Rogue Coffee

Rogue coffee opened in October 2024 and is a fun/ unique coffee shop addition to Lakeland! It's further west down Main Street so it's close to downtown but a few minute walk from the main square. And easy to miss as there's not much else around it.I like that inside of Rogue it's a very industrial feel. They definitely put effort into decorating some but still let the space speak for itself and it works. They have giant burlap sacks of coffee piled all over and it's cool.I would like to confirm they are open on weekends- the temporary hours on their door are misleading (says they're only open M-F) but they're actually open Sat & Sun 10am-3pm. I went there on a Saturday so I was happy to find they were open. They're not easy to keep up with as they don't have a website, but they do have an instagram (@roguecoffeeus) & a facebook (@Roguecoffee).The coffees we had were good, if a tiny bit too sweet. But I prefer my coffee strong rather than sweet, so it's more of a preference. I'd highly recommend the Spanish latte- espresso with sweetened condensed milk it's wonderful.A big reason I came here, however, was because I heard how they sell chocolate that's directly imported from Dubai. It's not promoted anywhere on the menu nor is it sitting out because they keep it in the fridge, so you have to ask specifically for it. And though I paid $20 for it it was so worth it, it was incredible! It has a pistachio paste inside that is so different from literally anything here in the U.S. and it blends so well with the chocolate. My whole trip to Rogue was made worth it just to try the chocolate!

This coffee shop opened up a couple of months ago, and I've been meaning to try it because I work in the area! I walked over today and was not disappointed! The atmosphere was great! I loved the open concept! The barista was super nice, and the drink was good! I got the buttercup latte from the seasonal menu. It was a little sweet for my taste, but now I know to ask for half sweet next time! I can't wait to come back to try some more!

The promise of this coffee shop has not blossomed since opening and my November visit. No marketing, don't know hours, changed their almond milk to a yucky one. Closed when it should be open. Took a friend there this week. No published food menu. No pastries under their empty glass for pastries (at 9:30 am). Said they still made omelettes (the two I'd had in past visits were fluffy and delicious). We ordered omelettes $8. They weren't fluffy. They didn't have spinach. They didn't have mushrooms. They use "yellow cheese" (no feta, etc). They were out of the little salsa that came before. The one employee is the barista, cook, dishwasher. She made one omelette brought it out, then went in to make the 2nd one so we didn't eat together, we ate after each other. No garnish or side on the plate. This time and the last time, they make the eggs and then serve the drink. We'd be happier waiting while sipping. Service took wayyyy toooo lonnng. The egg was decent, the girl was sweet, the industrial "digs" are fine. But I hate to see an empty coffee shop, out of everything, no menu and wish they had a better approach or business model. I'm not likely to return, after thinking this could be "my place". Very disappointed in food, coffee, service.

The owner acted like he was going to hire me I came in and worked a 6 hour shift and then he blocked my phone number I even tried calling the cafe and he pretended like he couldn't hear me and I never got payed for the work I did :(

The best coffee shop with so many drink choices, they have the best cookies and Dubai chocolate. When I went they ran out of the cookies, they bake their cookie Daily.