700 Fatherland St
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 770-7097
A rule of thumb that I go by is that if the furnishings of a coffee place is a bunch of old tables and chairs that appear purchased at a thrift store or yard sales, the experience is just as shabby. It's just a sign that they're not trying.
I will give this to them: their coffee is good. One sip and you'll know it's Drew's Brews Coffee, and it's just too hard to screw up. What goes against them is that is that several good coffee places also offer Drew's Brews, also.
Now to be fair, in the last year, ownership has changed hands: under the old régime, the food left much to be desired. It wasn't horrible, but the same dishes were much lower in quality than at, say, Bongo Java in the Belmont area. I haven't had any of their food since the new ownership, but in lieu of that, I can only judge by the coffee and the environment, and neither differentiate themselves in any positive way.
One thing that they've got going for them is that they are the premier place for coffee in the general vicinity of LP Field, and some of the hip shops and offices in East Nashville. The next best places are either across the bridge (which can be a headache, or deep in East Nashville on the strip of coffee places around McGavock Pike. So, the upshot is if you need a reliably good cup of coffee in off I-24 in East Nashville, Sky Blue is a good place for it, but try to keep your eyes half-closed, because there's nothing good to look at unless you bring a laptop.
I think you need to put a little more research into the coffee shops in East Nashville. Sky blue is only one of many coffee stops in East Nashville, much closer than McGavock Pike in the Five Points area and Eastland area. We even have our own Bongo Java located in the heart of Five Points and very close to LP Stadium.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Portland Brew on Eastland? A place with fantastic brew and homemade omelettes made with gouda cheese. Did I mention that they are also a microroaster? How could you miss that?
Not to mention the new Ugly Mugs. The newest coffee spot in East Nashville that also offers Drew's Brews around the Eastland area.