Bluebeard Coffee Roasters

Ed Peterson

Located at the very top of the 6th Avenue neighborhood, this is a terrific spot for coffee and breakfast goodies. Stayed at an AirB&B next door and visited four times during our stay in Tacoma. Great espresso and cold drinks. Recommend nitro and granola for a power breakfast. Plenty of street parking. Good combination or tables and couches.

Kimberly

Our favorite local coffee shop. We love the Nitro Draft Latte with oat milk, so delicious. Such a great space with fast and friendly service.

River Sage

I was a frequent customer of Bluebeard Coffee. I’ve been going here since 2012. I’ve spoken well of it to many fellow Tacoma peeps, some of whom didn’t even know it existed. I was super disappointed the other day (three weeks ago now), when I went by and saw all of the seating had been taken away. It was a cold day and I wanted to stop in. No place to sit. When I moved here in 2020, this place was an absolute hub for parents, students, whomever. Plenty of places to sit. I was excited to have a coffee shop in my neighborhood. Since then they have had seating very inconsistently. I did what any customer is welcome to do and left a review on both Yelp and then as the problem persisted, here on Google. Two years in to the pandemic it seemed really extreme to me to remove the chairs. If this wasn’t the reasoning behind moving the tables out, let your customers know. Reviews are partly to give the businesses some feedback, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who was disappointed at the lack of chairs. It’s a coffee shop. After simply saying “No seating is ridiculous, you’re probably losing a lot of business for no reason”, the reply from the business owner was really immature & unprofessional. “Yea, __________ .We’re hiring for that now. One star review. Adios”, that’s his response. Another response to a one star review ........ “It is our pleasure not seeing you back, _______We can recommend other places we don’t enjoy that you will love! Thanks! I see that the owner Kevin likes to leave replies that sound like a bully on a playground, especially towards females. I will not support a business that acts in that way. The coffee isn’t good enough to have piss poor customer service. Even if it was top notch, there’s really no excuse to act in such a way towards customers. Needless to say, this left a bad taste in my mouth. Adios, indeed. Good coffee is everywhere, good customer service is not. Work on your customer service & experience. I recommend Red Elm or Lenders instead. Both places are friendly & the coffee is always good.

Ivan Lau

Got a drip coffee for $3. Tasted very bitter as if they burnt the beans or something but that could be easily solved with more cream and sugar. Staff was really friendly and courteous. There are plenty of spots to sit, relax, chill, and …