I was skeptical coming here because of the poor reviews, but I should know better than to trust the reviews of yelpers. I feel like people only come on yelp to complain, so I'm here to break the cycle. The coffee was incredible! I got the honeycomb iced latte. Espresso was smooth and the flavors were so good together. The service was perfect. Staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. The shop itself was clean and inviting. Would definitely recommend this place if you're in the area. read more

We visited when it was not busy so we got our drinks quickly. Staff were super friendly. We got hot chocolate and ice coffee both were not too sweet and right amount of chocolate & coffee. We also got coffee cakes and those were the best coffee cakes we ever tried. They were cold I never had cold coffee cake let me tell you the coldness made the coffee cake so much better. It was soft sweet and not overpowering sugarier. The shop has plenty more of seats and very cute decor read more

Super slow, tons of staff, chatting. Forgetting orders...stale croissant. Took 25 minutes for an iced tea. Clean space, lots of teas to order. Odd smell in the place. read more

I know reviews can make or break a small business, but I think this place could do a lot better. Located super-convenient in the Lake Arrowhead Village, this is the coffee spot. The positive was that the drip coffee I ordered was decent. Now for some feedback that will hopefully help the owners consider some changes. First, I ordered a drip coffee (2.95), and was asked "Would you like any cream?". I say "Sure, a splash" I see on the reciept that they charged $0.99 for a splash of cream. Yes, cream. At a coffee shop. For drip coffee. I asked if they in fact charge for cream, and the staff said "Yes" Another: There are at least a dozen handwritten signs everywhere telling us how we should (and shouldn't) conduct ourselves. "Don't put liquid in the trashcan", 3 paragraphs (at the register) on how we shouldn't ask for espresso over ice and milk for a poor man's latte, etc. What's with all the handwritten rules everywhere? The staff was notably cold and uninterested on our first visit. This kind of stuff takes what is normally a welcoming venue (cofee shop), and makes it feel adversarial and oppositional as a customer. Maybe they've become jaded by misbehaving or demanding customers over the years? This coffee shop may have fallen into the trap of thinking they sell coffee, when the real thing coffee shops provide is a hospitable experience, while someone is there buying a cup of coffee. read more

A bustling coffee shop in the Village. Not sure if it was so packed because it was a holiday weekend, but holy moly. It was pretty claustrophobic in there. There's no space to wait for your drink. Service was good, drinks were mediocre. My son got the strawberry smoothie and I found it to be overly sweet. It's made with syrup, so it's more like a slushy than a smoothie. They have a giant room with tables and chairs if you want to hang out but there is a lot of areas outside the shop to sit and take in the sights. I was excited to check out a local coffee shop, but this place was just OK. read more

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Super cute spot, love the reading corner in the back! Staff was really nice, I ordered a tropical mango and a Moroccan mint. Both were delicious but the tropical mango was 100/10! Lots of space inside, would make a nice spot to study or read a good book read more

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Every time that I'm on vacation, I need a fix of local coffee / caffeine to perk up and start my day. During this past Memorial Day weekend, I was curious to try out The Tea & Coffee Exchange. I was quite surprised at the lukewarm Yelp reviews about this coffee shop because my experience was pleasant. People can really be that particular and selective about their coffee and beverages, which is fine because I get it. I ordered an iced mocha latte for my husband and an iced vanilla latte for myself. Service was generally good, but I am taking away one star because while my latte was enjoyable, it tasted a bit watery and warm even though it was supposed to be an iced beverage. I'll probably come back here if I'm in the area again but will explore and try out other local coffee shops. read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Iced vanilla latte and iced mocha latte. Our cat is looking around while in her backpack, lol. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

Coffee was alright but the service was really bad, the two girls had a really bad attitude and didn't get any of the drinks right

We live in Lake Arrowhead part time and tried this coffee & tea shop for the first time to grab a smoothie. The shop was really charming and had such a cozy vibe; the aesthetics are lovely. I ordered a large strawberry banana smoothie and when they rang me up it was about $5 bucks! I told her they need to raise their prices because that is wildly cheap compared to all the other smoothie places I frequent! The smoothie was fabulous and hit the spot. There is outdoor seating that has a heavenly view. Great service, too! read more

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There aren't a lot of highly rated places to eat in the village so we just went for this bakery that was cute and homey inside. We got the mango peach smoothie and the blueberry cream cheese croissant. The croissant was more like a danish and tasted like one that you could just buy at a store and heat up. For the smoothie, I liked how we were able to mix flavors, however towards the end the smoothie just got way too sweet. As for service, we got our smoothies at a decent time, however we waited probably over 15 minutes just for them to heat up our croissants. After we had gotten our drinks and waited a while, we went up to ask the workers if our croissants were ready. Both times, they told us they would check but never got back to us. When we asked the third time, one of the workers opened the microwave and pulled out one of the croissants. Apparently, it had been just sitting in the microwave and the bag got pretty oily. The worker wasn't apologetic at all, and we were a bit surprised that their "reheating" just meant the microwave instead of like an oven. If we had known, we might as well not have had it reheated, especially after that insanely long wait. read more

