for work and they did not heat up my sausage roll, and I’m pretty sure they did not steam the milk that went into our drinks as our drinks were not hot when I received them right after they were made. Just an overall bad experience that made me never...

Visited during our stay in Stillwater since it’s a local and convenient option.

Staff are very welcoming, patient and knowledgeable -doubt they have a revolving door when it comes to staff because everyone seemed to really know the menu, and how to work all aspects of the front of the house.

Sweet Matcha w/almond milk: Good quality and made with care.

Iced raspberry vanilla latte w/whole milk: Balanced flavor and something different worth trying.

Red Eye w/peppermint: House blend lacks -but could have been because of the time we ordered it (almost noon).

Iced English Toffee w/almond: Excellent and probably our favorite!

Note this is a coffee spot in a college town and most tables seat 2 people and most visitors are working on their lap tops. We didn’t linger and just grabbed...

Consistency is key when it comes to a coffee shop, and in the world of automated machines making the "perfect drink" every time, relying completely on baristas will make or break your experience each and every time. This places goes through phases, where there will be a season of good baristas, and then a season (or three) of bad ones. Not many seem to be formally trained in their craft, I almost always get a funny look when ordering any espresso drink ristretto. What their staff may lack at times in training/skill they do make up for in friendliness, so at least there is that. In a town that has more than half a dozen coffee shops, there are certainly better cups available elsewhere, but this one has one of "the"...