Have your morning coffee, Trailside
September 23, 2008 by HeatherM
Started by a native Charlottesvillian (a rare breed these days with all of the transplants), Marcia McGee, the coffee cart is set up in the pro shop, with plans to open a full café and shop in the town center by January 1, 2009.
A woman-owned business, Trailside Coffee is committed to free trade/organic coffee and offers grinds from Williamsburg Coffee & Tea. They also serve the cure-all of teas: a Mate Latte, a South-American herb that offers 9x the antioxidants of green tea and a greater energy boost while delivering less caffeine! It’s also said to speed up metabolism while curbing appetite, resulting in weightloss. Sounds like a miracle to me. Oh, and their cups are made from recycled content, so you can feel good about grabbing one to go. If you still feel un-green, they offer discounts to those who bring in their own mugs.
Once the shop gets under way, Trailside coffee will offer a wide variety of fruit smoothies and light fare such as muffins, pastries, bagels, paninis, soups, salads and more.
Hurry in and try their seasonal Pumpkin-spiced latte— it roasts the pants off of Starbucks’ similar version. I highly recommend the Breve—an espresso made with steamed half and half instead of milk—it’s lip-smacking good. Of course if you do get the Breve, you may want to follow up your morning with a hike at Sugar Hollow or Humpback Rocks to work it off!
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What a perfect way to start the day: a cup of joe on the patio, with free WiFi to catch up on all the latest styles at www.cvillestyle.com!).
Marcia, I can’t wait to get out there. I am so proud of you!
Love it! Will be sure my hubby stops in before his weekend round of golf.
I stopped in this weekend too! The coffee is delicious, and the setting is gorgeous. I loved sitting out on the patio, golfers passing through. I didn’t want to leave!
Trailside is fantastic, I can’t wait until the store opens. Their coffee is so great, it had me (literally) doing cartwheels on the golf course… Would definitely check it out!
WOW! what a great place….the girls working behind the counter were really great and it was obvious they knew exactly what they were doing! THANKS…You’re doing a great job Marcia