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3.5 (67 reviews)
Open • 6:00 am - 6:30 pm

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I usually go to the Caldwell black rock and get their frozen punch fuel energy drink. first time getting it in this location and what the hell is this? It literally just tasted like the energy drink. SMH. Supposed to have strawberry orange passion fruit and pineapple. I wish I have pictures of the previous frozen punch fuel from Caldwell location because this ain't it. I waited 20 min for this but I get it you guys were slammed but the attitude plus the drink ain't it.

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Marllin G.

Such a cute little spot. Great customer service. Awesome location to hang out with family or friends while you drink some freshly brewed coffee.

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David A.

Ordered a hot vanilla latte was really good. The latte was Sweet and delicious. Place was really clean. Had a table outside that was perfect for enjoying the outdoor sun and fresh air

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Kay K.

The sweetest girls work here. We went three times during our visit from CA. The coffee is so so good! We tried the iced vanilla latte, Carmel blonde, cinnamon latte, and hazelnut latte. Lol yes we went a few times like I said! My favorite was the blonde half sweet hot! Second would be iced vanilla latte. Oh we also got a kids smoothie and it didn't disappoint our little one! I am obsessed and can't wait to come back and try more fantastic drinks. Thanks!

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Michele R.

Spankin' new building which is home to the first Treasure Valley location of Portland based Block Rock Coffee. (Tip: Another with same local management opening downtown soon). The greeting by people who work here is robust and warm. If only the coffee was as good. The coffee was mediocre for our palates and lukewarm in the cup, the service behind counter, friendly as it was, could use some process tune up and training and the interior was not an inviting place to linger. This could be generational for sure. In other words, "It's not you, it's me." Constructively offered (I hope) observations follow. I would sure like to see this place succeed with the right audience even if I'm not a member of it. One and done for me to be a Black Rock customer. BACKGROUND Portland is a coffee-crazed city (no worries, I am one of crazies for the beverage myself) and there are lots of great coffee options there. Black Rock is likely middle of the pack for Portland options but it seems they are expanding elsewhere, although whether franchising or locally managed branches of corporate owned I don't know. Note the following snippet from the main Black Rock website. "No person is an island. No matter how many friends we collect on our devices, there will always be a longing to truly know others and be known. At Black Rock, our aim is to fuel that fire by being more than a coffee company... we are a people company." LOCATION VIBE As warm and welcoming as is that Black Rock statement and as friendly are the staff at this location, there isn't a single thing about the interior here that would make me want to linger in "community". The vibe is all cold industrial meets rustic of concrete floors, hard wood tables of various heights, uncomfortable chairs of the same and high exposed ceilings which bounces off sound, including too loud music, which made it "HUH?" loud on a day when there weren't more than six customers in the place. The chairs and tables are too tightly spaced; if it were even half full it would be as if a sardine can. That there was trouble getting even the furniture in the space without people to fill it was evidence by chairs askew in front. And there is the oddest location of a multi tier shelf with merchandise branded materials, like t shirts and coffee travel cups, that stands in the middle of the space as obstacle course. As much as we tried to linger and enjoy our coffee and sweet treat, we only made it a few minutes before out of there. And tossed out the coffee on the way out the door. We'll get back to that. SERVICE The staff gets highest marks for friendliness. But the signs up on the wall for coffee beverages are far enough away with small enough print to be tough to see and when I asked the person helping us a pretty simple question of what was their darkest roast that day the response was "We drip our coffee." Yes, and what is the darkest? "Not sure" was the response. When I asked who made the pastries in the case (some so high up off the floor that even on tip toe one can't see the top of them) the same response of "Not sure". The good news is this person finally asked for help. But there seemed to be more staff than needed behind the counter and a little chaos in the mix. COFFEE For the record, in my limited experience with Black Rock they do three coffees. Pearl = light. Old Town = medium. Steel Bridge = dark. But I couldn't remember the names when I was at the counter and there didn't seem to be any signage to help point a customer in the direction. Nor did the person behind the counter have the information. Regardless, whatever it was that was poured in the cup was pretty mild and also not very hot. A few sips and it was time to break up with the cup and let it go. EATS For the record, the pastries in the case are from Gaston's bakery. A good thing. At mid afternoon there were lots left to choose from. Including an entire row of raspberry danish and marionberry scones on the top shelf of the display case. Which might still be there since one literally couldn't see the tops of them up so high and had to ask "Umm, what's up there?" THIS N THAT: 1) PARKING: Private lot and on both sides of the building. 2) DRIVE THROUGH: Yep. 3) ACCESSIBILITY: One parking spot back side of lot, clear path of travel to and through door, all one one level, some seating accessible, loo is too. 4) LOO: Two and both unisex. 5) LOCATION TIP: Look across lot you'll see back of Homestead Grill.

