Black Dog Cafe

Good coffee and a nice porch with a lake view. You can't beat that

Still the best place to get coffee in Tallahassee. Beautiful location right on Lake Ella. Great staff, good treats and fantastic coffees and teas. Highly recommended for meeting friends or making new ones.

Best Frappes In town by far. I’m very picky about my frappes since my mom used to make the best ones in the world… but I must admit, these are pretty close. The frappes are always smooth creamy, and addictive. Try going for the “grey dog”. It’s not on the menu but it’s a mix of the black and white dog and it’s amazing. The quality of coffee and food here is very consistent (I go about 2-3 times a week after work so I stand by what I say). I also really like the setup of this cafe, and the staff is super nice. Great place to study and relax being right under some beautiful oak trees and next to the lake.

Beautiful vibe inside or on the deck overlooking the lake. I personally love the Moroccan mint green tea. It's potent and flavorful.

Very good coffee and breakfast, great terraza and lake view. Good for walking

Might be a new stop for me, the view of the lake is beautiful and the area is great. Quite quaint.

Great location and I love to study outside here when the weather's nice, the staff is always so kind. There are always issues with the Wifi connection and have to tether my study devices to my personal hotspot every time I come here, and study spots near outlets outside are competitive.

Edit:
Changing my review because they have thrived and made great improvements. Their menu is much greater, their lattes are great, and they built shaded outdoor seating and a second order window. I also believe they have weekend wifi now. My favorite cafe to relax at.

Great placement next to lake Ella. Friendly staff, small little cafe with indoor and outdoor seating. I wish they had at least a non-vegetarian breakfast sandwich or something, and their policy for turning off wifi on the weekends is counter-productive and outdated. Nonetheless, I love coming here. The menu they do have is good, and they seem to promote good values. Lake Ella also serves as my quiet spot.

We were looking for a good, vegan-friendly, and fast breakfast option on our drive and fortunately we found this place! The location itself is amazing and we enjoyed eating our food watching the ducks. The cafe has a great vibe but is also clean and organized (not a typical combo). We had the Rose mocha and vegan muffins, which were great.

We will go back again in our next trip!

Great place!!! Delicious cake and coffee.
Cozy environment.