Good eats around here; Three Cafe
What is your favorite place for breakfast? In a recent poll, Three Cafe was the favorite among many fine local offerings. Credit: threecafe.com
- What is your favorite place for breakfast? In a recent poll, Three Cafe was the favorite among many fine local offerings.
- To anyone who has experienced the joys of eating there, this is no surprise. Chef Cathie Albrect's little restaurant on Belmont Ave is a monument to good eats in our valley.
- Weekend trips may also mean waiting for a table. Fear not, you will likely be in the company of regulars, excited to share stories of the dishes they have enjoyed.
- Fresh. Local. Good Food. Springfield's hidden gem., is the tag line for the restaurant that has quickly established itself as a Springfield institution.
- Cathie Albrect was not looking for a restaurant so far from her home base in Wales, but the space found her and the rest as they say is history.
- The cafe was originally opened by transplants who fell in love with a house in Forest Park. They set out to establish a special place and were set to succeed before circumstance moved them back to their native California.
- Customers who have dietary restrictions are treated like royalty, rather than shunned for being a bother. All they need to do is mention what they cannot eat to the accommodating servers.
- In turn, the kitchen is consulted and mouth-watering options offered.
- Should you be gluten intolerant, Three Cafe is heaven.
- The whoopee pies alone transcend belief. Among the flavors for spring are lemon and raspberry.
- Regulars know to call ahead and order their truly special deserts and breads to take home.
- While opions of the state of the X vary greatly, when you find this spot it is as if you are transported to a cool urban neighborhood. You might think you are in Northampton, Brooklyn or even Paris.
- Organic vegetables from Red Fire Farm and an assortment of what is fresh and in season from the local producers at the Farmer's Market at the X.
- Dedication to the food they serve, means you eat eggs from her own farm and cheese from Sweet Pea.
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