Reviews of The Artistic Bean (Coffee Shop)

Baldemar Rodriguez

Great place to relax and enjoy a good cup of coffee

Chris Kious

Great place to relax and unwind. There is an art selection on every wall by local artists. Friendly staff and the coffee is amazing!

AdmittedRobin 30

The tea and coffee is SOOO GOOD! Not to mention the atmosphere and art is a perfect match!

Billy Coleman

They don't like putting coffee in ceramic cups here. You most likely will get paper. The parking is almost non-existent. Coffee about average, prices on the deep end. Cool old building just bad location.

Allison Jones

Great coffee and lots of good art

Beth Ryburn

The Artistic Bean is the best place around for coffee, art, and music. Plus they have great employees, wonderful owners, and quick tasty food at a good price. Wether you're looking for a morning coffee grab, Friday night music, a place to relax and get some work done, or just a chill spot to enjoy coffee and beautiful art.

Sandra Erwin

Excelent fresh coffee. Like that beans are roasted on sight. This creates a pleasant aroma that linges long after the roasters are off. Food, coffee and staff are excelent.

Isaac j Rogers

Good people & good coffee!

Johnny Ivan Childress III

I ask for a drink that was cold, sweet, strong, and creamy..... What I was served hit all four marks perfectly. I throughly enjoyed the drink and was somewhat saddened by the sound of the slurping air bubbles made from the straw as the last few tablespoons of the concoction was pulled towards my throat hole.

Alan Self

The Artistic Bean is a great coffee shop, with fantastic cold brew. They also have an excellent lunch menu and friendly staff.

Kate Lanham

Friendliest best coffee shop in town!

John Joseph Volk

Bought Pumpkin bread. It was delicious!

Vicky Soto

I love the bread

Lisa Smith

Great coffee. Great Art. Great atmosphere

Bob Collins

First visit 9/14/18, good coffee, nice ambiance, comfortable arrangement, fair Wi-Fi speeds. Parking is limited and a parking meter must be fed.

Darko Festin

Grate ☕️

Mary Smith

We were pleased to find this little gem in the downtown area of Fort Smith. Perfect place to grab coffees and breakfast on our way out of town. The baristas shared a lot about the different coffees they roast in house.

Tasha Acevedo

Wonderful atmosphere

Madix Kidd

Omg smells great inside they brew beans in the back

Dennie Blackburn

Best coffee in town. Devon is so sweet

Chad Barbry

Enjoying a board game with some friends. Great service. Good place for lunch.

Catherine Stroud-Belt

Best coffee in town!

Rich Bradbruy

This place is great. Super service. The friendliest people I've ever met. Super cool interior. Great art. I just want to stay in this building. Really neat place to hang out.

Mawzi A

Awesome food and great atmosphere... the ice tea was to die for!

Joe Reece

Nice breakfast paninis and awesome coffee

Hai Duong

Amazing local art and great espresso!

Donna LaValliere

Great coffee

kendall Hearron

Amazing place! So sad I didn’t know about it. Will defiantly be back!!!

Neta MOnmrr

Coffee is fantastic! Great atmosphere, food is great!

running funk

Nice place, informative staff, peculiar winter hours, yummy snacks, nice and nutty americano. Only negative was the drip coffee you pour yourself was dramatically cooler than the newly poured americano. Maybe just old, just noting it so maybe they could keep an eye on it. No one likes tepid coffee.

Nicolette Addams

Good coffee, but super hipster looking. They have chess boards and there was a table selling jewelry last I went.

Chris Bowen

Barista was a complete snob, but coffee was good.

Reese Elkins

They have delicious vanilla lattes here! The barista also made my niece some chocolate milk which wasn't on the menu! This is an awesome place!

Samantha Pham

The coffee shop itself is very nice and the ambiance is great. I love to support local businesses whenever I can, but my biggest complaint is how rude the barista was when I requested to use my own cup (in order to avoid the wasteful single use cups that they offer for all of their drinks). The barista was rude exclaiming that they do not allow outside food or drink in the shop (Keep in mind that I had an EMPTY cup in my hands that would save them the cost of one of their single use cups). She then proceeded to ask if my cup was affiliated with any other coffee shops, and I said no. I literally had a brand-less reusable tumbler with me. I completely understand if they do not care enough about the environment enough to offer a discount for bringing your own cup, but to be that rude to me for a simple accommodation was very unwelcoming. In the end she finally let me use my cup after I had to prove to her that my cup wasn't from Starbucks. She was giving me a hard time, because apparently too many people have been bringing their own cups from Starbucks. And that my friends, is how you lose customers to Starbucks. I'm just gonna keep my business with the Fort Smith Coffee Company, because clearly the Artistic Bean has some issues they need to work out. I have never had a problem bringing my own cup to the Fort Smith Coffee Company. They even offer a discount for ANY BRANDED cup. GO TO FORT SMITH COFFEE COMPANY INSTEAD (the coffee tastes better too, and there's free parking)! What's funny is they offer a 10% discount for bringing in their branded reusable cups. So health regulations don't apply to the cups if it has their brand on it, that's hilarious.

Kitty BankZ

This is a very cozy place to relax down town w/plush couches or tables to sit at. I see snack type food but I wouldn't make this a meal stop. There are books & magazines to read. Friendly staff (Hunter & Hai) working. Interesting art to view also for purchase. Fresh, home made & organic treats for in store or take home purchase. Clean bathrooms. Genuine, unique wall art. Hand crafted pottery for sale. Freshly modeled & barely opened complete w/marble flooring. It really was expensive almost $8 for a cup of ice frappe & a bite size chocolate bar that tastes greasy but it is a Nice Treat to INdulge in trying something new. Convenient location downtown, tempting & inviting. Maybe nice for a Fancier & more relaxed coffee shop first date but I personally would probably Not make this my "usual" "Saturday" (any day) hang out.

