Pale Horse Coffee

Coffee Shop No. 404Pale Horse CoffeeChesapeake, VA 23322September 3, 2024When I started researching coffee shops to visit on our way to the Outer Banks Pale Horse Coffee was the first shop to peak my interests. First, they are a veteran owned company. Many of my family members are veterans. I am a veteran. My husband is a veteran. It would be accurate to say most of my favorite people in this world are veterans or spouses of veterans; so I never miss a veteran owned coffee shop. The second thing to catch my attention is Pale Horse Coffee roasts their beans in house; which if you have never been to a shop that roasts their own beans you are missing out. The smell is fabulous. Lastly, these guys have earned the Costal Virginia's Reader's Choice Best Coffee Shop since 2020. Putting Pale Horse Coffee at the top of my list was a no brained. The shop has a large open concept with plenty of seating and electric outlets. Many folks were working to include adults and a couple of homeschool families. Military patches and challenge coins are displayed on walls. Bags of coffee and merchandise promoting the shop are available for purchase. When ordering cortados I always look around for small 4-6oz glasses or cups so I can order my cortado "for here". I looked at the top of Pale Horse's espresso machine, saw the cups and ordered the cortado "for here". I was so disappointed when the barista handed me a large coffee mug; in most cases this will guarantee a poorly made cortado. I accepted the mug and sat at a table feeling a little down, but then I noticed the mug was only half full. I took a sniff of the cortado; it smelled incredible. My mood changed instantly and then I took a sip. The barista made a darn near perfect cortado! Moral of the story is don't judge a cortado by its cup!Enjoying life one cortado at a time!

My first time coming here today. Loved the atmosphere/theme! Very proud veteran-owned with wall the branches represented, patches on the wall, military themed merchandise, challenge coins displayed. I did purchase two stickers as posted in the pictures, $1-$2 each. Light country music playing in the background. What's especially important to me as a remote worker is a coffee shop having an abundance of comfortable seating WITH OUTLETS. This is so important, I always call ahead to ask. Along the left and right wall of the space there are multiple surge protector power strip. Amazing. And of course they have free wifi, a good coffee shop given.Also, long hours from 6a-6p so I don't have to rush finishing my work for the day. Dependable remote working space. Very open industrial looking space, masculine decor. Brown leather couches, dark colored metal and wood tables, skeleton themed. They have this HUGE coffee grinder machine in the back left you can see, awesome. Loud sounds of coffee grinding and the classic espresso machine, which I appreciate. A bit of an echo in here, but not disruptive. I ordered a Guardian Iced Coffee. Salted caramel and Vanilla. It's great, but very bold coffee. Which most people love, but I'm more of a sugary sweet girl. It's good though. BOLD COFFEE is the takeaway. My iced latte was $8.40 though... which is a but pricey... I think $6 or even $7 would be far more appropriate but it is what it is. They do have a soda fridge with red bull, canned soda, bottle water, and juice as well if you don't like coffee. Unfortunately. Their burrito case was empty when I arrived :(It is very busy. Expect most every table to be filled at 11am. Overall, would recommend. Highlights are great atmosphere, big industrial space, lots of seating and outlets, bold/strong coffee, a bit pricey, awarded veteran-owned small business.

I've been 6x in the last 3 months and every time I am charged something different for the same drink. Sometimes it's in the mid $7 range and twice it's been in the $9 range. I order the exact same thing every time. Large lavender oat milk latte. I spent most of my adult life between Scottsdale, Los Angeles, San Diego and Pensacola where coffee is definitely specialty - but I've never spent $9 on a latte until here.One of my visits I ordered my usual and paid, however, it wasn't until they completed my drink that they tell me they were out of oat milk. No offer to refund the additional cost for the oat milk or give me some kind of punch card, etc for a free drink next visit. Just a bummer bc well, I paid the additional fee for oat milk and had I known I would have ordered an entirely different drink bc that's how I like my lavender latte - with oat milk. As a military spouse I want to dig this place and support there cause, but I can't figure out the pricing or why I wasn't told about the oat milk before my drink was made with whole milk. I'm sure I'll give it another try, but more out of convenience as it's one of the only places close to me that does a lavender oat milk latte.

