Highland Coffees

This place is truly quite wonderful. As a med student, I’m always looking for a cozy place for late night studies that isn’t the stifling library. Highland Coffees fits the bill perfectly. Great, reasonably priced, locally roasted coffees and an extensive tea selection coupled with ample study space makes this spot an ideal choice. I’ve never not been able to secure a table, regardless of when I arrive and there are plenty of powerstrips scattered around the seating areas that every computer can remain fully charged (this is important, don’t laugh).
The staff is usually friendly and always helpful: one time the charming barista even suggested mixing two teas when I couldn’t make up my mind — it was a concoction oh her favorite black tea and an herbal citrus tea she had recently discovered (as she’s apparently as indecisive as I am) and proved to be delicious, and they happily made my tea into a tea latte by adding steamed milk (made this half-​Indian boy very happy). Love the high ceilings. The soothing art contributes to a contemplative atmosphere. And the crowd of local regulars which I’ve found myself becoming one of adds to the quirky charm.
My only complaint is the lack of snacking options — they have a full range of pastries and cakes and sundry other baked goods. But beyond oatmeal and granola bars, there are no other healthier or more meal-​like items available. I understand this is a coffee shop and not a café or restaurant, but I think adding a panini press or some wraps or even fruit would be a nice touch to round out the other wonderful aspects of the place. Thankfully there are tons of other places to eat in the neighborhood, so it’s not a big deal. Bottom line, Highland Coffees is great and I plan to return regularly.

The perfect cappuccino with a muffin — the best way to spend an afternoon if you are around LSU. The folk here are mostly students studying or doing their work, so it is a pretty quiet place. Great for reading a book over a cup of steaming coffee.

I have yet to try something here I didn’t like! The staff is really sweet and totally understand that we aren’t all experts on the many different types of coffee drinks. My favorite thing from here has got to be chocolate covered espresso beans! I will say however that the same customers seem to be in there all the time and if you aren’t okay with ladies and gents undressing you with their eyes you may want to make it a quick trip. Besides the sometimes uncomfortable stares from the customers everything is great!

Always a great place to open the books and study if you’re in need of a a great get away from your house. They have wifi and are opening until midnight. The coffee selection is pretty standard with a few choices of pastries.

Coffee house located walking distance to LSU campus. Great place to have intimate conversations and group study sessions. Service is on point, with plenty of options to pick from! Sad that I moved away from campus otherwise I would be here more often

This place was a winner for me. I loved how much room we had. The barista was wonderful. She gave me several suggestions and seemed very enthusiastic about her job. I also listened to her help several people in line with the same energy. The white chocolate cappuccino was so amazing. It wasn’t bitter at all and packed a nice caffeine punch. They have unique art hanging throughout the store. The muffins and scones are decent. The courtyard is fantastic as well. Highly recommended

Highland coffees is popular for more than it’s location. The coffee here is picked very particularly and roasted very carefully.
Skip the fancy stuff and enjoy a cup of medium or dark, to your liking. It’s simply superb.
Comfy seating and pleasant art really tie the room together, Dude.

Whilst driving around LSU we decided to stop in at Highland Coffee for an afternoon pick me up. Walking in the wonderful aromas hit me and I couldn’t wait to try some coffee. I was pleasantly surprised with the ambience of HC. This coffee house is also really spacious. The coffee is good and strong. This is a really popular joint filled with college students and business people alike. I’d definitely come back when in the area.

This is one of the things I miss most about college. Highland Coffees is what you expect a coffee shop to be. The ambience is amazing. The coffee is amazing (and they roast their own beans). The customization options on the drinks are endless, like most coffee shops, but HC invests time to ask what roast, milk and sweetener you want.
The regulars love this place, which was affirmed when the owner of the building was on the verge of pulling HC’s lease and the regulars organized a campaign to save the location. Highland Coffees is a staple of not only Northgate, but Baton Rouge. It’s my favorite coffee shop and the place I spent many, many hours studying my life away while staying caffeinated.

I love going to Highland Coffees whenever I am on the campus at LSU. Since I do not like Starbucks and CC’s very much, Highland Coffees is a good option.
This what I like about this place:
— I really like the flavored coffee option, which changes daily (or every couple of days).
— I love reading in a coffee shop which is full of people (it is almost always packed with people)
— I like supporting a local business
Suggestion to the owner:
The coffee shop could use some renovations, but I do understand that it might not be financially feasible. At the very least, I think something should be done about the bathrooms. They are not very clean.

Waiting to order, I heard the barista ask very detailed questions about the person’s coffee order in front of me. I like that they pay attention to detail here. So why the one star? I ordered what I thought was a cream cheese croissant (that’s how the plate it was on in the display case was labelled), only to take a bite and realize that it was cream cheese and ham. I don’t eat meat. Beware when you order as they clearly don’t pay attention to all details.

Love coming here ever since I started at LSU, good place to study if you don’t mind a little noise, it can get very busy and loud with long lines. But I enjoy coming here, no complaints so far :)

This is by far the best coffee in BR I have tried. I wish they were located in Dallas.

