The Copper Train — Restaurant in Alabaster

I do not have a habit of writing poor reviews but I do write honest reviews. The place is a real neat, clean coffee shop. The setting is inviting and you are greeted as you walk into the door. Tables, chairs and booths- plenty of space. Even the cough and comfy chairs we are all accustomed to in neighborhood coffee shops. I would definitely go here for a meeting with a client or to meet friends and enjoy a coffee or cold drink. I did not ask nor am I sure if there is WIFI there are not but if you are into coffee shop meetings with clients that would be a plus as well. Now for the reason I visited this morning- food. My wife is on hospice- I do not cook so I visit a lot of restaurants around this area pretty much on a daily basis. So I have a good feel for the food available in our area. I ordered- to go- gravy and biscuits with sausage and the scramble eggs on the side to be added to my wife's breakfast order. Her order was the breakfast sandwich. I will first of all say that they either misunderstood what I requested or just are not flexible with the way they prepare their menu items. I could tell from the price charged that what I wanted and the way I ordered was not what I received but that is not the point here. The sausage was not of my liking at all. The biscuits and gravy were OK but all was cold after just a 6 minute drive home. Jacks has them beat at this point with any of the food we had this morning. Others seem to like- I was...

I'm allergic to eggs and milk call Mother two most common food allergens in the United States. And I'm always looking for healthier places to eat when I'm on the road. The girl at the register was really sweet and made notes that I was allergic to eggs and milk and had the cheese taken off the watermelon salad and the copper train sandwich and also the mayonnaise off the sandwich. However when I just now get home with the food and sit down to eat, the bread is coated in butter to the point of being extremely greasy exclamation :-( and while the watermelon salad said it was a vinaigrette dressing it has a creamy look to it so I'm suspicious of eating any of it now. Sad I was really hopeful a finding someplace good in this area of largely drunken fast food restaurants. The two stars are for the little girl that took the order she seemed to have done the right thing but apparently whoever's in the back prepping meals didn't pay any attention. :-( I'm even wondering why the hell the bread would have been buttered to...

I have recently moved here from out of state and my brother in law told us try this place out. He knew how much we liked coffee especially my husband. I'll be real, before we moved he had to scope out all the good coffee places and how far away they were.

Everyone is really wonderful and the coffee is amazing. Its so nice and smooth you don't notice it's all gone until you reach the bottom of the cup. I haven't had anything there that I didn't like. I am unfortunately (or fortunately?) a regular, and I love their baked goods. The savory scone (it's bacon and cheese, yes!) and the little apple cakes are my favorite. With the holidays they had to bring out the Pecan Pie too. Which is also a favorite of mine. I'm doomed.

I've also had breakfast there a few times, biscuits and gravy is my go to when it's available with the breakfast sandwich as a back up. Both are...