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
Phillip Bishop
Great Chapel Hill brunch tradition. Visiting daughter on parents weekend. They had a little trouble with the waiting list as we were overlooked twice on being sat. Food was excellent. Eggs Benedict with prosciutto instead of Canadian Bacon for me. Her mom had one of the best tasting hamburgers I've ever eaten. Always rock solid since my first visit in early 80's.
Michael Hamilton
Delicious brunch and great drink options, including spiked coffee drinks, however... Charging for condiments ALWAYS makes a restaurant look "cheap", so I'm deducting a star because 50 cents for extra syrup is a stupid integrity move. Seriously, just up to price for pancakes by, what 25 cents, considering at most probably half of customers ask for extra syrup? Then again, considering the lines just to get in this place, and the niche theynserve, I doubt they care
Kathy Waters
The service was fast and professional.
I had shrimp and grits on a rainy Monday. The place was bustling, always a great sign of a fast turn over . Thx Olivia ( my server ) I will be back 😎
Wendy Shoffner
We just went to your coffee shop n ordered two expresso mochas, barely potable, no sugar, couldn’t taste the chocolate at all. Expresso mochas are a dessert coffee but only tasted hot milk. I’m not sure if this is a standard recipe or not. We were just visiting and decided to stop by on way to doctor appt.
Pei-Te Tu
One of the few places that lets people dine in. The coffee there was flavorful and the Belgian waffle was good, a little bit pricey though.
However, it was dark and kinda noisy inside, so it might not be the best place to study at.
Suzana Kedron
It was actually the best feed we ate this trip. Overall I found the food in Chapel Hill to be mediocre but this was the best meal we had. Staff was attentive and fun to talk to. We wound up sitting at the bar because they quoted us an hour wait for table but as soon as we sat down there were several empty tables - no problem for us b/c we were at the bar but we noticed that there was no hurry to fill the empty table with those that were waiting. They could double their business by being more attentive to operations.
Sean Flynn
Okay food. Came for lunch, which was a hastily constructed BLT with avocado, with ingredients piled in the middle and not spread to the edges. Bread unevenly toasted.
Staff was friendly but tables weren't wiped down well, food scraps got wiped on to the floor, and nobody had run a broom in awhile.
Decent coffee in an okay space, but that doesn't make a place special.
Look elsewhere.
Chris Miller
Nice hang out spot on a Sunday morning. Coffee and tea were both very good.
Sarah Chittenden
A nice location for a good breakfast. The service is always great. The only downside is the lack of close parking especially on the weekends.
Janet Y
A decent place on Franklin Street. We waited a long time for our food (dinner time), and it was pretty average. I may go again to try breakfast/brunch, but it definitely isn't one of my top choices for dinner.