The Cup

good coffee and food and great outdoor seating. but it’s pretty pricey for a college coffee shop. the staff also has a tendency to be rude. but other than that it’s a cool place to try!

The Cup is one of my favorite places to get coffee in Muncie, however, today around 3 p.m. one of the baristas made me a hot tea when I ordered it to be iced. It wasn’t a big deal, but after letting him know, he looked up at me, smirked, and continued making the next drink. I am not one to make a scene, so I just sucked it up. The tea was still enjoyable but I am rather annoyed that this establishment doesn’t train their employees to fix their mistakes for the sake of the customer.

I think I’ve had about 1000 cups of coffee at The Cup in the last 4 months. When I first started going there in July of ’14, they were serving flavored coffees along with blends. Personally, I can’t stand flavored coffees and I wasn’t a big fan of the blends. Thankfully (and wisely) they have changed their coffee supplier and done away with the nasty flavored coffees entirely. Hooray!!! They now offer a variety of origin and blended coffees that are a vast improvement over the old assortment. Try the Jamaican Blue Mountain when available, it’s my favorite!
So now the coffee is good, but perhaps my favorite aspect of the business is the employees. All are friendly, attentive, and just plain nice. They all seem to enjoy working there and it shows.
I have not sampled the food, but my wife is a big fan of the bagel sandwiches. They have even gone so far as to create special combinations just for her! Again, great employees.
The shop itself is a quintessential college town coffeehouse. A wide range of customers frequent the place, from mustachioed hipsters to professors, from skaters to construction workers, everybody is equally welcome. The courtyard is a pleasant and relatively peaceful oasis now that the construction is finished across the street.
Lastly, the owner is almost always present in his shop. Seems like he’s there 10+ hours almost every day. That says a lot about how the business is run. He genuinely cares about the place. His sardonic wit and outlook always make for an interesting conversation.
I really like the place!

This place is the best for coffee and a vegan sandwich. They are friendly and know how to make coffee and Iced green tea. The guys also have good taste in music.

As has been noted, the Cup is a bit pricey. They have pretty good sandwiches, and their bagels have improved as of late. The pastries look pretty good, but I’ve never tried them.
The coffee is generally pretty good, but the last time I ordered a cappuccino it had a very strange aftertaste. It was undrinkable. I probably should have asked for another one, but I was in a bit of a hurry.
This is a pretty good place to study though it can sometimes be loud and you have to (in warmer months) wade through a throng of hipsters sitting not the lawn furniture out front.
Still a good choice for coffee in the Village.

Small coffee and a bagel with your choice of cream cheese for $ 5.00. The service, food and atmosphere are great. They always have art on the walls. I like it a lot.

Go somewhere else if you’re with kids or a dog — the owner admits he can «barely tolerate» either. Looks great since they cleaned up all the cigarette butts and added the flowers. Glad to know the increase in prices is going towards something.

I wish this place was cheaper so I could justify coming in more!
The coffee is fantastic
The bagel sandwiches (get the Boo Radley) are great
The muffins are large and delicious
Credit card = $ 4 minimum

Great little joint conveniently located in the soul-​crushing shadow of the upcoming papier-​mâché monstrosity known as the Village Promenade. It’s certainly true that this place has improved upon the MT Cup; coffee’s better, food’s better, and the ambience is better.
The coffee is pretty good. I like their Colombian, and the Highlander Grog is excellent for a flavored coffee. I’ve had better coffee elsewhere in the States, but for Muncie this is probably as good as it gets, and again it IS good.
The breakfast sandwiches are my favorite part. Homemade bagels? REAL cheese? Fresh cooked eggs? Meat that actually tastes like meat? Optional fresh or sautéed veggies? It’s amazing how far common sense can go toward making simple food taste so much better. My only gripe is the price. But hey, I don’t care from what part of Muncie you’re commuting, or TO which part you’re going; if you have to pick up a breakfast sandwich on the way to work, take the extra time and spend the extra money to get it here. It’s going to taste better and probably be better for you than wherever you’re getting it from now. Not to mention you’re supporting a local business rather than giving your money to CrapDonald’s, who sure doesn’t need it.
That said, if you’ve a little more time to sit and eat, try out some of their other offerings. For breakfast, the tofu scramble is my favorite sit-​down meal, and it comes with a generous pile of everything. I haven’t had much in the way of their lunch menu, but I can recommend the Alaskan jewel (smoked salmon sandwich); the bread-​to-​fish ratio’s a little high in favor of the bread, but it’s still pretty darn tasty.
Side note: they carry a small assortment of «uncommon» soda brands, like Ale-​8-​One and a couple I’ve never seen before but can’t recall the names. If you’re lucky, they might even have Cheerwine! (I’ve found it in there a time or three.)
Please stop by and throw your money at them. They’ll return the favor with good food and drink. The people are pretty cool too.

All the staff was super friendly and helpful. The food was great. I’m definitely going back to try the other good and coffee.

The Cup is an improvement over the MT Cup, which always seemed in need of a good cleaning. (Those filthy floors: eckkk!!) The coffee is definitely better, too, and the staff are polite and friendly.
It still has some room to grow, though:
— I’m thrilled to find a place that makes its own bagels, but the Cup’s bagels are on the tough side. They’re fine for breakfast, but for a sandwich they’re just too much. I hope the Cup bakers will continue to refine their bagel recipes, and why not offer homemade bread as a sandwich option, too?
— I was very disappointed to find that carry-​out orders are placed in large styrofoam containers. With a place that is trying to make a statement as hip and cool, why isn’t any consideration given to products that are sustainably produced and have a limited impact on the environment?
— Along those same lines, why not make an even bolder statement by featuring foods that are local and/​or sustainably grown or raised?
I’m rooting for the Cup to become THE spot in the Village for good food, coffee, and conversation. It’s not there yet, but it certainly has potential.