I always say, coffee shop reviews are generally only meaningful to people who share your coffee…read morehabits. I drink black iced coffee. I prefer it to be made from Single Origin beans, from places like Africa that have bright flavor profiles. And I prefer a medium light roast that highlights the quality of the bean. Most places make their iced coffee from blends and medium dark or dark roast levels. Grounded Coffee Co is the rare CT coffee shop that made my iced coffee with an Ethiopian Single Origin roasted by Ilse. Ilse, a North Canaan, CT, was not on my radar. They are now. This was one of the best iced coffees I've had from a shop all year. And it matched my preferences. Grounded is small, but the shop was cute, had some inside seating, and seemed to have an outside seating area, although I did not go out back to see it. Service was friendly and helpful. Very impressed with this visit experience. Five Stars.

THEY HAVE ALMOND MILK! They have finally given us another milk option aside from whole and oat. I…read morehad to give up oat milk a few years ago and was super bummed when I couldn't get coffee from here anymore. But the wait is over. Some old staff and some new staff, sometimes the espresso is better than other times but you gotta learn somewhere so- I get it. Place is small and usually quiet and even with the ac blowing it gets a bit warm in here in the summer. Place is always cozy come winter.

Such a great local coffee spot! Good Times Coffee House has a welcoming atmosphere, a great…read moreselection, and is the kind of place that really adds to the Willimantic community. Always happy to see and support local businesses doing great things in our area. Definitely worth stopping by!

We were in the area and needed our coffee fix. Opened up Yelp and did a search. This one came up…read more It's in a plaza with plenty of parking. They also serve pastries and paninis. The customer service was good. The interior of the place was clean and cozy. I got myself an iced maple latte. The latte was fresh and tasty. If I'm in the area, I'll definitely stop in again.

Honestly the best doughnuts I've had, which made sense after I learned they're all made-to-order…read moreinstead of sitting out! They're light and fluffy with just a little crisp on the outside, and absolutely 0 greasy taste/texture. Their blueberry glaze was especially outstanding, but there wasn't a single one in the six-pack that we didn't love. PLUS 2/3 of the flavors are always changing! And they have daily coffee flavors! The doughnut flavors are really unique too (think chocolate pretzel, maple bacon, etc.). Even better, everything they sell/use is sourced from CT. Slight points off for the atmosphere (it's very cute but could use some sound dampening), but let's be real - it's a place designed to pick up your doughnuts and go, not sit and linger, so I'm not dinging it down from the 5-star review it deserves. We're DEFINITELY coming back!

Good doughnuts, basic toppings, great owner…read more Came here because we knew the owner from a local pizza spot that always looked after us when we would stop by. He decided to branch out and make a tiny donut shop, so we wanted to swing by and give him a try. The shop is small, designed more for your pick up and go crowd. The signage is a little small, so you will need to know where to go to find it. The selection of donuts is akin to specialty cookie shops. They keep a standard selection of doughnuts on demand but also rotate out a few types to keep things fresh. You order your doughnuts with the cashier, and then get to watch your doughnuts get dipped and packed right in front of you. We got a dozen of these little doughnuts. Took our pics then dug in. As a doughnut, they are good. They are a cake doughnut with a little vanilla in the batter to give it a mellow buttery floral flavor note. Not majorly noticeable, but just enough to make it better than just straight up cake. The best bite was the strawberry shortcake. Fresh strawberries with a light whipped cream gives that flavor profile one would expect from a very solid strawberry shortcake. The rest were of varying states of okay for the toppings. The maple bacon was good, the local maple glaze was very maple forward and tasty. The bacon crumbles needed to be cooked more. They were a little too soft and chewy for that style of doughnut. The doughnuts with chocolate syrup needs a better chocolate syrup. Would probably replace with a chocolate drizzle instead. Would hold up better if not eaten immediately. Some of the glazes were not made in house, and were a bit too strong for some of the other toppings on them. They will need to figure out a way to tweak these glazes to not be overpowering. As a destination spot I would expect an elevated product, and this shop is not set up to be elevated just yet. It's set up to be a local morning doughnut place, which is valid but will need to fight to get people to see them. There's some promise to this business idea. They will need to commit to either a boutique tiny doughnut shop or a local pick up and on demand delivery spot. Either one could work, but they need to find their footing first. For those interested in trying this place, it's a good spot for a little sweet treat. Stick to the non-chocolate flavors, get enough to share, and enjoy!

Pros: great furniture and design, nice lunch options, including a gluten-free sandwich. You can…read moreeat on tables outside, and there is soy milk for dairy-free. Cons: they have really got to turn off the "radio" and stream some nice jazz. The oldies/classics radio station doesn't match the ambiance and ruins my studying!

