Carolina Coffee Shop
Review of Carolina Coffee Shop
Carolina Coffee Shop: A Cozy, Storied Spot for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Drinks
Since 1922, Carolina Coffee Shop has been serving the UNC crowd and the Chapel Hill community with popular breakfasts, lunch, dinner, and drinks. This cozy, storied spot is located at 138 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC.
The restaurant is open seven days a week from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The menu features American cuisine, including sandwiches, burgers, salads, omelets, pancakes, and locally roasted coffee. The restaurant also serves beer, wine, and cocktails.
Carolina Coffee Shop is housed in an old building that adds to its charm and character. The interior is cozy and inviting, with wooden floors, brick walls, and vintage decor. The restaurant has a small outdoor seating area that is perfect for people-watching on Franklin Street.
While Carolina Coffee Shop has a loyal following of customers who appreciate its history and ambiance, the restaurant has received mixed reviews for its food and service. Some customers rave about the delicious food, excellent service, and lovely atmosphere. Others complain about the slow service, mediocre food, and cold temperature inside the restaurant.
If you're looking for a cozy, storied spot to enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, or drinks in Chapel Hill, Carolina Coffee Shop is worth a visit. Just be prepared to wait for a table during peak hours, and don't expect perfection in terms of food and service.
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Outdoor seating
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Carol Obrien
Great place nice staff good food would definitely go back
Kay Olecki
Had to wait a bit on a Sunday as everyone was out for brunch but it was well worth it. Ordered a vanilla latte and eggs benedict. The eggs benedict was one of the best I've had, the lattes were light, creamy and HUGE. A massive mug of coffee was placed before me in all it's glory. It was really tasty. Their breakfast cocktails are also super yummy. Definitely recommend dining here as part of the carolina experience.
Renee Blake
I had the friend chicken sandwich and tried a cocktail with whiskey and strawberries. The sandwich was dry. And there was no getting away from it. The cocktail was watery and had an almost chewy texture that just through me off. The up side was that I had a very cool server. I will come again and try their breakfast because from the menu it sounded amazing.
Brandon Foster
Was fantastic! Chicken bacon and brie while friend had a delicious burger. We both had parmesan fries. I think the food is better under current ownership than previous, and the place is cleaner with a more comfortable bar. Photos,on next visit ...
SFD68
The coffee is tasty and on par with any other coffee shop. The mugs are enormous, so you get a lot of coffee. We waited 20 minutes at our table for a waiter to notice us, from there everything went fine. The breakfast menue is limited in choice, contains the ususal omelette choices but not much Müsli, Granola, Yoghurt or other more healthy stuff. Nice outside seating.
Jill Hassan
Lunch time dissatisfied customer. Ordered sandwitxh on menu and sweet potatoes over cooked fries. Food below par, waitress below par. Not worth the time or money. Did express dissatisfaction waitress shrugged it off and did admit quality of specific items mentioned was not the norm. No offer to replace! Did have nice environment. Will not be back.
Amy
Eight of us went here for the first time. We only ordered coffee, but the staff treated us as if we ordered lobster. They were wonderful! When I told them it was one of our friend's birthdays, they got excited and made it special for our group. They go above and beyond here.
Scott Edinborough
Got there before the first home football game of the season rush hit. Got recommendations and very good service. Once they got busy (listening to other customers being difficult), staff was still as attentive as they could be with as many people. Happen to know it is great on slower mornings.
Marisa Asturias
Great place for great food. Delicious breakfast. And lunch items.
SERIOUS CONSUMER
What a huge disappointment. I was looking forward to southern hospitality and great food, and received everything but. I was seated and observed 2 parties that came in after me receive service. I said something to the hostess and eventually a young man came over with zero people skills. He was rude and I therefore chose to leave. Carolina Coffe Shop, I expected so much more .