Limu Coffee

I love the owner/​customer service and I would drive an hour everyday day for this delicious Dark chocolate mocha

Tried Ethiopia coffee, Sidamo, Gugi, Natural Dry, for the first time at a blind coffee tasting at my home, and fell in love with the brew prepared using the pour over method. Just purchased a bag the other day, and although the same exact flavor and notes are not as predominate with this bag, it makes a wonderful cup of coffee. Actually with my 3^rd sip, I think it is there!
Small shop, but nice location once Google maps and Waze agree on the address. Corner location in the Main Street Shops. Our coffee group will be meeting for their next local coffee shop discovery.
Not many treats, but the biscotti were nice, and I was there mid afternoon.
Worth my drive to find.

Their bathroom was absolutely disgusting like a super gross ring around the toilet and this is the women’s bathroom. The iced coffee tastes like ashes.

This was a great little shop. Very friendly every time I go in, and by the third trip they remembered me! The coffee is above average and VERY reasonably priced, the pastries were decent, but I’ve only had their almond crème pastry. Very fast and consistent.

I’ve been there *4 times* and have always gotten the same thing. Ice Americano +1 pump white chocolate +1 pump hazelnut, and a blue berry muffin.
The coffee was just ok, the guy obviously invested in a nice machine. The muffin was just ok. That’s been my go to order everywhere for the past few years, and it wasn’t good, but not bad.
The owner isn’t friendly, but not grumpy. The place is fairly clean, but not spotless or dirty. The corner location and drive through is primo, but not cozy just convenient.
*** One really weird thing did happen. Both times I paid with a card, and the second time he asked for cash. He seemed agitated about it. I told him I was sorry that I rarely carry cash on me. He asked, «Are you sure?» Like I’d really lie and withhold cash or something. I’ve only experienced someone reacting like that when a cabbie takes you somewhere that’s under $ 10. Strange.
Since then The Bru House is my go to for New Brighton. They have a server/​barista with an attitude problem, but the coffee is wonderful, the lunch is yummy, and the pastries are yummy. *Hint: If jerks took a moment to slow down and say hello/​please/​thank you to the staff, they wouldn’t react so sourly.
Lackluster, odd, maybe shady.

The good: coffee was decent. With the exception of the café equipment, this place is quiet (no music). Wireless. Seating available.
The bad: coffee served in a cafeteria plastic cup. Ordered yogurt parfait, 12 oz cup advertised, 4 oz received. Couldn’t help not laughing when he gave it to me. I seriously thought it was a joke. Kinda wished there was music so that I didn’t have to listen to the owner talk on the phone.
It cost me $ 5 to realize I’ll never be back. I would recommend this place for coffee only. Bring your own mug. HA! Someone else just sat down. Owner just turned on Kenny G music. Downgrading to 1 star.

Fantastic coffee shop! Despite what the other reviews say, I come to this coffee shop at least once a week and it just gets better and better. It’s very cozy and has many comfortable chairs to sit in (as well as a back room if the front is full). The drinks are delicious, more affordable than Caribou and Starbuck’s, and they have seasonal drinks as well (gingerbread or pumpkin anyone?). The owners are just lovely people… so friendly and kind. They are the type of neighborly coffee shop owners that remember you when you come in and will chat with you about your day and about your family. Just love it and cannot say enough about it. Go, you won’t regret it! The WiFi is great as well– much faster than other coffee shops.

I was hopeful because there is not much else in the neighborhood. Small shop with only a couple of places to sit. Not somewhere you would want go lounge around and read a book The coffee lacks depth and the pastry selecting is small and not very creative. They are wrapped in plastic so you get the feeling they may not be fresh. Okay if you need a cup NOW but not a destination.

Limu brews a good cup of honest coffee that is a tribute to their Ethiopian heritage. Sure it comes in a cheap paper cup, but don’t just chug it, do yourself a favor and take time to find every flavor.
In a gimmicky coffee culture, Limu is a breath of fresh air.

Limu is beautiful little corner-​spot, and the Baklava is divine, but as a coffee shop, I’d rather go somewhere else.
I had the iced white mocha, which when I’ve had elsewhere is just enough coffee and sweetness to hold me over. However, there may very well have been a fourth to a third cup of white chocolate syrup in my 12oz cup, and that amount of sweetness was a little difficult to get me through the whole thing.
I like what the place stands for, and perhaps if I were to have a regular cup of coffee, I’d have thought otherwise on the taste. But for what I tried, I’d go elsewhere to get my fix.
To each his own!

I live in Colorado, and have only been here a few times. I might move my review up to five stars once I’ve come back a few more times.
This is a great little coffee shop, in an area where there doesn’t seem to be many, other than Caribou and Starbuck’s! It’s definitely my favorite in the Arden Hills /​New Brighton area.