Mayfly Coffee — Restaurant in Signal Mountain

Rich dark coffee. Indoor and outdoor seating areas. Nice service.

Feels like a local favorite. But it's the top of my list as well for this area.

One navigation note is that there is no sign by the road. It's on the building and the building is set back behind and to the side of another building. So you could drive by it like I did and have to circle back around!

Got there early on a Sunday morning and grabbed a cup of dark roast. All the standard amenities available in terms of creamer and sugars. Nice outdoor seating area with picnic tables or small round tops in front.

I think there were some snacks available but I was only looking for coffee. They seem to do a brisk business in coffee beans as well. People were bringing in containers and getting them filled or ground and filled.

The indoor seating is varied from tables to comfy leather chairs. Seems like a nice cozy spot to hunker down with a laptop.

The outdoor patio area was dog friendly and my daughter and grandson the husky enjoyed a nice cup of coffee and good conversation.

I wasn't trying anything fancy but they look like they had all the regular options. The young lady behind the counter was super friendly and helpful!

Plenty of parking in the lot out front.

When I'm back in Chattanooga I'll have to...

Edit: Well it's been a while and I went back and my drink was excellent. The espresso shot was pulled perfectly. I'm changing it to 5 stars but leaving my review for prosperity's sake.

The people are nice but the espresso is bad.

Just a tip for the baristas:

The espresso is getting a poor extraction and taste bitter. I’ve had half a dozen drinks from you guys and they all taste the same. Please try to dial in your shots. The espresso grind is probably too course and your machine is not reaching the required amount of pressure to properly extract espresso. It’s all about grind, pressure, and time. Espresso should be smooth, thick, and have a natural sweetness. Your shots are lacking all 3.

My last suggestion relates to the syrups you use. The simple flavors like vanilla and mocha should not come from a premade bottle of highly processed corn syrup. Seriously just make some simple syrup and put a vanilla bean or extract in there… it will taste 100x better than the torani-esque syrups you use. Those are bad and...

The staff was very friendly, saying yes sir and ma’am. The food was also very good! I got the signal point breakfast burrito, very savory. If I was the chef I would have liked to have small potatoes in it, however that’s just my preference. It was still very tasty. I then got the mocha latte, ice, which is my go to for judgement on how good the coffee is at a place. It passed my standards. It was very well balanced with sweetness and espresso taste. I wish their hot sauce was clearly visible, it was hidden when you are sitting in the cafe trying to eat. It was near the straws and it was sort of tucked behind a bunch of things. It would make more sense to have it hear the counter where they place the coffees ready for pickup so you can clearly see it from the seating area. Overall I loved it, and will...