Bittersweet Bakery & Cafe — Restaurant in Deerfield

Stepped into a sweet small cafe. Taking a minute to orient myself, I noticed customer restrooms were easily found, and a wall of fridges to my left, just beyond customer seating, full of bottled drinks and beers . Stepping to the counter i saw a case of baked goods, and boards with excellent sounding sandwiches and a plethora of coffee drinks. The woman at the counter was very nice when I asked about the Portuguese English muffins and the cold brew. During my order she picked up on the fact that I am lactose intolerant and warned me of any hidden dairies that might be problematic. Food was lovely and hot, and the cold brew is excellent! I'll definitely be...

Bittersweet kind of sums up the experience! Arrived about 11:30 for an early lunch. 2 people in line ahead of me, yet the 2 behind the counter seemed overwhelm by 3 customers at once. Ordered 2 coffees, a Cheese Danish, a mini pack of Almond cakes, the Turkey, Avacado,Bacon wrap with the Veggie soup. All of the above was mediocre to bland. I waited for my coffees 1st while they qued my order. Took 10 mins. to get 2 plain coffees. And if your going to offer wraps as a main-stay on the menue, then learn how to wrap, so they don't fall apart as you pick them up! On the up side, it was a good med.bold cup of coffee.... As a whole experience for a $25 lunch,...

The store was clean and the pastry all looked good. The parking lot isn't paved. The display cases were all empty. There's no prices posted anywhere. The selection was very limited. The coffee was unfortunately nothing short of awful; even the "medium roast" was so burnt and acrid that my girlfriend and I had to both discard ours nearly untouched. The seating is limited to a few small, hard tables and chairs with no cozy feeling spots inside. Bittersweet is clearly off to a very slow start, so maybe we'll try again in a year or two, if...