Northern Grounds

2 W Sheridan St, Ely
(218) 235-6125

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Zak Trimble

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Madison A

What coffee shop stops serving drinks one hour before closing? We drove out of our way seeing they were open til 4pm. Arrived to this sign with no staff in sight. Very disappointing!

hanGun61

Excellent coffee and a great setting. Best place for coffee in Ely, by far!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mat Lindquist

Service stinks, once you get past that…it’s a nice space. Specifically: One person checking texts at the wine bar, one person running the front register and making drinks, one person stocking stuff at the front, and one filling the water jug…for 10 minutes. 3-5 customers in line waiting, no acknowledgment of existence. Just waiting… eventually got service only to find out they were out of what I wanted.
It was marathon weekend, so maybe when there isn’t anything going on things would go better.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Megan Quick

I was disappointed with the gluten free options, only refrigerated cookies. They gave us the wrong flavored smoothie for my daughter, didn't notice for a while and too late to go back. The coffee was good though!

Elizabeth S.

Good coffee, food, and vibe

Meg Jons

Cone cups? Seriously? Can’t even set the dang thing down to eat whatever you purchase. But may I offer a solution. Get a donut- use as a cone cup holder - problem sorta solved. No better way to say “we don’t appreciate our customers” than to give them a cone cup.. sad times.

Greta Jons

Cone cups? Seriously? Can’t even set the dang thing down to eat whatever you purchase. But may I offer a solution. Get a donut- use as a cone cup holder - problem sorta solved. No better way to say “we don’t appreciate our customers” than to give them a cone cup.. sad times.

Kara Damm

Love this little coffee shop in Ely! Such a smooth roast - no bitterness at all.

Keith Edey

Daily barista inconsistencies, but mostly good.

Zane Zbacnik

I enjoyed the atmosphere especially for a small town coffee shop. The workers were nice and they had plenty of options but we weren’t impressed by the matcha drinks we got. Looking forward to going back next time we go to Ely and trying something else at Northern Grounds but was really hoping the iced matcha latte and the matcha lemonade were going to hit the spot on the hot day.

Patrick Farley

Such a great little place. Live the drinks, treats, and adult beverages. The old fashioned is good.

Cathy Von Eschen

Coffee is locally roasted and sooooo great. They have dairy-free cream alternatives. Baked goods are also made locally and are delicious! Staff is friendly and helpful. Cute cafe that is very clean. I highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bonnie Thompson

This is not pet friendly contrary to what their website states. The person working offered to sit outside with my lab while I placed my order. I showed him the site and he said they would have to change it. That being said the ambience and food is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alex Pryde

Got my order wrong, luckily payment hadn't gone through & started again, but while waiting I did see 3 orders that were wrong & twice saw food orders missed

Atmosphere: 3

Service: 3

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