Colectivo Coffee 68th St.

This coffee shop is...fine. Their blends are hit or miss and they don't have a house blend or anything consistently available so you never know what you're walking into. Service tends to be slow which is surprising given the number of folks working there and how transactional and impersonal the staff is. Food is pretty good. Rewards program has been scaled back twice in the past year. The location and patio are excellent, though the nearby bus stop that kids use for school was recently moved next to the Colectivo. So every morning the patio is overrun by 10-20 kids. This place could be / used to be a great neighborhood spot but now it feels more like a national chain.

11.24.2025 Update: I like a good coffee shop, and I like many of the Colectivo locations. This Colectivo is on a busy street corner in Wauwatosa. For being in this part of the city, it has a big footprint including parking, a large outdoor patio with a firepit, and an expansive interior. The overall design is what I would call urban chic. It has plenty of places for seating, singles, deuces, or larger tables. It also has an inside patio with garage doors that open during nice weather. Like I said, lots of space for finding a comfortable spot. Stopped here on a Monday morning around 7am. It wasn’t that busy, with a few other small groups scattered around. I got right up to the counter and was greeted by a cheerful staff person. Got my order for a London Fog Tea Latte (little lavender, lit

The mango peach ginger smoothie was bright, a bit tart, and wonderfully refreshing. The veggie pesto breakfast burrito ($7.50 plus tax) was rather small. There is plenty of seating, indoors and out, and the space is a relaxed place to hangout.

My bacon egg and cheese $10 croissant sandwich was burnt to a crisp - see pics. If I had eaten in person, I would’ve asked them to remake it, however I had it delivered. Took two bites and done. Only posting this review because this isn’t the first disappointing experience/ bad food I’ve had at this location. So I think it’s probably time for me to move on from going there. I could deal with the fact that the staff aren’t friendly, but don’t mess with my food.

This place used to be a great coffee shop. They offered a wide selection of bakery items—including allergy-friendly options. If you ordered food, they gave you a number, you sat down, worked or talked, and your food came to you like a civilized human experience. Now? The allergy-friendly options are gone. You’re forced to hover awkwardly at the counter like you’re waiting for jury duty, only to have your food shouted out and handed to you in a sad little brown bag. And don’t worry—you’ll still be waiting, because your order will almost certainly be bumped behind five or six invisible mobile orders that seem to matter more than the people actually standing there. If that weren’t enough, the staff continues to allow a clearly mentally ill customer to dance, sing, shout—apparently without c