La Dolce Vita Bakery — Restaurant in Bryson City

i had high hopes for my latte here but alas was dissapointed. The location is great and the atmosphere is nice, but when we visited on the friday after new years the place looked like it needed some help. all the tables were dirty, the displays were empty (and it wasnt even lunchtime yet) and the counter service took awhile.

I selected the Firetower latte which is listed as: A chocolate, cinnamon, and cayenne latte. This latte has heat! It was named after the fire towers scattered throughout the Smokies that were once manned by guards who could report fires.

well...this was water with cayenne. there was no coffee/espresso flavor in it at all. there was no creaminess from milk that you expect from a latte. it definitely had cayenne and cinnamon, but thats all you could taste. I wouldnt be surprised if this was instant coffee powder with the flavoring cuz that's how awful it was. I took three sips and tossed it on the way back to the car. My husband got the banana fontana which is listed as:A caramel and cinnamon latte with real banana that is named for our local lake Fontana. and the ONLY thing we tasted was fake banana, like so much banana syrup you couldnt taste anything else and it was chemically. he also tossed his drink after a few sips cuz it was just awful.

It was dissapointing, and we wont be back unfortunately. Hoping it was an off day because there was potential here with how cute the spot is and...

Being visitors in Bryson City, we were excited to support the local restaurants. We decided to check out Mountain Perks for breakfast & was immediately disturbed by the poor customer service. With us being aware that most restaurants are busy, or even short-staffed, we still have the patience & understanding coupled with excitement of a new experience. Hearing from the staff at MountainPerks say "If you're in a hurry, you need to leave & go to McDonald's." Was extremely off-putting. We decided to go to La Dolce Vita Bakery instead. They were just as busy with many patrons waiting, but we were greeted with a smile, patience & even had some of our to-go order brought out to us. We would like to take the time to thank & appreciate the staff for making us feel special regardless of how busy it was! We are super grateful that your establishment could provide a memorable experience in...

We have had coffee or eaten here 3 days this week.

The food is good. My sister loved the grits. My daughter liked the bagel sandwich. My grandkids really liked the double chocolate muffin.

The coffee is good here, everyone that got coffee was very happy with it.

Unfortunately I can’t drink coffee so I always get a chai. They make their own mix and frankly it’s terrible. I wish it wasn’t so. I wanted to love it but it’s just awful. So that is only one menu item - everything else is great. The bad chai is what knocked 2 stars off. Because that is the whole reason I went there. The first day I got iced, I threw it away after 2 sips. The second day I got it hot, I threw it away after 2 sips. The last day I just got water.

The staff is awesome! And it is a cute place right by the train station. So if you don’t drink chai - it...