Honest Coffee Roasters

Delicious! They have a large variety of coffees I've never seen before, like bourbon caramel and honey cinnamon. Try their cold chai tea with cocoa. Not to mention the best hot chocolate ever! We also got an acai bowl with honey and peanut butter and a bagel egg sandwich. Both delicious. Fun, funky atmosphere. Indoor and outdoor seating.

Honest Coffee Roasters is a great spot to grab a quick bite for lunch or to unwind after a long day at work. They have a great variety of the usual suspects, but also some specialty drinks, pastries, sandwiches, salads, and desserts. I've had their iced chai tea latte, cinnamon iced latte, tomatoes basil panini, and BomBom açai bowl and they were all very delicious. They are a bit pricier than I expected, but given they're a specialty coffee shop in the middle of the city it makes sense.

It wasn't that the food was really bad, it was just blah. When you get any kind of BLT (Brie-LT for $11.40) you presume you'll get more than 2 small, thin pieces of bacon that don't even cover the sandwich bread. The amount of items would be better on half of a sandwich (in fact I did just that, which makes for a expensive half sandwich).

My lovely coffee shop 😋. I always order Late with caramel syrup. There is always people working laptops outside also inside the building

I wound up there on a Sunday morning. My son was in town and I wanted to take home some baked goods -- and I needed a second cup after a hike on Monte Sano.

I got a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit (scone?) and a couple of bakery things, then took them home. I walked in the house and my son was about to open up a frozen Jimmy Dean (yeah, the truth hurts) sausage biscuit. "Stop!" He wasn't even supposed to be up -- much less hungry -- but I gave him the sausage/egg/whatever-it-was. So, I don't know how it was (it must have been good -- the way he inhaled it) but the rest was good.

Well, okay, the coffee is what I refer to a Kid Coffee now. It's so strong they look at you like you're making a mistake if you don't want cream and a shot of something in it.

Anyway, it has a nice vibe to the place and everybody was pleasant. I'll go back again.

Great aesthetic and atmosphere, coffee is fantastic, tons of flavors and options, the iced hot chocolate is an awesome option!

For all the top of the line espresso machine and grinders the extraction, bean roast, and/or bean age results in a terrible espresso flavor. Not worth the money as the poor extraction demands additional sweetness to overcome the acrid flavor.

Definitely enjoyed the experience. It was delightful to share that my name means Honeybee & it's noted on the receipt for the Bee's Knees. Thanks for starting my morning with a smile.

Next to try on the "find a great açaí bowl in Huntsville" list was Honest Coffee. Not just a coffee shop, Honest offers açaí (obviously) as well as some light breakfast and lunch options.

This is a really cute little shop in downtown Huntsville. Parking is difficult, but that's true everywhere in that area, so it's not really their fault. It was a short walk away from where I finally found a spot. They were quite busy for ~11 AM on a Thursday.

The two men working at the counter were very friendly and welcoming. The person ordering ahead of me had never visited before and wanted guidance on what to order, and they were great with her. I ordered the BomBom açaí bowl, which comes with granola, strawberries, bananas, cacao nibs, almonds, and a honey drizzle. I meant to remember to add peanut butter, but I forgot. Drats.

At any rate, my bowl came out in a reasonable time frame and I settled by the windows to eat it and people watch. Overall, it's a pretty good bowl. Still not close to my favorite açaí bowl place ever, but much better than the other option in town that I've tried (Clean Juice).

My main complaints: the topping ratio is off -- for once, not enough açaí and too many toppings. Looking at the bowl, the açaí seems generous, but it's mainly caked around the edges of the bowl -- the center was hollowed out and filled with granola. My final few bites were pretty much just granola, which was tasty...but I really like the açaí purée to bind everything together. Also, the açaí was still very hard and icy. I know lots of people store it that way, but I wish it had been softened somehow. Also, very minor nitpick here, but the banana was cubed, and I think it's better sliced. I also found a very small, dark, fine hair on one of the banana pieces. I'm really not the type to freak out about that stuff, so no big deal, but worth mentioning.

Strengths: the almonds and honey were delicious additions. The granola was the right amount of sweet, and the strawberries tasted good despite not being in season. Also, once the açaí melted a bit, it had a pleasant sweet taste and creamy texture.

So far, this is my favorite place to get an açaí bowl in Huntsville. I would definitely eat this bowl again whenever the craving strikes!

Go here. Get coffee. Get a pastry. Enjoy the small town small city feeling. If you're from Portland Oregon this is a good place to start.