Blue Tile Coffee

First time here, I love the location and the ambience of this place! I had a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich and a vanilla latte. Everything was delicious. The service was fast and smooth, everything came out, hot and fresh.

After an initially hyped opening with plenty of buzz (#1), Blue Tile Coffee was supposed to be the anti-IG coffee establishment with a future of high quality pastries, tacos, and craft beer. Located right next to an HEB in the Heights, it been a spot to get a little work done, a coffee date spot, and occasional meeting destination ... before a serious grocery run.The minimal interior has worked well for them. Plenty of natural lighting, comfortable seating, and being in a central location has played a big part in their success. I appreciate their Wi-Fi, clean bathrooms, and extensive outdoor seating. Service has been great on some days and lukewarm on many others.I've had a good number of drinks here and there have been some standouts as well as some low lights. The cafe au lait and nitro cold brew have been the most consistently solid, with the latter not served over ice, unlike the regular cold brew. Their Vietnamese iced coffee hasn't been my favorite and even feels a bit overpriced at $6. Another miss has been their iced matcha latte, which feels a bit watered down at times.Food is a lot more limited than I would have hoped, but in the past the pastries have reigned supreme, while the breakfast tacos leave much to be desired at $4.50 each. I had high hopes for the latter, but there hasn't been a lot of movement here. If not for the ambiance, I do think that there isn't much to help distinguish them from other major coffee-based establishments but I'm hopeful they find their ways here. For now it'll be Wi-Fi and the occasional drink.___________(#1) Not just the coffee kind.

Service sucks booty sorry. The guy forgot about my order and i had to go up and remind him because he was busy talking to other people while also taking my order. This coffee was almost $7 and it sucked im sorry. This place is nice to study if u live in the area and don't mind fighting for parking. I only came here cause i had already invited someone there before realizing it was attached to the heb. It was a nice place to study in but that's really it. Very calm inside but u can def find better

A great place to study and get work done! Fairly quiet environment with lots of natural sunlight and plenty of seating. Service was extremely fast and we got our drinks within minutes. I tried the honey lavender latte and iced honey rose matcha latte. Highly recommend either drink!

I finally got to try Blue Tile cause I had a friend visiting who wanted a place to grab coffee and do some work. There are plenty of seats inside, but each person doing work or studying can take up the majority of the small tables with their laptops and papers. You can always sit outside, but it was a bit hot and humid. Iron chairs aren't as comfortable either.Parking can be tricky. You're lucky if you can find a spot near the Arlo Buffalo Heights apartments, but there's also a parking garage and HEB's lot. We were lucky to find a couple open spots at HEB on a Monday, Memorial Day holiday. The line to order definitely got longer after we ordered. I was going to try the mushroom danish, but my friend ordered the ham and cheese and also wanted to try the raspberry matcha cube. We dined in, so the pastries were ready on a plate, and the coffee came out about 5 minutes after. I ordered the vanilla latte with oat milk. I was torn for flavor options, but he said vanilla was the most popular. The coffee was hotter but not too hot that you'd burn your tongue. Catalina's the other day wasn't as hot. The raspberry matcha cube was hard to eat. It's stacked too high that taking a bite would be awkward. I cut it in half, and that also was a task with the croissant flakes flying everywhere. Inside the cube is a matcha filling and raspberry jam. The raspberry flavor was good. Tasted homemade. Matcha can be a bit grainy in texture but wasn't bad. I will opt for a different type of croissant next time. I'll definitely be back since it's close to where I live, and I enjoyed their latte with art design.

I'm visiting Houston for a week and am impressed by the sheer number of interesting coffee shop options within the loop. I plan to check out a few of them and am starting with Blue Tile this afternoon. It's a very comfortable and aesthetically appealing spot, but I'm not partial to the espresso, which has a very citrusy and almost sour profile (I'm sure others like it just fine; it's just not my preference). The wifi wasn't working on this visit, but I'll presume that's an infrequent event.Parking was a hassle to figure out, until I realized I could just use the HEB garage and walk down.

Really great coffee here! The service was somewhat slow as there was only one gentleman working on our visit, but he was churning things out decently. The vibe is definitely coffeehouse chic! Enjoyed my first visit to Blue Tile and the strawberry + pistachio croissant is top tier! Cheers!

Coffee shop on Washington!This one is located in the same buulding as HEB.I wasn't sure where to park. I didn't see dedicated spots. but if you plan ahead, you could probably use HEB garage parking and walk. Street parking is available. HEB also has a small parking up front but it's mainly used for shoppers.It's a decent space to take a break or co-working. As usual I like to post on the high seating by the window. It's fun to people watch! It also has sofas for more comfy seating. Their wifi is strong. Very quiet location.May be a good spot if you would like to shop for groceries afterwards!

This is a cute coffee shop that shares the same building w HEB. There are several styles of seating, whether you're there for an informal date, hang out, meeting, or just want to get your headphones on and get to working. There's also outside seating. There is music, but if you're not listening, it does easily blend into the background. High ceilings, and helps(?) With the acoustics. I appreciated that they gave me hot chocolate even though it wasn't on the menu. $4 +tax, but it's 2023, right?!? Everything is expensive. Limited selection on food, mainly pastries. Again, HEB is right there, though I'm sure you can't bring their food inside The team behind the counter was very nice. (Might be a no loitering tactic), but the wifi pw is on the receipt, so you have to buy to use their wi-fi. It feels a bit extra, honestly. I asked for the wifi pw (since I opted to forego the receipt), and first, I was told plainly, "It's on the receipt." When I mentioned I didn't take it, I was handed another receipt. 'Is the pw a secret?' We'll, never know. After all that, I wasn't even able to connect. Thankfully, the HEB WiFi is strong enough to use Overall, it was a great place. Ok.. gotta go.

Vibe- This is a nice coffee shop that's fairly new off of Washington Avenue. It sits next to a HEB. There's about 6 tables outside and about 7 tables inside. There's also 2 bar areas and a couch and a few seats (near the couch) to sit at as well! Customer service- It was ok.Food/drinks- I got a hot matcha latte to start my visit and ended my visit with a hot chai tea latte, they were both delicious.Parking- So there are spots (about 10) right outside of the shop (parallel parking) on the side near the apartments across the way. There's also a garage next to the shop that you can consider parking in :)