Red Velvet Cafe

Ok was so disappointed on last visit. They do not sell cupcakes anymore?! Well coffee and tea and owner are still the best around. I really wish they would bring the cupcakes back as they were great!

I don’t normally do this, but it was such a great experience I felt compelled to say something. For any coffee drinkers out there who haven’t tried Red Velvet Café’s coffee (soon to be Our Café) you’re missing out! The owner was so hospitable and generous to allow us to try new varieties and everything we tried was amazing! So if you LIKE coffee, you’ll LOVE this place!

Hands down the best place for Bubble Tea that I have been to. Reuel is the most outgoing guy, He is just a wealth of information on his products. He never reuses his bubble (a lot of other places do) and he was cool enough to show me how the cup sealing machine worked! This is a true small business and you can tell that a lot of love is incorporated in the product.

The best place to get coffee in the area. Cupcakes are most definitely a step above the rest. Very friendly!

Wow. I’ve been here twice and its the best coffee I’ve ever had. The owner was there the first time and he was explaining quite a bit and let me try a sample without me even asking. The options there are pretty exotic and he went thru most of them while he made my coffee. This isn’t just push a button and get your coffee or tea — each coffee and tea is done in the style of the region it comes from, with ingredients from that area.
They don’t make cupcakes as of December 2015 but that’s not why I went here or will go back.

I have for Red Velvet Café only the highest praise.
Red Velvet Café is a MUST for any coffee or tea-​aficionado, seriously. It is worth going out of your way.
This is a no-​frills joint. Reuel is the master of all caffeinated drinks. From café Cubano to Indian chai, all drinks are prepared authentically and masterfully. Traditional practices are used, however time-​consuming they may be. (The famous Indian slow drip coffee, which takes a full 8hrs, is ordered by customers the day before.) Reuel has hundreds of traditional coffee-​making devices and serving trays, for the full authentic experience.
As for hospitality and customer service, again, it could not get better. Every customer that comes in is greeted by name, and their favorites are remembered.
Prices, unbelievable! Location, convenient. Attention & hospitality, unparalleled.
My only concern is that no other coffeehouse will compare. The standard has been set… Reuel, can you please open a location in Houston?!?

Fantastic customer service, Reuel happily gave me a description of all the cupcakes he had today since it was my first visit. Reuel was so friendly and you can tell he really cares about his business and his products. I tried to Taro cupcake (amazing vanilla-​almond flavor) and the red velvet cupcake (creamy, decadent icing). I loved them both! The bubble tea was refreshing. I can’t wait to go back to try a panini and some of their fancy coffees!

Amazing, amazing, amazing! Simply put: awesome cupcakes, best coffee & iced teas ever. The menu is very unique and delicious. A must try. They apparently have a 2^nd location in Downtown Columbus. The service was excellent and they were very friendly and helpful — I was very curious to find out more about some of the items I’ve never heard of, and the young lady at the counter took her time explaining the process of making some of their most popular drinks like the Thai Iced Tea with Bubbles and many more. Cupcakes are a must try!
Visit this place and trust me, YOU WON’T BE DISAPPOINTED!

This place is amazing. Coffee and teas are made in the original way and made with passion. The owner takes pride in making sure each coffee/​tea is exactly what the customer ordered and that they are completely satisfied. The cupcakes, which are made by the owners wife, are absolutely amazing as well. I’ve been coming here for years and stop in at least twice a week. Highly recommended

We just moved to Pickerington from San Diego, CA.- we love coffee houses– we just found our «to go» place! THE cutest, yummiest place in town! The owner is amazing– the entire place is amazing. The coffee is divine (I’m Colombian, soooooo… I know!). Their cupcakes are incredibly moist and heavenly! Love everything about this place!

Yummy! Salted Carmel cupcake. I ordered the Cuban coffee, takes a minute to prepare, and was graciously given a Chai to try while I waited. The perfectly balanced spices in the Chai are a delight. The Cuban coffee is a must try for everyone. Beautifully served and amazing flavors. And samples of coffee just kept coming. All wonderfully prepared, never bitter.

We went into Red Velvet Café right before closing on Thursday evening. The owner Ruel was there and gave us a nice history lesson on many of the coffees they offer and how they are made. You could tell that he really takes pride in what he does. It is his assign and it oozes out of him. He also let us try multiple things since it was our first time. We ended up with a salted caramel cupcake and a raspberry chocolate cupcake with raspberry filling and chocolate ganache frosting. To die for. We will definitely be back simply because of the amazing customer service they provided as well as the yummy treats.

As all other reviewers posted, the owner is the greatest guy. My girlfriend and I walked in for the first time ever and were greater with an amazing sample of tea. All in all, we were given about 4 different samples of coffee. The Cuban coffee is absolutely awesome and I’m not a huge coffee snob.
We hung out chatting with the owner and several other guests for about 20 minutes. Incredible experience and great fun. This guy loves what he does and uses only the finest equipment and ingredients. Cupcakes are freaking incredible. You HAVE to get the salted Carmel!!! Trust me, go check this place out!

The gentleman who works here is very nice. He let me taste test some drinks! Very good. Cupcakes were delicious! :) Highly recommended. The only other thing that would make it more amazing is if sat by Half Moon Bay in California.