Super inclusive menu... gluten free, even a vegan sandwich option and non dairy milks for no extra…read morecharge. So that's cool. Plus there's an art gallery in the building. I agree it has a lot of potential. However the coffee is mediocre at best. My iced coffee had a few sad small ice cubes but it still tasted watered down. It's really unfortunate.. I'd love a good coffee shop on campus but I only come here if I don't have time to walk to Starbucks in the morning. And I never go to Starbucks when I'm not in school. I hope they do something about the drink quality!! Please! UConn craves a a cute coffee shop.

Food and ice cream was amazing service was incredible highly recommend the Mac n cheese worth the…read moreprice!!

I feel like everything was just meh. The service was meh. The food was fine. It is next to a PetCo…read moreand that feels wrong. I feel like it was lacking uniqueness. Maybe like a homemade sauce with a unique ingredient. Or homemade bread could've been cool. Local cheese??? Something to bring the feel off "I could've made this at home"

Iced green tea was great, my friend's coffee was fine. They had very limited bakery section. My…read morefriend and I wanted to split a blueberry muffin. But get this...they had no Knives! I asked the barista if she could cut it behind the counter. She said only with a fork. I said no, I'll cut it myself with the plastic fork ?? NO KNIVES Not worth returning.

Staff are nice, coffee is how you'd expect it. The gaming attraction and lounge area was my main…read morereason for coming, however with heavy advertisements saying this is complimentary I do believe the advertisements should mention you cannot sit in the lounge without being a customer. Being in the mood for meeting new people with similar hobbies shouldn't require also being in the mood for coffee or or a drink. Lounge is spacious and there is a quiet atmosphere with slight music and a lot of smiles. Do make it more noticable that it's a requirement to pay!

It was early in the morning when I woke up in Plainfield for a wedding and I was in need of some…read morefood. After checking the trusty yelp app, Baker's Dozen was the obvious choose for a quick bite to eat before I unknowingly fell asleep for another two hours. This place is pretty dang big and seems to have a few locations in eastern Connecticut. The staff was nice, the donut selection was even nicer, and for a donut shop, it was a great looking shop too. I settled on an Oreo cookie donut as well as a chocolate sprinkle donut with some milk to wash it down. Both donuts get a big thumbs up from me and I made sure no crumbs were left behind. They tasted fresh and I can't help but think people should absolutely be choosing this over another lackluster Dunkin' location. Overall, I really enjoyed Baker's Dozen and I would absolutely indulge in some donuts on my next trip.

Egg was like plastic - Bacon not terrible and not enough of…read moreeither. Bagel was not good either - Not good!

Stopped by TWICE as we stayed in town for a wedding. Perfectly what we needed - first day of coffee…read moreand donuts (tasted much fresher than any standard coffee shops) - I wish I got a different flavor of coffee as there was so many. Then we went the second day and for a breakfast Sammy, nice warm bagel with melty cheese. We love local!

Found this gem when I was on a road trip. I got the cinnamon apple refresher so good. The skinny…read morebreakfast sandwich egg white, cheese and turkey sausage on English muffin enjoyed it. My friend got the fat boy it was huge she loved it. And cinnamon Dutch apple chi which she said was amazing. The service was nice and friendly. The dinning room with the couches and fireplace was like eating at friend's house.

Red Barn Creamery and Sweet Shop (also apparently known as the Stearns Farm Stand) is part…read morecreamery, part bakery and part Farm Market. It's located in Storrs/Mansfield. The area is very cool. I parked roadside, but the entrance is around that side of the building and there was parking closer to the entrance. Out back, there is a great view of open land, grass and trees. There are a few chairs and benches and it's a peaceful spot to eat your food and let young kids run around. I bought an ice cream flight, two cookies, Silver Queen corn and heirloom tomatoes. I'm primarily reviewing the ice cream side of the business, but I'm factoring the other things in as well. Ice cream is always tasty, but I'd say the ice cream was about average for CT ice cream places making their own ice cream. I ordered a flight of Mint Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Blueberry Cheesecake and Cow Palace. The flight came in a cup, rather than some sort of flat container that would keep the flavors separate. I feel like I had a good chance to try the Chocolate Peanut Butter (which reminded me of a Fudgesicle) and the Mint CC (which was kind of standard). The flavors below the top two, kind of blended into each other by the time I got to them. I picked up some cheesecake flavor and berry flavor and chocolate chips. All good. A highlight was the two cookies (a chocolate chip and a peanut butter chip). The kind person who helped me with my ice cream said she made the cookies that morning. My wife ate most of the cookies, but I tried both and they were fresh and delicious. I used a tomato for a BLT. It was good. The Silver queen corn was also good. Red Barn had a reasonably good selection of in season produce, baked goods such as pies, butter, milk, jarred goods. A good place to shop for stuff like that. Four Stars

This is a great place to visit. They have really good ice cream, produce, pies, jams and jellies,…read morebreads. Service was fast and good. You can sit outside and enjoy the views. It's a family business.