KS Flanagan-King

Good service but I don't drink coffee.

Lucille Pettit

It is great having a coffee shop on Garrison. Artwork for sale and multiple seating areas.

Eve Mudrinich

Nice people and they know what they are doing with coffee!

David Lowery

I've traveled quite a bit and although I certainly don't consider myself a coffee expert, this is in the top 10 on my list of favorite coffee shops. Small batch roasted on premises, all organic or natural ingredients, homemade mocha syrup and their attention to detail, like the cool foam art or the manual espresso press, sets them apart from almost every other coffee shop I've been to. The staff is great and very knowledgeable about all of their products. Bravo Zulu to the Artistic Bean crew.

Julie Fenby

This place has a wonderful vibe and staff. Not only is it decorated beautifully, the coffee is probably the best I've ever had. While I was there, I managed to dump almost an entire cup of coffee on the ground and the staff quickly came to the rescue and cleaned up the mess for me. They even offered to make me a new cup for free. The staff are some of the nicest people you'll meet and the overall atmosphere is so warm and welcoming. This place is fantastic and you should definitely try it out, you won't regret it!

Jason Dirgo

Great coffee and the breakfast croissant was delish! Just what I needed to start my day.

Graci Johnson

Hai gave amazing service and he was a pleasure to talk to

michelle Jobes

Coffee flavors seemed small but smelled great

Tiffani Vido

Amazing tea, food and customer service! Definitely a must visit. The atmosphere is perfect and the stuff is wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable. They also they even roast their own coffee!

Johnny Sargent

Open early and has a nice cup of coffee. Staff was very friendly also

Deborah Parker

Berry Kool place!!! Great service...and the ART! Various artist styles.....not a place to miss!

Ruthie Alls

Coffee was underwhelming but decent, service was friendly but very hard to get attention if you didn't just walk in the door.

CuzinBruce Bruce

A very welcoming place! The coffee is superb.

Tasha Kimp

I love this place! I love a good coffee shop and this has some good coffee and food!

Liynkx

Very nice employees, unique and artsy interior, and most importantly, excellent espresso!

melody smith

Amazing coffee, friendly staff. And they support local art!

Elizabeth Gramlich

Fantastic coffee, exceptional service, and the perfect coffee shop atmosphere. When you walk into the shop, it's like walking into a different world. The chaos of the outside world is quickly forgotten once you're surrounded with the soothing and relaxing atmosphere of local artist's works on the walls, local writer's books on the tables, comfy seating areas, and the smell of fresh brewed coffee. The service is wonderful and like going to a friend's house for a cup of coffee and good conversation. I definitely reccomend stopping in and saying hello. Feed your stomach and possibly your soul.

Lorrack The Bold

The best coffee in fort smith. On top of that they have amazing food. Definitely something to check out.

Bradley

If you love coffee this place is a must. Hands down the best coffee in town, roasted at location, by people who have a genuine love and passion for coffee

ThatSealBro Guy

Love the breads and coffees. Hard to get a parking space.

elite pokemon master

Great place

Julie Walker

Very nice coffee shop I was very impressed thank you for the open Mic night it was so much fun.

Rebecca Lee

Has great service and great food the staff are very nice lovely decor very peaceful atmosphere

Joie Fields

Very nice place to chill and drink coffee with friends. Coffee is great and the ambience is conducive to writing, which I like to do.

Anna Bean

I hate to be "that" person. To give a new coffee place a low star review. The location is slightly odd. They set up about a block from another coffee shop. The street parking can be a bit difficult to navigate. The employees were incredibly kind and the decor was unique and refreshing. Why the low review? I wanted a hot chocolate instead of coffee this morning. I ordered it with no whip. It came with whip. Oh well I bet it still tastes delicious!!!?? Nope. It tastes like they warmed milk and put one bar of chocolate in it perhaps. Or maybe its a powder mix that they added half milk half water? :[ I know they're probably trying to be known for their coffee but everything else should taste like just as much effort went into making it. Or maybe they should just serve coffee.

Cristy Clamser

Very good coffee, always the good intense flavor I love. In house roasting. Delicious breakfast sandwiches and more...all freshly prepared. Kind staff. Other food/gifts for sale. Nice atmosphere surrounded by local art!

Mark Kull

Good coffee, service minded staff, great interior design walled with local artists' work available for purchase.

Keith Hamlin

The best.

P White

Nice people, nice art, good coffee

Teryn Wise

Awesome coffee and snacks

Keri Thorkildsen

Everything here is amazing, local, organic and made in house. Each time I go in, I'm more amazed at how good the coffee is. I buy it to drink at home now. The Sumatra is the best.

Andrew

Near perfect coffee.

Chanel Jonas

This place has great coffee and awesome food! Thankful I ran into it during my business trip.

Capn' J. Ballarms

Frequently visit this cute cafe, cozy vibe, cool art and delicious drinks! Tottaly recommend the 'Super Saigon Sip!' Especially if you love stronger drinks. ♡

Phillip Baker

I loved it

Christine Holton

Love this place. Best coffee ever

Richard Garofalo

Great coffee and breakfast. The manager Jimmy and his wife did a great job.

Lee Altman Music

Great coffee, Great Calazone

Bri Owe

I greatly enjoy the food, drinks and atmosphere. Love seeing all the local art as well.

rudy tabarez

Good. Know there stuff.

Abraham Banda

Ok

Yolanda Gordon

Love the Artistic Salad! It was customized to my liking. Perfection!

Brendon H

Great atmosphere, better coffee!