Cool spot! Drowsy Poet is a quaint coffee shop located in Foley, which is about 20 minutes north of Gulf Shores. I stopped here for about 30 minutes before driving back to Texas in order to enjoy some quite reading and a hot coffee. The inside is spacious, with two different rooms filled with chairs and tables. There is also an outside patio, if you're into stuff like that. The black coffee wasn't anything mind-blowing, but they seemed to have a lot of different different flavored lattes that looked good. The staff was also really kind and welcoming. I would definitely recommend if you're in town!
Went in here around Mardi Gras to get coffee on my way home from visiting family in Gulf Shores. It looks like a really cute place to hang out and study, but the staff weren’t very friendly. The coffee I got was overly sweet as well, but that might be on me for ordering the wrong thing!
favorite coffee shop in Alabama!! i walk here atleast twice a week
I couldn't stay long, but I would definitely want to chill here for an hour if I could. The atmosphere is nice and matches the aesthetic of the "garage coffee shop" (which I'm a pretty big fan of). The girl who helped me was super nice and patient, she helped me order when I had no idea where to start. The Poe drink she recommended was so good. I forgot to get her name, but thank you if you're reading this! I'll be coming back again soon.
UPD: Stacy the owner reached out to me and was very kind to make sure my next experience with Drowsy Poet is positive. Stacy did say that they had new staff and it wasn't supposed to happen. As I mentioned before, the coffee here is great and I really hope that everybody who comes here has a great experience.Original review: Good coffee but I'm very bummed about their birthday offer. They say you can get birthday cake latte on your birthday. In the drive thru I say I want it and that it's my birthday today. They ask what size, I order my regular medium size. Then they charge me for my latte... I say it's my birthday, don't I get it for free? They said, "no, it can only be small" ? why did you ask me what size I wanted then?! I'm still enjoying my coffee as I'm writing this but hey, that's not good customer service.
My grandson chose Drowsy Poet when I asked him where he wanted to go for a treat. He loves the Little Bo Peep shake! I enjoyed my Coastal Honey Iced Black Tea! Love the convenience of this locally owned business.
Excellent breakfast! My breakfast quiche was was amazing and my poetchinno was perfect.Our server was a tad on the short side, but it was very busy, so I’m sure that had something to do with it.
let's get down to what makes this place great. they actually use coffee in their coffee. i'm not talking about the drop or two of coffee beans and dilute it with sugar like starbucks coffee. they make their coffee with just coffee beans. you can taste the richness in every cup, thus, you're getting your buck's worth.
The quality of the coffee drinks here is quite variable. Sweet Home Coffee in Robertsdale has the best coffee in the area, with Beach Girl in Gulf Shores running a close second. Southern Shores in Foley and Gulf Shores is similar to Drowsy Poet. I've pretty much given up on the latter two, except on Monday afternoons when my choices are limited. Sweet Home is closed on Mondays, and Beach Girl closes at noon every day.
Love this little coffee shop! So cute! Employees are always awesome! The vanilla poetchino is so delicious, so yummy that I get it ever single time. the only thing that I can think of that would make the place better would be a bigger drive thru. But I understand the set up and the little amount of space available.