Black & Brew

I enjoy Black & Brew espresso drinks. Their espresso is my favorite and my typical orders are a cappuccino with 1 extra shot and heavy cream or an iced caramel macchiato with an extra shot and half sweet. They are delicious every time. Their bfast sandwiches as well as lunch fare are always tasty and fresh. Yesterday, I had a caesar salad and lobster bisque. Delicious! The bisque was so creamy and buttery. It was the first time I had tried the bisque and I will definitely order it again. I always recommend Black and Brew to friends and visitors of Lakeland.

Workers are amazing they're trying their very best under awful circumstances. The owners and managers could not be more hateful. They treat their people absolutely awful, I worked here a while ago and was constantly attacked personally by management. The owner thinks it's the job of underpaid baristas to run his establishment. The managers are on an insane power trip and are extremely awful and will abuse their people verbally! Yay!This was the absolute worst job I ever worked. The mediocre coffee is not worth coming here and supporting an awful money hungry establishment poorly ran, sorry AWFULLY ran. I feel so sad for everyone still working there and I have no idea how they do it lol. They put such an insane heavy weight on BARISTAS. A stepping stone job. It blows my mind really. I'm waiting for the day this guy gets sued for all his very shady ways he deals with his people, there's MUCH to be improved. Absolutely do not work here if you care about your sanity u can work at McDonald's, Starbucks, dunkin, anywhere else in the world and be treated more like a human and not a possession of the company, and then also be paid more! Run from this place

Black & Brew is the best! I love the S Florida Ave location the most because of the mediterranean bowl they offer. The white bean salad and whipped feta, paired with the marinated chicken makes a perfect lunch. Service is usually quick and it's nice to sit down and enjoy a meal there whether inside or out.

Spent the day coworking with some of my favorite people at this Black & Brew location in Lakeland which was cute & cozy on a rainy day. Some of us live in Orlando & some in Tampa so this was a great spot to meet in the middle. We ended up having both breakfast and lunch here so we all got a well-rounded experience of the menu. The staff was very friendly and answered all our questions with a smile. For breakfast, I got the apple butter bowl (Greek yogurt, strawberries, banana, blueberries, house-made granola and apple butter) which was light & delicious. My husband had the praline bacon sandwich which he really enjoyed. We also started with their seasonal Shaken Espresso Coquito. I'm a sucker for coquito anytime it's on the menu so I had to try it... a little on the sweet side but still very yummy & creamy!Around lunch time, we were hungry again so I got the Welsh rarebit tartine (five-cheese blend of sharp cheddar, gorgonzola, feta, parmesan, and mozzarella, topped with marinated tomatoes). This tartine was light and packed with flavor! I which I could take home and entire container of that cheese spread, it was so good. Our group also tried various bowls, salads, & sandwiches. Both the chimichurri bowl and the Florida bowl were highly recommended. I was happy to see there are actually 3 Black & Brew locations in Lakeland. I'd definitely stop at one of them again the next time I'm in the area.

5 Stars for a really great lunch (get the Florida bowl!) and perfect coffee shop to meet for some coworking.I met up with some coworkers in Lakeland and we opted to meet at Black & Brew. Right from the moment we pulled in, I noted the drive-thru (YESSSS), ample covered outdoor seating, and bright airy design inside. I ordered the seasonal coquito espresso drink (decaf) and a Florida Bowl, while my friend got the half sandwich, half salad lunch option. The Florida Bowl was sooooo damn good. It was packed with lemon-herb quinoa, baby kale, citrus grilled chicken, avocado, applewood smoked bacon, a boiled egg, and avocado crema. I didn't think I'd finish it, but there was not one grain of quinoa left at the end. The coquito espresso drink was super tasty, but honestly far too sweet for my taste. That's not a knock on it in general though, because I don't normally add sugar to my coffee, so I took a risk with the flavor.Finally, last thing I'll note is the great service. Jackie helped take our order and came by to check on us throughout. Though it's counter service, we definitely felt the love!Overall, a great spot for lunch. Wouldn't mind them opening one in Orlando!

Great spot to hang out and cowork in Lakeland! I ordered a latte with whole milk as well as the half pesto chicken and half strawberry praline salad. I also tried my coworker's coquito iced shaken espresso. The staff is incredibly friendly, and Jackie was a delight! The latte was good, nothing exciting to note being that it's coffee and milk! I really enjoyed the pesto chicken sandwich and thought the salad was OK - the praline bacon and candied nuts were verrrrrry sweet so I ended up pushing them off to the side, but I liked the dressing a lot! The coquito shaken espresso is VERY sweet, but I'm sure it could be ordered less sweet if we knew ahead of time! There's a lot of outdoor seating here and some indoor seating as well. I like that the booths have comfy cushions to sit on. Would definitely return!

first of all... the avocado tartine is TERRIFIC;-) and their coffee is spot on!!! Everytime my order is correct and fresh. Look forward to Black & Brew every time I'm working in Lakeland.

The food and drinks are very good and they introduce unusual items. The servers are friendly and the atmosphere is very pleasant at all three locations.

Ordering on the app was simple and I was able to schedule next day pick up. Express lane was very quick and workers were friendly and efficient

Food and drinks are always amazing! I live three minutes from here and work 8, therefore making it my main spot for coffee and an amazing salad for my lunch. The last few months I've noticed an extravagant decline is moral. My only assumption would be management or someone higher up (I've been there plenty of times.) I hate to see the smiling faces I once walked into change so drastically in just a few months to no fault of their own I'm sure, as only a few of those wonderful faces have changed. They're all what seem to be so young too which upsets me more because it's generally management or higher ups that makes an enjoyable job like this COMPLETELY MISERABLE. I know what it looks like to be Burt out because of the work and be burnt out because of the people you are under. Baristas are great. Doesn't seem like upper management is doing what they need to do for the store though. Do better whoever you are. I want to keep coming here but don't feel like leaving mentally drained every time I come in