The Drowsy Poet

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!

This is a great coffee shop to visit. The staff was extremely friendly, patient, and helpful as we decided what we were going to get. Love the fact that they used an old gas station as the building, it was very modern. The coffee was really good and the smoothies were very tasty. Will be visiting this place everytime we come to town.

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.

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.

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.