Big Caribou fan! I decided to visit this location to get out of the house while working remotely. I got a iced vanilla latte (7.4/10) and a blueberry muffin (8.2/10) from the baked goods display case. Both were solid. The service here was great with cheery workers, and the atmosphere here is great for working. It feels like a cozy log cabin on the inside! Caribou misses a 5 star due to the lack of a wow factor when it comes to there coffee. It doesn't quite hit the "OMFG" levels of places like Cafe Saint Pio (Cedar Rapids) or Zoetic (IC / Solon). read more

Caribou Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

See all

Why go to Starbucks and other chains when they have little gems like this. I imagine it's a small chain but the coffee is very good ($2.99 for a brew) and they give you refills. Good Wi-Fi and seating and I would much rather come here than any large chain like Starbucks. read more

Caribou Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

This coffee is so good. I am having k-pods delivered to my house in Mississippi! It feels like a coffee shop I would enjoy in Tahoe or Montana ! read more

See all

Back again after months of being away and by golly that Karley girl has done it again!! I love her and look forward to seeing her next time I visit! Obviously, the products are great, but she makes coming there so much better! The vibes are immaculate! read more

I LOVE me some Caribou! I was so excited that there was one being built on Penn and the service has been so great! Obviously, new employees take time to train but I've always received great service here. Hoping for great things for this location as we need MORE in the area. read more

Caribou is my favorite of the coffee chains. Peet's and Starbucks: eat your hearts out. The coffee here is strong with good flavor and super hot like it should be. Over here they are offering a pumpkin pie latte. It was amazing. Caribou also has the coziest interior design. I could work or study here for hours. It is a great place to read or socialize. Love Caribou!!! read more

Caribou Coffee - Love the interior of Caribou - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

I LOVE Caribou. Sadly I live in California and there isn't one close! Whenever I come back home to Iowa, I stock up on everything! I don't care if my luggage smells like coffee. It is always worth it. I love all of their drinks and have a hard time choosing just one! I use to work for Caribou when I lived in Minnesota and it was one of my favorite jobs! I wish we could get one out west but I know they've downsized a lot. My favorite drink is usually the caramel high rise but you really can not go wrong with any of them! read more

Caribou Coffee - Coffee to go and coffee to go home! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

I really enjoyed the quietness of this place. I came around 11 to get some work done and it was pretty empty. I prefer have seating options. I hate being at a busy place and the only seat that's available doesn't have an outlet or view. Sorry I'm speaking from experience there. I'm not a big coffee drinker. I usually just get hot chocolate. Today I decided to try out something coffee infused anyway. I ordered a caramel high rise served cold which was pretty damn good! Probably up there with the best of them. I only wish I had seen more pastries in the display. I might have caught them at a bad time but I'll try again soon. Caribou Coffee is definitely a hidden gem in the Coralville area. I won't be walking away from their doors any longer! read more

See all

Grabbed a latte before work and received a 1/2 full cup of what tasted like straight syrup and espresso. I don't know how it could be both so sweet and bitter at the same time. read more

Caribou Coffee - $3 for this gulp. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Worst fucking caribu ever. Crumpled my banana bread in the bottom of the bag. Didn't toast my bagel or put the cream cheese on And my coffee tastes stale. Never coming to this location again. They weren't even busy. read more

Caribou Coffee - a bagel with a bite taken out of it - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Pretty standard Caribou coffee shop, with the key exception of having a drive through. The drive through makes it much closer to an oasis than a run of the mill coffee stop. The folks here are very friendly and make good recommendations on froofy drinks. They also make a mean depth charge (espresso in black coffee). The tables here are relatively plentiful and the internet's free. Makes for a pretty good study spot. Overall, partly given the lack of coffee shops in Iowa, this is a good spot to grab yo cup o' joe in the morning, evening or whenever the urge hits. read more

Caribou Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

See all

Quick and kind service this morning in the drive thru for my turtle mocha. I got a large turtle mocha with milk chocolate. It was $5.50. It was good. The cashier was nice but there wasn't anything or special about my visit. read more

Caribou Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Love the trivia ? Nice touch Fast friendly And my new favorite meeting spot for coffee read more

Caribou Coffee - Patio is a great spot to sit n sip a hot beverage - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

The matcha tea with bubbles was a refreshing choice for a warm August afternoon. The drink overall was just the right amount of sweetness to not overpower the matcha flavor read more

I used to make a point of hitting this Caribou every time I was in the Iowa City area as we do not have Caribou where I live and I loved their drinks however, I was seriously let down my last trip. I was in town for a week and hit the drive thru on 3 separate occasions in that week. Not a single drink was made to the standards that I remembered them being previously. Perhaps it's under different managment since my last trip, maybe they've let their quality slip? Either way I will maybe give them one more chance next time I am in town... maybe. Also what happened to getting a chocolate covered bean with your beverage? LAME that they no longer do that! read more

Guess I'll add on to the non-local reviews of this place. I'm also someone who doesn't have any Caribou locations. I've been to Java House when back in the area, but keep ending up back here. The coffee is good, and they have some interesting specialty drinks that I occasionally get when in the mood for a dessertish type coffee. Internet is also faster than the internet at Starbucks. read more

