I've been to many, many coffee shops through my early adult years, but the first I started going to on a frequent basis was The Foundry, located right off the downtown square of Tyler, sitting on the first floor just beneath Bethel Bible Church. Though The Foundry is ultimately connected to Bethel as their nonprofit, and many Bethel members spend time there, it misses the mark of being what feels like a "Christian coffee shop". Instead feels like a coffee shop that is driven by God, which is a very important difference to make. The Foundry is welcoming to all and is a place of peace for all. Their space is quite large, with plenty of tables of all sizes in the back, bar seating, and more. There is an outside coffee garden space that is peaceful if you happen to be around during the three weeks where Texas weather is bearable. There are also a few tables in front of the shop. There's a room that always displays local artists' work. The Foundry roasts all their own beans under Porch Culture. The team behind Porch Culture seems to have a genuine care and passion for coffee roasting, which they obviously benefits from. Certain days in the shop, you can see them roasting and experimenting in the back. I, of course, had to leave with a bag of beans to take back to Austin with me. Recently, upon my trip back home, I had a vanilla latte of theirs, which was great, plus a cinnamon roll, which was delectable. They can get pretty busy on a Sunday before a Bethel service starts, but their team usually seems on top of it most times I visit and are all very friendly and talkative. I missed The Foundry. From my time in high school when I'd go to study, or through college breaks where I used it to get out of the house and work on side projects, it was a great place to hide out, and it still is as good as I remember. RIYL: That warm coffee smell and a good co-working space. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - inside - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

First time in Tyler and had to check out The foundry! If you are with a big group or looking for a great place to study... THIS place is for you! Inside was massive with AMPLE! Space to study. It was nice and clean inside. I can see parking being a little of a hassle, but overall doable with the parking garage nearby. We loved the matcha latte and can't wait to come back to try the coffee. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Matcha latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

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Very nice & big space with joyful service. My coffee was hot. They didn't make a big deal about steaming a little milk. This will be my go to when I am in Tyler. For the love of coffee! read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

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OK, so when and Tyler go to the Foundry! we found our self in town for a family emergency with someone in the hospital with time to kill between visits. We came daily for the coffee and the great atmosphere and friendly service.. We were in town for a few days and we tried the Matcha latte, the Americano, Cold brew, a seasonal rose latte and the London Fog. EVERY ONE WAS DELISH Each day staff was very friendly accommodating lots of seating inside and out a great place to go talk with friends I saw lots of people studying and noticed they do have free Wi-Fi . In the front there are also board games that you can take and enjoy while you're there. So if you ever add this to the love list. (we also tried the brownie every day warmed. It was amazing.) read more

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Service with a smile and good lattes are always a favorite in my book. I liked how big this is for a coffee establishment love the spacious outdoor seating on the back. This was my first visit here and I will be back next time I visit Tyler in a week. read more

Brilliant community coffee shop. Huge space as part of a church, but felt very welcoming. Great coffee snd excellent customer service. Manager Josh, was super friendly and passionate about creating good vibes and cultivating a great place for folk to meet. read more

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The Foundry Coffee House is a cool coffee shop in the Tyler area. I got an iced americano and was surprised that they had 2 options for espresso so you can get the flavor profile you prefer. Some friends got iced lattes and those were good as well. The service is really great and the staff is kind and knowledgeable about the coffee they serve. The inside of the coffee shop is surprisingly spacious and I imagine it's a great place to study or hang out! If you're in the area definitely stop by. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Outside The Foundry - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

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Every coffee spot I base my rating off a salted honey latte. It is a delicious drink that not everyone can make. This place for sure can. Cool environment. Great baristas that makes great coffee. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

I just had a medium roast drip. I stayed there so it was a bottomless cup I only had 1 doc. The coffee was descent nothing to write home about home about. I had been sitting there 10-15 minutes reading the paper and listening to my AirPods when a young man approached me. Remember the AirPods, he had to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention. HE WAS ASKING ME FOR MONEY!! read more

When I went on Yelp and Google, they said this place had gluten-free options. All they had is gluten-free oatmeal so I didn't eat oatmeal with sugar. And then ordered a latte and asked for coconut milk, but they didn't have that either. So I got almond milk. I really do like the facility and the ambience is great. Just know they're connected to a church, so it was an interesting crowd for somebody passing through town. Coffee was really good read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Nice outdoor seating - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

