Rain, Movie, and Cheese

Today was a lazy day. It was pouring rain all day, and after working big weddings all week and going to the pubs last night, I was content to stay in bed late and rest. After lunch I took my boyfriend on a tour of the castle, where afternoon ceremonies were taking place. Next we watched The Titanic, then went out to supper.

The Coffeeloft

We went to the Coffeeshop, which is a little café above the village store. The top floor of the shop is a cozy space with several tables, chairs, a couch, a fireplace, bookshelves, and lots of décor, most of it regional or culinary-related. They also have wi-fi. Their online menu and the menu on the table says they offer all kinds of drinks – hot chocolates and coffees with different-flavored syrups, iced coffee, cappuccinos, lattés, different types of teas, smoothies, milkshakes, and even wine. The menu has an all-day breakfast, your typical full hot breakfast fare, several types of sandwiches, a few other quick hot items, homemade pizzas from scratch, and an assortment of plated desserts and baked goods, as well as ice cream. It seems like a pretty big menu for such a small shop, and fairly reasonably priced for a shop whose items are mostly overpriced. 
First we asked for the Goats Cheese Sandwich, but were told they were out of goat’s cheese. So since there was a Bacon Brie Melt on the menu, I asked if we could just sub brie for the goat’s cheese. We were then told they didn’t have any of the cranberry relish either, and then the sandwich just really didn’t seem like it would be much. Finally, we settled on trying their homemade pizzas, even though we really like the other wood-oven pizza place in town. We ordered a Billy Goat’s pizza with brie cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion and rocket, as well as some crispy breaded mushrooms with garlic mayo.

Billy Goat's Pizza

Overall the food was acceptable for a small shop, fresh, hot and tasty, but I would like to try their other offerings if they ever do have all the product in, and I wonder what else they would have been missing from the menu. The one young shop attendant there at the time did not seem very knowledgeable about the store or menu. 

Crispy Breaded Mushrooms