Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea

Walked in to an empty place except one person waiting for a drink and one barista. No one said hello. Barista was moving slowly and talking to the guy waiting for the drink. Telling him about her work history. I waited a few minutes but she didn’t seem to be making progress on his order and never acknowledged me. I left.

From the street the outside looks vacant, closed and or abandoned. I wasn't sure even if was opened. Glad i decided on the u turn and stopped in. Variety of coffee options with lunch fare. Ordered the chipotle chicken salad wrap. Several different sandwiches to choose from. I think they roast on site. Bags of beans in the back and some machines.

I stopped to pick up whole bean coffee and didn’t order drinks. Nice variety to try and available at customizable amounts. The service personnel were helpful but a bit overwhelmed with the amount of customers during my visit.

Coffee: I prefer medium to light roast coffee that are floral, fruity, or berry in tasting notes. Unfortunately there wasn’t any roasting/tasting information on the bag so it was impossible to know how dark the roast was, tasting notes, ounces , or the roast date for freshness. It was too busy for the baristas to help so I made a few selections in good faith.

It was hit and miss for me and my tastebuds. No right and wrongs as coffee is something to be enjoyed by the individual...this was my experience.

The Kenya AA bloomed nicely and seemed to be pretty fresh although didn’t have any brightness and tasted extra woody.

The Ethiopian is generally a favorite of mine with lots of blueberry notes....no bloom, no blueberry :( not fresh off the roast and or roasted for its optimum flavor potential.

Haven’t tried the Nicaraguan which I’m hoping is incredible.

I normally order a white chocolate mocha from Starbucks, so when I go to other coffee places I try to order the same drink and compare. I ordered a large and it’s pictured below. When I got my drink it was about 80% full, I think the froth filled up the other 20%. The drink wasn’t as sweet or strong in flavor as I thought it would be. It was still a decent drink but I would maybe try something different the next time. I also bought two muffins and a super cute coffee cup! My totally was $22 and I felt that was reasonable for my items. The girl who helped me was very nice and had a happy demeanor.

I LOVE your coffees. Stop by every trip to stock up. Good service too. Next time will buy a sweatshirt. Update: tried emailing through contact email on website about getting a sweatshirt I really wanted. Received no communication back. Disappointing because we live 7 hours away.

This location has fallen off so much. I used to recommend it as worthwhile coffee stop but I no longer can. I entered to see 2 kids cutting up and talking to the barista while another customer waited to place her order. I sat and waited for my turn. 20 min later their orders were filled and after another chat with the other employee in the kitchen(while I waited at the counter) the barista finally took my order. One [6] shot espresso. This uninspired watery mess s what I received. The pale creme was gone is seconds. No presence of oil or flavor in this mess. The coffee station was filthy with stale grounds everywhere and the puck handles laid spout side on the dirty counter. There is not only a lack of quality here....Safe Serve protocol and basic health standards are being violated. After remarking that my order was horrid the barista ignored me and went back to his buddies.

Product- 1 star
Service- 1 star
Cleanliness- 1 star

In the end I lost about $5, 20 minutes of my time, and the last bits of respect for this location and the only thing I have to show for it is a small cup of disgusting stale tasting water that only resembles coffee slightly in color.

Nice little coffee shop close to the highway. I needed a little pick me up 6 house into my 9 hour drive. My GPS brought me here. It was very easy to get to off the exit and to get back on the highway when I was done.

Great coffee for the road! We stop here every year for coffee on our second day of the trip north for Christmas!

I was there on 10/14/2022 @ 12:30 and to say my experience was not good is an understatement!! The girl working there was very rude, abrupt and not accommodating, needless to say I left there angry. I will not be going back there, as long as that employee is still there and unfortunately it was always my favorite place to get coffee. I don’t recommend stopping there!!

Trust me, I love Mill Mtn coffee with the best of them - I spent many, many hours in the Blacksburg location while in school. I work in Daleville now, and I'm just a little disappinted with this location.

My biggest request is to either bring back the food menu (that Blacksburg has, or that this location had a few years ago) or to allow people to bring in their own food. I would come here so much more frequently during my lunch break if I was able to buy a sandwich or eat my own food with my coffee. The beverage options and quality are great, but I'll always choose to go to a place that has food options.

Also please play some music. The silence is creepy.