Dark Horse Coffee Roasters

A favorite roaster of mine! Great coffee every time and the donuts are worth a try. Should absolutely be considered among the top coffee spots in SD.

I just dropped in on a rainy day to grab coffee. Got a hot 16 oz latte. It was super quick and I was out in less than 5 mins. I enjoyed latte!

First time at this place. Iced coffee was almost 6 dollars and no wifi. No one knew the password. Only 3 seats inside.

Coffee comes in 8 or 12 ounces. Cafe is located on the first floor of what I assume to be one of the more modern and fairly newer apartment developments in the area. In addition to coffee, they sell logo merchandise, vegan donuts, teas, and more. Service was friendly and the two baristas that were tending were skilled and knowledgeable about the products I asked about. They steamed the milk for my mocha perfectly, but there was a substantial amount of grounds settled at the bottom of both my hot, and my roomate's cold beverage. Ample parking on the side and roadside of cafe. A few areas to sit inside and in front of cafe. Nice, out of the way place to stop after a morning run in the neighborhood, or along a trip in La Mesa village.

Love the ice latte. Very good coffee

I was super excited to try this cool little coffee shop. I live around the corner and have wanted to stop for awhile now. Today I finally got a chance to stop in and man am I disappointed. I walked in with a friend of mine and greeted the barista excitedly to be met with a blank face. We said it was our first time in and asked for a recommendation. The question was completely ignored. It was kinda unbelievable.. So my friend asked about their drink 'S'Maple' (Salted Maple). The barista gave us three words 'its salted maple'. My friend and I were dumb founded. I asked her personal preference and she gave an expected latte recommendation. I asked what was a house favorite or specialty with no answer! So my friend and I order the S'Maple. My friend got it Iced and I got it hot. The drinks were cheap and you get what you pay for. The drinks tasted like weak coffee I could have made at home with my Mr. Coffee. Neither my friend nor myself could taste any hint of Maple or Salt. My friend and I even tried each other's drink. It tasted like weak coffee and skim milk. Disappointed my friend and I went home and doctored up our drinks with maple and sea salt. The drinks were saved but not worth the trouble.

Delicious coffee and vegan donuts. Make sure to get there early before the donuts run out. Friendly and quick service. They also have a few parking spaces!

Great espresso. Small but delicious food menu (I tried the pumpkin waffle). Highly recommend.

Just the absolute best coffee shop in La Mesa. Best Matcha, unparalleled vegan donuts, beautiful atmosphere and great people making your coffee. Also oat milk, that is all.

Good coffee but the employees were a bit distracted talking amongst themselves. Gave us the wrong size coffee and forgot to give us our donut.