This was unexpectedly awesome. This fabulous little coffee shop in this very small town in the North Carolina mountains was amazingly comfortable with a wonderfully comfortable vibe. A great display of baked pastries to look over while I waited in the short queue before ordering my latte in a "here" cup. It did not take more than a couple of minutes before it was called out and I picked it up. Simply delicious and creamy and a real delight. There's nothing wrong with sitting here for a bit and I did so, checking on my route to the next stop on the speedy wifi and enjoying my excellent coffee. Five stars for Openroad. Awesomeness. [Review 660 of 2025 - 4147 in North Carolina - 24221 overall] read more

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Literally stopped in as we passed through the area on our road trip. What a great place for an all natural pick-me-up. Amy had a pumpkin spiced latte and I had an oatmilk latte made with homemade vanilla. The roastery and seating area is clean and inviting with sift jazz playing in the background. The baristas are friendly and the baked goods are fantastic too: farm fresh ingredients and clean labels. Make sure to make this your next stop. Definitely bypass abuc-ees and come here for some home-spun goodness! read more

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We stopped here on our way out of town for a quick breakfast. The pastries were absolute divine! Highly recommend the scones. Cute place!

Open road is a cute friendly place to grab your morning coffee through the drive through, go in and grab it to go, or go in and take a seat, relax and get some work done. The coffee is good, staff is friendly and it's well taken care of (ie clean.) Today I tried the gluten-free chocolate cookies and they did NOT disappoint! They were excellent. Friends love the scones. read more

Openroad Coffee & Tea - My latte - and Champion Chocolate Cookie. - Cafes Near Me - Columbus, North Carolina

Consistent flavor, delicious pastries, and the vibe is 100% chill. You won't regret your visit here. Get their coffee beans too if you want to have your own delicious open road roastery at home. We always make the trip here when we need a refill for our own espresso machine. Highly recommend this place! read more

Love this place! Very friendly and lots of options. You won't be disappointed.give them a try.

This is such a cute place to come and enjoy really good coffee. I ordered the cocoa machiato and it was delicious. Very friendly service as well. I highly recommend! read more

This is a 5 star establishment! Amazing espresso, very clean, great wifi, very nice staff, and the inside is cozy! I also like their specialty drinks. I also sounded dumb trying to order something I didnt want and the nice guy running the register explained it to us without making us feel dumb. Overall such a great experience, stop by if you need wifi or love good coffee! read more

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Either I didn't understand the menu or it is limited . No matter the menu the coffee is darn good . Extremely flavorful and smooth . Got the almond joy coffee , it was not to sweet and overpowering . Just a spot on perfect flavorful drink that I paired with the gluten free brownie . The gluten free brownies are not your typical gluten free brownie . They are more like a cross between a brownie and a cake , moist and crumbly . Nice chocolate flavor with chunks in it , good and messy . Would not advise driving and eating them . Instead sit back , kick up your feet in their quaint , relaxing sitting area and enjoy the bliss of the coffee and pastry of your choice read more

What a great coffee spot in Columbus! I stopped in for a cup of their fresh brew coffee and a cinnamon roll (baked fresh in their kitchen). They roast their own beans too. Wonderful cup of coffee and the cinnamon roll was delicious! Service was great & what a fun spot to hang out with plenty of seating. Definitely worth the stop! read more

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My husband is a coffee lover, this is his favorite coffee shop. Because of the coffee quality! This coffee shop is so cute! All the details make it more cozy and pretty. Their are tables inside and outside. Also has a drive through window. read more

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We love this place. Service is great and the staff is friendly. The café Americano and the chocolate cookies are our favorite.

Great coffee, I had a hot latte, and the service was fast and friendly! They had pastries as well, which we will try next time.

Very friendly staff!! Coffee is great and the muffins and scones are the best!! Me of choices on coffee and teas!!

I travel around the world and i was here visiting to help hurricane relief from hurricane helene. Me being a coffee nut, i was searching for a cozy coffee shop vibe with space and seating while also having a good coffee and this spot was it. I have come here and continue coming here for my visit and just love it. The music they place is also very cozy and vibes, their coffee is actually good too granted I typically just like espresso but its great, roasters y'all are doing great. Baristas and staff are very nice, considering I am from california, southern hospitality is real. Barista's are adorable and was funny overhearing two girls talk about this guy who came in who they saw i believe on a dating app. Sorry to ease drop i just know i would do the same thing. First time in North Carolina and glad i found this spot to enjoy a piece of it. read more

Stopped by this little gem by the side of the road!!! So happy I took my computer out and sat on the front porch. Wonderful chai and whip cream. As well as many treats. Lots of gluten free and allergy options. There is a drive through available if you don't have alot of time to stop. read more

Openroad Coffee & Tea - Sustain bar - Cafes Near Me - Columbus, North Carolina

Stopped in for a little breakfast. We ended up getting two breakfast sandwiches that they toasted for us. We also had a medium roast coffee and a sunrise smoothie. The food was good as well as the beverages. Service was like any other coffee shop Order and wait at the counter. The shop was very inviting. read more

The best thing there is the Chai Frio, it's kind of like a Chai Milkshake, Highly recommend.

