The Black Bear

Food and cookies are amazing. Can’t beat this view of Healy Mountain! (Denali Platter)

The coffee here was great. The biscuits and gravy were delicious. The wait staff were wildly rude. Like... Blatantly. As an Alaskan, I know what it feels like at the end of the tourists season. You're worn out, but you still have to treat people kindly.

A woman next to us had a small child, and a glass of water was knocked over. The woman didn't have any napkins on her table, so we gave her all of ours. She did the best she could with what she had. Still, it was not enough to dry the floor. She reluctantly asked an employee for assistance with cleaning it up by bringing a mop (it was a lot of water!), and the employee asked the woman if she would like more napkins to clean it up herself. Not kidding.

I was at a very, very small table with 3 adults and an infant. The table was entirely too small for our food, coffee, and waters much less our small personal items. We took turns in eating, passing the infant around as needed, and in the shuffle of such a tiny space, a facemask fell onto the silver metal napkin holder (now empty by the way). No... Not ideal. Also not intentional. A waitress came over and unkindly told us how inappropriate it was too put facemasks on communally used objects, removing the empty napkin holders and leaving. Is she right, yes. We should have put masks away in pockets, but we had just been awake all night, freezing from camping in Denali with unexpectedly low nighttime temperatures. We were bleary-eyed, exhausted, and cold, but not importantly, we are just human beings capable of mistakes.

The wait staff also seemed annoyed that they had to deliver food? I'm sorry I tipped when I ordered. I obviously won't be going back.

Really nice coffee, place and staff

We stayed in the area for 3 days and tried nearly all their food. The bearitto and avocado toast were amazing. All of the coffee was amazing.

We really enjoyed this small cafe and coffee shop. Their hot chocolate was exceptional and had a very unique flavor. The breakfast "bearrito" had a great south of the border flavor. The only drawback was that everything was more expensive then what we felt we got. We didn't leave feeling full. Otherwise it was great, and great wifi!

The coffee was amazing I had a plain latté...i also had The Bohemianwas delicious! The employees were friendly and everything was clean. The only thing that was not perfect was that the espresso machine broke down for abit...but thats okay cause it was most likely not something they could help...

Very good place. I like the staff and food.

Cute spot with great food. Absolutely loved the musher Benedict!

The first and best chai red eye I’ve ever enjoyed. Very cute little shop with views!

Alaskan Benedict is my favorite, but as a Texan those biscuits and gravy are something to behold.