Beacon Coffee Company - OJAI

I am Ojai born and raised and a local. I am not a rich out of towner so keep in mind my perspective is different from most people who come here. But honestly this place would be great if everything was different. It doesn't have much going for it except for the great building. If their goal was to be massively pretentious, they have succeeded. Nearly $5 for a small coffee and guess what..... That's the only size. Tons of signs and products letting you know how great and sustainable they are but can't make a decent black coffee or latte. Seems like this place can do anything except provide good coffee at a decent price. They don't even have creamer out for people to dispense. Ojai is an amazing town and it attracts all types of people. So if you like this place I hope you enjoy. But you won't catch many locals here.

Pretentious. Over priced. And the the latte I'm pretty sure was just entirely hot milk. No coffee flavor or color to be found. Black coffee was undrinkable. Gas station coffee is better.

We've been quite disappointed in U.S. coffee since arriving from NZ a month ago. This gave us hope! Great flat whites!

Really, REALLY good coffee.Like, REALLLLLLY GOOD.Y'all have no idea. Go try it.Also solid pastries.

Love the vegan/gluten-free treats (the cinnamon rolls are one of our favorites), husband loves the coffee, and the Wi-Fi is usually strong. The order line can be long at times, but it moves decently quickly and is worth the wait. Almost always able to find seats; only had to wait a couple minutes once in the few years we've gone here.