Colectivo Coffee

Coffee is better than Starbucks! I got a French roast with an extra shot, something they call a redeye. Very fresh beans and flavorful as one would expect. This place often has very long lines and I walked right in! Servers are friendly and they have a nice selection. I love the cowboy cookies!

What a pathetic excuse for an airport coffee stop. First of all, they got my order wrong. Then I get my drink, and it’s not even close to filling up half the 12oz cup. «That’s the way they do it» and an eye roll from the girl at the counter and I was off to my next flight. But that wasn’t enough, it wasn’t even good. Like, I’d rather not finish this and go somewhere else and pay for another overpriced coffee at the next overpriced airport not good. If I’m going to pay StarBucks prices, I’ll go to Starbucks and actually get something to drink next time. I guess now I know why there’s never a line here!

Just what you need for a 6 am flight. Service is quick. Coffee is hot. My only complaint-​Why the gigantic biscuit for the breakfast sammy?

Very decent cup of local coffee can be had here on your way in or out of the Southwest terminal at MKE.
2 shot latte was right on point, and the ladies behind the counter were cool too…

I like the fact this is local. But they don’t take the Collectivo frequent buyer card, so you can’t get points. That card is only good at the regular coffee shops, not the ones in the airport. Not sure why.
That’s why I gave it 3 stars.

The Collectivo in Terminal 2C is a complete clusterf**k.
The coffee and baked goods are amazing and the quality is what you’d expect from Collectivo. But management needs to get it’s s*** together. Don’t come here if you’re in a rush.
I waited in line for at least 15 minutes before I was able to order a coffee and a muffin. There were two people behind the counter — a woman who seemed to be doing about 90% of the work and a man who was falling asleep. This is an airport. People are in a rush. A 15 minute wait in line is unacceptable. When I finally got to the front of the line I ordered from the male employee. When I got to the counter I wasn’t greeted or anything, he put his head down and was rubbing his hair. He was yawning and looked like he either just woke up or was high or on some very strong painkillers or something. It took him 3 tries to grab my muffin with the tongs, one of the muffins he grabbed fell onto the counter. After he got the muffin he forgot that I also ordered a coffee. He got the coffee and had a very difficult time putting the lid and sleeve on. It seemed as if his motor skills weren’t functioning or something. When he gave me my coffee he pushed it across the counter and it got stuck on something and almost spilled. (This would have been a disaster because the coffee was WAY too hot.) After I got my two things I handed him my card to pay. He swiped my card about 3 – 4 times in multiple directions like he didn’t know how to swipe it. Then I stood there waiting for my card and receipt and he said «did you get everything sweetheart» — I told him that I was waiting for my card and receipt. He laughed, said sorry, yawned, and slowly handed it back to me saying «sorry, I’m tired, it’s just too early» (it was nearly 11 am). I was still waiting for the receipt and he said «what do you need now sweetheart» — I told him that I needed the receipt and he fumbled with the receipts and gave me the merchant copy. I waited, told him that I need my receipt and gave him back the merchant copy, and he laughed, said again how he was so tired, and then gave me back the merchant copy and the credit card receipt (I never did get an itemized receipt — I don’t need one, but I found this to be very odd — I only got the charge receipt).
This employee should not be working in a fast-​paced place like an airport coffee shop. He shouldn’t be working with food. (He was rubbing his hair and face trying to wake himself up the whole time that I was there, which is gross.)
His poor co-​worker was doing nearly everything.
This employee aside, there are serious problems with this coffee shop. I regularly fly to Milwaukee and usually stop at Collectivo and get a coffee after my flight. Every time there is at least a 10 minute wait to order. This is unacceptable. It’s a coffee shop. In an airport. People are in a hurry. Especially if you’re just getting regular coffee it should take you no more than 5 minutes, tops.

Coffee was ok, considering it looked like a local coffee place. Assorted baked good looked good too but I didn’t try any.

