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Coffee Barrel

4.2 (38 reviews)
ModerateCoffee & Tea
Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Dogs allowed

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Sonia K.

This place is fantastic! The Coffee Barrel is my favorite coffee in all of the Lansing area. I ordered a dirty chai latte and it was just perfect! Love the variety they have to choose from. It's such a warm atmosphere and the staff are very friendly. Would highly recommend!

Just an idea of "the vibe" a maybe they could add an area rug to warm up the place for winter which is coming??
Steven J.

I'm from Grand Rapids so I have very high standards for coffee shops: it's very competitive there and they have one on every corner of some parts of town. Considering the size of Holt, this place gets it done. Plenty of seating, an incredible assortment of coffee for purchase, including the biggest decaf section I have ever seen. The young lady who helped me was pleasant and seemed to enjoy her job. This will definitely be my go to remote spot when I am in town!

Iced Vanilla Latte w/ Oatmilk

such a cute coffee shop! good quality coffee which was very good and different then big chain coffee!! i'd definitely recommend stopping in if you're in the area! super kind and friendly staff also!!

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Tim M.

I don't know what has happened since "Lisa V.'s" review in 2010. But this Cafe is NOTHING like a "coffee-to-go" place. First of all, this Cafe roasts their own coffee. The vast majority of the buildings space is used for the coffee roasting operation (in back). The Cafe itself has few seats but is not typically bustling... so I don't see the problem. The cafe has a very wide selection of roast options to choose between from overrated (and over priced) roasts, like Kona and Jamican, to truly quality roasts AA roasts from Kenya and Guatemala. My drinks are always adequately made and the prices are reasonable. Second, I just want to point out that whoever would base their review of a coffee roaster and cafe on an Americano (aka: an espresso drowned in hot water) and a smoothie (which is not a coffee product) and then concludes they'd rather go to a chain coffee corporation (i.e, Biggby) is clearly out of their f***ing mind.

Plenty of seating inside. Tons of interesting flavored coffees for sale.
Ryan D.

TL;DR: espresso/flavored coffee? Yes. Black coffee? Not so much. But better than Bigby's. 2 stars if you're looking for single origin pourover like you might expect from a gourmet coffee roaster. Why? Most of their options are either flavored coffee or pre-brewed coffee and even when I asked for a pourover to be freshly brewed they used pre-ground coffee in a cheap off-brand plastic pourover device pouring the hot water from the tab on their commercial Bunn coffee maker. Their wasn't much to the black coffee they served, pretty bland, no complexity. Also, they closed at 6pm... Not ideal for grabbing a cup after work. All that being said, 5 stars for their staff and service, they were super nice people who seemed interested in getting to know their customers and remembering them. If you like sweet espresso drinks or flavored coffees this place seemed perfect for you. They had lots of interesting items on the menu and they had tons of flavored coffees for sale.

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Nadia T.

Coffee is great. Gave it 4 starts because they aren't open Sundays and only open at 8 in the morning on other days. Would love to stop in to grab a cup before I head out to work at 7am.

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Really good coffee I love how quite it was so you can have a good talks then trying to talk over the coffee makers. Great coffee place!

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Their coffee is amazing. Its real coffee, i love how they have suspended coffees and i love how they care for community.

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I am a coffee snob. There I admitted it. Buy coffee there to brew at home. Very good selection. I like their coffee and store.

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absolutely love this 7brew!!!! every drink i get is always 10/10, and the employees are always so…read morecheerful and kind!!!!! shout out to emma g, jill, madison, and tyler!!!!!!

This was my first time at 7brew, and I didn't realize it's a drive through only! That explains why…read moreI couldn't find any online ordering option. When I pulled up, the shop was tiny and the drive through looked dreadfully long, but I hopped in the right line and was shocked at how fast it moved. I was in and out in under 10 minutes. Wild! The staff was super friendly, which made the experience even better. I will say when the staff arrived at our car, they never handed me a menu so I would be prepared to know what you want to order beforehand. I ordered two drinks: the Blondie with half sugar and the Typhoon (an energy drink). Personally, I didn't love the Blondie, it tasted more like straight milk to me and didn't really have much of a coffee kick. It might've been missing some espresso or maybe I just chose the wrong drink for my taste. The Typhoon, though, was really good! Very sweet, but delicious, and I'd definitely come back to try more of their energy drinks. I used to live in the area for college about 8 years ago, and this place definitely wasn't here back then so this is such a fun new addition! Overall, I'm glad I stopped by. Even with the long-looking line, the service was impressively quick, the staff was nice, and I think next time I'll try a different coffee or another energy drink

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