Colectivo Coffee Of The Third Ward

Great smoothies, bakeries and coffee. We stayed downtown Milwaukee for 3 nights while at jiu jitsu camp and came here every morning and loved it.

I had a really disappointing experience at colectivo. I’ve ordered coffee from these guys online and had good beans. In the cafe I found bad coffee, super loud music, and poor customer service. 2 stars because my cookie was excellent. The baristas didn’t seem familiar with their offerings (one of them was training, but the person leading the training was more confused than the trainee). The shot they pulled was pretty astringent and they put my order to stay in a paper cup. Clearly they’re doing something right to be as successful as they are, but I wouldn’t recommend their coffee. I try not to leave a bad review of a coffee shop, but I really feel these sorts of issues hurt the industry and I’m hoping the consistency can get corrected.

I loved the vibes of this location. The Windy Ci-Tea latte was great, but their almost croissant was amazing! I had originally walked by on a Saturday afternoon and it was completely packed. I'm so happy I decided to come back on a Monday morning, there was plenty of empty seats for me to hang out and read for a while.

Very cute coffee shop, and it’s in a good location downtown. There is a wide selection of drinks, food and pastries some sugar free options and milk alternatives. It was the most expensive coffee I’ve ever bought though (and I am a flight attendant, so I visit shops all over the world) $8.50 for a drink is insane! I was trying to get an americano with the peppermint fluff but it couldn’t be made with water, so I got oatmilk because I can’t have regular milk. Instead of the vanilla syrup, I asked for sugar free white chocolate and got charged for the change. Yikes! It was tasty but I will not buy it again It’s a cozy environment, but the seating is a little uncomfortable.

Went 2 days in a row for breakfast. Food was good. Very good. It's not fancy, but we'll done. Tried a variety of espresso drinks. Nailed it. Service was uninspired. Not bad :not good. They were not rude or bad at all. They seemed bored with it all. Chairs were reasonable and seating was available.