Prairie House Coffee Opens Roastery Café in Orlando
A pair of sisters has opened a new roastery café in Orlando’s College Park neighbourhood, bringing their grandmother’s prairie hospitality to central Florida alongside beans roasted in-house on a Typhoon.
Alexa Maisonet and Jade Dinsdale-Cyr launched Prairie House Coffee in 2021 from a historic house in nearby Oakland, where the menu leans health-conscious—no hydrogenated oils, processed sugars, or preservatives—and the bread and pastries come from their own ovens. The brand’s name honours childhood visits to their Scandinavian grandmother’s home on a Manitoba prairie, where coffee meant connection.
From House to Warehouse
The new space at 2541 Coolidge Avenue maintains the warmth of the original while pivoting toward coffee production. Dinsdale-Cyr leads roasting on a Typhoon, selecting single-farm lots that prioritise organic practices and traceable sourcing. The café side runs a Sanremo You espresso machine and Mahlkönig grinder, with manual pourover available for those who want to taste single origins at their best.
“With our roastery, we wanted to speak to those interested in getting into the science, style and origins of coffee,” roastery manager Rachel Sparks told Daily Coffee News. The result is a split identity: industrial warehouse bones softened by wood accents, Canadian flags nodding to the founders’ heritage, and a bar where guests can watch beans transform while sipping the results.
Why It Stands Out
Women-owned specialty roasters remain underrepresented, and Prairie House joins a small but growing cohort of sister-led operations nationwide. Their dual focus—health-forward food and single-origin coffee—reflects a shift in how cafés compete beyond the cup.
The Oakland location continues serving its neighbourhood, while the College Park roastery handles production and offers a different experience: less cosy farmhouse, more working coffee lab with a public-facing bar.
For Orlando’s specialty scene, it’s another sign that the city’s coffee culture has moved well beyond theme park lattes and hotel lobby drip.