Counterpoint Coffee

Please stop in and check this coffee shop out! Seaside has needed a place like this for a long time. The owner is knowledgeable and friendly and the service is on point. The atmosphere is great, comfortable and modern. Please don't go to Starbucks when this place is better in every way and a local business.

This place is an excellent addition to the businesses on Broadway. Really awesome selection of coffee/tea, mellow vibe, and the owner Max is super friendly and knowledgable about the drinks being served. I would highly recommend this place for a quick coffee to go, a chill afternoon hangout spot, or a place to work remotely.

Coffee was good and there were many options for drinks. The barista lacked personality so much so I felt uncomfortable hanging out very long. I like to feel welcomed. Other people seemed to be enjoying themselves.

3 stars by default because the shop is gorgeous. I'm an iced mocha person and didn't like it. It's all in the chocolate. Ovaltine is not the right chocolate, and it was all on the bottom. The espresso didn't seem right in the drink either. I'll go back just to try the espresso, but this would be 2 or 1 stars if the shop wasn't so nice.

With some advice from friends I decided to try this place. I've had 1000's of coffee drinks. Some good, some bad. When they've been bad it usually comes with a bitter or burnt taste. Ive never had a sour espresso/coffee/Americano before. I was so confused when I drank it I actually googled why my drink was sour. Google explained it perfectly and basically stated it was a lack of experience from the barista/coffee roaster. I thought about telling the barista that my drink was undrinkable but then I looked beside me and was disgusted by the lack of cleanliness and figured it was a lost cause telling her my complaint. Dirt, rocks, old fruit, hair, and literally feathers was all over the display next to me. Maybe months of buildup. I would post a picture here but I don't want anyone to lose their lunch. The place looks like someone with zero construction or restaurant experience built the place and/or they ran out of money and just said F it. As I sat there in their very comfortable chair(reason it's above 1 star) a couple flies kept buzzing me. I then realized that their front and back door were permanently open, not the type of door every other restaurant/coffee shop has that shuts behind customers.

I really wanted to like this place. Beer, wine, and coffee are my things. But it seems like the people that run this place are more concerned about being hipsters and making the place into their garage than having a good product. I immediately left and went to another coffee shop to get the taste out of my mouth.

This palce is great! Happy to see another coffee shop with a coffee nerd for an owner and playing awesome music for the 5 hours I camped there for work. Perfect place to work or study or have a coffee date. Ready to come back for wine in the evening!

An exceptional, excellent place to get coffee, with a passion for the brew unparalleled locally. Art, music, a whole cultural package that cements what one should expect from an essential coffee bar worthy of becoming anyone's go-to.

Funky coffee shop in Seaside. Stan Getz playing on vinyl. Good coffee, adequate seating. And as far as funky... It is next to a dispensary, so out on the sidewalk, the funk is olfactory.

Our barista was so sweet and helpful. It was pretty quiet and slow moving when we went on a Thursday morning. Their decor is.... interesting- not a huge fan, but the coffee is great!

Damn! This place is pretty amazing. Cappuccino is on point. So rad to see a place like this finally landing in Seaside.