Beacon Coffee Company - OJAI

I am Ojai born and raised and a local. I am not a rich out of towner so keep in mind my perspective is different from most people who come here. But honestly this place would be great if everything was different. It doesn't have much going for it except for the great building. If their goal was to be massively pretentious, they have succeeded. Nearly $5 for a small coffee and guess what..... That's the only size. Tons of signs and products letting you know how great and sustainable they are but can't make a decent black coffee or latte. Seems like this place can do anything except provide good coffee at a decent price. They don't even have creamer out for people to dispense. Ojai is an amazing town and it attracts all types of people. So if you like this place I hope you enjoy. But you won't catch many locals here.

Pretentious. Over priced. And the the latte I'm pretty sure was just entirely hot milk. No coffee flavor or color to be found. Black coffee was undrinkable. Gas station coffee is better.

Love the vegan/gluten-free treats (the cinnamon rolls are one of our favorites), husband loves the coffee, and the Wi-Fi is usually strong. The order line can be long at times, but it moves decently quickly and is worth the wait. Almost always able to find seats; only had to wait a couple minutes once in the few years we've gone here.

Great coffee, plenty of seating, and Wi Fi is available. The interior is spacious and airy great place to settle in and get some work done. If you’re around for May/June and want to try something different, get the seasonal pixie tangerine mocha ?

Genuinely love this place... best coffee in Ojai. I come here from LA to get some work in. The staff is friendly, the aesthetic is wonderful and the coffee is great.I will say that the music is kept way too loud. I have already (I think nicely) asked to have it turned down and can still feel it in my ribs and through the table. It's good music. It's just way too loud. For example, after asking for it to be turned down a decibel reader has it at 87, which is kind of insane before noon.Maybe they could have better control of the speakers behind the counter and the ones in the main area could be kept at a volume where one can think?Other than that, a great place.