Milltown Coffee — Restaurant in Moline

I absolutely LOVE the Milltown Coffee near my home in Bettendorf. I've gone there multiple times, often in order to wait for my car to be worked on at Lund's. I've only been to this location once, however, specifically for live music. That was also several years ago, so after getting breakfast this morning I thought I'd revisit for a time to relax with a tea and a cookie.

Holy cow, this place is a lot bigger than the Bettendorf location. Like three or four times larger. It's also a bit different in terms of furnishings and architectural features. Though there is a drop ceiling with recessed lights in some locations, this Milltown also has suspended light fixtures with yellow incandescent light hanging within (or at least lights designed to look incandescent. The walls are a mix of rough brick and mortar, light burgundy painted drywall, and wood paneling. There's a fireplace prominently situated at one end of the dining area and a stage situated opposite the space. Most strangely, though the drop ceiling is present throughout the space, the HVAC ductwork is still visible throughout most of the ceiling space. Even stranger is the presence of drop ceiling suspended under the ductwork and the higher drop ceiling, with diffuser vents connected to the ductwork on the lower drop ceiling portions. I don't entirely get it - perhaps it has something to do with sound dampening?

Speaking of, I really liked the overall noise level of this space at the time I visited. Though there were multiple different groups of varying sizes across the dining area, between their conversation and the soft indie music the noise level remained fairly low. This was great for just relaxing with my book and chilling for a while.

I got pretty much the same order I have at the Bettendorf Milltown location - a green tea and a gluten free cookie. I wasn't specifically getting the cookie because it was GF - I've had it a few times now and just really like it. This cookie was similarly fantastic, almost like a dense chocolate chip cookie cake!

The tea was similarly excellent. Milltown serves Adagio Teas, my preferred tea that I order online regularly. The cherry green tea I got today was so good I had to get a second. I'm going to have to consider ordering some for myself at home - seriously, it's that good!

I remember this place being a great space for live music the one other time I stopped in. I come back for music, but I'd just as soon as come back for the great tea and the comfy chairs and relaxation as well. Milltown is a great space in many regards, and I highly recommend you check it out...

I don’t really understand the big deal about this place. Drinks are fairly expensive and food is very expensive. $8-9 for a breakfast sandwich, $10 for a lunch sandwich. Instead, I settled for a $4 scone that was way too sugary sweet, chewy, and for some reason piping hot in the middle (do they microwave them to serve?) I didn’t finish it.

The iced tea is brewed to order and immediately poured over ice, then more ice is added on top. The result is essentially a tasteless caffeinated water.

The atmosphere is trendy, but cold and uninviting if you’re looking for a cozy coffeehouse vibe. Very dark inside during the day. The view of the river is nice but I can get that sitting across the street in the park.

I suppose it could be a nice place to study or enjoy the view in bad weather, but the prices and quality are so off-putting that to me it’s...

This will genuinely always be my favorite coffee shop of all time. The environment is unmatched. It’s the perfect size, being full of just the right amount of people to people watch (my favorite) but also my own space to type an undesirable history research paper. The menu is also amazing—not too overwhelming and consisting of the right amount of options. Drink wise, the miel is my favorite and popular among many for good reason, the breakfast bowl and chicken salad salad also being unmatched. The playlist and the workers are also amazing. It genuinely is the most wonderful environment—it’s the place I want to go to concentrate to do homework but also my favorite place to socialize with friends. The view also never gets old. I highly recommend to anyone...