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    4.0 (1 review)
    Closed 6:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    The Celtic Cup Coffee House - Hot 8oz mocha

    The Celtic Cup Coffee House

    4.3(191 reviews)
    5.1 mi
    $

    We had an amazing evening at the Celtic Cup Pub with a delicious three-course meal and a Celtic…read moreChristmas Carol performance. The salmon was cooked perfectly, and the rosemary scones were wonderful. My mom had the Portobello mushroom and really enjoyed it. The winter vegetables and mashed potatoes were so good we cleaned our plates. The salad was the perfect size, and the Christmas pudding with tea was a lovely ending. The performers were a real family--parents and their children--and their chemistry made the show especially charming. We attended the final night, complete with playful moments and laughter. A little long, but well-paced with the meal between acts. This could easily become a new Christmas tradition.

    Aghhh I had such high hopes for this place and I was so disappointed…read more I love Celtic designs, history, and mythology so I was super excited to try this place out. I'd postponed it on my last visit to Tullahoma so I'd have something to look forward to on my NEXT inevitable visit, so safe to say anticipation had really built! I arrived around 2:45 and came into a moderately busy coffee house. The acoustics are such it's a little hard to hear if groups are visiting inside, so maybe not the best place to work or read quietly. That's fine, I was going to get my stuff to go anyway. The interior is very cute and thoughtfully decorated and even has a selection of Celtic themed gifts. Service was...surly. The barista spoke very softly and slowly in a very apathetic tone and did not seem interested in answering questions or sharing about the products. I got an iced bonfire mocha (I was very quickly and somewhat harshly corrected about the sizes available to order it in). The pastries looked absolutely amazing so I got a coconut cream scone and a hazelnut pastry to go. They did offer to warm the scone for me, which I accepted. My items took an average amount of time to come out to me. I headed out immediately since I wanted to get home and didn't feel that welcome anyway. So.... That bonfire mocha, yall. It's a spicy mocha, with a dusting of cayenne on top. Allegedly. I've had mochas like this before. They're often made spicy with cinnamon and/or cayenne. I've enjoyed the ones I've tried very much (the version of it at Gold Sprint in Huntsville is delicious!) so I was excited for this one. It had me completely convinced I'd somehow made the barista furious without knowing how. I am fairly heat-tolerant and like spicy stuff and it had me absolutely on FIRE. I thought maybe I'd accidentally gotten a sip of cayenne straight from the top, so I tried mixing it up and drinking from another spot with my straw. Nope. I tried multiple times, coughing up a storm the whole time. But the whole thing was crazy spicy. Inedibly (un-drinkably?) spicy. The cayenne went straight to the back of my throat and sat there scalding me for a long time. I was so sad. The only reason this isn't a 1 star is the coconut cream scone. It was supposed to be heated up...I can't say it was much more than a little above room temperature. But I munched on it in my car and thought it was pretty good. A little dry, as many scones tend to be, but the coconut glaze and cream was flavorful and silky. I enjoyed it. I planned on sharing the hazelnut pastry with my husband later. However, I examined it when I got home (mind you, I hadn't opened it since after leaving the restaurant) only to find...a short, slightly curly black hair attached (baked in?) to it. Facepalm. Straight to the trash it went, regrettably. No idea if it was good or not. It looked good, except for the hair. An incredibly disappointing visit. I'm really sad to write this review. Hopefully I just came on a really off day.

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    Seating area.

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    Chocolate croissant and s'mores cookie

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    Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters - Smaller sized iced latte with chocolate mint syrup

    Fuel So Good Coffee Roasters

    4.4(27 reviews)
    5.8 mi

    Service is top notch, coffee is always fresh, prices are reasonable, everything is made fresh and…read moredoes not come from packages. The staff and owners are just as friendly as could be and remember their customers. Coffee beans are ethically sourced and roasted on site. Drive up window service is friendly and efficient. I have nothing bad to say about this business. I wish they sold bacon by the slice. Support this wonderful, independent business and you won't go wrong, I promise.

