Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Neighbors coffeehouse

The Neighbors coffee house is in Brandon on Holly Blvd, right as you come into town off of Rice street.
info: 204 E Holly Blvd
, Brandon, SD
‎ - (605) 582-7979
I've been here a couple of times.
First impressions, wow... it's a little dark in here :). There's some nice funky booths, a fireplace (I've never seen it lit), and a corner with a couch and big chair across from it. I'd love to always go over here but I feel bad about doing it unless I'm with a few other people because it's so perfectly set up for people to talk.
Coffee is delicious. I particularly love the Highland Grog.
The to-go cup is totally sweet. One of my friends took it home and hung it from her ceiling, she thinks we should collect them and make party lights. If you're staying you can pick your mug. There are several choices. I like thick mugs with cool designs and was able to find the perfect one. One disadvantage of liking thick clay mugs is that your coffee cools as soon as it is poured into the cup, they have cleverly solved this problem by putting their mugs on some kind of heater.
Manzibar got a really yummy frozen drink there (why, in the middle of winter he would want one is not my problem).
I think it would be good for the overall decor if they painted the wall sconces a lighter color than the walls. The windows are so big and let in so much light I think they could really do a lot of fun stuff with the lighting dynamics.
Love the decor. The bathroom was kind of amusing, it's a unisex bathroom, it is very un-institutional, they even had some funky antique stuff there too.
I bring my laptop in, so I don't know whether or not they have WiFi.
Bottom Line: Good stuff, go there if you're in Brandon and have time.
I'll add pictures later

Banzibar