Bishops Coffee & Tea

Let me preface with we typically love Bishops’ coffee. However, today their steamer was down so we didn’t have the chance to have one of their yummy hot drinks. We ordered two vanilla latte and one mocha iced coffee. The mocha was delicious but the two vanilla lattes were like drinking a watered down coffee.

I come here every year when i visit my brother. Ive enjoyed it every time until this time. I still enjoy the tea and coffee here but the one male staff this time is condescending and seems put off to even be serving us. He is irritated and impatient acting. I feel the tension in the air. My dad ended up getting angry with him… to the staffs credit he did improve his tune after that. Also, this visit they didn’t have the yogurt boba but will have them in the summer. Also, tea can only be purchased if it is in a can or bag already. You can’t purchase it loose leaf. Kind of strange and a tease if u want to buy some of what you like… its right in front of you but if it’s not in a bag or a can you can’t have it!

This place is okay. I think the coffee and food are overpriced for what you get. It has nice comfy chairs but it’s a really open place and difficult to talk without the whole place hearing your conversation.

The good: excellent selection of teas and coffee if you want to buy for brewing at home. They roast their own beans and come up with some awesome coffees. My favorite is their limited run honduran blend. I like mine black so I can’t comment on their mochas etc. if you are looking just for a caffeine boost the blonde beauty will keep you awake for days. During the summer they have an excellent hibiscus tea that almost always sell as fast as they can make it. Free wifi and dog friendly! Also excellent gourmet chocolate and muffins.
The bad: hours. Closing at four in the afternoon is horrible. I don’t even get off work that early. If they were open late I would go study there. The patio has horrible access. Prices are a bit expensive and service can be slow if there is only one barista. But they are super friendly and seem quite knowledgeable about their product.
Overall, promising place, but there are a few upgrades that need to be made to reach 5 stars. But if you just want a great cup of joe without the frills, this is the place!

This place is better than a local Starbucks ! The selection is better, the beans are fresh and locally roasted. There is plenty of room to set up my laptop and the staff is friendly and knowledgeable .They offer soy and almond milk (since I am lactose intolerant), The coffee is gluten free. I am also gluten intolerant .And I get coffee at other shops that have been cross contaminated with wheat ! but I don’t have to worry about getting sick here. I love the selection of chocolates, (Also Gluten Free!) .
I have Been to the Pensacola location also and it was just as good !

This is the most amazing coffee I have had. The roasting process used by Bishop creates the most balanced blends of tastes one could ever expect. No matter what variety one chooses, the flavors created by perfect roasting are evident and delicious. My favorites are Brazilian blend, a rich robust dark roast without a hint of bitterness, and always perfect Queens Blend. Although both blends are varieties of darker roast coffee, each has full flavor and exquisite taste. Hats off to the chef! Never bitter, always smooth. I have been a fan since I discovered this shop in 2007 and have followed her to the new location. The staff is wonderful. Treat yourself to a coffee lovers paradise! Susan from Mississippi. I have to make a comment on the review by Jaime, there is much criticism in that article for one who did not even drink coffee.