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The coffee I got was fine it's just the service that was horrible. All the workers there are very rude and all have AirPods in even when taking your order, personally I don't care but when I was ordering the girl was talking very softly and almost muttering and I had to ask her to repeat it many times. I still don't know whatever she said and after that happened she ran to the back and started staring at me and laughing? I really don't think I did anything wrong I was just trying to understand her because she was literally whispering to me and I think it was because of the AirPods. The coffee is fine but the workers really need to improve their attitude. read more

Got a regular black coffee and latte. The latte was awful. Got the turkey pesto panini it did it's just to hold over before leaving. The wait for it was about 30 min if not longer. read more

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We came in on Saturday while we were walking the little shops. The staff were friendly, the store was clean. My only complaint is my coffee tasted so watered down, I could not finish it. I wish I would have tasted it before we left to exchange it. They had so many cute coffee cups for sale as well as different types of tea. read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Ice coffee with almond milk - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

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Im not sure why this place has really low reviews we enjoyed their coffee and their service! read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

Came here while visiting the area for the weekend. I ordered a hazelnut cappuccino, and hubby ordered a white mocha. Me personally, I thought the white mocha was better. It's a chill little shop, and the staff were nice. The reason I gave 3 stars was for the cleanliness. read more

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Great spot! Refreshing drinks and food to enjoy while relaxing in lake arrowhead! Service is excellent! read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Great spot, refreshing drinks and food to enjoy while relaxing in lake arrrowhead! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

It was pretty funny to read that customers thought the gals were rude until we experienced it. Then it wasn't too funny. Place is cute. The mango smoothie was good. Two crepes were also ordered. Seemed To take forever to make. We came in on Friday 8/1 at 1pm. Place seemed clean. Prices were reasonable. The gelato didn't look so appetizing. read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - My mango smoothie - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

It is a nice coffee shop at the center of Lake Arrowhead Village. There's plenty of parking at the village. Coffee shop looks nice and they have a good number of seating. They also produce their own tea. I got coffee and it was OK. They also have pastries and ice cream. Customer service was also OK. read more

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Service is terrible here. Rude and condescening baristas in addition to passive aggressive signage is NOT made up for with good coffee...the coffee here is watered down. Even just a doppio espresso was WEAK. I love supporting a small business- but not when they make no effort to be of any addition to the community. Crowded seating and lines out the door I can promiae is reliance on out of town visitors. read more

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First time here during my many trips to Arrowhead and honestly it was better than I expected! I saw the reviews so I was unsure but the staff were very friendly while also being transparent about the wait times. This wasn't a problem at all since we just walked around in the meantime; you could also just chill in the coffee place since it's very nice. I thought the egg sandwich was very good but the crepes were alright. The batter tasted gluey and sort of processed so that's the main constructive feedback I have here. Nonetheless, I appreciate the experience you all provided! read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Breakfast sandwich w/ Bacon, Breakfast scramble crepe, strawberry crepe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

I can tell exactly why this spot has 3 stars to begin with. I always love supporting small business so that's a plus. We walked in, a young blonde girl with an attitude and chewing gum with her mouth wide open was at the register. I'm with a group so I'm standing at an angle. I politely asked if they have cold brew and she grabs the sign (again out of my line of sight) and points to it. I ordered an iced latte and inquired upon milk options, she points to the menu (still loudly chewing the gum) and says "so the options are up there". I ask for nonfat, she goes we don't have any. So I ask well what do you have, she again points to the menu. I said: it's on the menu and you don't have it so what do you have?! Rudely starts reading the milk options. The coffee was mediocre at best. All the other girls working in the back were polite. Points for the location and the homie feeling. read more

The coffee shop was ok. We just ordered a coffee and a matcha. Got 2 large drinks, for $12. Coming from Los Angeles, this was unheard of where usually one cup of coffee runs $9. There was a selection of interesting flavored syrups and tea lattes. I opted for a matcha and unfortunately it was a muddy green which indicated poor quality matcha. Some people enjoyed ice cream, and they also had crepes and other pastries. Didn't try much, but convenient for the location. read more

So this is about location and it's right in the Village and there are not a lot of options for coffee. Cute decor inside. Slight line when we were here in the fall. A lot of the places didn't open till 10am. I opted for the white pumpkin latte less sweet. It was still sweet. But oh well. The coffee mix was good. I do wish they made their own syrups, which is something I look for now. It was good though. My friend also enjoyed her apple croissant but she said it lacked cinnamon but that's personal preference. read more

This place charges 99 cents to add cream to your coffee. A small coffee is already $3. completely outrageous. Are u going to charge for sugar next?! read more

