Roast & Toast

I visit Petoskey often and have always wanted to visit this place since I love the outside decor. The inside is just as interesting and I really enjoyed looking all around. However, I was confused by the ordering process initially. Maybe some signs around (on the tables maybe?) or a large sign at the entrance that gets your attention (maybe there was one and my friends and I missed it) and explains the whole process will be nice. When we went inside, we couldn't even tell if we needed to seat ourselves or not. Ordering was easy enough but staring at the menu on the wall to figure out wasn't the most convenient way of choosing what I wanted since I need to be careful with ingredients. These are all minor issues though. If the food had been good enough for the price, these wouldn't have mattered. I was very disappointed with my avocado toast. There was hardly any avocado on the bread to make it an avocado toast (see pics). It tasted good enough and the price was pretty decent, but I expect a good amount of stuff besides bread on a toast. If I knew it was going to be that little amount of food, I would've ordered a full order of pancakes as an add on. That said, I also got a single order pancake which tasted good but was a bit smaller than I expected for the $5.25 charge for the side pancake. I ended up getting hungry three hours after my lunch. My three friends were happy with their orders though (see pics) and liked what they got and thought the meals were big enough. Maybe the specific items that I ordered are small size by default.

Decor was cool. Nice little coffee shop. The coffee was good. I must have caught the person taking my order on an off day. She was a bit grumpy and couldn’t manage a smile at all. Greeting was not welcoming. That’s basically why I knocked a star off the overall and a 3 star on the service.

Warm inviting and quirky atmosphere. Delicious, clean tasting food. Large selection of intriguing coffee drinks and very friendly service. We loved it.

The place is just a very fun experience. Everything taste good and the service was extremely kind and actually efficient. We came at peak season on a Sunday morning and we still got our order in a fast fashion. There is plenty fun on the wall for a unique experience. Is it the best food and coffee in the world? Not at all but this is a fantastic place when you take into account the location, the cost and the quality.

My food was hot, fast, delicious, and affordable. Dined in once and did takeout once and both times it was great. Perfect spot to grab a quick bite to eat. My only complaint is the side fruit bowl we ordered which had a banana cut in half and some unripe pineapple. Everything else from pancakes to sandwiches were spot on.