This weekend, we along with two of our friends Avery Cook and Emily Ferguson, went to The Roosevelt Coffee House in the Lewis Center location to put its coffee to the test. With three locations here in Ohio, The Roosevelt Coffee House also partners with organizations that try to fight world problems like hunger, human trafficking, and lack of clean water. When purchasing from this coffee house, a portion of your payment is donated to organizations like these.

Upon walking in we observed that the shop was quaint and rustic, partially hidden in the middle of nowhere. Inside, the decor was mainly black and exposed wood, and was a decently large size. The employees were not very welcoming, when we ordered, the woman who was at the register did not seem happy to help us and was annoyed when we took some time to figure out our orders. It wasn’t early in the morning and the shop was not busy so this wasn’t a warranted attitude. It was noticed by all four of us, proving that it wasn’t just one person’s opinion. 

The coffee came out relatively fast and was served in mugs, each of us ordering different types of lattes that contained intricate latte art and various pastries. We tried their oat milk and caramel latte, and their blueberry lemon scone, pumpkin coffee cake muffin and a brown sugar pastry (similar to a pop tart). At first, the oat milk latte tasted as expected, though it got better while drinking it. It was comparable to Fox in the Snow’s oat milk latte. The caramel latte was delicious to start but halfway through it began to taste like straight milk. Next time we will most likely all be getting the oat milk latte since it gives the most coffee flavor. Both lattes came with beautiful tulip designs done with the milk. 

The brown sugar pastry was fairly good, it was filled with cinnamon flavor but was unnervingly dry and got everywhere. The lemon blueberry scone was also great with the perfect amount of blueberries and lemon taste. However, nothing compared to the pumpkin coffee cake muffin. This muffin was soft, flavorful, and paired great with the coffee, definitely something we will reorder. 

As for cost, it was all refreshingly well priced. An order of a small caramel latte and brown sugar pastry came to $7.34 and an order of a small oat milk latte, blueberry scone and a pumpkin coffee cake muffin was all only $12.72. Other local coffee shops we have visited in the past haven’t been afraid to upcharge for much less. The menu was very limited, most likely due to the fact the shop doubled as a brewery and bar, having a separate menu for beer and a sports viewing room. Thankfully the place still felt like a coffee shop, though as it got later in the day sudden eruptions of cheering began to come from the sports room.

Overall, Roosevelt Coffeehouse isn’t a perfect place with the most delicious coffee you can find, but it is a reasonably priced and local shop that supports important causes that gets the job done. The ambience is mostly peaceful and can accommodate a large number of people. We only got a glimpse into their coffee menu, when in reality they have many other types of drinks available. We will without a doubt be visiting again.