Local, small coffee and cupcake joint. Started by an Asia man, Reuel, and his wife. Red Velvet’s been running for over a year now. I’ve been meaning to stop by and check it out, but overtime I go by, I’m always on a separate mission. Not today! When I walked in, I was immediately welcomed. You’ll see Reuel when you enter — his wife is behind the scenes. Rebel does all the drinks: teas, coffee, espresso, smoothies. The wife makes the cupcakes. Reuel is a pleasant, enthusiastic gentleman. Great «people person!» His excellent customer service earned the fourth star.
When I walked in, Reuel was in the process of cutting half of their Salty Caramel Cupcake in half. He gave it to an elementary age girl (she was there for a field trip from their charter school). Without hesitation, he insisted that I try the other half «on the house» — a whole half?! It was very tasty. Not too sweet. I was able to distinguish the saltiness. Perfect amount of icing. I appreciated that the treat was not overly sweet. He also offered a smoothie sample (strawberry mango) — made with organic fruit juices. Blended it up right then and there. My mouth was not bombarded with sugar. I could actually taste the strawberry and mango. What was left of the cold drink he happily offered it to the elementary kids that were finishing up their sweets.
My thought was to try a drink. I needed something to wash the cupcake down. Hot Masala chai. When he brought the tea out to me, he explained that, especially in South East Asia, this tea is used for medicinal purposes. Perfect for a gloomy chilly day. The tea concoction is homemade. Since the chai was homemade, it didn’t have the added sugary, sweet taste that’s in store bought stuff. The tea consists of organic low-​glycemic palm sugar from India (Jaggery), and the spices are all mixed by Reuel. Interesting taste. Full flavor. Smooth. Made with almond milk, so a bit of a nutty taste, yes?
After finishing my tasty drink, I headed to the counter to pay. Reuel insisted the chai drink be on the house. «Your first time. On the house. Come again!» How cool is that! Reuel told me him and his wife are opening a second café location downtown. They’ll be setting up shop next to Dirty Franks and Little Palace. When that will be, I didn’t think to ask. Either way, I’m glad his café is doing well.

Okay here goes. I’m attempting my first updated review. I’m not quite sure if these words replace my prior one or will appear on top, but I felt that I couldn’t leave my previous review or rating for Red Velvet Café.
What’s all the hoopla about? Well, I previously rated Red Velvet 4 stars because I just couldn’t see myself dishing out the mighty 5 for a café that uses red dye. It just didn’t seem right. However as time has passed and I’ve spent more time in the city, I’ve been educated and have discovered that many cafes — restaurants in general — happily throw dye in the food for color without a second thought. That’s simply not the case at Red Velvet Café. The owners very genuinely want to offer made from scratch, delicious, dye free cupcakes. In fact it’s a very very small number of cupcakes served here that even have dyes. They’re very aware of the need to transition to a non-​dye state of life and are preparing for the undertaking — change of recipes, ingredients, endless testing — that comes from changing any recipe.
With all of that said (and that’s for staying with me) i’ve pumped up my rating of this cool café located deep within the east side of the city.
Alright, let’s move on. The coffee here is out of control delicious. I had the Irish Coffee — made with coconut palm sugar and cream that’s whipped to order. I could legitimately drink this every day of my life and never get tired.
Their sandwiches are ridiculous. The cheese steak — Lawd have mercy!!! The blend of beef, cheese, and onion layered onto thick crispy bread was almost poetic.
The service is superb! Everyone is so friendly. This place lives to customize the experience for their customers. Can’t beat that with a stick!

These cup cakes are amazing! Totally worth the drive even if you are in Alaska!
They have a large selection of cupcakes that are fresh and delightful!

This isn’t your typical everyday Starbucks, which I love. The coffee and cupcakes are always very good, although it may take a while to make the coffee, it’s always worth it.
If you haven’t been here yet, you’re missing out on a great experience!

Oh. My god. I was blown away by how good the cupcakes I tasted were! Which is somewhat shocking because I am not one of those crazy cupcake fanatics. So, overall my response to anyone thinking of trying this place is YES YES YES. I recommend the salted caramel cupcake and raspberry ganache cupcake. Notable other flavors are anything Asian inspired (e.g. ube, taro, mango).
ADDED BONUS, going here would be supporting small business owners in the community!

We were looking for a bakery in the Reynoldsburg/​Pickerington area to kill some time, and stumbled upon the Unilocal page for Red Velvet Café, so we figured, what the heck?
The owner (I’m guessing) greeted us when we walked in, and gave us his full attention to explain each of the daily flavors of cupcakes he had going on. He was so adorable! His excitement for each of the flavors was evident, and he gave us commentary from previous customers on some of them. You couldn’t help but be excited with him! It made it difficult for me to choose which cupcake I wanted to try!
We ended up going with: the salted caramel, oreo, and chocolate cherry. The salted caramel was super yummy– moist cake with a caramel center (it was smooth and creamy, and tasted almost like toffee-​whoa), and had a perfect, light, cream cheese frosting with a caramel drizzle on top. The chocolate cherry was also a very moist cake. The filling is simply cherry pie filling, nothing special, but it was ok in a small amount like this. This one was topped with a whipped-​cream frosting with chocolate shavings, and a cherry. The oreo cupcake was another yummy chocolate cake topped with cream cheese icing and half an oreo. Pretty darn good.
We got a Vietnamese iced coffee, and a regular coffee. My iced coffee was delicious. He brews it right. Plenty of flavor, some cream and sugar. If I’m in the area, I’ll be back. I want to try that tiramisu copcake!