What most sets Highland apart is there is no special parking. The coffee house reflects a university ambiance better than the «coffee houses» at the student union and the LSU Barnes and Noble Bookstore. Highland Coffee is not surrounded by a barren parking lot. It is nested just off busy Highland Road directly across the street from Louisiana State University, near the religious chapels. It faces Chimes and old oak trees. Unless it is the scene of local musicians performing, it is quite, serene, and placid.
Highland Coffee has a lovely courtyard in several manifestations or visual spaces or outside rooms with banana trees and faded umbrellas, a pale mural, and subtle designs. It is absolutely beautiful. I am always tempted to photograph the place simply because it photographs well.
Baton Rouge, apparently like most of America, is filled with coffee houses – some national chains, some local chains, and some unique stand alone coffee houses. Most sell run-​of-​the mill coffees labeled as high end and many have hundred thousand dollar machines to brew their merely ordinary offerings. Many sell roasted coffee beans. However, like Whole Foods Market, Highland Coffee vends coffee brewed from beans they roast. They offer the usual dark roasts our people seem to like but they also offer subtle medium roasts with complexity and nuance.
I like the wide selection of coffee beans from Allegro at Whole Foods Market or Target though Trader Joe’s sells single source beans as well as does P J’s. Even Starbucks sometimes sells some high end single source though they mostly sell blends with unnamed sources. Highland Coffee offers a smaller selection than Allegro but they sell well considered and excellent single source coffees. Most customers seem to favor the usual dark roast but here you get excellent alternative choices.
Highland Coffees I think always brews beans they roast. Some elitists complain that Highland does not employ the techniques that they believe a real coffee house ought to use. The barristers know how to make coffee. They do it with élan and they seem proud to work at Highland Coffees and Teas.
Sometimes customers here even engage in conversation though most of the time customers engage their laptops often at the same time they also engage their mobile telephone devices.
Most of the time, customers seem to be students at work at their omnipresent laptops and/​or mobiles but other people do visit especially on weekends. Even a few old geezers besides me go here. Some people sometimes read newspapers.
I do not live anywhere near this coffee house. I have to take a bus and make a connection but the trip is worth the trouble at least a couple of times a year. It is a good place to stop after a meal at Café Louie or the Chimes.

Nice spot to sip a coffee
Friendly
They need aero press and pour overs to make this place a legit coffee spot!

Ambiance is nice here; seems to be a good study spot for the college students. Service was great. Ordered the passionfruit iced tea, which I enjoyed. They let my friend and me sniff most of their tea leaves. Prices are reasonable too!

I can’t believe the owner of the building was eager to kick Highland Coffees out – so glad they didn’t (really, a chain restaurant over a local coffeeshop?). Highly recommend this place to anyone in the Baton Rouge area – the baristas know what they are doing to brew your perfect cup. They really take their time to make sure you are happy with your order – that’s certainly a good thing.
As far as the environment, there is plenty of indoor and courtyard space to do some studying or catch up with friends and even with the extra space, it still seems like it’s hard to find an extra chair. It’s that popular. Highland is also one of the few coffeeshops that I’ve been to that plays classical music – that’s my cup of tea, errr coffee?! First place I stop at whenever I’m back home.

One of the best coffee shops in town, no doubt. A landmark in Baton Rouge. AND NO DRIVE THRU. In my opinion, drive thrus have ruined the coffee shop atmosphere. I have worked at both types of coffee shops and often miss the atmosphere of zero-​drive-​thru cafes. A lot of students study here so it’s typically very quiet. If you want to get rowdy you should stick to the patio ;) Their espresso is great, pastries baked-​in-​house which is rare these days (CC’s pastries are delivered frozen, they only bake their cookies.) Starbucks is also delivered. Support local and visit Highland Coffee :)

Even as a non-​java head, I can attest to the powers that be at Highland Coffees. It doesn’t look or feel like a destination spot for coffee, but the stuff they’re cranking out here deserves recognition for not only keeping LSU students caffeinated, but the rest of the city of Baton Rouge.
Located just a stone’s throw away from campus, it goes without saying this is a student’s sanctuary for everything from studying to socializing. There is ample room, tables, and space for a little loungin’ and sippin’. Cheers for featuring an outdoor space, free Wi-​Fi, and even their own mobile app (whoa!).
The selection of coffees and teas are second to none. Shoot for a café au lait, granita, or even their killer chai tea. There is an aroma of freshly roasted beans in the morning and sacks of it laying in piles all throughout the place. The buzz (#1) of student workers manning the counter is brimming with smiles and good attitudes.
They also feature a pretty stellar selection of baked goods, ranging from pastries to desserts to wet the appetite of all patrons. Though bagels, muffins, cookies tend to run out sooner than later, I am more of a fan of their biscottis and cheesecakes. An added bonus for carrying vanilla bean from NOLA for those hot summer days.
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(#1) Pun intended.

Best. Coffee. In. Baton. Rouge. Period. I’m pretty sure they roast their own beans on site. Also, the beans themselves are flavored, i.e. they don’t use Torani simple syrups to make this coffee hazelnut and that coffee Viennese. As a type 1 diabetic, my pancreas really, really appreciates that.
They have a decent selection of loose leaf tea as well as coffee for those who are inclined.
Free internet with fantastic speed; never off and never slow, even during peak traffic hours. I’ve streamed movies and TV shows from Hulu and Netflix from here at 3 PM while waiting on study groups with no problems.
Relaxed /​studious décor. Mostly students, teachers, and postdocs so even when it’s crowded the noise level isn’t extreme. Also, plenty of seating; even when it is crowded it doesn’t feel that way because there’s so much room.
The outdoor seating area is shaded and comfortable.
Be courteous and kind to the staff, which are very laid back, by bringing change /​actual money for tipping purposes as they will not let you do so when using plastic.