All of their baked goods are made with organic locally milled flour, they have gluten free options, they use A2 mail (highest quality for vitamins and nutrients after raw milk), all syrups are organic and homemade, the atmosphere is wonderful, and the prices are WAY better than Starbucks and you aren't poisoning yourself. This is THE highest quality coffee shop with the best prices! My husband and I love the Mariah cranberry (that was seasonal for Christmas), Carmel macchiato, coco macchiato, cherry lemon scone, and mixed berry scone. We can't wait to try more and we look forward to each seasons seasonal specials to try! read more

Openroad Coffee & Tea - Seasonal iced Mariah Cranberry and cherry lemon scone - Cafes Near Me - Columbus, North Carolina

Great coffee. Thankful to them for being open through the pandemic. Had a yummy latte!

Such a nice place! Service is friendly and efficient. Some if my favorite beans, especially the French Roast. I usually have the yummy beige latte. Haven't tried much food as I am usually there later in the day. The pastries I've had have been very good. I appreciate their focus on ingredient quality. read more

My americano was superb! Smooth, not bitter, just hot enough. Also the blueberry scone from sprouted wheat was good, as well as the yummy sustain bar!! read more

We have drove past this place a few times, thought it was a restaurant and stopped one time but we only seen baked goods and coffee and as much as I love coffee figured we would stop back sometime just to try the coffee. They do have plenty of parking as well as a drive thru. The drive thru is always busy Everytime we have gone by there is a line. This day we decided it was time to stop and try the coffee. They were pretty busy, but you walk in order and pay then wait till it is made. They do have a club to join with your phone number to earn points and get free stuff! Of course I had to join!! Ordered the coffee of the day. They put the sugar and cream in behind the counter which is nice even though they have it set up almost like a starbucks or like where you can fix it yourself, but because of covid they don't have anything there but the stirers. We asked about the coffee roaster, the man making it said he was doing about 18 lbs and the machine will hold 20 lbs. Pretty neat to see him roasting it,then cools it and bags it up and starts again with another batch. I am sure you have to know what your doing so it makes a good tasting coffee. It was a dark roast we had. The coffee was really good. You could get refills which was like half the cost of the original price you paid. The employees were friendly and it was a nice relaxing atmosphere to sit and enjoy it. read more

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I stopped in after a cold day at work and had the best Cafe Mocha I have ever had. I was even able to find a parking spot for my big truck.

This is a hidden gem in the mountains of North Carolina! The branding is so clean and everything is very tidy. This was on our way back to Charlotte and it did not disappoint!! I had a mocha with almond milk and it was delicious. I also bought a gluten free brownie with was so light and moist. Not too sweet at all. If you are staying at Lake Lure or in the area at all I highly recommend going! read more

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Go to for the Town of Columbus and Tryon. Good coffee and treats. Nice place to sit with friends

We always get our coffee and smoothies from here when we are in town. Best flavor in a coffee or tea around. Their scones are very good too. Always busy because they are so good, but they move pretty quickly. read more

I visited this coffee spot on 12.1.23. I ordered a turkey bacon, egg and cheese biscuit. The biscuit was cold. The cheese was cut in a square shape, thick and chilled, and the bread was hard and dried out. I ordered an Oatmilk Cortado with one pump of vanilla. The cashier grabbed an 8 ounce cup to hand to the barista. I told her that cup was fine, but to make sure that it was the traditional 4 ounce Cortado. I also ordered an iced coffee. The total was $13 and I tipped 3.00. When I got to my car to leave, I took a sip of my Cortado and noticed immediately there was no vanilla. I went back in and had to wait about five minutes for any acknowledgment from the workers. The same cashier that took my order walked by and I requested the pump of vanilla that was supposed to be in my drink. She told me that next time I needed to tell her when I ordered that I wanted vanilla because it cost extra. Wow! I told her not once, but twice that I wanted one pump of vanilla. That was not the answer I would've given a customer had I been in her shoes. I would've immediately apologized and corrected it. I understand she is young and has a lot to learn in terms of customer service but I think this would be a great opportunity for her to be taught a better way to respond to a customer in this situation. I would rate the customer service, awareness, and friendliness of the people working there very low. Lastly, the iced coffee tasted like old coffee grounds put in water, it was terrible. So I ended up wasting $16 of my money in addition to 20 minutes of my time. I would suggest you go to the bakery, called all good things, it is just a couple miles down the road. They have coffee and baked goods with kind and present people to serve you. read more

This coffee shop was once awesome! Great smooth coffee, friendly courteous service and nice homey atmosphere. That being said, over the last year or so the following has been my experience on several occasions: 1)Terribly Inefficient drive thru- typical wait is 6-8 min per car. If you're 3 cars behind, you will wait18-24 min. 2)Their coffee uncharacteristically tastes burnt and bitter. 3)They've been out of half and half cream for the last 3 visits over a month period. 4)Their scones are awesome! 5)The last thing you will undoubtedly experience as you leave, there is a large unavoidable pothole...drive super slow so it won't knock your front-end out of alignment. Sorry but there is no excuse for this. It's been there for over a year if not longer! I write this in genuine hope the owner will improve the business. read more

Excellent coffee & scones! We have enjoyed sitting outside with our dog, or quickly gone through the drive-through. They can get quite busy around the holidays and in the summer, so plan ahead. read more

Good coffee at a good price. Nice atmosphere to sit and have semi private conversations.

