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    Riptide Cafe

    4.1 (50 reviews)
    InexpensiveCoffee & Tea, Cafes
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Molly Jo B.

    Excellent selection of alternative milks: almond, coconut, hemp, soy, and oat! Very friendly staff and accommodating to people that want something off the menu. Really tasty croissant sandwiches. Especially the pesto grilled cheese. They have gluten free muffins.

    Neal E.

    Riptide Cafe is a small Drive-Thru/Walk Up coffee joint, located in Arcata, CA. I parked and walked up - ordered my traditional cold brew with cream added. Drink was pretty good, nice and cold, got the ole brain cells firing in no time! Service was good! #RiptideCafe

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    Genna Y.

    What a quaint little coffee shop! Drove thru on our way out of McKinleyville. This shop is easy to miss so keep your eyes out! From when we ordered to receiving our food and drinks was about 10 min. Drinks: We ordered a 16 oz vanilla latte (hot) and a 20 oz iced vanilla latte w/ almond milk. The hot latte was passable. The iced latte was pretty gross. It just didn't taste smooth, the expresso tasted burnt. They made the iced latte extra sweet which I think helped cover up a lot of the bitterness. Drank about half of that one and threw it away. Also PSA most of their syrups are sugar free. Food: Food is where Riptide really shines. We had a ham & cheese bagel and a croissant with cream cheese & raspberry jam. Both were yummy. Croissant was pretty sweet so I only managed to eat about half. Overall, not sure I'd be back. This is one of the only coffee spots in town though.

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    8 years ago

    Ordered and enjoyed their Humboldt Fog! The girls who were working were super friendly. Great for a quick stop on the road.

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    11 years ago

    I got a Pumpkin Spice Latte and it was very tasty. The service was friendly, quick and enjoyable. I would definitely go back. Thanks!

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    11 years ago

    I ordered an organic coffee. It's not fresh. Yuck it's old coffee. I'm dumping it out.

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    10 years ago

    My Daily Coffee Stop! Great people. good coffee, and tasty treats. Usually pretty quick too.

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