Mountainside Cafe — Restaurant in Canaan

On my first visit there are some thumbs up and some things that would have resulted in a lower review but I did some research and that turned what would have been a 3 star review into a 4. First off... the building is beautiful... pine interior, clean lines, a fusion of cabin and city. The food is locally sourced farm to table and you can definitely taste the difference. Even the strawberries in November were amazing. The menu is quite small, 4 or 5 breakfast options and 4 or 5 sandwiches Our table ordered two western omelets and a healthy omelet. One person ordered the western without ham. Another person asked to upgrade to sweet potato fries. The omelets come with one slice of toast that is out of this world...get a side of it. The service was not that good. There were a lot of people working but things seemed slow and disconnected. One person took the order. The specialty coffee took a long time to arrive but the person in charge of making the coffee spent a long time talking to the many other staff members. It looked like there were at least 7 to 9 employees and it was not that busy. The person that brought our food did not know what it was when we asked a question. The service seemed so disconnected I had to do some research. On their website it did say they provide a safe space for those recovering to work. That totally changed my view. The menu has a note about their farm to table practices. I wish they would add a note about their community practices as well. That is something to be admired. I do feel they could benefit from having someone on hand to direct those working. It is very open concept so you can't help but notice what is going on around you. I will definitely return to try the...

This experience was a crappy lesson of looks can be deceiving. Not every busted looking establishment is bad, and not every aesthetically pleasing one is good. While this wasn't a shiny turd, the food was above average at best but pricey (like everything else is), and it's unwelcoming if you're not a local. I drive twice a week from Danbury to great barrington. I was curious about this place for awhile and finally stopped in.

The parking is terrible. Only like 10 spaces. if it's full you have to pull over by the mohawk trail which can be dangerous because of how fast people drive on this often quiet road and it can get busy.

Had a sausage egg and cheese on a bagel that was an additional $2 because I didn't want the English muffin and 2 smallish hash browns. The only meat substitute was vegan sausage 💀 please consider having turkey products. It was decent, above average but I would not go out of my way to return. Also had a loaded rice krispie which was good.

The service was suuuper slow and I was getting increasingly uncomfortable. If you don't want outsiders here, pick up the pace so they can get their food and go!

Go here if you're hungry from a hike, but pass this if you're a weary and hungry traveler or from out of state/outside the area. It's a shame because the interior is quite gorgeous and if not for the unfriendly locals I would have eaten inside. So it's a solid...

was there Sunday. sat down waitress came over took my drink order . everything going fine. ordee a cheese burger lettuce and tomato only med well done. she drop off the order at my table she took off . startred working behind the counter. finally got he attention . told he the burger was rare. not cook. loaded with onions . i took 2 bites ask me take it back to cook it. . don't bother i didn't trust the kitchen to send it back. . Next thing waitress totally dis appeared. never came back to offer me another ice tea or anything else. sitting there for 20 minutes finally another waiter got my attention. he was helpful. ask me can he help me. i said my waitress totally disappear. he got me a coffee i order cheese cake was recommended. never came. finally somebody cut my piece. took about 10 minutes at lease. kicthen didn't want to cut out the slice. . front end didn't want cut it. by the time i got the slice it was warm. finally the manager came over after the waiter told her what going on. what happen next the waitress show up. manger adjust the bill. that was okay but didn't fix the problems. with the staff. pay 18.00 for cheese burger and frys and ice tea only one glass no refills. little pricey. poor...