Dunn Bros Coffee

This is one of my favorite study spots in the Twin Cities. They have standard coffee and standard desserts. They are on a great location. Even have their own parking which is pretty awesome. They have excellent Wi-​Fi which is pretty darn fast. Overall I would say it’s a good place to meet and to study with average coffee and pastries.

Great coffee. Even though it is a chain, I think it’s ahead of Starbucks and Caribou. Also, it doesn’t have the chain feel as many locations differ in size, floor layout and some even offer music. I live close so it’s also very convenient. And the staff there is great.

I bought a pistachio muffin to go on Saturday. A third of the way through eating it I realized the muffin didn’t contain pistachios – it contained walnuts and was dyed green. I’m allergic to walnuts. I’m fortunate my friend had some antihistamines on hand.
I never received a response to my complaint (which I left via their Contact Us page).
This is incredibly unacceptable.

Pretty average. Perfect for grabbing a decent cup of scalding hot (so hot the cup sleeve doesn’t make a difference) coffee. Strange that they only have plain bagels. Cool that they roast in the front of the shop so you can check out the action. Not the best atmosphere but cool views of the park.

I absolutely love this Dunn Brothers location; not just because it’s super convenient considering it’s attached to my apartment building but the staff are all so cheerful and nice. They always make me smile. The coffee is always fresh and tasty. This is a good location if you’re looking to study or just meet someone for coffee. The inside is HUGE! There is also outdoor seating if you didn’t already have enough options. The décor is charming, lots of things to look at. They also roast their coffee on site like most Dunn Bros. I highly recommend this location!
Thanks Dunn Bros Staff!!!

This loring park location is next door to me, and it’s always a good stand-​by for a morning coffee or evening study session. Coffee is standard good (although I think I might be spoiled).
Staff is very friendly at all times of the day. I appreciate Dunn Bros ability to adapt to any location by allowing non-​traditional layouts and interior decoration. This shop has a good mix of more communal areas to sit and library atmosphere in the back room.

This is a delightful place to get coffee. This is a good and convenient neighborhood place in Loring Park. This coffee is always served hot, and it tastes good. I love drinking it in their lobby. They have lots of beautiful paintings to look at as I drink it. I bought a painting there once. I love this place. This is a delightful place that would make me come back.

I like the location, the coffee, and the people running the place. But Jeez it looks like a dump. Sitting here at 1:00 pm on Sunday afternoon looking at stained carpet, crumbs on the floor, table tops uncleaned, etc. Could be a lot better.

Ok so maybe I’m a little biased because of how close I live to this Dunn Bros but hey, I think that can count for something.
All the baristas are friendly and helpful here and go out of their way to ask about my day. I personally think the baristas and atmosphere at a coffee shop make the real difference in wanting to go back.
The space is huge and comfortable. There is a ton of seating inside and also a few tables outside when it is warm enough. The WiFi is fast too :)
The coffee is good and they have quite a few options to choose from. They also have a good variety of yummy treats and small sandwich type foods and snacks. Great for someone like me who is always on the go!

Over the years (i.e. 2003 — college days era), I’ve patronized this coffee shop.
Be it for a power study session, a date or a quick pop in for a cup of tea/​coffee, the friendliness (and hippiness) of the staff has always drawn on me.
While the layout allows for a plethora of functions, occasionally seating is limited due to meetings being held by a group in the back-​area.
Nonetheless, I appreciate this café and all that it represents to the neighborhood & continue to patronize it — years after I Forst fell in love with it.

Great coffee shop conveniently located in my neighborhood. Great outdoor patio area directly across from Loring Park complete with Gray Squirrels, Black Squirrels, and a duo of White Squirrels — great view of the Lake — I drop in twice a day for awesome beverages and pastry.

In Minne you are either team Caribou or team Dunn Bros. and here is where I camp. While Caribou has better chocolate Dunn has what counts, the better brew! The baristas at this location are great, I look forward to seeing them when I get my daily work coffee.

Having recently moved up to Minneapolis from Chicago to the Loring Park neighborhood, I have fallen in love with the convenience, size, and people of this coffee shop! I often come here to work, and love that I can usualy get a nice, quiet space and some awesome coffee. There always seems to be some sort of community group meeting here, and the vibe is very laid back (ala Loring Park). There aren’t much options for coffee in the neighborhood, so this place acts as a de facto meeting place interviews, small business gatherings — just be aware and find a quieter sitting place.

This Dunn Bros location is my regular spot for coffee in the morning. It is a block away from where I live and I lucked out because I think it is one of the most charming Dunn Bros in the cities. The Baristas are friendly and energetic — even in the wee hours of the morning. The fire is often roaring in the winter and the outdoor seating is perfect for the beautiful Minnesota summers. Loring Park is right across the street so this is the perfect stop for coffee or an iced drink before a stroll.
As for the coffee… It’s coffee house coffee. The brewed coffee is strong and balanced and the espresso drinks are done well. My favorite thing about this shop may be the divine smell of roasting beans. If the beans are roasting — I’m there!