(See my review for the Pensacola location)
We are coffee and tea people. Maybe even snob level. We were so excited to learn that our new duty station has a local coffee roaster. We had high hopes for this place. But it was such a disappointment.
The FWB store is nice and big. Not much seating, though. The flooring is great. You can buy beans there, and there is a good selection. I don’t know how they taste since we haven’t purchased any. While I did not like their drinks, I’d be willing to give their beans a try at home.
Our first experience was at the FWB store. They close at 4pm? Seems odd for a coffee shop to close that early during the week. We got there just before closing and luckily made the cut. The female that worked that day turned away 7 people that showed up at 4pm on the dot because she wanted to go home. The first thing we heard when we walked in was the comment she made to a customer: «I would love it if I could EVER get out of here!» Then she complained to us about wanting to go home. Hmm, okay. But since they charge $ 5 on average for a drink, that could have brought in a minimum of $ 35 in those 10 minutes she could have spent with those 7 customers. And maybe they could have been repeat customers and spent even more money there… anyway…
The chai latte was watery and barely warm. I thought maybe it was watery because I got coconut milk instead of regular milk. Then I tried my husband’s. My husband got a dirty chai latte (chai with espresso) with whole milk and it was still watery. It was not smooth at all. It was like chai flavored water and we couldn’t even taste the espresso in his. Did she put it in there? I don’t even know! It tasted more like a pumpkin latte than chai. Bad flavor and consistency for chai lattes. It could also be that the employee just didn’t care about quality because she was ready to go home. I don’t know for sure.
FYI: If you want to change your milk from whole milk to anything else, there is a fee. It’s not a reasonable fee, either. If memory serves me right, it was $ 1.00 to get a different milk. This includes skim milk or soy milk (not that I drink it, but Starbucks doesn’t even charge to substitute). I only drink almond or coconut milk, so I paid the difference. Not worth it.
My husband’s input: «Hire real baristas that actually know what they’re doing, care about the products, and have a passion for it. Lower your prices. You are delusional to think your product is worth as much as you charge. We didn’t even pay that much in big cities like New York and Washington, DC, and the quality was much better there.»
**For Susan: I did try the coffee. Given the disdain and laziness of the employee, I wouldn’t be surprised if it had been sitting around all day. Regardless, it was disgusting. That’s why we tried something else. We’re big supporters of small business and didn’t want to just walk out without giving them a chance. Read my other review at their downtown location and you’d know that I tried coffee there, too.
The baristas are arrogant (and yet not well educated about coffee). I can tell by your review that you either are A: friends with the owner, or B: invested in some way. No one will care about the roasting process or bean types if they can’t put out a good cup of coffee or espresso! That’s basic business! They should focus on being good at ONE thing and build up from there. A good starting point would be being OPEN the hours they say they’re open and having basic supplies (cups, lids, sleeves, etc.).

Friendly staff. Expensive, but tasty.

A cute little respite on a strip mall highway. The coffee was very good, but like someone else mentioned, if you don’t order what the owner wants you to, she will tell you! I actually almost walked out when she chastised me for getting an iced coffee when she can make a hundred kinds of espresso. Geez, just take my money and if you don’t want people to drink iced coffee don’t put it on your menu. I didn’t even use Starbucks lingo. But I’m glad I stayed and she was trying to be friendly after that bit of awkwardness. The Key lime cupcake was really good, filled with lime curd. The red velvet was just okay. The banana nut muffin was light and sweet. The chocolate croissant was more like a little ball of croissant pastry with chocolate, yummy but a bit dry. She did offer to warm it for me but I don’t like croissant in the microwave. She also has some chocolates in a case too, from Vermont, I think she said. I am going to have to find the source of the candied orange slice dipped in dark chocolate!!! (note, we did not eat all of this in one sitting– we got the cupcakes and chocolate to go on a second visit.) I would like to go back to try the teas. There is a nice little patio in the back too and you can see the roaster and bags of raw coffee as you walk back, kinda cool.

Best coffee and friendly staff! Having coconut milk is big plus!

