Beacon Coffee Company, Inc.

Stopped here with some friends, and the coffee was excellent! Had a contactless pick-up area. Friendly workers. Great selection of options. And again, the coffee was so, so tasty! Would recommend.

Mellow atmosphere (although small). Great customer service. I had purchased nitro coffee (served without ice) and stayed in the lounge area, and about 20 minutes later the server offered to put ice in my drink to keep it cold. It's small and I hope they can expand Ventura's location soon, but it's great for what they can make of it.

A strange location in a new industrial building, but they are clearly passionate about their coffee. They roast on Mondays for the retail operation, so I would recommend Tuesday or Wednesday if you're stopping in to buy beans. Worth checking out.

This place is a hidden gem. They source amazing coffee, and the employees are extremely friendly. My macchiato was amazing and I can't wait to come back again. I even picked up a bag of beans on the way out

I'm really picky about coffee. I got an iced latte with oat milk and it was delicious; it definitely deserved 5 stars. Do yourself a favor and go here!

Best little coffee shop in Ventura County, if you ask me. They roast their own beans, too. You can usually find the owners in the shop. All of their stuff is very well sourced and crafted.

I first came to Beacon Coffee Co back in November of 2011 and now I'm proud to say that I'm a regular. They not only serve the best coffee/espresso in town, they roast it themselves...right here in Ventura. On top of that, the owners - John and Jennifer - are great people whom I frequently hear eagerly sharing their wealth of coffee knowledge with customers - from home espresso making advice to the nuances of coffee origins to new cafe design to espresso blends...the depth of their knowledge and willingness to share with those who are eager to learn never ceases to blow my mind.

Espresso - Over the last 16 months, I have enjoyed many of the iterations of their espresso (currently at version 20 - Beacon XX) and it is the best I have had. Rarely does espresso come with such thick, rich crema, such complex and complimentary flavor profiles and such a nice finish. Additionally, it stands up for itself amongst the espresso based drinks they serve - most notably, the flat white :D

French Press - When I first came to Beacon, I thought French Presses were for coffee snobs and sure they were a different way to make coffee...but at the end of the day, it's still the same caffeinated brown stuff in my mug, right? Nope. I have come to appreciate that Beacon forces the issue of high quality coffee by using french presses in their coffee preparation. The complexity and unique flavor profiles of each of their single origin coffees come to life in the cup - usually with a different origin being served each day so each new day presents a new flavor profile to tease your palate.

The downside of coming to Beacon is that it will ruin you. You realize that Starbucks coffee isn't actually strong, it's burned. You realize that what people had been serving you as espresso was actually terrible. So...if you don't want coffee that's locally roasted in small batches with the sound of beans churning in the background as you sip your espresso, don't come here. If you want to continue to enjoy drinking faceless coffee lacking any sort of unique personality to call it's own, don't come here. If you enjoy the anonymity that large chain coffee shops offer and just want to consume coffee, don't come here. You've been warned.

(reposted my review from another site)

Man! their granola will blow your mind. Great coffee, kind people- over all great experience.

Very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Matthew and Casandra took their time to go over the different type of drinks and point me in the right direction. Great prices, will return.

Beacon roasts their beans at this location and brews coffee and espresso. The beans are the best in the area and the people brewing the coffee put effort into making a great drink. However, the location for the shop is out of the way and low on seating.