The Coffee Trader — Restaurant in Montrose

This Coffee Trader location is absolutely they best in Montrose! It has by far the best coffee in the best in the entire area, but the employees and service are what makes it the most amazing. As a transplant, you don’t often feel as welcomed in local businesses since you’re not a life long resident, and hat is not the case here! Brandy, Chris, and every other regular employee at this location have had the most kind, helpful, and outgoing attitudes and customer service I have seen in a local establishment in a long time. These girls and guys served Montrose through the pandemic, upheld the businesses mask mandate (which was not easy to do here), and never once had a bad attitude towards a customer or another employee. And I do go there regularly. Hands down the best place to go and the best customer service you’ll find anywhere close...

Coffee Trader is the coffee shop of choice in Montrose. I prefer the "old" shop, across the street from The Horsefly, which is a converted old house. One thing I love about it is that you can buy a (microwaved) breakfast sandwich any time of the day, long after that place with the golden arch (the one in town only has one arch, for some reason) will tell you "sorry, we're serving our lunch menu now." The coffee is excellent too, of course.

In nice weather, it has a very pleasant, mostly shaded outdoor patio frequented by a flock of song birds. And the house has all sorts of nooks in it to settle into. My only quibble is that when it's busy, it can be hard to find an inside table that isn't within earshot of another occupied table, and that often drives me to...

Thank goodness that some things , places and people don't change a whole lot. Their coffee is fresh and wonderful, has been for over 20 years and when there is a menu change, its a great thing and always exceptional. Freshly baked goodies for breakfast , delectablle, They refuse to give me the Apple Muffin recipe STILL after begging for years to know what is in it that makes it taste like éverything grand and familiar on a Saturday morning. Every single day of the week. I always felt it was my home (it's actually an old home) because they assume that your family, so be ready with pics. Go and taste the...