Salt Lake Roasting Co. and Cafe
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 363-7572
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Coffee 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 7am-12am
Editorial Review for Salt Lake Roasting Co. and Cafe – by Robyn Galbos
The Scene
The spacious cafe is a popular hangout for students and downtown businesspeople. In addition to a number of tables, the main floor boasts two roasters, an old-fashioned scale and a pile of burlap bags filled with coffee beans. A central staircase takes you upstairs where there is more seating, and walls decorated with maps.
The Food
While coffee is the main attraction (the selection from around the world is staggering), there is a surprisingly good cafe menu that changes daily. The veggie tacos--two corn tortillas topped with rice, beans, cheese, fresh vegetables and salsa--have a smoky Southwest flavor. The vegetable Indienne--curry over rice--mingles sweet and savory flavors with spicy undertones. The SLRC deli sandwich with ham, turkey, salami and cheese is a standard menu item and comes with the soup of the day. Beautiful desserts are tempting and satisfying.
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User Reviews for Salt Lake Roasting Co. and Cafe
05/18/2008 Posted by Danalia
I love Salt Lake Roasting. I've been going there for years. They have delicious ciders, cocoas and fruit tarts. Their coffee is very good and my family members often buy bags of Salt Lake Roasting coffee beans to take home. This is the only coffee shop I know of in SLC that has two levels. I prefer the upstairs as it has bar style seating that is good for studying with a laptop.
Pros: Tarts, Ciders, Cocoa, Coffee
Cons: No lounge furniture
08/01/2006 Posted by wattsupgirl
While the Roasting Company is one of the oldest coffee shops in town, I suspect that the owners are losing their interest in the cafe because their coffees and teas just taste OLD. I once asked the barista if I could see the beans he was using (because the coffee tasted stale!) but he refused my request for sanitary reasons. They've gotta be OLD! However, their food is actually not bad. Their quiche is a good choice for lunch, and if the cakes are fresh they are quite good as well. Go there for lunch, but have the OLD coffee or tea at your own risk.
Pros: location, lunch
Cons: OLD coffee and tea
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