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| - I'm torn. Courense has excellent white bread, though some -- like my girlfriend, Heather -- may find the crust too tough for their liking. I'm a fan, however, and do pop in to buy a loaf periodically.
Their pastries are solid, especially those little custard tarts (as Howard H notes); I made a kind of pseudo-french toast out of one of their doughnuts I'd regrettably allowed to go stale. (Man, it turned into some kinda wonderful!)
Service is efficient and friendly, particularly the older lady who's English is very poor ("no speak-a English", she cheerfully informs me) -- she seems so happy to be there and to be serving customers. It's nice to see.
I do have a singular quibble, though, but it's a pretty big one. Their sandwiches are not very good, and rather overpriced. I had the prosciutto, and it was just that, with a slice of cheese, pressed between a sliced white bun. It was a bit over $6 as I recall. For the same price I can have sandwich heaven at many a cafe. This one gave me tough, stringy, poorly sliced prosciutto and nothing else. I was very disappointed.
Still, service is good, bread's tasty if you want empty-carb-death, and the atmosphere is nice (as others have mentioned, great facade, kind of an old school cafe vibe inside).
Just don't bother with the sandwiches.
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