Iron Cafe — Restaurant in Town of Montgomery

Today's coffee (and breakfast) adventure brings us to the Iron Café, in Montgomery. NY.

Cute little town, Montgomery is. Where we were was a section where it looks like they made some houses into businesses. The GPS brought us to the wrong spot, which was fine because we found a nice store that sells nice art and other tchotchkes (like my Yiddish?). The cafe was right across the street.

The decor is nice. Lots of wood and metal, which fits the name.

First thing I didn't like, they only sell Starbucks here. Meh. We go out of our way to these places to stay away from chain coffee, so that was a minus right off the bat.

Their kitchen is tiny, so our orders took a bit of a long time. Not that big of a deal for us, but if you're in a rush, I'd probably avoid this place for ordering food. Just coffee or other drinks should be no issue

The food was pretty good, but nothing really stood out. I got a breakfast bowl that came with eggs, peppers and onions, bacon, sausage, and home feies. The kids got chocolate chip pancakes and sausage or bacon on the side, and my wife got stuffed French toast, stuffed with Nutella, bananas, and strawberries. Their syrup tasted weird, so that was a minus. Even one of my kids mentioned it, and they love sweets, so I know it was an issue.

The staff was really nice. They only take cash, but there's an ATM on site, though there's a $4.00 fee, which is a bit high. My bank returns up to $10 in ATM fees every month, so that wasn't an issue for me.

All in all, this place was okay. The Starbucks ruined it for me right away. If you like SB, maybe it'll be great for you. The atmosphere is nice, though it gets noisy when there are more people sitting and talking. The kitchen is right behind a glass wall, so when they were blending things, on top of all the patron noise, it got real loud. Not a place for sure-fire relaxation.

It was cute, but I don't think we'll...

The Americano had no sign of crema, which for me is a sign of negligence in caring for your daily grind. It was also not a good cup of coffee (I couldn’t drink it). I was polite with the women who served me about it not being to my taste, and I hadn’t consumed it. I’m a coffee shop owner myself, and if a customer had brought back their coffee after not liking it, we would have refunded them on the spot. My staff are trained to do this too. I think the one star is harsh for a bad coffee (I’m obviously particular), but I’m giving one star for a total lack of hospitality. This is why robots will never replace humans in the food industry, because of our attention to taking care of other humans. It was only $5, which is why I wasn’t going to go out of my way to ask for it, but as a cafe owner $5 will simply never be worth a dissatisfied customer, and I wholeheartedly believe any owner should train all their staff to know (and feel) that. If someone is unable to consume your product, the money shouldn’t stay in...

Loved the food at this place until I watched a girl come through the back door, get in the narrow kitchen space still in the jacket and proceed to touch the ciabatta bread with bare hands ( she must have forgotten there was clear glass there) then put it back in the basket, then grabbed another piece of bread to make her own sandwich. Still not sure if she worked there, but I decided to confront her and all she had to say was "I'm sorry"!!! When I asked to speak to the owner she said he was "dealing with something else". We paid for our food and left! Tried to call twice and each time girls wouldn't put the owner on the phone. WILL NEVER GO BACK!! P.S. the only reason I am posting publicly is because I wanted the owner to know and be aware of what's going on in his store. I did try to call and speak to him but the girls who answered would...