We usually love this spot but service this morning was awful. The woman working told me they weren't doing food and I expressed what a bummer that was and how I was looking forward to it but that I totally understand. I was only going to order one sandwich. The next orders after me got their food order taken though. A woman ordered 4 sandwiches with no problem at all. She said it was because they were backed up. When I asked if I could just put a quick order in since they were doing it again she said It would have to be okay with everyone in line. So I just decided to leave at that point. Such a lack of hospitality and customer service. Whoever is managing should take heed to train staff better. read more

Love this little gem up by the lake! Service was good, staff super friendly and very quick getting rid of the line. Coffee itself, mine was not that great but it did give me the caffeine still so it was aiight. My daughter liked hers. Pastries were delicious, those I did enjoy! They do have cute mugs which my kids got one each. Ambiance is good! read more

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Great little place! Came here for a coffee and we got two great organic lattes for a very great price! Cheapest I've seen in a long time! Sitting outside is lovely too! The service is great too! read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Nice place! Good organic, cheap Latte's! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

This little spot has SO much potential. Sadly, the coffee and the service is mediocre. Anytime I have visited, the staff is so unhappy and unwelcoming. I was there on Tuesday afternoon - nobody in line - but the girl at the counter didn't greet us. After looking at the pastries, we went up to the counter to order without a "hello, how's it going" or anything. When we grabbed our coffee from the barista, she mentioned she may have mixed up the milk on the orders and to let her know and she'd fix it. We ordered a latte, cappuccino, and the blueberry cheese croissant. The croissant was yummy, and the coffee was just okay (no designs either). I've been coming to this coffee shop for a long time - it's a MUST when I'm at the village, mostly because it's one of the only options. It's too bad it is not as good as it used to be read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

Wonderful coffee shop located in Arrowhead village. Plenty of seating and not too loud. I went everyday that I was visiting Lake Arrowhead. Has non-dairy options. read more

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Cute coffee spot! They have lots of baked goodies. I had to try something from the case. I got a lemon blueberry bar and my friend got a croissant. Both were good! The lemon blueberry bar is sort of mushy. I wasn't ready for that consistency. It had good flavor though. My friend enjoyed her croissant. 10/10 For drinks, we both got hot chocolates. I got a hot chocolate with oat milk and no whip cream. It was delightful. Perfect since it was a rainy day and super cold on the mountain. 10/10 read more

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Rude staff, major attitude and lack of respect. It's too bad because the place is cute, however will not be returning.

Terrible service. All employees are awful and have terrible attitude. Coffee is good, food is decent. That's all I really have to say. Please improve the quality of your employees. read more

The quality and taste in the lattes here is amazzinggg!! I absolutely loved their Lavender Earl Grey and London Fog with oat milk. I highly recommend their spicy chicken panini and their breakfast croissant! I plan on coming back here on every lake arrowhead camping trip! read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Spicy Chicken Panini - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

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Good coffee, good tea, good cookies!! Friendly staff and good heating to escape the cold outside. read more

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Terrible coffee. Threw both of them away after one sip. They need to filter the water they use it has such a bad taste.

Food is alright but the workers are so damn rude for no reason definitely don't recommend this place for people visiting really not a great way to start your day read more

This coffee shop is a godsend in the middle of the forest ..!! Located within the Lake Arrowhead Village. There's plenty of parking in the lot or in the structure - follow signs. Good coffee. Good tea. Service was excellent. The baristas were all smiles and friendly. They call the order when it's ready, so they don't ask for names. Good seats inside. They have leather sofa chairs in the back. A few outlets are scattered around, and they do work. WiFi is free. The password is by the cashier. Credit card/apple pay accepted. But there is a processing fee of 2.5%. (also posted on Google) read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Punny signs on the walls - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California

Not sure why this place only has 3 stars - it's definitely the best coffee you'll find in the area! We came here on both days of our vacation and had great experiences. However, my partner recommends to skip the turkey pesto sandwich as there was hardly any pesto. Highlights *Quick service *A ton of flavors and options *Pastry variety *Tea variety that can be hot or iced read more

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This is actually the first time I've ever felt the need to leave a review because my experience was so disappointing, and unfortunately it has happened multiple times. The young brunette employee working today was very unfriendly. She didn't greet me when I walked in, and there was no interaction at all, even when I asked a simple question. I stood at the register for about five minutes while she continued cleaning and completely ignored me. The shop didn't close until 6:00 p.m., and I arrived before 5:30 p.m., so there was still plenty of time to take my order. Instead, I felt like I was being intentionally ignored. She never smiled, acknowledged me, or made any effort to provide basic customer service. I've visited before on a separate occasion, and she behaved the exact same way then as well. I didn't catch her name, but she was a young brunette female. I hope management addresses this because it creates a very unwelcoming atmosphere and doesn't reflect the level of service customers should expect. I ended up leaving without ordering because the service was that terrible. read more

Coffee is extremely mid. My cappuccino was served half way and the matcha latte tasted like super grainy. Don't recommend read more

The Tea & Coffee Exchange - Cappuccino & matcha latte tasted - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Lake Arrowhead, California