No one here is wearing masks. At all. They're passing cups and drinking out of them inside. And they do not care at all about your safety or the law. DO NOT GO HERE. read more

The scones at this place are unreal and unlike any scones I've made or eaten. Their tomato basil tasted like a pizza pocket, they sell out quick. The coffee is solid, they roast their own so you can taste the freshness of the beans. The customer service has been mediocre at times, usually great but have been a few times when I just stood at the register with no acknowledgement. I know that sometimes you're busy but it's creates a weird tension after like 4 min of just straight standing there attempting to make eye contact with a barista. read more

Always has a kind barista to help you with whatever you're wanting. Never too busy, nice place to sit and chat.

LOVED this spot. Their coffee & scones are AMAZING, DELICIOUS, one of a kind. The employees & the owner are great! Their fresh juices are yummy too! Always bring in family because it's a must! My favorite is the beige iced latte, the vitamin C blast & the Walnut Honey Scone. read more

Wonderful spot right off the highway that has a delightful array of offerings. The roast coffee in house, but also have a selection of local goods like honey and milk. I haven't arrived early enough to grab a breakfast sandwich and it looks like they're so popular they sell out quickly.According to the website, these can also be made gluten-free. Speaking of gluten free, they have many options that are so good that even if you can eat gluten, you'll enjoy this. The pumpkin and carrot cakes are our family favorites. The baked oatmeal and hitch hiker cookie are also delicious and all gluten free to make for happy tastebuds and tummies. To boot, the staff is super sweet and attentive and if you're looking for something new and delicious to try just ask them for a recommendation! Definitely stop in if you're in the area, you'll be happy you did! read more

It's loud and though the service is top notch I haven't been able to get a good cup of coffee, tea or smoothie since they moved to columbus. Which really sucks bc I used to love this place. read more

Drive thru service is a bit slow, and if you go inside then leaving is somewhat hard to get past the drive thru vehicles that aren't over to the left far enough, so then you are stuck in the line until you can get through. That's the worst part. If you can go out with out going around the building I highly recommend doing so! The coffee, scones, and brownies are delicious! Their Chi latte or the dirty Chi is the best around Columbus and Tryon!! I have no issue going now that I have figured out to park on the side. Highly recommend going and trying OPEN ROAD OUT! read more

I've been to this place only one time, so keep that in mind as you read this review. The signage is pleasing and inviting, and the shop itself looks very nice on the outside. I noticed immediately that turning into the parking lot that the entrance had huge potholes I had to avoid. Then I had difficulty getting my truck into the small spaces. I don't have a giant truck, but a regular chevy silverado standard work truck that I need for work and to get up to my home. So my first impression is that this place is for compact car owners, meaning it's catering to 'liberal, city oriented' people who drive small cars, and that it isn't a place for a general audience. It's also unclear but there is better parking behind the shop, but you'd have to walk around. The moment I walked in, I was absolutely accosted by this horrific and all-encompassing, disgusting smell of something acrid and burned. I wanted to spin 180 degrees and leave, but the people at the register were looking at me and I felt guilty and didn't want to be rude. The inside was appealing. No one else seemed to notice the smell. It's one of those "It feels like I'm taking crazy pills" moments. Or that I put on the "they live" glasses and turns out they're ALL aliens. So I went to the cooler and got a GTs synergy kombucha and paid for it and left. The cashier was nice, and complemented my sunglasses, and I thanked him for it and tipped them well, even though all I bought was a kombucha and they did absolutely nothing but move their arm 90 degrees with 12oz of weight to stock it. At any rate, I told this nice young man where he might find the sunglasses, and if I'd have known exactly myself I might have just given them to him because that's the sort of thing I've done before--even tho its a bit weird. That smell was so bad, I couldn't order any coffee drink. I'm a snob. I worked their job before and I was good at it. I was a barista at jittery joes in georgia, and I've continued my path of coffee enjoyment since then like 20+ yrs ago. I have a commercial espresso machine from italy in my house. I just wanted something because I was an hour away from my home. Even if they roasted the beans inside the shop (A NO NO btw), it wouldn't smell this bad I don't think. I've roasted green beans in a popcorn air popper and it wasn't like this. This was something else. Like they burned toast and coffee beans inside a busted up electrical panel. Or they set putrified oak leaves on fire outside and threw some plastic on it too. Honestly, smelled like some weird combination of a burned toast burned wire burned plastic fire. I couldn't get over it and probably won't go back. read more

This is a LEGIT coffee joint especially in a small town this size. So far I have had the ice coffee, regular latte, mocha frio and they are all amazing! Decent WiFi spend and very chill ambience for reading a book or working on a laptop. Would've given 5 star if only they had home made cookie. My husband is a Cookie Monster. read more

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