PonyCoffee — Restaurant in Tulsa

Tulsa coffee shops have toiled in mediocrity for a long time. I say that as someone who worked in specialty coffee for nearly a decade and now works as a remote content/copywriter. Shops have been either too corporate, cramped and sterile without that true "third space" feel or they've had the cozy atmosphere but with bad coffee and not enough space. I won't name names.

It's obvious to me that whoever owns and opened Pony Coffee saw these problems and sought to fix them, and they totally succeeded.

Pony Coffee is a complete rejection of the third-wave minimalist corporate bullshit specialty coffee has descended down over this past decade. Pony Coffee's decor is maximalist and cozy. It feels lived in. It feels like having coffee in someone's big comfy house. There are numerous rooms and comfortable spots to seek out and all of the furniture is comfortable and welcoming. On top of all that, Pony Coffee serves actual good quality specialty coffee, brewed correctly, totally dialed in, and they do it in a ridiculously unpretentious manner compared to many. The baristas let the coffee speak for itself.

Pony Coffee also has a huge parking lot, which is just the cherry on top of an already immaculate experience. No fussing with parallel parking or driving around the block several times hoping somebody will leave. No downloading some city parking app and paying $2 to not get a parking ticket. And I'm not sure who is controlling the music here, but I heard Big Thief, Slaughter, Beach Dog and some other absolute bangers during my visit. This is like somebody climbed inside my head and opened a coffee shop specifically to attract me to it. Maybe I'm basic. Who cares.

As the kids would say, I'm not trying to "glaze" too hard, but this review goes beyond Tulsa. I've recently been to coffee shops in New York City, Denver, London, Paris etc. They all mostly suffer from the same problems Pony Coffee solves. Pony Coffee is worth driving across town for. Fortunately, I only live 8 minutes away. I will return...

I’m normally not one to leave a poor review but I was disappointed in the service I received today. I ordered an iced latte with mocha syrup and an apple cinnamon scone. First, they gave me my latte hot, which wasn’t a big deal as it was otherwise made correctly and tasted fantastic. I didn’t feel the need to correct them as I don’t really care deeply over whether my drink was hot or iced. I had asked for my scone to be warmed up, so after I received my drink I waited for my pastry. I waited 10 minutes after ordering before I decided to ask about it, as the baristas were no longer making orders and I could see my scone in the toaster. When I went up to the counter, the baristas were not busy with other tasks but rather just chatting with each other. It took me a minute to get their attention and when I asked one of the girls about my pastry she gave me an exasperated look and turned away without saying anything. She took my pastry out of the toaster and wrapped it up and put it aside, then proceeded to get another scone out of the box and hand it to me without warming it up. I’m not really sure why she didnt give me the original warmed up scone but I was with a friend and wanted to sit down so I didn’t bother with asking her to warm up the new one. When I got settled and tried the scone, it was very dry and tasted a little stale, but that might just be because it was a little later in the day (11am). I was disappointed in the baristas and the quality of the pastry. The environment is otherwise wonderful and it’s a cute shop with...

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