Coal River Coffee Company — Restaurant in St. Albans

Repurposed Olde Main historical store front on Old Main Street, St. Albans, WV. Outside appearance is bare-bones minimal, and you may miss it if not paying close attention. Inside is nicely done - exposed brick walls & hardwood flooring, with an eclectic assortment of chairs, tables, & other furnishings.

The owners are super-friendly & super-helpful (got a history lesson on Americano vs. brewed coffee, very interesting). Today's drip was Guatemalan, which they buy straight from the source and roast freshly. Gotta admit, one of the best cups of java I've had in a good, long while! And the prices are very fair & reasonable!

Folks, if you're driving out of your way to drink corporate coffee (Starbucks), save yourself the time & trouble and support your local coffee houses. The quality & personal touches really do make...

Really nice space to sit and have coffee. We had errands to run so we got ours to go. We arrived during a morning rush and the co-owner and employee were calm and pleasant. We both ordered the coal minor mocha. This is the reason for four stars. The menu said "espresso shots" but we really couldn't tell there was coffee in there. If were back in town again I'd ask how many shots and add one or two more. They recently opened so they deserve some time to work out the kinks!

Post Script - Dear owner, thanks for the response! We are not from the area so we may never be back but I bet your customers will appreciate...

Campfire Frappuccino - a medium is under $5 and it tastes like smores it's really good and its alot cheaper then Starbucks

It has Dark chocolate and toasted marshmallow flavor. Blended with coffee, milk and ice. Topped with whipped cream. Would have posted it fuller but I drank some before I took the picture

The grilled cheese was ok but they were out of sour bread dough bread and I guess the cheddar cheese got the Colby jack on it it was alright but the chocolate chips cookies are amazing

The price wasn't to bad with the grilled cheese, a chocolate chips cookie and a medium Frappuccino was...