The Morning Ritual — Restaurant in Durham

My boyfriend and I came here for a late night quick bite and we regret doing so.

When we got there, there was no host and we waited for at least three minutes to be seated before we went to the bar and asked if they were still open and if we could be served. Keep in mind that there was only four people in the restaurant.

We waited a good few minutes to be greeted by the waitress. She gave us glass cups for water which were dirty from the inside (not just water streaks) so we asked her if we could have plastic/paper cups. She never returned with the cups so we had to take our straws and drink from the pitcher. Even when we got our food, she never brought us our cups.

I ordered the Nashville mac n cheese which was decent but not for $16 especially when the portion was very small. My boyfriend ordered the 12 count mango habanero wings, and they were the smallest wings I’ve ever seen. The flavor was straight up super hot habanero sauce, there was no mango sweetness at all so we had to return them. The fries were disgusting and stale, and the blue cheese was super runny and no blue cheese crumbles in them. Truly a piss poor experience, especially after being super hungry all day. We will not...

My daughter and I just happened to be out this direction after taking the dogs on a hike and were looking for a new (to us) coffee shop to try. This one was well located for our drive back home and we liked the name, so we decided to check them out. So glad that we did!

They allow dogs outside and have a nice patio with a few tables to sit at beech to the outdoor ordering window (so you don't have to leave your dog outsideb alone while you go in and order, which I greatly appreciated).

The menu is fairly diverse and does have some decent options for vegan/vegetarian as well as gluten free. They had a free plant milk options for their coffees, as well as could make one of their seasonal craft coffees vegan, which was awesome.

They also had a good selection of smoothies and a vegan breakfast sandwich that could be made gluten free with their gluten free bun instead (you just need to specify that when ordering).

Overall, we both not only loved the experience but the flavor of both of our coffee drinks, my daughter's coffee cake and my vegan GF breakfast sandwich were all fantastic. We will...

Great coffee. Great biscuits. Great customer service.

I was looking for a coffee shop to stop by on the way to work, saw the rating of this one, read the reviews, and decided to give it a chance. I read that the customer service wasn’t the best but the coffee was great.

To me, customer service is important but not nearly as important as a good coffee.

I went in and was greeted politely. I asked for food recommendations and picked one of things that the young lady said was really good. Ordered my coffee and took a seat.

My coffee was ready first and it was delicious. I was considering getting a second one to go.

My food was brought to me by another young lady and it was delicious. I sat there and watched several interactions with various staff and multiple different customers and they were all polite and kind.

I asked if there was a place for me to put my dirty dishes and was told to leave it and they will take care of it for me.

I will be back and I urge others to try...