The Coffee Shop

The food here is delightful, especially the pancakes and bacon. The service was good – a little slow, but the place was packed! We never felt ignored. The pies are amazing, too.

I have a weakness for diners. It’s true. There’s something about that «salt-​of-​the-​earth» honesty that I fall for every time. Maybe it’s having watched Alice when I was a kid. Who knows.
Regardless, when a diner is an option — I’ll opt for a diner.
So — on this special day, I lunched at The Coffee Shop (check out the history — it’s pretty cool). sizes on the inside are diminutive — much like a 737 – 300. It’s readily apparent when visiting the men’s room that people in the mid-​fifties were still human-​sized. My 2XL self was having difficulties navigating the pathway to/​from the toilets.
Another proclivity of mine is sitting at the bar — right behind the short-​order cook. On this day, I had the pleasure of watching the action in real time.
I ordered a rib-​eye medium rare, but soon learned they were out of ribeye so I changed it up to the river trout. I should have ordered the trout from the get-​go. Absolutely fantastic. It came with O.K. fries (I didn’t eat them). the trout was perfectly fried with no hint of oily taste. that means they change the oil out regularly.
The décor is honest and true to the locale.

History and great food! An awesome place to check out if you’re in the area. Just like grandma used to make! Reasonable pricing with a good helping too! Highly recommended.

This place has it all: a cool history, prompt and friendly service, and home cookin’ like you wouldn’t believe! I’ve been a patron of The Coffee Shop for years, and I’ve never had a meal there that I didn’t love. From a plate of chicken livers, to a chuckwagon, to roast pork, to a good ol’ cheeseburger. Everything that comes out of that kitchen is golden. Just get there early for lunch because seating isn’t abundant!

Loved this place! The placement was odd and had always been a turn off for me, but I decided to try it one day. Did not disappoint! It is a very old school southern diner, but the staff was VERY friendly and the BBQ & onion rings I got were delicious! Cheap too!

Well… these folks are friendly… its a very very old traditional diner. Typical cool diner food. Apparently an old old institution in Sylva. For my progressive friends… you will find a confed flag or two pictures on the wall… some «old south» memorabilia… pics of Robert E. Lee. I was like… ugh…but then saw a pic of Johnny Cash and felt better.
Really nice waitress… called me hun… and gave me a burger that was really great.

I normally try to stay away from «greasy spoon» restaurants but last year when we were in town this was one of the few restaurants open… it had a lot of cars in the parking lot so we decided to try it out. It was great! We decided to come back again this year and it did not disappoint. The bacon and eggs were perfectly cooked! The pancakes were just okay. Overall great spot of you don’t mind the fact they haven’t remodeled in decades.