Caffe Bottega — Restaurant in Paradise

I keep forgetting about this little hidden gem inside Tuscany. Today I decided to stop in for my favorite item, the chicken panini. For $10 it comes with fresh pesto, provolone cheese, roasted peppers and yummy fresh tomatoes. The bread is some sort of artisan that is perfectly toasted and let me tell you, it is big enough to share! Here are some pictures of my sandwich today with some house-made chips for a couple bucks more. Their coffees are great too but it is too late in the day today, sadly. I have also tried the margherita pizza and it is great! Shout out to Stephanie and Michelle who are always busy, but always have the time to greet me with a smile when I visit for the...

Simply not impressed with their drip coffee. Caffe Bottega is located inside the Tuscany Casino and hotel which is truly a wonderful place. The Cafe is convenient, seating is comfortable with pleasant decor; however they really need to up there game on the quality of their coffee. Pastries and snacks were fresh with extremely comfortable chairs, friendly staff but a poor quality cup of coffee dropped them from 5 star to a 2 star coffee shop. We instead opted to visit Starbucks just up the road on subsequent mornings which was unfortunate as Cafe Bottega was so much more convenient when...

Well, before today, I would have said this was the number one coffee shop in town. However, I had a weak espresso shot this morning that really left a bad taste in my mouth. Literally and figuratively.

The shop is solid and I've purchased roasted coffee beans before. The coffee was solid. The fear is excellent and I rock that beanie in Cali all the time.

But, it's time for me to move onward and upward to locate another coffee roaster in town. I just didn't like the espresso shot this morning and I don't need to visit places that serve...