Black Bear Coffee

There's something about the Springs when it snows that makes an LA native feel like someone's shaken up a snow globe and I've jumped right inside of it. I love how stunning this city is when it's covered in powder (never mind sweeping the car off, it's worth the views). Each time I come to town, I pray for a magical dusting. Black Bear Coffee isn't necessarily my most fav coffee shop in town but I've visited on several occasions.Things I love about Black Bear, the constant flow of camouflage that enters. I thought yellow was my fav color but every time I'm in town I realize it's not yellow, it's camo! Why is real estate not up in towns where hot men in uniform are literally everywhere?!?! It's obviously a bit more prominent due to the base being a stones throw away from their front door.I always order the same drink, a caramel bear with oat milk and I've had the chorizo breakfast burrito a couple of times. Black Bear provides a good start to the day with their many tasty offerings. Service is always sweet, and quick - two things I greatly appreciate.Very nice spot for a meet up, warm, cozy, yummy, totally hits the spot. A slightly more rustic vibe than some of the other spots I visit in town.

Review Visit: June 12th, 2019Here is a bear PSA. If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lie down.Bear safety facts aside, I had all morning to kill as my cousin went to Denver Airport to pick up another cousin. Using my Google-fu, I found Black Bear Coffee was right up the road from me. I pulled up the Uber app and requested a ride. 15 minutes later has me arriving at Black Bear Coffee. I offered my driver a coffee as a tip but he declined. So, I gave him cash instead.Casually strolling in, I noticed there was a delicious coffee smell lingering in the air, the chatter of casual conversations from the other customers there and wood everywhere. The decor of the place was wood. There were some small wooden bears near the register. Wooden beams in the rafters. Wood floors. Wood chunks of tree for a table. Wood you believe it?I browsed over the menu and was drawn to the Caramel Bear. The cashier told me it was a caramel/vanilla latte blend. Before she could even finish, I told her that I will take the largest size they have. As I was the only one in line, my drink was served up after 2-3 minutes. I picked up my drink and took a seat on a stool that looked outside.My drink was a good as it sounded. A nice blend of caramel and vanilla. Maybe the elevation had some play in it, but the caffeine did it's work. After a long night of hanging out with my cousin, it kicked in and woke me up.As I was sipping my drink, I was entertained by a dog that was sitting with it's owner. He was such a good doggo. Halfway through my drink, I swapped over to this big leather chair near the front door. I rested my drink on the tree trunk coffee table and sank in the chair. It was beyond comfy. I usually leave after finishing my drinks, but that chair wouldn't let me go.Sadly, this was the only coffeehouse I got to visit while in Colorado. But, this means I have to return to try all the others.

Servers were pretty rude and not friendly at all. It was my second time there and I felt as if they were only friendly with regulars. They do have plenty of food options to choose from and their drinks are just right. Just doesn't seem like anyone is very friendly there.

Our favorite coffee shop when visiting Colorado Springs! I usually skip on food here, haven't liked the past few items I've tried. It's worth coming just for the lattes though. The seasonal flavors are perfect for a cold day!

We stopped in after a hike while on our vacation and we really liked this coffee shop! They had food and bakery items. They also had some gluten free items. The baristas were very nice and helpful and the cafe was clean and decorated in a woodsy cabin vibe that was neat. My husband's lemonade was flavorful and my iced latte was also good. They had a very large selection of syrups.

Great pastries!! Nice selection of sandwiches! Fast, friendly service!Love the ambiance.

I really recommend coming here, customer service is certainly exceptional. They have beautiful handmade coffee mugs (I bought 3) coffee as delicious as well. Nice calm setting will definitely be coming more often!

This place is literally so nice and homey! All the staff are so nice and friendly. Aaliayh took my order and was so sweet and went above and beyond. I recommend this place to everyone, if you need to study it's nice and quiet, love coffee the coffee here is so good and good quantity for price, smoothies and snacks too the bakery is amazin. 10/10 experience all around!

Black Bear Coffee is amazing! They donated delicious coffee to Cańon School as a showing of support for all that Teachers do. Thank you!

Friendly team, smiling service. Busy and team was energetic, moving with purpose and without being flustered. Will be back!