Higher Grounds Coffee - Pagosa Springs

I honestly love this coffee shop, the breakfast sandwiches are good and so is the coffee. Pastries are also very good. Service is usually always great, done with a smile. There are times when certain employees work the front that the interaction isn’t as great but normally I have a pleasant experience. Only true complaint is the price. It costs $17.50 for a simple bagel breakfast sandwich or a croissant a medium iced coffee which is way too much. This is a small town.. not Denver or LA, so shouldn’t be priced like a large city… and it definitely shouldn’t cost $17.50 before any kind of tip to have a single coffee breakfast sandwich. Would love it if they offered a locals’ discount or punchcard.

I have celiac disease and will never go here. It’s absolutely insane that gluten free bread is an additional $4.00. Really? $4.00? That’s stealing at this point.

Great food and coffee overall. The baristas are very friendly and attentive. The menu is extensive and the pastries are always amazing. One thing about the breakfast sandwiches however is that for $10 for a breakfast sandwich, you would expect it to have more than 1 slice of ham on the croissant. Flavor and quality is great but for the price, 1 slice of meat on a sandwich is disrespectful.

Great experience all around. So happy with the GF options too. If visiting Pagosa Springs you definitely need to get coffee and breakfast here!

Definitely worth the stop! My fiancée got a sausage burrito and he loved it (including the salsa super fresh) and I got the egg, spinach, mushroom quiche, iced green citrus tea, a hot peach tea, banana bread, and two muffins. We were super impressed with the quality of food. Everything seemed baked and prepped fresh. Staff was friendly and teas are refreshing. Best quiche I’ve had in a long time! Also bathrooms were clean!