Cartel Roasting Co

Coffee is good but service is really meh and got charged extra $ for almond milk after being asked specifically if whole milk was ok (I don’t drink oat milk), which I answered yes!! New to the neighborhood but after 3 mornings of picking up coffee here, not returning

Overpriced coffee and stale environment, servers lack personality. I’d rather go to Lazarus or Cuvée which are literally across the street and 10x better and local

Cute, just a bit empty and small, and a bit expensive

Small modern coffee shop, great location to pop into while walking the furball. Mumford approved

I was very struck by the choice of name of this coffee shop, particularly located in Texas which borders Mexico. Cartel? Cartel????? Is this coffee shop owned by the cartel? Why in the world would anyone name their business this. Even outside of the Mexican cartel, just the very definition of the word is awful. I've traveled to many parts of Mexico and very confused by the choice of name. As someone who has been around the business of branding and marketing I imagine lots of thought went into this which makes it even more dumbfounding.

These guys have great coffee, truly excellent 3rd wave small batch roasted artisan coffee. Unfortunately where they fall short is in the exact area a coffee *shop* should excel: bring a welcoming place to hang out. I went first thing in the morning, no one else there. The guy working there gave barely any notice. Fine. I tried to ask about the coffees, uninterested in talking. Cool, so I ordered, and noticed a very interesting book on the shelf. Asked to read it- expecting it to be a formality, a courtesy, of course you can read a book about coffee in a coffee shop.. No, sorry, that's there for sale. Odd. Fine. But then I looked around.. "dont put your feet on the furniture", "don't put dishes here", "don't this don't that", labels everywhere... I get it, you want people to respect the place, but these signs are tacky and unwelcoming, and combined with the responses and attitude from the guy working.. Not impressed. Too bad, he actually made a decent cup too. Didn't even phase him when I said so either. Must be used to hearing it. I likely won't be back in Austin soon, but if I or a friend are, I won't recommend this place to go.

Great friendly service. Very clean and coffee tasted great. Right next door to a hotel

Great coffee tucked away just off of East 6th st

Love their cold brew. Great flavor and smooth