Some of the friendliest baristas work here, and some of the most annoying work here too. Bring your headphones for your laptop when the staff get overly rowdy and loud. I call one of the staff Carol Burnett because she is always acting like a comedian rather than genuinely listening to customers. However, much of the staff is incredibly nice.
The wifi is very flakey here, and the place needs to be vaccuumed and some of the furniture upgraded. I’ve seen mice running around on the floor on occasion.
I get the feeling that the staff and management are just too accustomed to «the way they work» to want to be a better coffee shop, and they could be. The location is fabulous, and they get traffic for any event in Loring Park and lots of folks from the neighborhood. The staff as a whole just needs to care more, and then they’d be great.

First, let me say that I am deathly afraid of rodents. I know that this fear is not logical — I am much larger than a mouse, and they probably are not carriers of bubonic plague… Nonetheless, I start screaming when I see a mouse.
After sitting in this Dunn Bros location for less than 5 minutes, I saw two mice (yes… I am pretty sure it was not the same mouse twice). It kind of ruined my date — I usually don’t let guys know about this insane fear right off the bat. Oh well… It is Friday the 13^th, after all. Something bad had to happen: p

I’m vacillating pretty hard on what to rate this place.
Positives:
— Some of the friendliest baristas I’ve ever met.
— Great setup, cool art, lots of tables.
— Good coffee!
Negatives:
— The food there is always a little more expensive than its quality would indicate. For example, the breakfast sandwiches are pretty uninspiring, especially compared against similar items from Caribou. The sandwiches and other snacks they have are generally pretty tasty, but a couple dollars more than they should be.
— The Wi-​Fi is pretty flaky. Every time I’ve tried to work from here, I’ve ended up just tethering with my phone because their Wi-Fi’s been so bad.
So what do you want? A cup of coffee, cool ambiance, a smile, and some pleasantries? 5 stars. Want to grab a bite to eat and work on something that requires the internet? 2 stars.
Since I’m usually looking for the former and not the latter, I’ll give it 4 stars.

It was unseasonably and unreasonably nice out today. The reason I am opening with this fact is that I am pretty happy with the world today and that might be bleeding into this review. Just sayin’.
Inspired by the mercury rising to 52 degrees in mid-​January (yes, 52 DEGREES IN JANUARY), I decided to walk the sunny mile to my meeting at this Dunn Brothers this morning. It’s located right on Loring Park, with lots of seating inside and some out (yes, OUTDOOR SEATING IN JANUARY).
Slightly out of breath and sweaty from the walk, I was craving an iced latte (yes, ICED LATTE IN JANUARY!). It looked like they only had one register so it took a few minutes of waiting in line, but my drink came out lightning fast once I got my order in. I always forget how much I like the little tiny ice cube balls in drinks like they have here. I know it waters things down slightly faster, but I really like them. The latte itself was just the teensiest bit bitter, which is the only reason I didn’t go with a full five stars. I still drank it up though.
It’s a prime meeting location as well. Why? Well, there’s the seating surplus (it’s much bigger than it looks), the free parking lot, the close proximity to downtown and the multitude of vantage points to watch for the person you are meeting. This is important to me, because I don’t like carrying around a red rose and a copy of Pride and Prejudice to business meetings.
It’s also a good place to get some work done solo, because they have perfect music playing (Raphael Saadiq, Stevie, soul, Motown… I love) and lots of one-​person, counter-​style seating too. I like those spots because I don’t feel like a jerk taking up a whole table with just me and my laptop.
Anyway, pretty happy with the world today… and also this coffee shop.

As a long time patron of this particular Dunn Bros in Loring Park the staff here is very friendly — although they have lost a few good staff over the last couple years.
While this particular Dunn Bros is convenient lately it seems more anymore that it needs a good cleaning. It does not seem like the staff or anyone cleans the seating area at all. The chairs are dirty, the carpeting is terribly dirty, dust everywhere, crumbs on the floor. I placed a crumpled napkin on the floor one Saturday morning in plain sight by a plant in the corner and the next week it was still there! The outdoor seating area is very dirty, no one sweeps, cigarette butts abound — it seems very filthy inside and none of the staff seem to notice at all, or care.

Although Loring is not my neighborhood, every week I spend at least an hour at Dunn Bros Loring Park. I’ll name 10 reasons that collectively distinguish this place from other nearby places and you see those are more than enough to convince you to try it:
1– their friendly baristas. 2– their selection of local art work. 3– their small cute coffee roasting workshop 4– the elderly people who frequent there. 5– that its not a Sturbucks! 6– free wifi 7– their danishes 8– Loring Park across the street. 9– you almost always can find 2hr free parking on 15^th st (because their own parking is really small) and finally and most importamtly 10– because I weekly spend at least an hour there, you have a chance of 1 in 168 of meeting me!