From the outside, to the inside, such an inviting and relaxing atmosphere. My husband and I wanted to go on a brunch date and decided to visit The Foundry, since it looked so inviting. Met with smiles and friendly service right from the start. Received exactly what we wanted and it did not disappoint. From the artwork on the walls to the flowers outside, this is a great spot to hang out with friends or go on a date. Now I'm going to enjoy the atmosphere and our day with some delicious coffee in hand! read more

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Slow service, mid coffee and weird vibes. Its a church, with homeless folk and overly nice churchy ppl wandering around. Legit the most uncomfortable coffee shop ive ever been in. read more

I ordered my usual cappuccino, which is a good drink for evaluating a coffee shop. The Foundry passed with flying colors! Very good flavors and nice latte art. This coffee shop shares space with a church. There is abundant space, plenty of tables, an outdoor garden area with seating. The staff were very friendly. Overall, nice experience and highly recommended. read more

A cool coffee shop with a lot of seating options. It is a wide open concept, so there aren't any quiet study nooks or private areas in the common space, but I do enjoy doing work there. It's a good place to meet someone to chat or sit with a group. There are a couple tables that can accommodate 6 or more. The parking is mostly street parking, or a free parking garage across the street. There aren't many food options, but I do enjoy their spinach quiche. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Chai tea latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

Great vibes. Great cortado. Super friendly baristas. Loved it. Definitely will come back next time I'm in Tyler. read more

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Hazelnut and lavender in one drink? Yes please! I popped into The Foundry on my drive back to Dallas and was blown away by the broad coffee menu (the possibilities were endless), how spacious the place was, and the industrial meets hipster feel of the place from the interior design. I can't believe we don't have a place like this in Dallas...or at least not one that I've discovered yet. The barista, who was busy making drinks and taking orders - as there was a line when I came in - was calm and kindly thanked us for our patience as we waited to place orders. When I ordered, I decided to try both the lavender and hazelnut syrups in my go to drink - a decaf oat milk cortado. The cortado was slightly sweet, slightly nutty with a punch of cocoa from the espresso notes and just the tiniest hint of lavender. It was an absolute delight drinking the cortado slowly as I sat by the window, relaxed in the space, and watched people walk down the street outside. The atmosphere was moderately lively with chatter, and the coffee experience at The Foundry was re-energizing and a real treat in and of itself. read more

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Wow, what an awesome place! The vibes, the pour over coffee from single origin beans that are roasted by them, their policies, and customer service, everything is awesome. It's worth a visit if you're in town or driving through! read more

Incredible cafe. Lots of rooms and spaces to hangout and study or hang with friends. Beautiful artwork on display and really friendly staff! read more

Great place to work with coffee and baled yummies! The staff is awesome, very nice. The internet is strong.

Starting with the positive. The space was nice and clean! A great place to meet up and/or work. Cold brew is my go to and this unfortunately was disappointing. read more

Really loved the vibe at The Foundry - it was an unexpected pleasure in Tyler. I am here for just a month as a visiting student and it was a nice to have a relaxed place to study. Also really appreciate the easy parking situation right across the street. There's plenty of outlets spread across the coffee shop and lots of tables in the back where they hold events some days. I had a green tea latte with lavender syrup and it was delicious!! Didn't think that it was the size that I paid for, but still enjoyed the light lavender flavor. I am not great with caffeine, so this was an awesome option for when I don't want just a loose leaf tea, and they also have decaf options. A little pricey, since I added almond milk and the syrup, but I suppose as expected. Will definitely be here again to study! The servers were very friendly and the area was clean and cute and well lit with a nice large window storefront. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Lavender green tea latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

If coffee is your thing look no further. Made to perfection. Love the relaxing ambiance and staff is highly knowledgeable and friendly.

