Coffee Barrel

Their coffee is amazing. Its real coffee, i love how they have suspended coffees and i love how they care for community.

TL;DR: espresso/​flavored coffee? Yes. Black coffee? Not so much. But better than Bigby’s.
2 stars if you’re looking for single origin pourover like you might expect from a gourmet coffee roaster. Why? Most of their options are either flavored coffee or pre-​brewed coffee and even when I asked for a pourover to be freshly brewed they used pre-​ground coffee in a cheap off-​brand plastic pourover device pouring the hot water from the tab on their commercial Bunn coffee maker. Their wasn’t much to the black coffee they served, pretty bland, no complexity.
Also, they closed at 6pm… Not ideal for grabbing a cup after work.
All that being said, 5 stars for their staff and service, they were super nice people who seemed interested in getting to know their customers and remembering them.
If you like sweet espresso drinks or flavored coffees this place seemed perfect for you. They had lots of interesting items on the menu and they had tons of flavored coffees for sale.

If you are in need of a great and I mean great cup of coffee in Holt skip over the chain and stop by Coffee Barrel. From the music to the staff to the really cozy décor this place is and absolute gem! I had been going to Biggby every day and decided to give Coffee Barrel a try… night and day difference the coffee has an amazing flavor and I’m hooked! If you like iced coffee they have a cold brew that you must try. Ana is there most every day and she not only knows a lot about the coffee they provide but also goes above and beyond to greet you with a smile such wonderful customer service. You will not regret stopping in. As a few of the other reviews said it is a bit limited on space but I’ve never had a problem finding a spot to sit or sharing a table with others who are working remote. It’s also much quieter and more relaxed. The only downside is the hours I just wish they were open a bit longer.

This is a great place with a warm and inviting atmosphere. Their wide selection of coffee is second to none. They also occasionally have a Friday night open mic music show which is very nice.

I finally experienced this cute café during a recent drive through Holt. Note that there is minimal seating and space inside if you are looking for a place to hang out. I think they need a couch or something, but the place is still pretty and charming. It’s the kind of café that I would like to visit during the holidays because it smells so festive and feels so inviting. I grabbed a delicious caramel/​white chocolate latte and was on my way. The service was really nice, knowledgeable, and answered my questions. Next time I’m going to purchase some of their coffee beans (soo many different kinds and flavors). The sweet potato coffee smelled especially yummy.

I don’t know what has happened since «Lisa V.‘s» review in 2010. But this Café is NOTHING like a «coffee-​to-​go» place. First of all, this Café roasts their own coffee. The vast majority of the buildings space is used for the coffee roasting operation (in back). The Café itself has few seats but is not typically bustling… so I don’t see the problem. The café has a very wide selection of roast options to choose between from overrated (and over priced) roasts, like Kona and Jamican, to truly quality roasts AA roasts from Kenya and Guatemala.
My drinks are always adequately made and the prices are reasonable.
Second, I just want to point out that whoever would base their review of a coffee roaster and café on an Americano (aka: an espresso drowned in hot water) and a smoothie (which is not a coffee product) and then concludes they’d rather go to a chain coffee corporation (i.e, Biggby) is clearly out of their f***ing mind.

This is less of a coffee café’ and more of a coffee-​to-​go (sans a drive thru). There are a couple tables, but the store is rather large and does not invite one to sip coffee with a book in a corner.
The girl working was very nice and helped look up ingredients as I was trying to watch my sugar intake.
The Americano I ordered was average. Not noteworthy. The smoothie I ordered was «strawberry» but used no real fruit.
Although I’m not a fan of Bigby Coffee either, I will probably head there next time.