Rustic Coffeehouse — Restaurant in Lake City

I came for good coffee. La Cimbali espresso machine✔️, Mazzer grinders✔️, good ambiance✔️, great reviews, nice friendly service✔️, beautiful location right on the water✔️. But I left with mediocre to bad coffee. 95% of the reason is that the beans used were shiny, oily, dark, burnt (think charcoal), fresh or stale not sure, but that doesn't matter, you can't have beans that are already ruined and expect to make good coffee. So as a consult, use light to medium roast (at most) and freshly roasted beans (you should know the roasted date and if your supplier doesn't have it don't use them). I really do think this shop could be great, and it is for ambiance, decor, cozy nooks to talk, great friendly service, obviously they have invested a good deal of money in their brewing equipment, but I came only for good coffee and I...

Rustic is unlike any other coffee shop I’ve been to. The owners, Ronnie and Diane, put so much love and effort into the decor, the types of products they sell, the friendly atmosphere, and treating their workers wonderfully (I know from experience 😉). I appreciate the message of the coffee we sell, organic and fair trade coffee so you’re served the best coffee and you know that everyone who has worked on it, from the farmer to the barista, is getting paid fairly. Rustic makes sure you get the drink you want, the baristas always make it how you ask for it. The food and pastries are are handcrafted everyday by our wonderful chef, Tana, and it genuinely reminds me of a European bakery! You have to come in and try a drink and a treat, you...

We stopped by to grab a coffee and ended up with a peach smoothie, pink strawberry drink (crazy delicious) and two scones. What a delightfully place. The girl who waited on us was such a sweetheart. She even found us and brought us our drinks once they were made. We got to gabbing and forgot we even had drinks coming. It’s a small place, but they make great use of the space and even with others nearby, it’s still private enough to have a conversation. The donuts looked great. I could have eaten my way through the day here. We did set outside for a short bit too at the tables which was great on this beautiful summer morning. Highly recommend this stop if you...