As far as airport coffee goes this was a treat. The espresso was fantastic. You should heed the warnings of others and pass this by if you’re in a rush. The line moves kind of slow, but that’s how it goes at good coffee shops.
They have breakfast all day and assorted baked goods and other snacks. Nothing to get excited about here but it all looked decent (again compared to the low bar of typical airport coffee shops).
If find myself back at MKE I will go out of my way for another americano from this place.

Wanted to support local while in Milwaukee. Ordered the Brazilian and it was a very dark roast, but still tasty. The potato and bacon breakfast burrito was really good and he tortilla was toasted to perfection.

Great coffee, great service, cool atmosphere, awesome concept! Sadly they are only in WI, but I guess that’s how they keep it all so ‘together’. If you’re ever in Wisconsin be sure to make a stop at Collectivo.

If you find yourself in Milwaukee’s airport (terminal C i think), do yourself a favor and stop by Collectivo.
Coffee — better than dunks or starbucks.
Baked goods — pretty solid but not the main attraction
Breakfast burritos — thank the gods of the airport terminal, they have some solid breakfast burritos. I have heard the Chorizo is quite good, but i get the veggie one with pesto and potatoes. And let me tell you, its way better than your 2 other options in the airport.
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Love there coffee! My favorite is a large masala chai with 2 shots of espresso. The atmosphere was really cool and the spices in the chai were perfect!

Your employees here are horrendous and absolute slobs. They don’t clean the tables or any of the common dining area reserved for Colectivo customers. When people come into Milwaukee this is what they think of Colectivo? Please clean this up. You have one of your employees arguing with someone on their phone. Please clean this up. Ridiculous.

The food was decent, and according to my friend, the coffee was really good. However, this place was a bit of a disappointment given their amazing atmosphere (this is a pretty cool looking coffee shop).
I had ordered quiche. The quiche must have been old judging from the dry look of the eggs. On top of that, it took them several minutes after I had ordered the quiche to even start heating it up for me, so the food and service here aren’t that great.

I enjoyed my iced coffee and cheese and egg biscuit from Collectivo. I arrived in on an early morning plane and needed a pick-​me-​up and some nourishment. I am so glad that i stopped here.
My iced coffee was delicious, but the true star was the egg and cheese biscuit. You do not expect to find this type of deliciousness in an airport (or at a coffee kiosk for that matter). The biscuit was flaky and slightly sweet, the cheese was abundant and sharp and the eggs were rich ans soft – together a flavor and texture symphony.
So good, I was temped to stop by and get another on my flight out

Overall, probably the best airport coffee I’ve had (and I’m in airports a lot). Not that it wouldn’t be a cool fun place to get coffee outside of an airport, but an especially nice treat to find this in an airport.
i love Milwaukee!

Colectivo is a «local» espresso stand located within the airport terminal opposite gate C11. In short, it’s pretty good for my PNW coffee buds. I ordered a well crafted latte, which comes standard with 2 espresso shots, which is my minimum. Simple tables and chairs were next to the Coffee stand.
Give it a shot because there is really no other choice in this terminal for coffee. Lol

Anyone who gave this place a bad review, doesn’t like good food.
Holy crap, the homemade oatmeal with yogurt is the best breakfast you’ll ever treat yourself to.
Delicious sandwiches with Wisconsin cheese?! Heaven.
I always stop there when I’m flying through and I am a flight attendant who eats food from all over the country. I’m telling you, this is quality!

This Colectivo inside the big C concourse at Mitchell Field is single-​handedly destroying the brand’s reputation. There’s a major disconnect between this dump (staffed by Starbucks employees on ludes) and the good cafes throughout the city — but I suggest the owners of the main brand take an interest in this franchised satellite because it’s making a mockery of your business, and this entire city while it’s at it.
Crema like damp styrofoam from the inside of a moldy coleman that someone left in their basement 10 years ago. This used to be a boon for the airport, now it’s an embarrassment.

First time to Milwaukee Airport, crave for some octane and saw this specialized local coffee shop.
I prepared for higher price @ airport, but quality is below expectations. It was 80% fill for large size. Service is below par. I should have read the Unilocal reviews first.
It gives first time visitor a bad Milwaukee impressions right off the gate.