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Way better than most of the coffee chains around here. Always have great service, the employees are courteous & make great coffee beverages.

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One of our favorite coffee places in the treasure valley. We will be visiting again in a few months

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My coffee today was horrible. Watery. $6 wasted. They have no phone number to contact. I am pissef

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o stars. Coffee tastes like warm water & is SUPER expensive! Do not waste your money!!

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Unexpected favorite. Hardly noticed this hidden near Fred Meyer in Meridian, but once I tried it,…read moreit ruined me for other coffee spots. Great flavor to coffee, delicious PB, banana and Nutella smoothie, and great breakfasts. I haven't tried the pastries, but I hear they're amazing. The avocado toast is the best I've ever tried. Best part is the service. They couldn't be more personable and pleasant. Definitely recommend

5*'s 9/7/26 Came…read morehere after my wife saw a video on this place. I'm usually the one that find the food and places to try but she nailed it with this find! Loved this place and this breakfast is what we have been searching for here in the treasure valley! The lady taking our order was also so sweet and nice! We ordered 2 papusas, one revuelta, then a jalepenos/cheese, two of their coffees that were on the specials hot and iced, avocado toast, two chocolate milks, chilaquiles, and a pastry desert. We have been searching for a while for the perfect chilaquiles in the valley, and finally found it! Man, this was the most traditional one we have found...mo joes/the griddle, they don't even come close! This place takes the cake!! So flavorful and I feel like we don't need to even try any other place for the remainder of the time we are in the treasure valley. Papusas were amazing! Made with love and tasted so fresh! They have the pickled sides and salsa. Coffees were delicious! Loved the hot one with the breakfast, we tried both iced and hot just to see which one we would like more with our breakfast and the hot one paired perfectly with this perfect breakfast. Kids said it was the best chocolate milk they have had. Not sure if there was anything special about what was in there, I should have tried it. All I know is they didn't leave any milk left in their cups. Wife and son shared the avocado toast and when I read the reviews on the avocado toast I didn't think avocado toast could really be "amazing". I was wrong, wife said that it was the best avocado toast she's ever had and agreed that she didn't think it could be that great, but it was! They have cream cheese and some oil they have on it? I don't know but they devoured it. Pastry with the fresh fruit on top was so good! Flaky crust and custard paired perfect with the fruit, we all shared it and took it down! Very cool set up, lots of plants, great music ( old school tunes were playing), and comfy couch by a fire place. All in all so glad we found this place and this is one place we will continue to go to. I wish they were open Sundays, but that's just me being selfish :p. AMAZING food and drinks!

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3.8(36 reviews)
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I grabbed coffee at another coffee joint before I went to the movies today. Of course they made me…read morethrow it out even though it was practically brand new. I should have known better but I was willing to take the chance of bringing it into the the theater. I have been to Royal Coffee a long time ago. It's been about 8 years since I have had coffee here. I stopped in to grab a caffeinated beverage since I had to toss mine earlier. It's nice that this joint is located in the Village. I'm always full from lunch or dinner so I've never had a desire to grab a drink after a meal. So I'm happy I got to stop in today. I was greeted by a sweet barista behind the counter. She was making a couple drinks. Her counterpart came out of nowhere and greeted me by surprise. I got my drink squared away with her and waited along the side for me drink. I got an iced sugar free English coffee americano today. Of course with room for cream. My drink was perfectly made. It had a good amount of espresso to ice. It wasn't watered down. It had the right amount of cream and English toffee. This drink was so much better than my initial drink that I threw away. I didn't feel bad for tossing it after getting this drink. It's such a bummer it took me so long to come back to this joint. I remember vividly liking this place when I first came. It's crazy how time has flown by. I really enjoyed the sweet gals working today. And I most enjoyed my much needed iced caffeinated beverage. I know this time around it won't be another 8 years till I come back. Looking forward to my next cup of Joe.

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