Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters

Love this place! Always a pleasure to be there. The Haystacker coffee is incredible!

I was very excited to try this coffee shop. I do a lot of computer work and reading at coffee shops and usually have to go to Ocala or even Gainesville to find a good one. So when I found out about this place, I was stoked.
I wasn’t disappointed when I got there. The shop has plenty of seating, including some outside tables. The décor of the shop was awesome, a lot of DIY signs and old coffee bean bags under the glass on the tables, I really enjoyed it. Along the right wall is a huge assortment of coffee beans that you can purchase to take home, and if you need it they can grind it for you.
The menu was great, very extensive options and flavors for coffee drinks both cold and hot, there were many options for food as well. My girlfriend has a gluten allergy and she said her white chocolate and strawberry gluten free muffin was one of the most delicious she had ever had!
The staff was wonderful, the girl who helped us was very friendly and quick and she even made conversation while waiting for our latte to be prepared. When my girlfriend asked about gluten free products, she went into the back to make sure she hasn’t left out any options.
Here’s where the fifth star got knocked off: there are no available outlets to use. When I asked about one, I was told they were all burnt out. Although there is free wifi, you have to have a fully charged computer and a productive mindset. I was racing against the clock to get my work done. Huge disappointment for me, as coffee shops are my favorite places to get work done.
I will definitely be coming back, the shop is right down the road from my house and my coffee was delicious, but it’ll be more for quick visits rather than making it my go-​to for slower days.

I enjoyed the coffee I tried when I stopped by here. Place was packed and the food that was being sever up looked tasty.

The owner is the rudest man I’ve ever met in business. I used to get my regular specialty drink here, which I only did because it was the closest, was alright, the taste was always inconsistent. Maybe he doesn’t know how to train the staff. Or treat them with respect like me. Heard that through the grapevine…

LOVE CATTLE DOG! I grew up in Citrus County and there was often no place to go to just get a good cup of coffee. I believe this place opened up some time when I was in college and it became a good study spot when I was back at home over breaks. I spent this past summer studying for my boards at Cattle Dog and the staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. They’d remember my order and bring snacks to my table when I was busy studying. Adore this place and glad CC has a good coffee shop!

I come here every time I’m in Florida when I’m visiting my daughter. Being from California I’m not a big Dunking Donuts fan. I want real coffee! The people are friendly. The coffee is great and the treats are delish.

Everything is fresh and delicious. Every single time I go the coffee has impressed me. Haven’t been there in a while, but in the past they had a lobster rolls special — TO DIE FOR.

My husband and my most favorite place to have coffee. Super nice ppl. Best choices for coffee better then Starbucks or dunkin donuts.

Small quiet coffee shop. I enjoy coming here with friends for coffee and their chocolate chip cookies!

Most roasted coffee options I have ever seen! Great coffee, great service, and great food!

I really enjoyed this place when I came to visit a friend who has recently moved to Florida. I am used to LA style coffee bars, which are pretentious but they make an amazing coffee. This place does not disappoint. I ordered a dirty chai latte and it wasn’t overwhelmingly sweet. So many people are used to the over sugared Starbucks stuff now a days we’ve all forgotten to love that sweet bitterness of espresso. They got the dirty chai right, with the right amount of sweetness that didn’t overwhelm the spice of the chai or the punch of the espresso.
We also ordered food and the flat breads were fun and delicious. When I visit my friend again, I will make sure to visit.

Loved this place! Great selection of coffee, food and pastries! Nice atmosphere in adorable community. Highly recommend!!!

This is my parents favorite coffee place and for good reason. Great coffee, food, pastries — fresh, tasty, good atmosphere. A must visit coffee shop.

Whoa dog! The best latte I’ve ever had! I had the Mocha with Kahlua, I can’t remember the exact name of it but wow oh wow, it was good.

Went there saturday… oct. 18. Love this place. Wish we had one in Ocala. SR200/​484 area.

Haystacker, my favorite drink! Caramel, coconut, and chocolate latte, either hot, cold, or frozen. Everyone should try it out! What a lovely place. With a display of freshly roasted coffee beans, we get to see all the different places Cattle Dog imports them from. The menu changes every month, but it is always good! There’s so many different different drink choices, and I have never tried one that I didn’t like. The staff is very friendly, and I always feel welcomed. The free wifi is very convenient, and I find myself spending hours there drinking coffee while doing homework. I recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a relaxing place to drink some fresh coffee and enjoy a quality lunch

My mother in law is in the nursing home close by so we’ve been passing by this place a few times. As a coffee shop lover I knew I needed to stop and was ecstatic. Because I love coffee shops so much this review may seem coffee snobbish but I feel like if you’re going to be in the coffee biz you should be a snob, especially about your product. First thing wrong! A wall lined with coffee beans that anyone can open up and smell. Beans, once roasted should be in a sealed container. They’re a roasting facility so this means they don’t have that knowledge or they do and choose to bring their product down because of it. That wouldn’t even bother me that much if my drink was even remotely good. Read their menu and saw they had rice milk. How interesting! I love rice milk! Ordered a mocha with rice milk and iced. Cashier kept asking me to repeat myself a guy behind her says soy or almond. I say your menu says rice. So I change it to soy. My husband orders. Then I hear the barista and cashier calling out our orders and I had to correct my order outloud to them multiple times. Finally got my drink and ewwww my tongue was coated in sugar. I posted a photo you can see the huge amount of syrup at the bottom not even mixed in. Tried to stir it but there was no hope. I had to order another drink. Just an iced latte please. Watched the guy make it not once using an espresso machine. Perhaps it was a concentrate? I will say that was better than my syrup cup. Watched multiple orders get «whip cream» from a bag. I would have given this place a 1 star but added a star back because the guy behind the counter knew a lot of the peoples names. Which means they have the community aspect down and reoccurring customers. But for a person out of town and expecting quality from a place who labels themselves a roaster something should probably be addressed.

Gosh, I was hoping for a good latte. Have been disappointed every time.
They have an espresso machine, I just hope some day they taste a good latte and then work on recreating it here in Citrus County.

Good food, but it took a half hour for the lone young lady working there to have it ready. On top of that, she gave me an egg and cheese bagel sandwich when I asked for the veggie biscuit wrap. She even verified it after we ordered! Another 7 minutes were spent waiting for our iced coffees. The place was not busy, either. Because mine is the only negative review, I have to assume that the employee was new and didn’t know what she was doing. If I’m back in the area I’ll try it out again.

A nice touch for Citrus County. I travel to Citrus County often for work, and often enough that I have learned to leave early from Orlando to avoid traffic!!! Which means arriving bright and early!
I am by no means an addict of Starbucks but I appreciate good tasting coffee/​espresso. So with a lack of a Starbucks in the County, I am not a Dunkin Donuts coffee fan, finding this locale with a nicely brewed coffee was a nice surprise. The coffee beans used for their drinks are good and of a better than normal quality, which makes for good tasting coffee.
The staff has always been very nice and friendly. The store itself is not huge but offers room for sitting, so if you’re not in a rush, sitting down to enjoy a meal, is a good option to have.
I haven’t tried any of their food yet, but I am curious to pick up a breakfast sandwich next time.