This fantastic little coffee stand is a great addition to the local options. There are the heavy hitters like Starbucks and Dutch Brothers around, but I prefer the independent stands better. Apparently Native Coffee is a fairly new company and they've opened a couple of stands in less than a year so they seem to be off to a good start.
I visited about 10 days after they opened this location so I'm not sure if they usually have drink specials or not; it didn't seem like they had any today. Luckily it doesn't tend to matter to me since I don't drink coffee; I'm a chai or lemonade gal. Their chai was really good, and though I don't know for a fact it's not Oregon Chai brand, I'd be really surprised. The chai they have here is really subtle in flavor, whereas Oregon Chai is very very sweet. I was really pleased with this drink.
The guy who took my order was super friendly and thanked me for stopping by. I usually don't buy pastries when stopping at a coffee trailer, but I'm glad I asked because they were really great. I hadn't heard of a lemon roll before but yummmmm. Definitely pick one up if they still have them when you stop by, and since they keep them in the fridge for freshness I'd definitely microwave them for 30 seconds or so (actually, warm them up even if you live it at room temp for a bit).
Native Coffee is a great addition to the coffee options in Eugene, and worth a stop if you're in west Eugene. read more