Excellent coffee! The beans are freshly roasted and create a perfect cup of coffee. Every flavor…read moreI've tried has been absolutely delicious! Two faves are the Pralines & Cream and the Chocolate Cherry Cordial. These make fabulous dessert coffees :)

I have been searching for this coffee for years, trying brands from across the country, and have…read morefinally discovered THE ONE! I couldn't believe the aroma when it started to brew- I was almost too afraid to be excited- I had been disappointed so many times before. The first few sips were EPIC! These folks get it right- the blend of real coffee and real pecans, the consistency of the grind- perfection in the opinion of this coffee lover. If you're a discriminating coffee connoisseur, you will not be disappointed with a choice from Raphael's Roastery!

Great spot to get your latte or espresso. It's very convenient in and out services. Amazing coffees…read moreare great.

This place is horrible. Save your time and money. Went in and specifically asked for an unsweetened…read moreMatcha latte. They said that they could make an unsweetened Matcha latte. What did I receive? A sweetened Matcha latte. The other three people in my party also received items different than what they had ordered. We all dumped our drinks out.

I bought the Sunrise Blend coffee at a pretty little breakfast and lunch cafe called "Deep Roots"…read morein Columbia, TN. I had not had a cup of coffee from here, but I did buy the bag of ground coffee. It also comes as whole bean coffee. I sincerely mean that this coffee is the smoothest coffee I have ever had. Not a touch of bitterness to it. From the first sip I thought that it was so very smooth. Give yourself a treat, and go by Deep Roots (across from Columbia Academy) and get yourself a cup of coffee ( it does have different types of coffee ) and treat yourself to a cup of coffee and something to eat! Then buy you a bag to take home! The sweet owner Valerie will be glad to tell you the background of this coffee !

My gosh this is the most delicious coffee I have found this side of Columbia!!!! The owners put so…read moremuch thought and effort into the process to get this bag of coffee to you!! I would say if you're drinking coffee and haven't tried this you're really missing out on a whole new vibe of Monday morning!

It was my first time here! The baristas were so kind, helpful, and patient. The ambiance is cute…read moreand comfy. Best of all, the coffee. The large coffee is made with a quad shot; so you truly get good quality espresso that shines through. One of my other personal favorite touches is their homemade and locally produced syrups! A special little touch to a lovely coffee shop. Highly recommend!!

So, after dropping off the grandkids at school, I headed over to St. Elmo's to try another coffee…read moreshop of which I had heard good things. For a change, I decided to have a blueberry scone to complement my coffee selection. Cute place, incredibly friendly staff. The scone was delicious. The coffee was served in a real cup, high marks for that, plenty hot, but the cup was a bit on the small size.

Modern coffee shop with good strong coffee and house baked pastries and a small food menu. I…read moregrabbed a cappuccino and relaxed and checked some emails. The space is very comfortable and so is the seating area. I believe there is a drive thru, but I did not use it. Casual. East parking. Good service. Please come and create your own adventure.

Amazing drinks, we had matcha and chais. A little slow, but that's to be expected when your drink…read morehas a few steps to making it. They were out of avocado, so I didn't get to try the avocado toast. We did try the breakfast burrito, which wastasty, but small for the price. Cute plants and comfy chairs while you wait. I would definitely recommend this location!

A wonderful vibe to read Anne Rice's 'The Vampire Lestat' ‍…read more You can't beat the name and decor all coming together to create a unified theme with java and beans to back it up.

Just when I thought I've had the best Dirty Chai Latte (before today) I went and found this place!…read more THIS one takes the spot! GREAT experience, and great service! This place was just cool period! (See pics) Lots to look at but really quiet and reverent. Pun intended. Got my coffee to go so no pics of the product. Seek this place out!!

What a lovely little spot! I mapped myself over to grab a drink for the road a couple of weeks…read moreago. This coffee shop seems pretty out-of-the-way (to me at least -- but I'm not a local so maybe I'm missing something), to the point where I thought maybe my GPS was wrong. But it wasn't, so if you check this place out, have faith in Google maps! Lol. The signage is a little small but I promise it's there! It's near Austin High School and behind a small gas station/mini-mart. There's a spacious parking lot out front and a small patio for nicer days than the day I visited. It was super quiet and cozy inside, and it smelled great! I saw one person working on his laptop, and I'd definitely agree that this is a great place to hunker down and focus. It's mostly a table and chair setup but there's a couch too, iirc. Service was a highlight -- the barista was super kind and bubbly and eager to help with all my questions. She listened to what I liked and provided several excellent recommendations. I can't remember the exact name of the drink I got because I delayed too long between visiting and writing this review, but it was a specialty mocha of some sort, either the Smithy Special or the Beam Bonfire. I'd guess the Smithy Station as I'm not usually super into marshmallow stuff. Whatever I had, it was sweet, smooth, creamy, beautiful, and an appropriate size for the fairly low price. I'd get it again! They have small, typical coffeeshop snacks (think pastries, etc) and change up specials depending on the time of year. I'm in Decatur somewhat often for work, especially during the winter months, and this may be one of my new preferred coffee shops. Thanks for a nice first visit!

