Edenton Coffee House Bakery & Café

This town is so tiny that it is definitely THE coffee shop. No chain coffee place around here!
The café is actually pretty big and spacious inside, with lots of tables, chairs, even a couple couches; definitely not what I expected. The décor is pretty eclectic — some mismatched tables, lots of knick knacks, small gifts for sale. There’s even one cabinet full of stuffed dolls and animals for décor & also for sale and made by someone local.
There’s a huge chalkboard on the wall, which I’m a fan of by the way, and it has the coffee menu printed very neatly. Cool points! There were tons to choose from! There’s also a small paper menu with their food options. I wish I grabbed or took a picture of one.
My boyfriend had the Deep South Panini which had Pimento cheese, bacon, & tomato, and it was amazing! He opted for a soda instead of coffee. I had the Edenton Bay Panini, which had turkey, bacon, cheese, honey mustard, and I got it without tomatoes & onion. I also decided on a French Vanilla iced coffee with milk. I LOVED my coffee, didn’t need to add anything else to it, and my sandwich was pretty good too! (The sandwiches don’t come with chips or anything.)
BEST thing about this place? The fact that they use coffee to make their ice cubes (they use it for iced coffee of course.) I had seen this tip on Pinterest before, but have never actually done it myself or seen it done. It definitely works! My coffee actually got stronger towards the end as it melted, and I had to give it to my BF, (who later became my fiancé that night.) I’m not a fan of strong coffee, and he is. Anyway, they also have free wifi here. A blessing, because this town is so small that you will barely pick up reception on the streets as you wander. I seriously had a signal maybe twice, for like 30 seconds.
Where do my docked stars come from? Customer service. As mentioned in a couple of other reviews, the woman working just was not the friendliest. I didn’t feel too welcome. Whatevs, not here to make friends, but usually people at coffee shops, especially mom & pop ones, are nicer and more welcoming. Oh well.
Would I come here again? Yes, lol, because I wouldn’t have too many other choices for coffee. But there is definitely room for improvement.

Dear Edenton Coffee House Bakery & Café,
Thank you for providing me with a great Pimento, Bacon and Tomato Panini (aka the Deep South Panini) upon my first ever trip to Edenton. While the ingredients are simple the house made Pimento cheese was gooey, tangy and creamy and worked well against the crispy bacon. Your shelves upon shelves of a unique variety of coffee mugs (Martin Luther King Jr., 7-​Eleven, and Owl shaped to name a few) made the visit even more memorable. Thank you also for providing my girlfriend at the time (who later that day became my fiancée) with a delicious iced coffee with COFFEE ice cubes (genius!). The coffee flavor never wavered and in fact became stronger as the cubes melted in the cup. Oh and the FREE Wi-​Fi was a life saver being that cell phone reception is pretty much weak to nonexistent in those parts.
Sincerely,
A man about flave!

I can’t complain about the food, coffee, or desserts. My chicken wrap was excellent. Hubby enjoyed his wrap too. They also have a great selection of teas from my favorite tea company.

Coffee is a grind to drink. Staff is rather bland-​to-​rude. Decorated by a child. Hit Burger King, safe the cash and the grief.

I have been here before and from what I remembered I liked it. At least well enough to come back. Upon walking in the door this afternoon. The two women working behind the counter were eating their lunch at a nearby table. Which of course, I’m okay with them taking a break for much needed lunch. Maybe not both at the same time though. I was informed they would be right with me. They were not, the sat and ate and I stood waiting for many minutes. They both got up and finally came behind the counter. Hands unwashed and handling my drink. Absolutely gross and unacceptable in my book. One of the women behind the counter, the older of the two, was not entirely pleasant. Twenty minutes later I had my order and the other order in my party. Mine was good, not great. Certainly have had better. The inside of this place is dirty and cluttered, not eclectic like they seem to be shooting for. Would not recommend. But! Also know this is the only coffee around, so best of luck.

Ein schnuckeliger Coffeeshop — sehr amerikanisch, gar nicht touristisch — du fühlst dich sofort wohl hier und last not least — der Kaffee schmeckt sehr gut. Es gibt auch Kleinigkeiten zu essen hier: Pumpkin Bread (Halloween ließ noch grüßen) und Banana Bread — beides gehört für uns zur Kategorie Kuchen — sind lecker, die Sandwiches sicher auch, bleiben aber heute unprobiert. Neben uns mehrere Tische zu einer Geburtstagstafel zusammengeschoben: die Stimmung ist gut und die Gäste sind sicher aus der nahegelegenen Seniorenwohnanlage.
Der Ort Edenton liegt an einem großen Fluß mit einer noch größeren Brücke — so wie fast alle Orte hier in der Atlantikregion von North Carolina — und alles ist sehr gepflegt und entspannt.

Wenn ihr mal Abseits von Starbucks und Co. ein richtig authentisches amerikanisches Café erleben wollt, dann hier. Wir hatten Kaffeedurst nach langer Fahrt und suchten bei Unilocal nach einer Gelegenheit. Hier fanden wir sie, in einem kleinen Städtchen, das alleine schon einen Stopp Wert ist.
Edenton — Coffee House, Bakery & Café nennt es sich. Alles trifft zu: fresh roasted coffee — espresso — smoothies — tea — pastries — desserts — lunch — gift baskets — party trays — Edenton t-​shirts, caps, peanuts & gifts. Am Tisch neben uns feierte eine kleine Gesellschaft Hochjähriger einen Geburtstag, an anderen Tisch verhandelten zwei mit Laptop irgendwelche Geschäfte und dazwischen saßen wir, schlürften unseren Latte und dazu ein Pumpkin-​Bread.
Freitags treten hier Musiker auf, dann wird das Café zum Szenelokal. Unamerikanisch ist es hier und widersetzt sich jeden modischen Trend. Das ist das, was wir als Touris suchen und so selten finden. Dank an Unilocal.
Außerdem ist der Ort einen kleinen Spaziergang mehr als wert, vor allem der Blick auf den Chowan-​Fluss ist beeindruckend.
Das Edenton-​Café ist im Grunde nichts Besonderes und gerade deswegen so besonders für uns.

Excellent club wrap. My partner had the pimento panini and devoured it. Next up is coffee. I’m sure it will be good as well.

Great Coffee Shop. Also a book store. Places to sit or lounge around. They have the expresso bar and sweet treats that go with your smooth coffee. Right down town but it is The Edenton Coffee House now.