Retrospect Coffee Bar

We like to eat at local places when we travel and spotted this place not far from our hotel. Ate breakfast on labor day and even though there wasn't a seat empty we got in fast enough. It's diner faire and good portions of it! Service is fast and friendly. I tend to judge a restaurant too quickly based on it's coffee and fortunately theirs is good, diner coffee. My wife and I had basic breakfasts and agreed they were both great, course I think mine won with the homemade corned beef hash which is almost as good as they think it is!

UPDATED REVIEW -
Retrospect has now become one of my favorites in Houston. I previously left a review regarding a bad cold brew I had ordered. But I decided to give them another try, since they are so close to my workplace. Maybe it was just a bad day or it was not made correctly I’m not sure. But what I do know is that proper credit is due for this coffee shop! Their customer service has always been friendly and sweet, which makes ordering coffee in the morning even better. They have a great attitude overall and the drinks remind me of my favorite coffee shop in my home state Washington (which I often miss). So thank you for the delicious brews and for giving me my nostalgia of Washington in Houston ❤️

Normally I don’t leave reviews, but I stopped in today to try their coffee before work. People are very friendly which was awesome! But unfortunately the cold brew I ordered was terrible. I am not one to waste food or drinks but I took about 2 sips thinking maybe I’ll be able to drink at least some of it.. I could not, it just made me nauseous. I’m an avid coffee drinker and I’ve had my fill of okay coffee but this one was not good. :(

Their stroopewaffle latte is delicious! All the seating is outdoors, so only come when the weather is nice or bearable. I'm curious to see how they fair during the summer months.

This is not an area where you can go to comfortable and efficiently work. There are no convenient outlets in the back (that I could find). There are outlets on the bar area upfront.
Wi-Fi kept cutting in and out and was unusably weak when connected. I gave up trying after 30minutes and went to Starbucks. Though their coffee is not nearly as delicious, their Wi-Fi is always reliable.

The Retrospect workers are nice but have a laissez faire approach to efficiency and customer service.
Coffee taste good, food was delicious (I got iced latte and pecan cinnamon roll).

This place is so good, im writing this review while sitting on their patio! Im an out of towner, here in houston for a long layover. I wanted breakfast and a good iced coffee and though this place wasnt as close as others, it seemed worth it. Well guess what? TOTALLY WORTH IT. The service was prompt and friendly. i ordered the potato/egg/cheese taco with salsa verde and an iced lavendar oatmilk latte. Impressed is an understatement. First, the taco was sizeable and the salsa verde was fresh and honestly some of the best ive ever had. The latte is smooth and perfectly sweetened to my liking. Flavorful and refreshing. This coffee shop is incredible, i so wish i had this as my neighborhood shop. Prices are incredibly reasonable especially considering the quality. They offer other food items such as crepes, which i intend to order in a few minutes! If youre reading this, COME TO THIS COFFEE SHOP!!!

Good coffee, seemed like a popular local place. Breakfast tacos were pretty good as well.

This is a great local coffee shop! The building is an old gas station and is super cute - everything is outdoors at the moment, but the patio is really nice! I have tried their stroopwafel latte (super fun and delicious!) and a regular caramel latte and enjoyed them both. The milking milk that they use is delicious, and their almond milk is nice as well.

Looking forward to going back again soon!

Pretty consistent. They have pretty good breakfast crepes especially the salmon with cream cheese!

The food was great, and the employees very kind. I'm not a big coffee drinker but I'll definitely come here for my future coffee needs. There's only outside seating but it's kept clean and neat. Even on a hot sunny day it's a cute spot with great shade and there's plenty of parking.

Mocha is so-so, bitter, and can barely feel the chocolate. The place is so small that you order, and then you have to go out to drink/eat outside. There's no place in, only outdoors. Very hot today.