    It's not a road trip without a stop for coffee to fuel for the way home. Fuel So Good wound up…read morebeing that stop on my recent visit to Tullahoma. The signage is fairly nondescript and I drove past the place looking for it. Had to pull into a neighboring business lot and turn around and go back. It's small on the inside and weirdly dim despite decent-sized windows. Definitely need a computer or a Kindle with backlighting if you were going to read or work here comfortably. It's a somewhat small space that just feels a little awkward, like another reviewer mentioned. It was clean though. Service wasn't effusively friendly and didn't greet me or ask if I had any questions as I perused the menu, but their tone was polite and warm enough when I actually placed my order. I got a smaller sized iced latte with chocolate/mint syrup as I love a good peppermint-type mocha and many places only have them around the winter holidays. I also nabbed a banana chocolate chip muffin because that's one of my favorite muffin flavors. My drink was made very quickly. No one offered to heat up the muffin but I wouldn't have said no if they had, lol. Oh well, not a big deal. The muffin was really good and likely would've been even better with some melty chips. Definite strong, fresh, real banana taste (even some gooey banana-y bites) and lots of big chocolate chips inside tender, soft cake. The drink was...less good. It was giving much less chocolate and mint and much more watery Colgate. Mint is always a risky flavor add-in and unfortunately this fell on the wayyyy too heavy side, such that it was all I could taste, overwhelming not just the chocolate and milk but also the coffee. I didn't drink much of it. If I were to return, I'd definitely re-up on the muffin but try a different flavored syrup, lol.

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    Java chip frappe with two added shots of espresso

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    Starbucks - Butterfly Drink

    Starbucks

    3.3(12 reviews)
    6.0 mi

    Used the drive thru. Ordered ahead. Got some caramel iced coffee which had no taste of caramel and…read morethe coffee was weak before it was watered down with ice. Not the worst, however. I ordered the following: Turkey, Provolone & Pesto On Ciabatta Thick-sliced turkey breast, melted provolone cheese, dry-roasted red peppers and basil pesto on a ciabatta roll. -HIGH-PROTEIN- When I first opened it, I could smell sausage. I thought I had gotten the wrong order! Wish I had. The thick sliced turkey breast was an extremely thin slice in a wad in the center of a huge ciabatta roll. I didn't see cheese, because the turkey looked like it had been ground. I'm assuming the cheese was in that glob! There were also green color (tiny bit of pesto) and a tiny bit of red (dry roasted pepper). It was like a sandwich you get from a vending machine, then have to microwave before eating. I couldn't eat it, and I'm not a picky eater. I refused to save it for my dogs. I was afraid it was bad. I had the outer edges of the ciabatta simply because I was hungry! Worst excuse for a sandwich I have ever had in my life, hands down, and I'm 75 years old. If you cannot do better than microwave sandwiches, please just stick to coffee. I know some people like it. I do not. Not only do I hate to waste food, I REALLY hate to waste money. You won't be getting any more of mine. All that mess was between $15-$20!

    This Starbucks location is big, clean, and mostly importantly, staffed with enough workers to…read moreensure that the wait time is minimal. Our order was ready within a few minutes. We were also elated to purchase our Tennessee Starbucks mug since we were visiting Tennessee. I love the design!

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    Downtown Cafe - Menu

    Downtown Cafe

    3.6(19 reviews)
    4.8 mi
    $

    Loved this little place! We've been in Tullahoma for a week now and today was our last morning…read morehere. The weather has been fighting us so we finally got to go to Machine Falls in the morning and worked up an appetite before we hit the road back to Texas. This cafe was wonderful. The food was great and tasty. Our waitress was the only one working this morning and was pretty busy but she handled it like a pro. The cook was also alone but she was busting out orders as quick as she could. We appreciated the hustle and totally recommend this cafe. We got short stacks, bacon and sausage omelets, and the breakfast ham meal.. everything was fresh, hot and good.

    Immediately no. I really wanted to like this place and support a local business. I didn't realize…read moreTullahoma was still so "backwards". My friend and I went, I'm a brown person and they are white.... we both felt uncomfortable and unwelcome as soon as we walked in. That should have been the first clue to turn around. The woman that sat us got our drinks and said breakfast is over. After getting over the bad news we ordered off the board. I had the roast salt, I mean beef with mashed taters and okra and pinto beans with an unthawed roll. All the food was cold, it was sitting in the window for 12mins while my friend's food was being made. They got the Ruben with fries. It was drenched in grease and there was barely any meat in it and the kraut was super salty. The fries were frozen seasoned fries, they were okay at least they were hot. The lady put my food in the microwave so the second time around it came out hot thanks to Chef Mic(rowave). We won't be back.

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