Brown's Coffee House - Columbia

Great coffee shop with wide selection of teas, pastries and candies. Good selections of sodas.

Jake is an excellent barista and pays a lot of attention to the quality of his ingredients. The coffee is no exception: and I'd go so far as to say it's my favorite coffee in the area. It's rare to find very high quality in touristy areas generally. This place happily breaks that stereotype. Highly recommended. Do check it out if you're visiting Columbia. Dietary restrictions: Dairy-free milk options available.Gluten-free options. Kid-friendliness: Lots of products that would appeal to kids such as ice cream

My first attempt at trying the reportedly wonderful coffee at Brown’s Coffee House was almost a failure. Hours are listed as opening at 9:00 AM, but to be safe, come after 9:30. Brown’s is a wonderful little store, with nice smooth coffee (I tried the cold brew). The barista was wonderful and willing to answer all my goofy questions. There’s usually ice cream, but the freezer is currently broken. Despite my challenges, give them a try, I’m sure you’ll be glad you did.

I really hope the owner of this place take vacation or change business. Yesterday my family with 3 kids were in line to get ice cream. The girl got out order, but only delivered the coffe the ice cream didn’t come so I KINDLY asked who would prepare my ice cream as I could see she went back to get new orders, and maybe, just maybe, she had forgotten because she is human and this happens. At this time, the gentleman who is the owner gave me the rudest attitude I could ever imagine. He was serving the ladie who was behind me in line and said I am the owner here, I do whatever I want” Really? Do you know those moments when you think you are dreaming because is so chocking? That was one of that moments. The rude man kept complaining because I dare to ask about my order. In the end we asked for the money back because he kept beeing rude, aggressive and questioning us! I am pretty sure the fact that we are immigrants bother him. That was a bizarre experience. Thank goodness we got ice cream somewhere better. Also buddy, a good feedback for you: you are slow, and people need to be patient with the low energy you have! . I feel sorry for you having no option than dealing with tourists. The only reasonable person was the wife who said they had a long day but didn’t do anything to fix the rudness her husband caused. At least she tried!

While visiting Columbia and wandering down main street you can sometimes use a small pick me up and this place is probably your best option for coffee. Their coffee is good and the atmosphere is nice. If you stop by during the spring, and like floral drinks, I highly recommend the Lavender Latte,(I had my latte iced so it might be different when warm) it's very strong with a fresher lavender taste then other lavender flavored products yet not so overwhelming as to drown out the the rich coffee, and it's not very sweet so you can really enjoy the flavor of the lavender. Overall a lovely little place to stop by. 10/10 would go again.