Mad City Coffee - Columbia

Came in for a little breakfast date with my spouse and child. The atmosphere is relaxed and cool. We saw many children and it felt like a family place. The staff was polite and answered any questions we had. The food and coffee came hot and fresh. We had the sausage egg and cheese on rye and wheat with cheddar. The portions we a bit bigger than I thought, but very good! The Cafe mocha was a bit on the dark chocolate side which is my favorite way to drink it and bring out the coffee notes. My spouse had the regular coffee and enjoyed his sipping experience. Our child was in their stroller. We had no problems parking her to eat and she loved the music playing. We can't wait to come back again!

I’ve lived in Columbia my whole life and had never tried Mad City Coffee until today. I was so excited to try a new (for me) coffee shop but was sorely disappointed. I ordered a vanilla latte that did not taste like a latte at all. It was watered down black coffee at best. Not worth the money.

An incredible hole-in-the-wall coffee shop with excellent customer service and tasty coffee. I walked here from campus the other day and was very pleasantly surprised; the workers are so sweet and nice to talk with, and they put some vanilla flavoring in my latte for free when I asked if they could make it sweeter. I got the bacon egg and cheese breakfast sandwich and it was so cheap and so good, the eggs were fluffy and the bacon was crispy and tasty. They also gave you multiple choices of cheese which I liked.

They were SO helpful and friendly (I had never been there and wanted to find a good full-bodied and rich medium-dark roast whole-bean coffee to get so I’d needed some extra assistance)! I wish I could remember the name of the Barista that helped me to mention her here (Lauren, maybe? …can’t remember) but she went above and beyond in helping me to find a blend that I’d likely enjoy given my preferences and to make sure I was happy with it! Pricing was very decent as well and I ended up really liking what I got with their recommendations. Will definitely be back now!

Great coffee shop, friendly service, good selection of roasts and snacks/pastries the danishes, muffins, and biscotti are enormous. Excellent lattes, reasonably quick service, baristas are friendly and welcoming. There's plenty of space to sit and work on your laptop, and the noise is not overpowering at all you will not be struggling to hear your headphones. There is music playing on the speakers for a chill vibe. Highly recommend Mad City.