The smell of freshly roasting coffee hits you when you walk in the door Smooth coffee that doesn't even need modifiers...definitely try Death by Chocolate Coffee . The staff are super friendly and helpful.

First time here and ordered The Guardian. The Guardian has salted caramel and vanilla flavors which intrigued me since those are my 2 go-to flavors! I was hoping that the coffee would be strong and keep my tired butt awake... it did just that. I was pleased with the quality of the coffee. It was rich and bold! As someone who is boycotting and is tired of Starbucks, I needed something local that is close to my parents' house when I visit Chesapeake. This is one of my best friend's favorite place to go so why did I never try this place? I think it's just because it's a little bit further than the closest Starbucks location. However, I will definitely take that extra 2 minutes down the road for another cup of coffee. I think that Pale Horse is 100% worth it. The plus side for me is that it is veteran-owned and pet-friendly! Not that I'm either but I have veterans in my family and have friends who want to bring their pets on coffee dates. So what a perfect spot to grab coffee with a loved one!! I did not go inside because my daughter was knocked out on my lap. I sent my brother inside instead who said that the atmosphere was a vibe and had a typical coffeehouse feel to it. I'm definitely returning in December when I'm back in town!!

I will have to say this is a manly coffee shop. Big leather couches. Dark wood tables. Cool murals on the wall with a skeleton's hand holding a coffee and a Pale Horse with the rider holding a hot cup of Jo. A girlfriend and I came here on our coffee trail but I am going to have to bring my husband for sure. This place has such a great comfy feel. Oh and DOG friendly. I LOVE DOGS!!! It is a great place to hang out and have coffee.They roast and sell their brand of coffee. They have a pretty large variety. The lattes are great. I got the latte of the week=LOTW it was butter pecan, shortbread. taste like a cookie latte. My friend got the Rip Cord Latte. Both were great. I did like the Rip Cord the best out of the 2. The cinnamon really made it nice. They have a good selection of milk alternatives. They were all out of food. When we sat down to drink our coffee we saw them restocking. And they had a food truck outside.Everything was really nice inside and clean. Staff are friendly. We had a great experience this makes my 8th stop on the coastal coffee trail

We just moved to the area and noticed this was one of the closer coffee joints that aren't your typical DD or Starbies.The vibe if I'm being real isn't it for me. I feel kinda awkward inside, maybe it's because I'm often the only one with a mask on, but truthfully I'm not one to sit inside to drink my coffee anyhow.The menu doesn't list prices for it, but they do offer iced drinks. It's getting to be warmer so iced coffee/lattes are my poison. I've tried the iced guardian and iced warthog, and the iced guardian by far is the superior choice. The flavors are nice and married, and the actual drink is very smooth. Easily chuggable.My husband has tried a hot chest candy (I didn't enjoy that probably because of the raspberry), and he enjoyed it. He's also tried a hot chai latte, and it was everything. It was so velvety and rich. I'd probably have chugged it had I ordered an iced one. It's that good.They do have bags of beans you can also purchase, and I'll probably buy a couple to try at home myself but also to add to care packages for loved ones. We'll probably be frequent flyers here. Cheers!

One of my favorite places for coffee. Every cup has a great flavor. Not too sweet and every different flavor I have tried has been great. All the staff is friendly and feel like immediate friends. The atmosphere can be a bit loud at times but for the most part I have enjoyed sitting with friends and having a chat over a great latte. They have tables for studying and couches for lounging. Definitely check it out if you haven't been!

Great coffee, great service and great environment. My favorite things are the lavender lattes, valhalla vanilla ground coffee and their shirts are great quality too.

My sister loves this place and I trust her better judgement. Its so aesthetic looking on the outside so I can't complain. Plus everyone at my school has pale horse sweat shirts.