Caribou Coffee

I had not returned to Caribou Coffee Red Wing since Caribou Coffee did away with their free re-​fill policy (used to be that you received free re-​fills all day).
Now I get my coffee at Kwik Trip – it’s maybe ¹⁄₃^rd the price and you can be in and out in 2 minutes with nobody asking your name, if you want that in a larger size, how your day is going, sure you don’t want a mint raspberry muffin «to munch on» etc. Note to Caribs: blue collar men do not «munch».
Received a Caribou Coffee gift card as a gift, so I have been burning it up.
Same service – upsell is the point of the faux friendliness. Same coffee – Coffee is … not that great, frankly.
Kwik Trip – it’s right across the street and coffee is only like $ 1.70 for a gigantic cup.

Rude manager when we asked her about food allergies after cashier knew nothing. I understand it can be frustrating to have customers who have food allegories, but do you think we want to have them? Met many nicer managers/​staff at other Caribou Coffees.

Nice clean reasonably priced place to get a specialty coffee or hot herbal tea. It is located in an old train depot. I remember when this was a Hardee’s back in the 80a. Charming and quaint historic location.

The actual space is incredible. Plenty of places to sit and the layout is great as well. The conference room is great for small meetings. The wifi is ridiculously slow (think dial up speeds). This is not the place to come and do work that requires a good wifi connection. Free but very slow wifi. I have been coming for years and I swear it gets slower every year.

I’ve been to caribou a lot and the service and drinks are so good! I always get a strawberry and banana smoothie. It is always good.

Dear Caribou,
I love you, but should not have time to paint my nails (two coats) and write this a review in the time it takes me to get through your line in the morning?

I come here a least 6 times a week! I LOVE it!!! I walk in and I am greeted. The staff are always wonderful. My coffee usually doesn’t take any longer than 2 minutes at the longest on a normal day. It is a beautiful building inside and even has a second floor and a conference room for anyone who want to hold a meeting.
To the other people who wrote reviews about it being slow, there are going to be busy times just like any other business. Caribou does their best to make everyone happy. The only time I ever had to wait really long was at nine in the morning when it can be super busy and since I waited do long I got a card for a free drink the next time I came. Well worth the wait in my opinion.

Favorite place for coffee, but also the only place for coffee. It seems to be just a little slow sometimes, but what place isn’t? I only took a star because they annoy me by trying to upsell all the time. You have listen carefully at the drive through, because sometimes they phrase the question like, «so that’s a medium milk chocolate mocha with 2 shots right?» a couple times they got me with that and I paid more for an extra shot. Good place over all

I love this place… its old time energy, wonderful ambience and courteous staff make this a definite NEED to go place. You can actually hang out all day, bring your computer, there is a ton of places to choose from to sit, the main floor with big comfy chairs and the loft area is like a living room. Take time to do some of your work here, have a meeting with clients and friends… worth your time!

I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve driven by this Caribou on my way to and from Winona but didn’t make a stop until just recently. After just one visit I’m disappointed in myself for not stopping by earlier.
This place has a very cozy feeling inside and staff are extremely friendly, upbeat and aiming to please. The atmosphere makes it a great place to enjoy some coffee, meet some friends or even get a little work done. There is an upper level with additional seating if you’re looking for a more private spot. They also have a convenient drive-​thru in you’re not interested in getting out of your car.
Next time I happen to be driving by I will make a note to for sure stop by. Definitely a «go to» if your driving on Highway 61.

My favorite place to stop for coffee. Love the drive thru so I don’t have to take the kids out of the car. Very convenient location.

Saw this Caribou while driving down to a friend’s house from the cities and had to stop on the way back because the building it was in looked very cool. I believe it’s in an old train station and it’s right on the river, plus it’s two levels. I thought the inside would have kept more of the feeling of the exterior of the building but the inside looked like a Caribou, which I’m still unsure how I feel about.
Ordered a small turtle mocha. Service was good, speedy and very nice. The drink itself was alright-​out of all the coffee chains, Caribou is probably my least favorite just because I think the coffee itself isn’t the best, but I am glad I stopped cause of the location.

The service was really slow and a little confused. I would have thought on a fairly quite Sunday Afternoon with only two people ahead of me, that I would have had my coffee and been on my way — but the wait was pretty substantial — enough so that my husband gave me a «What the hell took so long!?!» when I got back to the car.
My Turtle Mocha was made just fine though. Hot and flavorful — hit the spot nicely.
The restroom could really use some updating. The soap dispenser was held together with scotch tape and the paper towel holder has a hand crank. (So I really hope people wash their hands well before they grab a paper towel because we are all touching the same spot after we wash our hands. Ick.)
Since this is in an old Depot building the space is really kind of neat — but be careful when you walk in — a solid three feet of ice with full hands of hot coffee — could really be deadly.
Overall the experience was OK. I say hit the drive through unless you want to sit and soak up the ambiance for awhile.