Dream Cafe

Great food and friendly ppl! Perfect for when vsc residents need a break from the studios or food at the red mill. Comfy couches, outlets, and big beautiful porch make it easy to hang out here

Went for lunch after a ride with my family on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail.
Very tasty grilled sandwiches! Delicious iced mocha.
The staff was great, nice and also real.
Ate on their little wraparound porch, but it was also tempting to sit inside with all the cozy tables, couch areas etc. and it’s nice they have kept the multiple rooms in the first floor of this hall and parlor.

I went here for only the second time today, and I was thoroughly impressed!
The first time I went, I had breakfast with several people. We all raved about the breakfast sandwiches! This time I had the chicken curry sandwich and my dad had the turkey club. They were both very well made, and the chicken curry was outstanding. For dessert we had raspberry cheesecake, and we absolutely devoured it!
I also have to say that it also has the nicest patrons. People offered to hold the «good» table for us (the one in the sun) while others struck up conversations. It feels like home.
I look forward to trying their coffee as well as each and every pastry!

One of the most unique atmospheres of any coffee shop anywhere. Memorably eclectic.
Feels like a converted, Victorian B&B inside. Such a cozy experience for groups or individuals.
I wish I had work I could do as an excuse to sit here all day. Great mix of locals and out-​of-​towners makes for good conversation.
The coffee itself was a bit underwhelming. Lattes taste like something I could make at home, but baked goods and sandwiches make up for it.
In aggregate, it’s the best spot anywhere nearby.

Where to begin. It was a dreary day in Vermont. Cold and rainy with the trees beginning to be denuded of leaves. Comfort food seemed appropriate and we hope to find it here.

I stopped in while on a road trip, just hoping for some semblance of a lunch. I was pleasantly surprised by my luck because this place is a gem. The curry chicken salad and coffee was delicious! Great ambiance and free WiFi. Can’t complain!

Dirty. Schmutz… when there were no tumblers for ice tea, the counter worker went into the dinning room and took two tumblers from the bus tray and swished them very cursively with a dirty sponge… I should have left then. When standing there waiting I looked down by the «little sink» that serves for restroom hand washing and there was a bucket full of sandy dirt swept under the sink’s fabric skirt. There are no food handler’s gloves in sight let alone being used. When the hot panini came out of the toaster, a dish towel that was on the wet sink edge was used to hold it while being cut. These things might not bother Johnsonites, but there are too many food handling, prep issues for my tastes. Every surface needs wiping down and cleaning. As far as my sandwich, I asked for tomato and when it didn’t make to the sandwich I went back in to get it and was given the ends… the ends are okay when eating at home but when paying at a restaurant a slice should be a slice! Ice tea is $ 1.75 with refills an additional $.75 ! No good will here.

This place was really good. It’s a great atmosphere and the food was delicious. I was with a group of four and every single one of us enjoyed it. We even went back during our week-​long vacation. I definitely would recommend it.

I second one of the comments. I wish all coffee joints were like this. Great place for a coffee and book. So sick of the high volume, loud music and expensive Starbucks and their imitators. Very unique joint. Can both be an extrovert at the bar with the female servers and clients as well as an introvert in the living room portion on a big cozy chair and a book.

One of my favorite places in town. The sandwiches are awesome. The monte Johnson is my favorite.

Great food decent coffee.

The stars are simply for the amazing coffee and delicious baked oat meal breakfast that I am immediately going to recreate at home…
A bit more cheer would be desired from the ladies behind the counter. Friendliness would make this place a hit.

Great coffee and sandwiches. Spacious room with couches, chairs and tables. Very chill place. Friendly staff. Restroom is really small though and has no sink. You have to go up some stairs to get in. Not sure how a wheelchair gets in.

This is what I wish all local coffee shops could be. Comfortable space, some wifi and printing capabilities, simple and healthy foods. Stop the chain coffee houses!
The coffee machine is terrific and the coffee is roasted locally, by Awake Roasters in Middlebury. The pastries are local as well, from Sweet Crunch Bake Shop in Hyde Park. LCC strives to provide organic products whenever possible for sandwiches. What more can you ask for? Also, they provide all of this great stuff without any attitude.
Only open during the day, it makes a great spot to get some work done when passing through. I always use it for wifi/​email and for terrific coffee!

Bright, cheery and wholesome. Sandwiches for the meat lover and vegetarian alike, with innovative twists. I had a Seitan Reuben, a first for me. The staff did a great job of describing a few things on the menu. so good that I had flipped a coin to decide what I wanted among the many choices.
Had a wonderful iced tea (hibiscus) to go with it, perfect for a hot summer’s day. Seating on the front porch, in the front living room, at a bar or outside at a picnic table in the back means lots of choices for different moods.

The coffee is really good at Lovin’ Cup Café, the space is a beautiful house renvovation with multiple rooms and they provide free WiFi!
You gotta try the bagels, they are the perfect amount of doughy. I am not a huge bagel fan but these are pretty amazing. Also I love that they sell coconut water here, it’s really refreshing and hard to find in Johnson, VT.
I had to print somethings out and they offer computers and printers onsite, which is super helpful for people like me, just traveling thru town for awhile. Johnson is a pretty small town and this café has been a central part in my stay here.