Natalie's Coffee and Tea is a family owned company located in Derry, NH. I discovered the place by accident while looking for flavored gourmet coffee on Ebay one day. I was very surprised to see that they offered a ton of flavors in decaf and regular which is hard to find. I ordered a sample decaf flavored pack that allowed me to choose flavors such as blueberry, mexacali creme, german chocolate, chocolate raspberry, rainforest nut crunch...and a ton more!
When the coffee arrived a mere three days later packaged beautifully in air tight gold bags, I could not believe how great they looked and smelled. I could smell the coffee before I even opened the bag. And when I made it, it lived up to the hype. It was and stilll is the best coffee I have ever had. Trust me when I say that because I have been drinking coffee since I was six years old (I know, bad parents! No wonder my doctor finally made me quit having caffeine and I am only 36 years old!). So I was pleased to find decaf good coffee that was not only affordable, it could be shipped to my door in a matter of days. I highly urge you to buy some. You too will become a repeat and loyal customer. I think they have surpassed Starbucks in my opinion as for as price and taste. Starbucks is still great for me to go into the store, but Natalies is perfect for ordering and always having it at home.
I gotta admit…I really wanted to like it but just could not. The atmosphere of the restaurant is like a comfortable biker place, really laid back, crossed with an old fashioned restaurant. Black and white pictures of old movie stars covered the walls and the Harley-Davidson sign greeted you at the front door. I really wanted to like it for that reason alone. Unfortunately, it just did not happen. We asked to sit in the non-smoking section but even sitting there, the smoke just sort of covered you. When we left, I smelled like I had been sitting in a bar all night. I ordered bacon and cheddar cheese omelet which sounded good but came out flat and scorched and tasted very bland, just like burned eggs. My son ordered a patty melt and fries. The sandwich was huge and served on big pieces of Texas Toast with cheese and onions. I took a bite and tasted burned bread and grease pouring out of the onions. The fries tasted like Ore-Ida fries. I am thinking I coulda and shoulda made this dinner at home minus the burned everything. Oh well, live and learn. On to the next undiscovered place.
My father owned a restaurant in Newberry, SC, and ran it along with my brother. I had to put this in food worth mentioning. My father ran Dopey’s also known as the Tomahawk at Newberry College for more than five decades and was open late at night to serve the college crowd at Newberry College, along with local Newberry residents. His restaurant can be found on the internet under several places including Wikipedia and Newberry College. My father’s burgers and french fries gave me my freshman fifteen. I spent many late nights after college parties getting a burger cut in half and laughing with my friends. Granted my father’s place was a hole in the wall and the decor bordered on eccentric and a fifties style theme complete with a juke box (Fonzie could have walked in and been right at home)…My father passed away on April 7, 2008 and my brother Buzzy is now running Dopey’s. The last time I visited his restaurant for a farewell hamburger and to remember my dad, I swear it was like I could still see my father sitting up on his stool behind the register asking customers if they wanted to put it on their “tab”. Here’s to good burgers and good times.
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