Fairgrounds Coffee and Tea

Absolutely love this place. The food is delicious. They make a good chai. And the atmosphere inside is very chill and welcoming.

So happy that Fairgrounds has opened in this location. One can enjoy more than coffee and tea...the food is very good and the atmosphere is perfect for meeting friends and neighbors. If you are traveling to Milwaukee and are staying in the area, I highly recommend a stop here to enjoy the excellent coffee and food; but also, a view of Lake Michigan and the park across the street from Fairgrounds.

The large window fronts facing the late are truly stunning. They have a large variety of milks and milk alternatives, great creative drinks, and even a CBD kombucha on tap. The decor is cozy and a great place to sit and talk with a friend or get some work done in the comfy booth. Can’t wait to go back!

Really wanted to like this place, the vibe seemed cool, despite no masks on any employees, but I figure I do me, they do them. Anyway, yesterday I used my reusable to go cup, which they made my pour over into, no problem. I respect covid, but I'm sick of wasting cups. Today I'm told they haven't started doing that again yet? Even though it was done yesterday, without a second thought? I pressed a bit and was told they wouldn't do it, so they make it into a paper cup and I transfer it myself. I have to assume this no outside cups is due to covid so - none of the employees, including those handling food, are wearing masks, yet making a coffee into a togo cup is off the table? If that's not a mixed message, I don't know what is... figure yourself out Fairgrounds.

Neat little spot. Employees were helpful and knowledgeable. Prices were fair. Wide variety of products available. I tried a peach white tea and a cold brew coffee. Both were wonderful.

It's a cute place alright.

While waiting in line I overheard the cashier talking with the customer ahead of saying the had locations in LA and Chicago - which gave me the okay to try something off their special 'elixirs' menu...

I made the wrong call. I ordered the Vietnamese Cold Brew. For food I ordered a raspberry danish.

When you think of Vietnamese coffee you think of strong espresso mellowed out by the sweetness of condensed milk. I couldn't taste any coffee.

And the danish - with the price it's at - I'm expecting flakey goodness.

What I got was cinnamon milk and a stale danish. The Vietnamese coffee was over $5.00 and the danish a little over $3.00 - with tax totalling about $10.00 of disappointment.

I've lived in Milwaukee and Bay View the last couple years - and will compare my experience to the Stone Creek, Colectivo, and the many Vietnamese restaurants in the Milwaukee area.

Please don't call that drink a Vietnamese Cold Brew. It was an off white color speckled with cinnamon...No where in Vietnamese Coffee do they add Cinnamon and plain milk. I could barely taste any coffee.

The picture of the drink in my photo is deceiving... I went home and added two shots of espresso in an attempted to save my five dollars.

The pasties here looked like they were sourced from the same suppliers as Stone Creek. The coffee, the has sourced from all over the US. They had Colectivo on tap for Cold Brew.

Service is also odd. But they're still pretty new joint. I was here on an early Sunday afternoon. I could hear one of the workers saying they were taking a break. They took their break texting behind the coffee bar. Granted it wasn't busy at the time - it's not a good look.

Had the mint tea and it was delicious. Cute decor and open arrangement Service was exceptional it’s just the indoor seating was limited due to current events -understandable-and it was too cool to sit outside so we had to wait for someone to leave to sit.

This place is awesome! The drinks were great, the staff is really nice and the decor is cool. I love the convenient location. It’s a great place to stop for a coffee or grab some food.

Super cute inside, but the coffee wasn't great.

Doesn’t accept cash. That’s a big classist no no for me.