Speakeasy Café — Restaurant in Rutland City

I’ve enjoyed Speakeasy over the past few years (I lived in Rutland from 2017 to mid 2021). My go-to order is an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich on a biscuit and a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie (seriously, it’s one of the best cookies I’ve ever had—and I am picky about where cookies should fall on the gooey to crispy spectrum. Speakeasy cookies are perfectly balanced). I also enjoy their flat white and James Joyce latte. I tend to not be very adventurous with my coffee orders, but my wife enjoys all sorts of seasonal lattes from Speakeasy (I believe some of her favorites include rosemary).

I have grown to really love this place, not just because of their yummy food and coffee, but also because of how they handled the pandemic. They took safety seriously and continued to foster a sense of community in spite of the general disconnectedness of Covid times. My family started a weekly tradition of getting our favorite things from Speakeasy on the weekend during the height of the pandemic because of how careful they were being and we’ve kept this tradition up even as things have opened up and gotten...

Speakeasy is reliably delicious with a laid-back atmosphere. You’re able to customize anything and they have vegan options available.

There’s a variety of cold and hot beverage options. I’m a fan of the serve-yourself coffee station, the flat white, and their dirty chair - all amazing and well-balanced with full-body flavor.

Their food menu has signature items that include burritos, breakfast plates, toasts, lox and bagel, biscuits and gravy. I always opt for the “build your own egg sandwich”. They have unique sauces and toppings to spice things up. I get the biscuit, scrambled eggs, cheese, butter, green stuff (green salsa style, not spicy), pickled jalapeños.

You can also get a variety of a la cart and bakery items. The vibe is cute. They even have a local art vending machine that holds tiny pieces of art by many different artists for purchase with quarters (I think $1). They have local papers available to check in on what Rutland and the surrounding area is up to while...

I was visiting for a trip and stumbled upon Speakeasy by recommendation of a friend. The first day I came, I tried the Vietnamese iced coffee and it was delightful. I decided to come back the next day when I was departing Vermont and get another coffee, as well as food. That was a huge mistake! There was at most 4 or 5 people inside when I came in to order, and I ordered 2 coffees and 2 sandwiches. I was not told there would be a wait, and I ended up waiting 45 minutes for the 2 sandwiches and they were made incorrectly. I ordered a sausage egg and cheese on an english muffin, they left out the sausage and the egg was made the wrong way. The other sandwich was suppose to just be bacon and cheese on a bagel. There was only half a piece of bacon on it. For waiting 45 minutes, I expected to have my order made correctly and no issues. The least they could have done was make me aware of how long the wait would be prior...