Carnelian Coffee Co

I’ll be honest. Call me negative Nate but I don’t see how this place has a 4.7 star rating. I love coffee and have been to a significant number of coffee shops. This place was not that great. The coffee was fine, everything was fine… but nothing really blew me away. I dunno, it was fine but honestly it was just fine. Nothing more.

My favorite coffee shop in town! Love the vibes, staff is awesome and food and coffee is great! Love all the local art inside too ❤️

Love at first sight. Felt like the creative-laden cafes I used to frequent back in the day for spoken word and music. Crew was lovely, the cinnamon orange cappuccino was perfect, and the vegan peanut butter bar was ridiculous. I drove nearly 90min to visit a friend, here. I will be visiting again, friend or no. That good.

Excellent coffee. The old fashioned latte is a must!!

I'm obsessed with lavender coffee and theirs is the absolute best! I wish they had a location in my small Tx town. The staff was friendly and the atmosphere was so relaxing and nice.

This place was so cute and great atmosphere. Really aesthetically pleasing

Great atmosphere, music wasn’t too loud, just the right volume, temperature was fantastic although it was still early in the morning. Summer tea special and breakfast burrito were delightful. (Felt clean/safe/ saw staff and customers wearing masks!)

I got my normal iced Honey Lavender Oat milk Latte... Which is absolutely amazing, and I tried their cookie which was SUPER tasty!

Having a latte and a vegan breakfast burrito (the regular breakfast burrito looked good but the vegan one surprisingly was more compelling). The latte is beautifully prepared: great texture and temperature. The burrito was delicious and prepared very well.

On the coffee side, they offer larger drinks, such as 12-20oz lattes or cappuccinos (differentiated by texture here, I believe). They also offer a few small drinks and based on how well my milk was steamed, I imagine the small drinks are great too.

They roast coffee using a Bellweather machine (it's basically an $80k coffee roasting ipad). Typically (but not necessarily), this limits the green coffee that they can purchase (so don't expect any weird single origin stuff), but it helps keep the costs down and the consistency extremely high. It's also a fun conversation piece and neat thing to check out if you're around.

The service was great of course, and the space is very comfy. Everything is eclectic. Sitting in the sun for a bit has been quite relaxing. I will be back (probably many times).

Edit: also got a coffee. It's a blend of Java and Brasil (Arabica). It's tasty, sweet coffee. Very low bitterness and subtle pleasant acidity. Could be leaning in the direction of not very strong, though it's brewed strong enough for me.

A pretty expensive place all things considered. Expect to pay a bit more than $6 for your coffee, and 7 or more for any piece of food you get. I got a scone, which was pretty small, and that cost $7. The breakfast sandwich cost more. I wouldn't mind paying that if the food and coffee were amazing, but the coffee wasn't strong and wasn't really my taste. Seems like they try to set themselves apart by doing things a bit differently. The food is OK, but the breakfast sandwich was amazing.