Stellar Coffee Co. - San Marcos

After hearing loads of positive reviews about this place, I finally went there on a winter evening and I was certainly not disappointed with their ambience and food. The coffee shop is spacious, clean, and just the perfect amount of lighting to set the mood for coffee lovers enjoying a nice hot coffee and chilling. The art and decor is pretty nice, while I could suggest more cozy chairs or even sofas to mix it up. The food was great. I had a mocha for $5, a bit expensive but worth the overall experience. Would go there again! Update: the ownership of the store has changed but it still serves coffee with the same quality, taste, and ambience.

The Rylee special was awesome!!!! Great atmosphere! Lovely ladies making the drinks and designs!

Love this coffee spot! Very relaxing and comforting, tons of seating. Great place to get some work done. Customer service was fantastic, my barista was on point and recommended a few things. Got the cappuccino and cold brew, definitely woke me up! New owners, Trent and Hope, did a fantastic job with this place, I will definitely be back again!

Stellar was the first place that felt homey to me when I first moved to San Marcos! I love this coffee shop, but I stopped coming here because of a terrible experience I had with the barista Jalen! One day I came in and ordered a hot drink, but he made it iced no big deal). I said politely “sorry but I wanted it hot” and he had an unfriendly attitude. Then, the next customer was a very pretty girl, and guess what, he was super nice all of the sudden wow like magic)! I don’t wanna assume he’s a f*ckboy, but gosh, he sure acts like one! It’s whatever though, I love seeing people’s true colors! Of course, when he finishes making my drink, it’s half full! Normally, I’m a “glass half-full” kind of person, but this one made me sad : I used to be a barista myself, so I never treat any customer service worker badly because I know how stressful the work is even when they’re rude)! But here’s the funny part! I’ve mentioned to at least 5 different people why I don’t go to Stellar anymore and they all told me they also had a bad experience with Jalen! I don’t understand why they don’t just fire him, considering he’s so disrespectful and unfriendly. How are you supposed to enjoy a nice café if there’s someone killing the good vibes? It’s all good though! The happy ending is I go to The Coffee Bar now! Everyone is friendly there! I found my new homey place

EDIT Stellar is under new management! And with that came an entire remodel. While the old cafe was adorned with unique mementos, photos, and had more of a house-turned-coffee shop feel, the new layout is much more modern. Everything is uniformed and tri-chromatic. It’s the IKEA model of coffee bars. Now with the name change came a change in coffee source. The beans come from Austin, TX. Their blends are slightly more robust and flavorful. Yet the prices have stayed the same. Fair prices. Friendly staff. Students welcome. Plenty of outlets. Fast free Wifi. Desks and coffee tables to work in groups.