Coffee Bar

I don’t know Redding, just lucked into this place. My café mocha was unusually delicious, chocolatey but not cloyingly sweet. The barista told they make their own ganache. It’s spacious and well-​lighted. All the wall art is about motorcycles (mostly BMWs), with a vintage two-​stroke dirt bike in the front window. Friendly, fast service. I only tried the mocha (on two mornings, it was near where I was working that week), but I’m willing to bet the rest of the edibles are as good, just from the mocha and the courteous efficiency of the place.

The coffee was amazing! I ordered the vanilla latte and the latte art was awesome. It tasted great as well! The décor is a clash between rustic and modern and has a very hipster feel to it. It was a comfortable atmosphere and the whole café smelled of delicious roasted coffee beans! I would recommend this place to any coffee-​lover :)

The coffee is fantastic! However, the last 3 times I have gone I was treated so poorly and felt really uncomfortable and not welcome whatsoever. I’m a barista myself and I always generously tip, I know how much work goes into making good coffee! The very last time I went in, I told myself I’d give it another shot and the guy ignored me for what seemed like forever as I stood there awkwardly while he talked to his friend then walked and said «what do you want?» Weird. So I ordered, and tipped 3 dollars. Then he walked back over to his friend, talked about getting drunk with his friends for 5 minutes then made my coffee. I used to love the atmosphere and thought it was a great place, but I don’t see myself going back after being treated poorly 3 times in a row!

Fantastic coffee, nice ambiance, and non-​profit to boot!
It’s artisanal, single origin, hipster style, so don’t complain that you can’t get a 64oz peppermint milkshake coffee for $ 1.99 !!!

I really don’t understand the negative reviews of this place. Yes, it’s a super stylized hipster coffee shop… you know, like the majority of coffee shops where you get single origin beans roasted in-​house and pretty much any place ever that serves fancy toast. I guess if you’re looking for a down home experience, this isn’t going to be your cup of tea, and if you’re looking for inexpensive coffee, maybe check out 7 – 11, because Coffee Bar is a hip, sleek, quasi-​industrial coffee shop, and it logically follows that it (and similar establishments) aren’t going to offer $ 1.75 cups of coffee.
Now, I’m not from Redding, so I can’t pretend to be up on everything happening around town, but I’ve been coming here my entire life, and it makes me happy to see places like Coffee Bar in town. It’s nice to see independent alternatives to chains, and places that offer fancy toast are always a plus in my book. Yes, my father’s cup of (drip?) coffee was $ 3, but he thought it was really good, and my latte was both tasty and beautiful. Always a plus. I was a little sad when I saw the toast, the bread slices smaller than I had expected and slightly pallid-​looking, but the taste made up for the bread not looking gorgeous, and my father and I both enjoyed our toasts (he got the butter and raspberry preserves, while I opted for the almond butter with honey and cinnamon – and, being intelligent people, we shared them).
One of the complaints I’ve seen in reviews is related to pretentious baristas, and while that was 100% NOT my experience (the guy who waited on us was super mellow and friendly), I’m sure there are some smug asses who work here. But, then, it IS a coffee shop. That sort of goes with the territory. And for my money, I would rather be condescended to at an independent coffee shop than at Peets, though I acknowledge that lazy, rude customer service is always unacceptable and irritating. I also acknowledge, however, that I didn’t have that experience at Coffee Bar.
I know nothing about this place’s nonprofit status, but I hope there’s nothing icky about it, because as it stands right now, if I’m in Redding and in the mood to drop $ 17-​$ 25 on toast and coffee for two or three people, Coffee Bar seems like as good a place as any to do it.

I might not be a coffee connoisseur, but coffee bar is the best coffee I’ve had in Redding. My wife IS an almond milk snob and nobody comes close to the almond milk latte here. The seating is limited but there is never an issue finding a seat, maybe because enough people don’t know about this place? The GF trays are always delicious but the coffee stands out on it’s own.
Many times that depends on the barista, but it seems I always get a different person but with the same delicious results.

This is as good as it gets! Love the ambiance, the friendly staff, and AMAZING coffee. They make their own vanilla bean simple syrup for your vanilla lattes! Oh, not to mention they serve almond milk! I’m visiting town for work, and I only come here for coffee now when I’m here! Thanks for serving your finest!!!

This is a great place to hold a meeting with a small group. I find the location (with parking in back) and set-​up inside convenient. It wasn’t busy during a weekday afternoon and a good amount of sunlight streams into the place — giving the place a light and airy ambiance. A relaxing, laid-​back place.
I enjoyed their special holiday drink, the eggnog latte, but to be honest, I didn’t really taste much eggnog in it at all… and this is too bad because the drink costed about $ 5. The food menu, which is available until 2:00pm, looks healthy and delicious but I’ll have to confirm this during a future visit.

