Inner Bean Cafe

139 Davis Rd, Augusta, GA

★★★★★4.5(865 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Inner Bean Cafe strikes that rare balance between a serious coffee destination and a genuinely welcoming hangout spot, with standout specialty drinks and matcha alongside their consistently praised drip coffee and an impressive gluten-free menu that the staff handles with real care and knowledge. The split layout—with a quieter back room perfect for groups or focused work and a more social front space—means you can choose your vibe, whether you're meeting friends, settling in with your laptop, or enjoying their generous breakfast and French toast without feeling rushed. It's the kind of place where baristas remember you matter, pastries taste homemade, and even the details like cross-contamination awareness show they're thinking about who walks through their door.

What to expect

Slow sitLight foodLaptop friendlyTraditional drinksFamily friendlyMeetingsPastriesMatcha & teaSpecialty drinksFull breakfast

Google Reviews

Macey Hammerberg
★★★★2 months ago

I never leave reviews but this place was not kid friendly. I came in with a group of moms and babies after a workout to get some food and we went to their back area to be respectful of the others there eating up front (one table when we got there… not sure when we left bc we left out the back feeling so unwelcome) … but knowing babies/toddlers can be loud we figured to sit in the back area. Which no one told us we couldn’t use and we did not see any signs saying Rent Only. After they served all us our food we immediately were told we would have to rent out the area if we wanted to come back and sit back there and he was so worked up he could barely spit his words out… didn’t come across as a nice gesture for future use or kids are welcomed or anything. Two of the toddlers were having a tantrum and trying to run to the front but both the other mom and I were trying to pack up our food and wait for our food and belongings and get out of there when it was happening. It’s not like we were being disrespectful and not caring about what our kids were acting like they saw us right there by them at their every move trying to control them. They were not packed busy either and we were only there for the amount of time it took them to bring out our drinks and food. Which having children we of course try to be the most respectful and even choose times to come when it’s not busy! I don’t feel comfortable coming back to this place ever and wish it was handled differently as i love supporting locally owned businesses! I have worked in a locally owned coffee shop for years and i would never treat my customers like that ever especially during a week day when it’s SO slow and if i needed to tell them they were being to loud or anything i would do it respectfully but i know they saw us tackling their behavior and trying to get out of there as fast as we could. I just hope Inner Bean can see this and choose to handle it a better way in the future. Put no kids on your door if you don’t want children. And if you allow kids understand a one or two year old has tantrums out of no where, they try to run away from you no matter how disciplined you are to them… they are learning the rules of life and us first time moms are learning how to handle it for the first time too and not all parents use tablets and phones to get them to be quite!!!

Fankie Bradsha
★★★★★2 months ago

Excellent environment and good Tea that I got. The people there where very freindly and they had a really nice separate space in the back away from all the noise that I enjoyed. Super clean and nice bathroom. Definitely recommend it.

Justin Duthie
★★★★★6 months ago

Great coffee/cafe shop! Enjoyed the GF French toast and drip coffee. Cashier was immediately aware of celiac/GF/cross contamination, was very reassuring. In contrast to the review below, service was very prompt friendly and our food was serviced within 10 minutes. Perfect!

Samantha Brooks
★★★★9 months ago

Very cute and intimate coffee shop for nice ambiance and friendly staff. The French toast was more like toast with powdered sugar, but I would go back and try a different menu option.

H O
★★★★★a year ago

It was great find while looking for good coffee place. They have wide variety of coffee, sandwich, and salad options. It is great place to hang out with friends. They have wide space in front and back. I intended to get to go coffee but I ended up sitting inside because it was such a lovely place.

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