Higher Grounds Cafe

Had hopes of a nice coffee shop on the way from the city to Duluth, so I checked out this place. I’ve had a lot of lattes from a lot of places, and this was - hands down - the worst I have ever had. I took one sip, recoiled, took one more to confirm, and then threw it away. It pains me to say, but just go to Starbucks if you’re in North Branch.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Worst coffee I’ve ever had. Just go to Starbucks if you’re driving thru. Trust me. My wife and I didn’t even drink our drinks, just took two sips and threw them away.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brilliant coffee and service! And half the price of the other places. Nothing beats a classic homemade coffee with love and intention behind it. And it’s attached to a beautiful florist as well

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great Americanos and super friendly guy that helped us.

Service: 5

The drive through is more accessible than going inside to order. Sometimes this business is not open during posted business hours. On multiple occasions employees make it known with body gestures and verbal sighs that your business is a nuisance. Unfortunate for a locally owned business. I'd rather go to the chain coffee place up the road than fight off the negativity served alongside the coffee here.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I wanted to support a small business but the service is absolutely terrible. We pull up to the drive through and have to wait several minutes for anyone to take our order. Then we say our order and he repeats back something completely different. So we repeat the order and he says he’ll have the total at the window. We wait another 10 minutes for the person in front of us to get their drink. We pull up to the window and he asks what our order was so we repeat it again. He comes back a few minutes later AGAIN and asks what our order is. I ordered a hot seasonal latte and Americano. He then comes to the window and asks if I’ll settle for an iced version of it….ummm okay? Why they couldn’t make it hot instead of adding ice cubes is beyond me. I then get the drink and it has NO pumpkin flavoring in it at all. I’m upset I wasted money here. Do not recommend.

Service: 1

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I wanted to support a small business but the service is absolutely terrible. We pull up to the drive through and have to wait several minutes for anyone to take our order. Then we say our order and he repeats back something completely different. So we repeat the order and he says he’ll have the total at the window. We wait another 10 minutes for the person in front of us to get their drink. We pull up to the window and he asks what our order was so we repeat it again. He comes back a few minutes later AGAIN and asks what our order is. I ordered a hot seasonal latte and Americano. He then comes to the window and asks if I’ll settle for an iced version of it….ummm okay? Why they couldn’t make it hot instead of adding ice cubes is beyond me. I then get the drink and it has NO pumpkin flavoring in it at all. I’m upset I wasted money here. Do not recommend.

Service: 1

Great coffee!!

Service: 5

The guy was weird and was hitting on me and my friend and we are only 16

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Not good coffee and very poor service! Barista swearing and complaining about not getting any peace moment to sit. Very disappointing!

I always get my specialty Frappe — caramel cheesecake! This coffee shop is the only one that does it and it’s so good! Love this little shop and the flower shop connected to it.

I’ve tried many of the famous local coffee roasters and higher grounds is far and away the best. The HG team is the best in the business

Possibly the best coffee I've ever had, Cindy is always friendly service with a smile kinda gal, good prices for great coffee. If you haven't checked this place out it's a for sure must!

Super yummy moose latte and amazing customer service.

Went in for a latté, got some WILD conspiracy theories and a mini lecture in favor of humans ingesting black-market horse dewormer ? I would much rather support a local business, but for everyone's safety it'll be Caribou for my family and friends from now on!