Good News Coffee House — Restaurant in Bonne Terre

This place is amazing! It reminds me of coffee shops on the west coast that I miss terribly. I had tried a coffee shop in Farmington and was dissapointed to find their drinks tasted just like how they made it, with a krueger machine. It was so dissapointing. I almost gave up hope on finding a coffee shop in the area until I tried Good News Coffee House. The staff were friendly and the drinks were rich in high quality flavor. I got peppermint hot chocolate and it didnt taste like a powder mix. Instead it had a smooth melted chocolatly flavor with a mix of peppermint that was not overly powering like lot of places do. My husband got the iced coffee with irish cream. He said it was the best he ever had, yes even Starbucks! We did not go inside but used their drive thru. Now this isnt a big franchise so the drive thru has a bit of a drivers ed feel with their cones set up but its easy to manuever through and it helps keep people in line. Also if youre from this area you are probably used to weird parking lots and streets lol. The drive through window is a bit high so if youre in a car make sure to give yourself room in case you have to open your door. That or just go inside lol. Its totally worth going no matter how you decide to...

I don't normally leave a bad review, it's just gotta be poor overall. Well today that happened, we pulled into the drive thru and sat there for 12 minutes waiting for the person in front to get their order. As she got hers we were pulling forward when the lady looked at us and closed the window and walked away... we pulled up and I waited for a few minutes and then noticed the ring bell for service so I did, about another 10 minutes later finally asked what we wanted, ordered a coffee, a bagel and I really wanted to try that 4.50 cinnamon roll. Well the bagel was asked to be toasted ...I looked and felt microwaved ...kinda soggy, got the cream cheese in a small container for 50 cents extra, proceeded to look at the cinnamon roll that is wrapped in saranwrap and in a plastic container with a small separate container for the icing...well definitely not eating that until I can get somewhere and heat it up and add icing??? Although the coffee was good, I'm not sure 15 bucks was worth the whole order and the 36 plus minute wait. This was our first time there but not sure there will be another...I would rather give my money to a small business owner but it didnt feel like it was worth it this time. Picture of the cinnamon...

Delicious coffee and a spot-on flavor profile—Good News nailed it with the cold lilac latte. I paired it with a raspberry lemon scone, which leaned more toward a muffin-cake hybrid in texture. Not quite what I expected from a scone, but that lemon glaze? Absolute fire.

The space is beautiful, with ample and peaceful outdoor seating and a warm, welcoming interior. Next time, I’ll hit the drive-thru for the coffee (a definite win!) and skip the treats.

A ministry meets here 2 days a week. Spirituality is definitely a theme in this relaxed and welcoming coffee spot.

Enjoying life 1 sip, 1 bite and 1 small town at a time....