Mix Café & Bakery, Jeffersonville, Vermont
The first thing that hits you as you walk into this sunny spot in the tiny village of Jeffersonville is the mouthwatering scent of fresh-baked pastries, decadent creme brulee French toast, and whatever waffle is on special.
If your taste runs to hearty, you won’t go wrong with the cafe’s summer garden hash (topped with a poached egg), the breakfast flatbread, or the egg-and-cheese sandwich on a homemade roll. But we’re partial to Mix’s waffles, which vary with the seasons, from gingerbread with apple compote to lemon-cornmeal with fresh raspberries. And just when winter is dragging on a little too long, owner Carrie Ferguson and chef Billy Jo Whitehill whip up their vanilla waffles with ginger-peach compote to keep our hopes up.
Carrie opened Mix in June 2009 with two goals: source the food locally, and make everything by hand. From the granola to the English muffins–even the chocolate milk and the cranberry cocktail (made with locally grown berries)–it’s all from scratch. Word-of-mouth has done the rest for this 30-seat breakfast-and-lunch spot just behind the Smugglers’ Notch Inn.
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After reading your article several months ago, hubby & I decided to try the CAFE since I am a big fan of waffles. We were both very dissappointed. The only waffle on the menu was an AZTIC CHOCOLATE which didn’t appeal to me since I like my chocolate for dessert so I went with scrambled eggs & ham with pan fried potatoes (which were extremely greasy, luke warm & appeared to be sliced from a can). Hubby had the Creme Brulee French Toast that were too thick (4″ per piece), dry and “sicky sweet”. Coffee was bitter and lukewarm and service was very slow. We needed to chase down server multiple times for a coffe refill.
Hi Charlotte,
Although I am not the owner, I am writing this response as someone who values The Mix Cafe and it’s importance to our small town. This article states that the waffles change seasonally – as does the entire menu. In the colder, The Mix serves Pumpkin Spice or Gingerbread waffles – or something completely different – because the restaurant doesn’t have the same menu it had when it first opened its doors – which is unfortunately something that happens with restaurants in our area. I respect The Mix’s owner for frequently changing the menu and making it interesting. The home fries are definitely not from a can, as any given morning you can sit at the counter and watch the kitchen staff cut fifty pounds of golden yukon potatoes by hand. And in defense of the French Toast (which Vermont Life named the Best French Toast In Vermont) you should assume that with the title including creme brulee – a dessert staple known for its rich sweetness – that it would be sweet. I’m sorry, I just can’t see any justification in your comments.