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    True Coffee Roasters

    4.2 (40 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Chocolate chunk cookies
    Gary A.

    Another great cup of coffee and chocolate chunk sea salt cookie. Very good service and excellent coffee. I really enjoy the cookie, both soft and crunchy.

    Wrapless Wrap - Scrambled egg with roasted vegetables over a fresh bed of spinach.
    Khiang S.

    Ever since someone got me a maple ice brew from true coffee, I've been back here for a daily fix in the afternoon whenever im on this side of town. Their coffee truly taste better but that's nothing to write about. Today, i stopped in for an a coffee in the morning and got hungry seeing all the bakery items. Got a few to go and then also decided to have a wrapless wrap for breakfast. Simple and tasty. Scrambled egg with roasted vegetables over a fresh bed of spinach. Nice! Will definitely need back to try lunch too.

    Homemade lemonade with violet syrup
    Andrew J.

    This is my new favorite coffee shop in the Madison area that I just discovered. I love the vibe of this coffee shop and everything I have tried here tastes fresh and homemade like my grandma cooked it for me. The interior as well feels very homey. I purchased a lemonade and it is the best lemonade I have ever had, they make it homemade in house with fresh lemonades (I saw them making it with about 20 lemons or so in a pitcher). I also had a chai tea latte and it had a nice spice flavor to it. We ordered the pumpkin cranberry muffin and it tasted as if it was made that day, with fresh cranberries and nut garnish on top. The biscuit breakfast sandwich was also very good. The prices are very reasonable given how fresh the drinks and food are, about 0.75 to 1 dollar less than Starbucks menu prices I would estimate on average. I cannot comment on the coffee drinks as I am not a coffee drinker but they have a wide variety of coffees from many locations around the world, including: Brazil, Colombia, Kenya, Mexico, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Papua New Guinea. These are all available for sale by the bag along with nice small other gifts including coffee mugs and some outdoor game items (including airplanes and more). This is perfect as right outside the coffee shop out back there is a nice courtyard area with a big open space for kids to play while families can sit enjoying the nice weather on the patio.

    This soggy mess was, at best, Gas station quality.

    Disappointing service, coffee and food. Wanted to dine in, but still got a sub standard "latte" in a paper cup! Then a microwaved soggy breakfast biscuit.

    Patti T.

    True has such a great space and great people. They're coffee is good too. I love the seasonal flavors they offer on top of just generally good coffee. Service is super fast and accurate. Staff is wearing masks and social distancing is enforced. Hopefully someday soon I'll be able to enjoy the space more. There's outdoor space that looks out over the water and plenty of indoor space to enjoy as well.

    a burrito and a cup of coffee
    Ericka B.

    Went here to grab coffee on a Sunday afternoon. Staff was very friendly and patient in letting us look at the menu. We ordered a drip coffee and a "chorizo" burrito. The burrito was full of vegetarian chorizo, black beans, eggs, and cheese and came with a side of salsa. Overall pretty good burrito, but maybe could have used some cilantro or something green with it. The salsa also could have used a little heat to it, but then I'm a fan of spice. Overall good price for what I got though. I'd definitely come back to try out some of the other food. The place also felt very safe with people distancing throughout the space.

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    1 year ago

    my fav coffee shop. beautiful outdoor patio!! the syrup options are devine and they have donuts!

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    terrible breakfast sandwich. it's identical to a jimmy dean biscuit and I'm pretty sure it literally is that.

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    3 years ago

    Good coffee and chai latte. Nice place to take a break with a good beverage. Had enough seating

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    3 years ago

    Friendly staff, good coffee and a cozy setting. I would definitely recommend True Coffee to others. It's a new favorite place for me.

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    Cute Monona coffee shop. Great egg and cheese biscuit and coffee. Very reasonable prices!

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    Truly excellent independent coffee shop. Friendly staff, perfect coffee. So glad we stopped here instead of a chain.

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    What was your Pandemic hobby? Mine was becoming nerd-Ishly self-reliant for my twice a day iced…read morecoffee habit. After purchasing some additional equipment to supplement my home Cold Brew set up, I was able to cold brew and make home pour overs that I flash chill in a ColdWave Beverage Chiller. When you home brew, you need roasted coffee beans. Since I was largely homebound in the early Pandemic days, I was motivated to buy the best coffee beans from US roasters who ship to my house in CT. JBC from Madison, Wisconsin is one of the roasters that appeared on multiple best US roaster lists. In addition, JBC is one of the roasters that regularly submits its coffees to "Coffee Review", which performs blind taste reviews, scores coffees and reports the scores on its website. Especially within its normal price range, JBC is one of the highest scoring US roasters that I've noticed. That's why JBC is the roaster I order from most frequently. My orders in the past two months have included coffees from Kenya, Ethiopia, Columbia and the Indonesia island of Sumatra. "Coffee Review" rated five of the six JBC coffees I ordered as 94 or 95, which fall in the Top Rated Category. I suspect the other hasn't been rated yet but will score similarly. Many of the other roasters that routinely score this high charge much higher prices than JBC. In this regard, JBC's cost for 12 ounce bags of whole beans in my recent order ranged from, prior to the 10% discount, $18 to $20.50. At these prices, I actually save money home brewing high end coffee instead of getting whatever the local drive-thrus are selling. I can't speak highly enough of JBC's customer service. My recent order is representative. Over the July 4th Weekend, I ordered three bags so I could receive a 10% holiday discount and free shipping. JBC fresh roasted the coffee on 7/6 and shipped my order that day. I received a tracking number, but I know not to worry with ever-reliable JBC. It was waiting in my mailbox for me on 7/8 - high-end coffee, two days after it was roasted. Not to bury the lead, JBC's coffee is routinely fresh and outstanding. Their flavor notes listed on their website and bags are right on. If you home grind and brew, I highly recommend JBC.

    Been ordering from JBC for 2+ years usually three bags at a time to take advantage of their free…read moreshipping (if orders are 3+ bags). First heard of roaster through Coffee Review where they consistently have highly rated coffees. They say coffee(s) ship within days of roast date although the roast date is not labeled. Wish they would date but since I strictly do pour overs the CO2 gassing out volume leads me to believe them. Highly recommend you try their whole bean coffee out. They roast med/light

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