Coffee Bar has a great vibe but the coffee is sub par. First time I was there I ordered an aeropress and it took forever because he spilled the first one and had to remake it. I get that mistakes happen but especially I was ordering it to go, not expecting to be there for as long as I was. Food looks great though I’ve never tried it, but the #1 reason I’m rating this so low is because there is NO WIFI. While I appreciate the idea of bringing people together without being tied to their technology, I tried to come here to get breakfast and get some actual work done (I need wifi to do my job) and got a refund and left because of it. Probably won’t be back as there are better shops with better coffee and the simple commodity of wifi.

Stopped here for iced coffee on a hot day, walked out completely dissatisfied! The coffee has an awful, extremely bitter, unpalatable after taste. The vibe of the place is harsh and unwelcoming. Would had given it one star, but the barista was kind enough to refill our water bottle. Other than that avoid if you can!

Make you don’t just get your coffee and head out. Try all their food items; each is better than other. Best breakfast in Redding by far. Don’t go if your ideal breakfast is a bunch of eggs, cheese, …
Thu are also nonprofit and support the Innovations Housing.

Such yummy coffee! One of my favorite spots in Redding. I LOVE their maple latte, it’s not on the menu, but in essence, it’s just a latte with a little real maple syrup. So incredibly good. Iced vanilla lattes are also great. A little pricey, but the quality is far superior to chain coffee joints like Starbucks.

My son had the cold brew coffee and I had the house coffee of the day. The service was exceptional, the place was clean and I enjoyed the style, and the coffee was awesome!!!

I think the reviews over hype this place a little bit. It is very different from other places in Redding as the décor is way more contemporary.
I walked in there and felt a little alien. The baristas did nothing wrong but they just gave off that you are out of place vibe. That being said —this could have just been me. I did walk in to use the restroom and then bought something after.
I got an ice brew sweetened and with cream. The coffee tasted very bold and strong. It had depth. Maybe it was because of the organic cream but it had a thick texture. I really enjoyed it. It was the right amount of sweet as well as very smooth. Not really bitter.
They have a nice outdoor sitting area. It really doesn’t feel like a great place to hang out and do work for a long time though.

This place makes me feel like I’m in a different city. They’ve got a super cool atmosphere with a nice outdoor area to enjoy my very hip #coldbrewinamasonjar. The coffee is top-​notch. This will be where I get my coffee, like, all the time.

If my jeans had been skinnier and tighter. If my beard had been longer. Maybe then I might have found the appeal. Ambiance was cold and metal. Also, might have been redeemed if the actual coffee was descent. Oily, bitter, w/​no body. Not worth the price or the visit. They sell coffee apparatus’s they don’t use. Asked for a pour over, was told they don’t do those anymore:-/ Not for me, but if your a budding hipster it might be for you.

The coffee is delicious. They care about the quality of their drinks, not to mention the food! The almond butter toast with honey is a must try but my other favorites are the waffles, yogurt parfait, and the toast with raspberry preserves.

I have only been here 3 times so far and each time I come back I think to myself «why don’t I come here more often?!» and I fall in love more & more every time. This last time I decided to get food, which I haven’t done yet. I got the whole wheat toast with almond butter & honey and it was magical! If you haven’t tired it yet, it’s a must try. Honestly, I kept seeing people post photos of it on Instagram which made me finally get down there to try it out. I wasn’t disappointed! So delicious!

Perfect espresso shots every time crafted with care. The high end LaMarzocco espresso machine is the only one in town. When you see these machines you know it serious coffee. Combined with their own roasting machines on site you know these guys are coffee experts. Almond milk lattes are perfectly prepared. Not sure how anyone can give these guys less than 5 stars.

Best coffee in Redding no contest. That is if you know what real coffee is. (And if you’re thinking right now «yeah good coffee like Starbucks!» Don’t come here. You don’t know what good coffee is and you won’t like it). If you like places like Heart in Portland or Four Barrel in SF this is the place to come.
Highly recommend the Gibraltar and Side Car. They pull great espresso so don’t hide it in too much milk.
Food is excellent as well.
«But there’s no wifi?!» Yes that’s the point get over it. This isn’t the coffee shop you come to with your 17 inch Alienware laptop bunker down and play world of Warcraft all day because it makes you feel slightly better about life to get out of your mom’s basement. This isn’t the coffee shop where you post up dressed all business casual with your Leveno Ultrabook, your ergonomic mouse and an unnecessarily large rats nest of cables, only to buy one coffee while you sit and «work» for 8 hours taking up the biggest table. No this is the coffee shop where you sit down, have a real conversation with a good friend, and share life (while enjoying ridiculously good coffee from friendly staff).