I am writing this review based on the drive through, which is the reason for the 4 stars. On the long drive that is I-80 this loaction has a drive through that is a quick 5 minute detour from the interstate. Blessed be the soul that thought of drive through coffee!! The drinks are standard Caribou and the staff was quite friendly, especially considering my flighty nature after having been in the car for half a day. Definitely an addition to my Iowa road trip stops. read more

The coffee is good, the hot chocolate is good, and the breakfast sandwiches are good. The problem with this Caribou is the drive-thru service--the service is slow, orders are often filled incorrectly, and necessary details are often missed. You might have to ask for a bag, napkins, plastic dinnerware, etc, which is annoying, especially if you forget to ask. It happens consistently enough that I would generally recommend people avoid this drive-thru. That said, the employees are friendly, which is nice. read more

With so many great coffee options in the area I'm not sure why you'd stop in here. I enjoy Caribou as a brand but this location seems to have issues. Most notably, it seems that drive though customers take priority which is great unless you are inside. I think there needs to be more employees available during peak ours. Great product. Bad leadership. Systems not in place to handle lots of customers. read more

This is an alright place with good coffee and a friendly staff however it is defiantly not a place you would want to stay to get work done. The seating was not comfortable at all, the dining area was small, and you could hear every conversation around you especially of those who are behind the counter who seem to be the loudest. There was also a lack of chocolate pastries. I would come back but only for a coffee to go. read more

I have finally found a coffee shop that I like better than Starbucks. The coffee at Caribou is always fresh and they will brew one for you to your taste and that makes me happy. I like it strong and they do it. read more

Decent drinks, friendly staff. It was my first time at a Caribou Coffee shop and I loved the little decorations and gifts. Little knits for coffee mugs, and a Christmas wreath made out of coffee cups? Love it. read more

Solid coffee, nothing fancy. I'm not crazy about their food, again...nothing fancy. I will say the place is very nice, good seating, fireplace, very comfortable! read more

Excellent holiday drinks. Friendly service. A very friendly atmosphere. It's not overpriced. I highly recommend the holiday coffee drinks.

Super nice staff, but they got my order wrong... twice. But honestly, the good customer service and friendliness made up for it- that's hard to find these days. The drink I received was still good, even though it wasn't what I ordered. read more

Refused to replace our drink fully after I accidentally dropped it right in front of the employees. I hadn't even drank any. Paid $6 for a large, and was given a small in replacement that was half whipped cream. Major ripoff. Any coffee shop I've ever been to would replace it fully and free of charge. The employees were rude and told us they didn't want to get in trouble with their manager for messing up inventory. Poor customer service overall. Won't be returning to this Caribou Coffee again. read more

This used to be my favorite coffee joint in Coralville but something has happened in the last year and it is absolutely terrible now. I won't even go there for a BoGo anymore or my free birthday drink. I used to go every single day and I just can't keep going when my coffee doesn't taste good and I end up throwing it away. I used to work at Caribou. The last time I went inside to order, I ordered an iced Americano. The girl went and poured decaf cold press coffee and tried giving that to me as an Americano. It was disgusting and I asked her to remake it. She did, and pulled shots like she was supposed to the first time. So disappointing. Good luck trying to make money by screwing over your patrons. read more

OK, I'm a Caribou fan. I first began going to the Caribou in North Carolina. Then they built a closer one and I began going there. Then they built one within a five minutes walk of where I lived. Loved the place, even though they got a crappy manager. Now I have moved back to Coralville, IA, and this is the place I go almost everyday. Comfortable seating, free WiFi, great tasting coffees and teas, and all the workers are friendly. Deb, the manager, is absolutely great. Caribou has better deals for drink discounts than anyplace I know, and they give you the local paper for free on Wednesdays. I like the coffee a lot better than Starbucks and you get three shots of espresso instead of just two at Starbucks in the 20 oz. drinks, all with a cheaper price. I'm a Starbucks gold card member, but when it comes to choice, it's Caribou every time. read more

Just went through the drive thru on the strip and had the worst Caramel High Rise ever. Cup was only about 2/3 full and no whip cream. It tasted like it was instant and watered down. Ended up pouring it out. In the past, they either get my order wrong or it's not good. This is the last time I spend my money there. Very disappointed. read more

Short of ONE employee's attitude, I would have rated them 5 stars. My boyfriend gets us coffee here quite often, but I had never been in the store. I went in the morning of my birthday for my free birthday coffee, got some breakfast with it and used the restroom while I waited on the coffee. When I came out, I picked up the food, but wasn't sure where the coffee was, so the lady helping me pointed out the end of the counter. She tried to get the attention of the employee, DANIELLE, who had made the coffee to see if it was mine - but she was too busy in a personal conversation with someone else. The first lady again said her name and asked if that was my coffee. Danielle looked at her for a moment and sharply yelled,"YES!" and went back into her own conversation. Apparently she could not be bothered to help a customer. A VERY BAD first impression and a bad way to start my morning. On my birthday. I won't return. read more