Staff is amazing coffee is wonderful. We recently drove from California to Alabama and stopped for…read morecoffee in almost every state along the way. This is one of the best cups I had during our travel and the best I've had since living in the area the past couple months. Inside the shop feels very inviting and they even have live music! On top of a cool vibe and great coffee the patio is dog friendly. Can't say enough great stuff about this place.

Got my caffeine fix here before heading home from the Athens area. Good stuff!…read more First off, just so no one gets confused, this coffee is sold inside the UG White Mercantile building! The signage is pretty good outside, but it never hurts to share information. Parking wasn't too much of a challenge on a Tuesday downtown, and the cool interior of the building felt great after the short walk over. The mercantile store offers a lot of cool things to browse while your coffee is made. There's also an (unaffiliated, I think) chocolate/confection selection that's quite beautiful and impressive. Second off, let me just say I'm kind of obsessed with the branding here. It's got a plane motif and the catchphrase "your morning wingman" for coffee is just too cute. I saw this company is veteran owned; I wonder if Air Force? Not sure, but the concept is adorable regardless. Their barista seemed to be ringing a mercantile customer up when I arrived. He was very apologetic about not being right with me. It was not a huge deal at all (I waited less than 2 minutes), but I appreciated his eagerness to help me. Great service! I ordered a medium iced salted caramel + dark chocolate latte, one of their recommended flavor combos. It came in a cute cup and the ice : coffee ratio was perfect. I didn't get much dark chocolate flavor but the caramel was there for sure. It was a very creamy, thick latte with a balanced flavor. Personally, I like my lattes a tiny bit sweeter, but I'm definitely a sugar freak when it comes to coffee, so YMMV! Overall, it was yummy and I'm glad I stopped in. Give this place a go next time you need a caffeine boost!

I love this place. The cortado was on point. Espresso had more of a bright fruity mouthfeel and not…read morethat traditional bold dark taste. Great atmosphere for reading, people watching or browsing the mercantile. What a hidden gem!!! Staff was super friendly as well!

This is the type of flavor I want when drinking a latte!!! Both my husband and I ordered a vanilla…read morelatte and it was perfect. So much coffee flavor with a hint of vanilla. I'm not a fan of milky or overly sweet lattes. Also ordered the blueberry muffin, which my 1 year old son devoured. Person taking orders was nice and helpful. The overall ambiance of this place seemed calm and like a chill spot to hang out on a Sunday afternoon. Definitely will be back when we are in the area! - small parking lot - paid street parking - clean bathrooms - plenty of indoor and outdoor seating - games, books, etc

My daughter and I spent the weekend here scouting for a place for her to live. We consider…read moreourselves to be well-educated in the coffee scene, and we have been all over the country, always seeking out cool beans and cool cafes in our travels. In short - this ain't the place. If it were possible to give ZERO stars I would have done that..... Asked for a half sweet vanilla cortado (my universal measuring gauge), and the total snob barista said "we don't do that....we put vanilla in lattes, but not cortados". I literally had eyes on the bottle of vanilla syrup over her left shoulder in the fridge, and she straight up refused to put it in my drink. My daughter asked "why is that", to which she rambled on about "ethical treatment of traditional presentation". Let's pause right here and ask.....what in the actual hell? And to top if off, she also refused to put honey (the choice I as the customer had to settle for) in my drink, instead serving a very watered-down version of what maybe was at one time honey on the side. And the "hot" drink? Luke warm at best. Traditional? Whatever. How about traditional customer service and friendliness? There are waaaay too many other cool coffee cafes in Nooga, serving waaay better coffee, to waste your time and your money investing in the "we don't compromise our values for what you want" mindset at Velo. Not a weird vibe - a cult vibe. Well, we ain't members, so we will definitely not return. We immediately left for Burlaep Coffee Roasters, and they saved the day. Go there instead. Every aspect of the business is far superior.

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.