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    Cool River

    4.4 (60 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Meaty Bowl and Biscuits and Gravy
    Danny L.

    The food and service were great. When we arrived, there was a line out the door. The line moved quickly. We enjoyed the dog friendly patio. The mocha, biscuits and gravy, and Meaty Bowl were all excellent. Definitely worth stopping in if in the area. There is a large dirt parking lot on the east side of the building along with a lot of street parking. The main street area was packed with people when we were there but we had no problem finding parking.

    Turkey bacon melt & turkey Ruben
    Ashley C.

    Great food, great service, and great atmosphere. This would have been a 5 star it was just way over priced for what you get. Turkey bacon melt on sour dough was really good and light, same with the Ruben. The Paloma's were strong and really good. Lots of different cocktails options and weekend drink specials. There needs to be more inside seating but they had good amount of outdoor seating. All the employees were super nice and seemed like they really liked their job.

    Vegan breakfast burrito.
    Adrienne B.

    We stopped in for breakfast when visiting this morning. It was very busy as this is clearly a popular place. One person was taking orders for a line of people that went out the door but it seemed like an efficient system. We ordered a small iced coffee, a vegan muffin, a vegan breakfast burrito and a full order of biscuits and gravy and it came to over 50 with tip. My iced coffee was good but I couldn't really taste the orange cardamom flavoring. It didn't take too long for our food to come out and the staff was really attentive to make sure everything was ok. I really loved the vegan burrito even though there was no salsa on the side. The vegan meat and tofu scramble it in were really good I would definitely recommend it. My husband said the biscuits and egg were good with his order but he wasn't a big fan of the gravy which he said had a slightly sweet taste. The vegan gluten free strawberry chocolate muffin was good but not great. We would definitely come back to this place next time we are in town.

    Regina M.

    Food and drinks were delicious! Staff and service were top notch, super friendly. Vibes good too! Open seating though but it will always work itself out, we walked in with a party of 4 and got a table right away during busy time :)

    Cool River Restaurant
    Lisa Y.

    Stopped in Buena Vista for lunch on a roadtrip. The downtown strip had restaurants and coffee shops with other shopping available. Cool River has a small outdoor patio and seating inside. You place your order, then the staff brings out your order. I ordered the Power Salad, which was delicious!! Spinach, arugula, blueberries, quinoa, chickpeas, avocado, cukes. So tasty! They had plenty of other salads that looked super tasty. I would definitely return.

    Chocolate croissant
    Penny J.

    Very cute coffee and bakery with a lovely playlist and tables everywhere to sit and enjoy. We tried the chocolate croissant, probably the best thing ever, veggie burrito, and veggie bowl. The chai latte was also good. It was all very delicious. The staff is very nice and comes around to check on you and make sure the experience is going well. We would definitely come back. Went back for the second day in a row. Ally was so kind and welcoming just as the day before!

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    2 years ago

    Great matcha lattes! And their burritos and coconut quinoa porridge was very satisfying.

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    2 years ago

    Delicious breakfast burritos. Service was excellent!! Very chill environment. I will come back.

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    2 years ago

    Great place to get drinks and food. The service is amazing and the people are very nice.

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    2 years ago

    My $17 wrap came with frozen chicken on it.. I would not recommend if you're looking for a good quality meal.

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    3 years ago

    My wife and I always stop in BV for lunch and today we tried Cool River. Great new spot with great chili and pork tacos. Our new stop in BV.

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    3 years ago

    Absolutely delicious! Had the RBG, great flavor, boyfriend had breakfast tacos, delicious as well. Staff very friendly.

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    3 years ago

    Awesome breakfast and coffee in BV! Staff was wonderful too... will for sure make it a regular stop when passing through Buena vista!

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    3 years ago

    Overpriced. Just a cafe not very family friendly. Waitress was rude concerned more about pepper shakers than customers

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    3 years ago

    This was the perfect place in town! They had great coffee smoothies and pastries and let us stay for as long as we wanted. Highly recommend!

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    My sister and I came here after a camping trip to Taylor reservoir. Its on main street in Buena…read moreVista and its definitely worth a stop! The bread here alone is super impressive, we ate a whole pretzel loaf as an appetizer and i don't regret it. The Mojo Porl Benedict was absolutely delicious! The pork was so tender and flavorful and the eggs were cooked perfectly. My sister's cinammon roll French toast was the best dessert breakfast! Overall this place is really impressive and is churning out delicious food in such a tiny space!

    Simple Eatery, but holy moly talk about complex flavors…read more Stopped in for lunch, I got a Salted Pretzel with Beer Cheese, the Pesto Panini Breakfast Sandwich, and the Green Chile Cheddar Sourdough loaf from yesterday. I didn't even get to take a photo of the pretzel because I completely annihilated it. It was phenomenal. I came to my senses enough go photograph the sandwich, it was also amazingly good. I passed the loaf around to everyone at my table and we all really liked it. I also got a cute little mason jar for my drink which is so cool. The eatery is inside a little shop so the vibe is very granola in the best way. It smells incredible inside. The staff is also so incredibly nice and gave me several recommendations and made it all seem like incredible options. The price point is high, but i'm learning that's just Colorado in general. I had no issue spending my money here.

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