Clean, bright, and very large seating areas! Our service was super friendly and quick. Bathrooms were clean. Ordered an iced coffee and a vanilla latte. Both were good. read more

I stopped by to grab a coffee before my flight back to SoCal, since I remember liking this place before. The service was quick and the baristas were super helpful in ensuring my drink was made quickly and most importantly as delicious as possible. I got the shaken cappuccino and I throughly enjoyed it. It wasn't super sweet, which was perfect for the mood I was in. The interior was nice and clean and had this nice wooden vibe to it. Honestly if I was a Tyler local this would be my spot because I noticed they hosted smash tournaments. Seems like not only a sweet place to grab a coffee but also just to hang out. I'll be back again next year (2023) for sure when I'm in town for Christmas. read more

Polite staff, quick service, and good coffee. I will Be sure to always stop in when we are in town. read more

Traveled throughout Texas doing locums and drinking latte's...within the past couple of weeks visited Los Angeles and the most expensive place on earth San Luis Obispo... And I had to come back to Texas to have the smallest, most expensive latte I've had anywhere read more

The Foundry Coffee House - Lavender latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

Super friendly people here, even during a Saturday morning rush. My latte was excellent, as was the quiche I had for breakfast. The atmosphere is very open and inviting, with high ceilings and lots of space. It's not, however a cozy coffee shop atmosphere. read more

Their coffee is great and so are their pastry's, ambience is very calm and a great place to sit and shag with friends and to study

Stop by this coffee shop for some macha latte. But unforgivable they do not have macha :( I was disappointed, so I ordered a chai tea late instead. It was good, I'm not a big chai tea person. I hate leaving bad reviews. I just think that Macha is pretty standard for a hip coffee shop! Hence why I'm giving 3 star! Also their oven was down at 10:30 on a Sunday morning! So I couldn't order warm food to nibble on. Great customer service. read more

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Ice tea is delicious and refreshing. I've studied here for 4 hours before and always felt very focused. They have small burritos that are filling if you get hungry too! read more

Excellent coffee and excellent employees. I got a lavender latte with oat milk and I drank it all (not usual for me). Anyway it was delish and the young woman working there was so friendly and nice. The chocolate chip cookie was dry and boring which is what keeps this from being a higher rating. read more

If I lived and worked in downtown Tyler I would frequent this place. The atmosphere is good, it is a commercial/warehouse type of place, lots of room, tall ceilings, etc. and not your typical strip center coffee shop. There are plenty of places to sit as it is large. I think it is a shared space with a church. We ordered an Americano and a Cappuccino. The Americano was good, very stout, the cappuccino was good, but when they say small, it is REALLY small. For that price I would never order it again. It was really, really tiny. Aside from it being way out of the way (we had some time to kill) it is a good place for a good coffee. read more

The Foundry Coffee House - very open design, lots of room - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tyler, Texas

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The food, service and ambience were delightful. Staff was knowledgeable and very accommodating

Oh, Foundry. What have you become? What was once a town center!, a beacon of late-night lattes!, a place for the stranger to make friends!, has declined into a meaningless, cold industrial cube devoid of any hope of charm. Before, it was hard to find a table because there was so many people! Now, it's hard to find a table . . . because you've taken them out! To replace them with - what - a Christian book section? What happened to the comfy couch, where one could sit cross legged and catch up with a friend? Was it so important to have an "art gallery" where none of the paintings are labeled? Are these for sale? I feel like you're suffering an existential crisis, Foundry. What do you want to be? We LOVED this place but it has become everything one hates about church: boring. At it's best, it's a the basement of a Christian youth center with some good coffee. If that's your thing, great. If not, head to 1948 where the coffee is awesome and not served with a side of Jesus. read more

This is the best local coffee shop in Tyler by far. The employees are always in great spirits with wonderful suggestions to meet the coffee needs for the costumer. Shop has a good amount of space to be able to work remote for a few hours. There is even some creative art/photo instillations in the shop as well in the back right nook past the coffee bar. Parking is never an issue with a parking lot directly across the street. Some of the in house coffee is roasted on location. It' s also wonderful tasting and visible to witness towards the back in the shop. Pretty cool to be able to see the steps it takes in the development of coffee roasting as well. Love this place and it's employees. Strongly recommend this place read more

Beautiful atmosphere, great chia tea, and simply beautiful artwork/mural! Wonderful place to stop in to read or work! I love the performance space on the back side of the shop..everyone is hard at work discussing their passions! read more

I really enjoyed the iced americano while I knocked out my office work. There's plenty of places to sit and enjoy a great cup of coffee.

Such a refreshing environment with great coffee! I love visiting when I'm in the area. I will definitely be back!

Great coffee, great scenery, would visit again when I get the chance ! Service is good also LOL

I stopped in for a quick cortado. Service was friendly, restrooms were clean and best of all, the coffee tasted great!