Cartel Roasting Co

I enjoyed the feel and vibe of this place. However, It is very difficult to get to if you don't live in the area and you're just driving your car there. Parking in the area is insane. Which made the coffee taste all the better once I was able to sit down and enjoy it.

Nice place! Looked very new. The barista was friendly with explaining. We are coffee ‘snobs’ from Amsterdam and like to try out specialty coffee places wherever we travel to. So far the best espresso we had in Austin. Not too burned, light sweet and a bit acidic in a good way!

This place has great coffee. The espresso has such a complex flavor. Even the regular drip coffee taste so unique.

Nice little coffee shop located next to the Arrive hotel lobby. It’s a bit hidden away from 6th street itself, but their cold brew coffee is worth the trip.

Great friendly service. Very clean and coffee tasted great. Right next door to a hotel

Cartel is always great with their coffee, ambience and the people who visit this place. It is definitely a great addition to the neighborhood. And what's great is that it's only a few minutes walk from home.

Excellent coffee shop from AZ. Friendly staff, great feel, and great location

These guys have great coffee, truly excellent 3rd wave small batch roasted artisan coffee. Unfortunately where they fall short is in the exact area a coffee *shop* should excel: bring a welcoming place to hang out. I went first thing in the morning, no one else there. The guy working there gave barely any notice. Fine. I tried to ask about the coffees, uninterested in talking. Cool, so I ordered, and noticed a very interesting book on the shelf. Asked to read it- expecting it to be a formality, a courtesy, of course you can read a book about coffee in a coffee shop.. No, sorry, that's there for sale. Odd. Fine. But then I looked around.. "dont put your feet on the furniture", "don't put dishes here", "don't this don't that", labels everywhere... I get it, you want people to respect the place, but these signs are tacky and unwelcoming, and combined with the responses and attitude from the guy working.. Not impressed. Too bad, he actually made a decent cup too. Didn't even phase him when I said so either. Must be used to hearing it. I likely won't be back in Austin soon, but if I or a friend are, I won't recommend this place to go.