Coffee Pot Restaurant - Sedona, AZ

The Coffee Pot Restaurant, located in west Sedona, Arizona at 2050 W. Highway 89A, is a great restaurant for breakfast and lunch. They are open daily from 6 am to 2:15 pm.

We ate at the Coffee Pot Restaurant two days in a row. On first day, a Sunday, we arrived around 10:15 in the morning. We circled the parking lot twice trying to find an open spot. We finally waited in the lot for a spot to open. Once inside, we waited about 10 minutes for a table for two. We occupied our time in the gift shop area of the restaurant, musing over the selection of regional trinkets available for sale.

Once we were seated, we were promptly provided with glasses and a pitcher of water and were asked for our beverage order. At a place called the “Coffee Pot” you just have to try the coffee and we did. It arrived in a thermal carafe with enough coffee for each of us to have at least two cups. The coffee tasted great and it was nice and hot. Just what we needed after a night of light snow mixed with rain. The coffee wasn’t the popular watered down stuff served in a lot of place in the mid-west. It also wasn’t the robust stuff served at Starbucks. It was just good coffee - pure and simple. The pitcher of coffee set us back another $1.75 per person.

On Sunday, I ordered huevos rancheros and Judy ordered a buckwheat waffle with an over-easy egg on the side. The huevos rancheros consisted of two eggs (over medium, as requested) served over a flour tortilla and topped with a mild green chili salsa and jack cheese. Accompaniments included refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream, Mexican rice and a fresh salsa. The refried beans had a good taste but they didn’t include any partially mashed beans. I prefer my refried beans slightly mashed or pureed. Nevertheless, these were good. The Mexican rice appeared to be dry but when I tasted it, I was surprised. It was moist, well seasoned and just the right texture. (Judy: the Mexican rice is very tasty; I think it is because the rice has tomato paste in it.) The tomato-based salsa had a little bite to it. It had a fresh tomato taste, with noticeable bits of fresh scallion and herbs. It was well worth the $6.50.

The buckwheat waffle with pecans was $5.95 and well worth the price. The waffles (2 in all) were very light in texture. The waffle was crisp on the exterior yet moist and fluffy in the interior. (In this case, moist does not mean undercooked.) The egg on the side, costing an additional $0.95, was cooked to a perfect “over medium”. (Judy: I had some syrup with my waffle. Even though I used a small amount and had an egg with my fluffy waffle, I was sleepy for the rest of the morning. I don’t do well with sugar.)

.The next day we arrive at 7:15 in the morning. It was a Monday and there were plenty of open parking spaces so we didn’t have to circle the lot. We were seated promptly.

Since the Coffee Cup Restaurant offers 101 omelettes, I just had to try one. I tried the ham, bell pepper, tomato and onion omelette (number 12 on the menu) for $6.50. I paid and additional $0.95 for Egg Beaters instead of whole eggs. The omelette was huge and had plenty of diced ham, peppers, tomatoes and onions. The omelettes are served with a choice of potatoes, grits or cottage cheese and a choice of toast or biscuit. I had the grits and whole-wheat toast. My only complaint (my own fault) is that I should have asked them not to butter the toast.

Judy had the “Take Two”, consisting of two pancakes, two eggs (over medium) and two sausage links. The pancakes were light and fluffy. The pancakes didn’t need syrup because they were already slightly sweet. The eggs were cooked as ordered and the sausages were tasty. (Judy: The pancakes were full-sized and I could not finish them. The pancakes were perfect; browned just right with little exterior crunchiness while fluffy at the same time. It was a good thing, I did not need syrup with the pancake.)

The service at the Coffee Pot Restaurant is prompt, efficient and very courteous.

We can’t wait to go back for lunch to try their “authentic Mexican food”. We have high expectations, based on the flavors and presentation of the huevos rancheros.

Judy: This is a Southwestern style diner and not really a cafe. I love having breakfast at a diner and the Coffee Pot Restaurant is a good diner.

2050 W Highway 89A - map Sedona, AZ 86336 Tel: (928) 282-6626