I’d actually give this place 3.5 stars, but I don’t mind rounding up to 4 in this case (.5 stars for effort, I guess, haha). I stop in here every time I’m around to do laundry next door. The décor is simple and chic, the ambiance serene, as everyone has said, it’s all delicious and unique and made by Bishop herself with love. All the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, and unless you’re giving clear «don’t talk to me, I’m only here to hang out with my Mac» vibes, you’ll leave with a new friend and learning more about coffee than you thought you’d ever want to know (hint: do NOT order anything with a Starbucks vocabulary, such as sizes or specialized drink names like «macchiao», unless you want a lecture)
I’m not big on coffee/​espresso stuff – for me it’s just a nice flavor to combine with sugary chocolate or caramel and lots of milk, :)– but the fact that she roasts her own batches definitely demands some respect, and in my opinion, proud support. It takes passion, know-​how, and guts to go against the big-​name «bean-​burning» chains! I didn’t really care for the frappé I got once, as it was kind of runny and not the frappacino texture I was looking for. However, I do enjoy the chai (although it was a little weak and not quite as spiced as I like) and other teas and as a frequent tea consumer, I feel much more confident in saying that I really think her blends are some of the best. It’s cool that you can even purchase the coffee beans or teas for your at-​home enjoyment, too, if you’re not in the area every day.
And the cake!!! Mmmmm… I’ve only had the Jamaican cupcake, but it was soooo good and has only convinced me that I must come back and eventually try each offering. This particular choice is a perfectly moist and not too sickly sweet with key lime pie filling in the center topped with melt-​in-​your-​mouth icing (again, not too sweet) and lime zest. I died and went to some kind of tropical flavored cupcake paradise… You definitely need to try it, and meanwhile I’ll hopefully get a chance to sample the other sweets and let you know about them too!
Bottom line: I think it’s a little too expensive, especially since I could care less about coffee. Overall, I enjoy Starbucks more (yes, I’m one of those brainwashed people). But, I think Bishop and all of her hard work are awesome, coffee snobs would probably adore her caffeinated offerings, and it’s a really convenient location, so I’m happy to keep up my laundry day tradition of stopping by.

This is so not on my way to work but I’ll need to find a reason to stop by more often. (It is on my way to the dentist so there.)
The coffee here is great. I’ve been drinking it black lately so flavor and quality become a really big deal when there is no syrup or foo foo stuff to hide behind.
I enjoyed the a large cup of the Peru roast — great bold flavor without any of the acidity, bitterness or burnt elements the can be found at those other places.
I also sampled the 911 truffle — dark chocolate with chili and cinnamon. Delicious! Chocolate should always come with an afterburn, don’t you think?

Bishop has a great store here. Location is now on Hwy 98 near Happy Donut. Nice selection of coffee and tea a well as delicious pastries, cakes, pies, and chocolates. Everything is handmade by Bishop herself with lots of secret recipes. Coffee-​of-​the-​Day rotates through various micro-​roasted beans from the in shop roaster.

Ahhh… Real iced drip-​coffee. I was so glad to find a local coffee shop and not another chain place. The staff here has always been friendly no matter who is working. Pastries are all made by the owner too! The shop also has punch cards so you can earn yourself a drink after 10 purchases! They are knowledgable about the selections of teas and coffees so you pretty sure to get what you want or pretty close to it. If you are on 98 near Mary Esther, stop in and get some good coffee and support a local establishment.

I really wanted to like this place. I want to support local business… I’ve gone here twice with a friend. The first time, the owner waited on us and was very sweet and accommodating. She fixed us lattes, which I didn’t really care for the taste — too acidic and harsh. My friend liked hers though, so maybe I’m just picky.
The second time we went, I remembered not liking the lattes and ordered the coffee of the day, which was good.
However, she must have been having a bad day because she was very rude and unpleasant to us. As I walked in the door she accused me of having a coffee cup from a rival store (In reality my mom had made me some hot tea in a re-​used to-​go cup) She scolded me for how I opened the trash can lid and when my friend took a coffee stirrer out she ran over and said, «Oh thanks, now I have to throw the whole thing out. Health codes.»
She dumped the container of coffee stirrers into the trash and then refilled the container using her bare hands. So much for health codes.
We both agreed we aren’t going back anytime soon.

Lookin for Starbucks. Found Bishops.
They have a nice selection of exotic teas and coffes. I had the Earl Grey Lavendar blend. Tastes like a hippie incense shop. I like it! They offered to sweeten it or something. A southern thing I guess.
Speaking of, there was a nice staff that is helpful and knowledgeable. A little over the top on selling the extras. Wanna danish? How bout a truffle? They even timed out the steeping of my tea and came outside to tell me when it was done. Now that’s service!
The boyfriend had espresso and coffee. He said both were good and we agreed on 4 stars. The bathroom was clean. The seats were plush, but not exactly plentiful. In fact, there were only 6 pastries in the case, so you might wanna call first to make sure they are stocked if you are trying to feed a large crew.
Overall good product, nice service, and local too. :-)