Very festive and beautiful inside. Super neat that the coffee is kept in a vault since the building was previously a bank. Lots of unique drink options, scones, and muffins. The building goes way back there's room for groups or individuals to work. Parking options in front of the establishment. It does have stairs so it is not ideal for wheelchair or strollers. Large bathrooms with a changing table. Service was excellent and will be back when we're visiting the area! read more

Faire Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, Illinois

Great spot on the square to grab a cup of coffee to start your day! The girls working are always friendly and offer great suggestions if you don't know what you want. Plenty of tables to sit and enjoy your coffee or take it to go while you walk around the square. read more

Delightful and warm caffeinating downtown cafe, amazing brown sugar cardamom latte! They sadly don't make their own syrups or sauces for the drinks but it's fine enough with the well brewed and balanced options served here. The food all looks fantastic too especially from what others have said but sadly caffeine always knocks out my appetite! There's plenty of parking here and easy to find the corner entrance up stairs. Plenty of space with inviting atmosphere and very friendly staff, not sure about that one star review I'm guessing that human brought their attitude in with them! I've had many experiences with Faire over the past year including their mobile coffee truck which somehow manages to make that cardamom taste even better (outdoors makes everything taste better?) which confirms it's an easy win here. read more

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Situated in the building that used to house a delectable breakfast restaurant (Denhart Baking Company & Restaurant) is the recently opened branch of Faire Coffee. If memory serves me right, I don't remember hearing about this new coffeehouse until both locations were opened. I made the trip to the Peoria location with my friend Maria to see what the buzz was all about. Time and work schedules finally lined up for us to get coffee again and I suggested we try the Washington location as we both enjoyed our trip to the Peoria one. She agreed and we set our sights on more caffeinated beverages. I was curious to see what Faire Coffee had done to the place as Denhart had quite a cozy feeling to it. Suffice to say, I wasn't disappointed upon entering. The walls are now white with some black decor/trim pieces. A stark contrast from what I remember from before but felt appropriate for Faire Coffee. The aesthetics that are baked in to the structure remain and they go well with the coffeehouse's modern approach. As usual, Maria beat me there and had already ordered her drink and food. She tried to tell me this but it was busy and I just nodded my head and said "okay". As I stood in line, I thought it was weird that there wasn't a cashier taking orders. It turned out, I was standing behind a group of ladies who had already ordered and were waiting. The cashier waved me down to the far end of the counter so I could place my order. Talk about embarrassing. I was ordering off the menu that was hanging on the wall, so I grabbed the biggest cold brew they had as I was running on around 4 hours of sleep. That's when I joined the line I was formerly in and awaited my drink. Luckily it was a quick and easy one and I had it before I could get comfy in my former spot in line. We started talking while I started sipping my drink and Maria asked if I ordered food. I said no, I didn't really see anything besides baked goods and packaged stuff at the counter/display case. Apparently they have a small food menu and one of those things is a variety of paninis. In my sleepy haze, I completely missed the food menu on the counter. After seeing and smelling hers (she ordered the Breakfast Panini) as it was placed in front of us, I grabbed a menu and ordered one for myself. It was the tangy chicken and sounded like just the thing I needed to help wake me up (aside from the giant coffee). Where we were sitting, we could see the paninis being made and I was happy to see that they were massive. For $8, you definitely get a sandwich that is both great in terms of serving size and quality. Maria was raving about hers and I had to wait for mine to finish cooking. It wasn't long before we both were filling up on coffee and food. Mine was a combination of chicken, avocado, tangy white sauce and tomato. I do feel like it was missing that one small thing to really tie it together but that aside, it was still really amazing. I think it did more to wake me up than the coffee did. Speaking of that... My cold brew was delicious. It was black so it was the raw flavor of what Faire Coffee has to offer and I liked it. It was bitter yet smooth. Flavorful yet lacking any real flavor (for being black). It definitely was one of the best cold brews I have had in a long time, maybe even ever. The size and price alone were great in determining that. It was only $5.25 for a 24oz. cup and it was worth every cent. About the only issue one could take with this location, which isn't a fault of Faire Coffee is the size of the interior space. It is on the smaller side and it took only a handful of people to make it feel packed. Definitely keep this in mind if you plan to come here for an extended period of time. The last thing I have to say is the staff was amazing. From the person taking my orders to the people running around to keep the place going, everyone was nice and courteous despite being busy for the lunch crowd. I really do hope to see Faire Coffee become a staple in the Central Illinois area. read more

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My favorite coffee shop! Great drinks and amazing staff! When I say great- I mean like first crush, seeing the ocean for the first time, watching a shooting star, etc. Go grab yourself a drink! Like right now, stop reading this and go! My favorite: Caramel Latte with oat milk (hot or cold) Seriously why are you still reading this. Go get a latte. read more

So cute AND tasty! I had a blueberry white chocolate mocha with salted Carmel cold foam and it was AMAZING. It's a Christian coffee shop where they play Christian music, sell merch, put sweet truths on your coffee cup, and have a board where you can place a "God sighting" sticky note to share with others what God has been up to in your life! What a great space to spread the love of Jesus in a tasty and aesthetic way! read more

Faire Coffee - Blueberry white chocolate mocha with salted Carmel cold foam - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Washington, Illinois

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Service was amazing and friendly. I ordered this maple bacon cream cheese pastry and a Macchiato. The pastry was very good, I highly recommend it (I can't remember what it was called). They serve a regular Macchiato which made me happy. The Blend, not far away, serves a 'traditional' Macchiato (never heard of one previously); it is an espresso with a dollop of cream. I do not recommend traditional. read more

Excellent coffee. Best little place in town. Nice variety with some different and delicious flavors!

Barista was fine and order came quickly, thus two stars instead of one. However, there should be a note on the menu that even savory items (we had breakfast quiche and a savory sounding galette) are extremely sweet. If being overly sweet wasn't enough they were both also overly salty. Sweet and salty may be fine for caramel corn, but not how we like our breakfast. Admittedly we ate our meals, but only because we were extremely hungry and had a long drive ahead of us. In addition, as someone who drinks only decaf coffee (medical condition), it is frustrating that my only choices are either an Americano (watered down espresso) or to pay extra for a Cappuccino or Latte when all I want is a strong cup of decaf. How hard would it be for a place that sells decaf beans to make a pour over? read more

Terribly disappointed. Three young women behind the counter. Two taking orders and one making sandwiches. We asked if they would make paninis even though we arrived just after 2. 1 server said she would ask, but never did. Instead she finished filling a previous order and started washing dishes. The other server chose to wait on a couple who came in after we did. Obviously, they were not interested in our business. We let them know we were leaving and why. The response given was thank you and goodbye. Very happy to see us leave. We were extremely disappointed and angry with the non-existent service. We do not recommend this place. read more