This place came in clutch when I needed my morning wake up call! Only reason not 5 stars is because…read morethe coffee was a little bitter but they were really friendly and the location is perfect. Def recc this place!

From the owner: Poncha Springs only drive thru coffee shop!Serving locally roasted coffee beans and handing out…read morestoke one cup at a time. KeepOnCrushin

Nice local coffee shop. Good selection of drinks and food. Avocado toast was made with fresh…read moreingredients, tasted great, and seemed like the sourdough bread was homemade. The guys working in the cafe were super friendly.

The coffee was sooo good. Service was great. The vibe was exceptional-totally cool placeread more

Best new addition to Salida. Great coffee, great service and just a nice space! There PSL is…read moreperfectly balanced. 100% will be back.

Some breakfast menu items were not available, other ingredients were out. Not my favorite coffee…read moreexperience.

Toasted coconut latte was amazing. Friendly staff, very kind and accommodating with an herbal tea…read moresplit for my littles. So good we had to stop in a second time before heading home from vacation.

Amazing coffee! I love the almond joy! Great service ! We will definitely be back on our next trip…read moreto Salida!

Unfortunately stopped here for a quick bite to eat. Rude, unhelpful staff. Little to no options for…read moredietary restrictions. Premade burritos are bland, drinks are bland. You're better off going anywhere else for an enjoyable experience.

Best darn breakfast burrito ever! Stopped to pick up breakfast on the go headed to the hot springs…read morein Buena Vista. It was large and so good! I was full after about 1/2 of it but did not want to stop eating it! Warmed the next day and just a tasty! Great value too! A must stop now anytime I'm out that way! Actually I will grab a few extra to take home as there over a 2 hour drive for me! You will not regret stopping for these!!

This place is now completely separate from the shuttle company. It's own coffee shop / breakfast…read moreplace. Food was great! Good quality breakfast sandwiches and burrito. The people working there were great. Chai latte and London fog were lovely. There is a great kids area with coloring books and toys, so we enjoyed breakfast while the kids played woohoo 10/10. We're always on the hunt for breakfast places in and around Salida and this one surprised us. We will be back! Tab for feeding two adults three kids was about $55 which honestly is as good as it gets these days. Only potential negative was it's a little slow to get the food which makes sense because it's just one person back there, but we weren't in a rush and it wasn't crowded so no big deal.

Love this place any time I come in. Great food, great coffee, friendly people. I usually choose…read morethis coffee shop over others when I need breakfast too because their food is better than the other quick coffee shops. The Bob Marley was sooo good!

Delicious, creative food. Tasted fresh and homemade. Rose…read morematcha latte was so good and not too sweet. Hot mess was the best thing on the menu in our opinion but everything was great. Service was quick.

Salida is a town that feels meticulously arranged by a diorama enthusiast with a penchant for the…read morefrontier. Nestled among the peaks of the Sawatch Range, where tumbleweeds might theoretically roll if they weren't caught in the spokes of a passing bicycle, sits an establishment of peculiar perfection: The Biker & The Baker. My compass has unerringly pointed to their door every single time I visit Salida over the past five years. It is a tradition forged in sugar and chain grease, where the rugged American West meets the precision of French pastry. Pairing high-desert riding with artisanal baking seems like a recipe for a pile-up, but the execution here is a sweet ride. You will find aerodynamic cyclists sitting elbow-to-elbow with flannel-draped modern prospectors, united by a singular quest for butter. The Biker handles the gears, the Baker handles the tiers. They aren't just coasting on charm; they are pedaling toward culinary triumph, baking up a storm that rivals the monsoons over the Arkansas River. The confections are miniature monuments to indulgence. I have routinely panned for gold in this valley, but the true motherlode is their lemon tart--a symmetrical marvel of citrus striking like a high-noon sun. Their charcuterie boards are arranged with the geometric exactitude of a surveyor mapping a railroad. Whether you are gearing up to summit Mount Shavano or recovering from a grueling promenade, this sanctuary provides the requisite fuel. It is the exceedingly charming destination itself.

Every time we stop in Salida, this is one of the places I have to visit. I love getting a coffee…read more(honey lavender latte this time) and walking around the shop looking at the local goods! The aesthetic is on point and everything is carefully curated - love the selection of cards they have, as well as food items and health/beauty/random gifts. Their hours are also nice - we were looking for coffee after skiing all day and was nice they were still open at 4PM to grab a coffee. The latte as always was excellent and my friend liked her cappuccino as well!

Definitely a top-tier specialty coffee shop and gift store. They serve Corvus coffee, a renowned…read morecoffee roaster out of Denver. The staff are friendly and welcoming and are knowledgeable about the coffee they sell. We tried the Iced Nitro coffee, Ice flash coffee, Golden Milk and Santo Palo latte. All the drinks were excellent. We especially liked the Nitro and Flash brewed coffee. The profile was rich, full body and balanced; very refreshing and drinkable. The Nitro was, of course, a bolder, richer flavor of the two. They were some of the best iced coffees I've tasted. The shop offers many varieties of whole bean, single origin and blended coffees from Corvus Rosters; which they will gladly grind for you. They also have lots of specialty food, body products, and gift items for sale along with a vinyl record section. For excellent coffee, friendly service and a nice shop to browse while waiting for your drinks, Howl Mercantile is awesome. They also have a few tables indoors and outside.

Love that they have a drive through option however we ended up having to wait at the walk up window…read morefor our food. The coffee was good but the breakfast burrito was mid. We also got the pancakes and they were pretty tasty.

It's decent. The burritos didn't say they had green peppers and kinda made me a bit sad because I…read morewanted a burrito with just some normal stuff. But I digress, the food was decent. I also got an Italian soda but it was flat. The service was good and quick. Which made sense because the burritos were just premade ones from another company. But not like that was a bad thing it's just that it wasn't great. The vibes were good because it's from a caboose! Crazy.

Never disappoints. Great coffee (my fav in Salida), tasty eats (OG burrito!), and wonderful people…read more(my favorite part?). Go get all three and seize your day.

First of all, this is a walk in and order at the counter and pick up at the counter type place…read more Staff was super friendly and nice. The food was absolutely amazing! Everything was so delicious. One thing I didn't like was that we were there a few minutes before 11:30 and were only allowed to order lunch. The lunch menu is very limited, and they were out of some items. We had soup, and it was really really good. There are only a few tables inside and more tables outside on the patio, so we sat outside. They have no bathrooms. That was a big bummer. Had to go somewhere else and make a purchase at that other place to be able to use a restroom somewhere else.