Wake the Dead Coffee House

Great atmosphere! Our barista was super helpful and kind. He gave us suggestions and told us about the place. We hadn’t been here before and he was able to make us a drink that’s similar to what we get at another place. It was so good! We will for sure come back when we are in the area again!

Quality syrups, and espresso. Love that they have premade breakfast tacos until they last and pastries. Could use some more seasonal drinks but the drinks you order make up for it with the quality ingredients. Atmosphere is awesome, Feels like the old spiderhouse in Austin if you're from the area.

I want to love this place so much because it is a great social setting, has a beautiful patio, and displays all sorts of local art. Their actual products, however, are honestly kind of bad and often ridiculously expensive. They use Katz Coffee, which a lot of places in the area are starting to use because it is a cheap Texas roasting company, and that brand just tastes so weird and gross to me. I also think every time I have gotten something iced, it has been lukewarm for some reason. Most of their pastries are pricey and have too much going on. I think a very small twinkie is like $6 or something. I got charged $5 for a biscotti STICK. Their food is okay. Sourcing from local places is great, but this place takes it too far and the outcome is mediocre and expensive food/drinks. If they changed their coffee and minimized their food menu to focus on quality, it would be my favorite coffee shop. The staff is pretty cool too. OH!! And their WiFi holds like FOUR people, so sometimes studying/working here is impossible. It is very cute though.

Best coffee shop in San marcos, hands down!! The drinks, treats, and food are sooooo good!! The staff is the absolute best. The atmosphere is cool and quiet. Wake the Dead is a true pioneer of community in san marcos! Love the events and all they do to help the community. Seriously the best coffee shop. I love visiting and I love following them on social media

Sweet girl at the counter. We had a blueberry lemon muffin and a chocolate zombie cake pop. Both absolutely amazing 👏 Beautiful atmosphere. I love love the outside area. They also had some live music going.