Red Rock Coffee

Red Rock Coffee - Castro St, Mountain View

There are some places which you love even before you have eaten there. You just know that they are going to have great food and time spent there is going to be worth it. Red Rock is such a place.

Its a small place .. a locally owned cafe .. not expensive .. on Castro Street in downtown Mountain View. I always .. always like locally owned shops more than the chains. It looks pretty inviting and once you go there .. you feel the laid back .. do your own thing .. kind of positive atmosphere. Space is not their forté, and as a corollary - neither is ample (or comfy) seating. But if you find an empty table .. do grab it, order something from the counter and relish it .. soaking in the friendly atmosphere and taking advantage of the free WiFi.

Thankfully the menu is not exhaustive (the big menus always have me wanting more than one thing) and offers a sane choice in coffee. The fruit smoothies are offered wither yogurt or ice-cream based (go for the ice-cream ones) and you can combine whatever flavours you want .. mango-banana-raspberry etc. The desserts look and are scrumptious. Intelligently they are not too big .. so having one doesn't invoke pangs of guilt .. in other people that is. I never get pangs of guilt.

And heres the best part. Red Rock is a non-profit coffee shop! What more can one want?

Warning: closes at 10pm on weekdays and super early - 5pm (!!?) on Sundays.

Food: **** Ambiance: **** Price: $$
Last visited: late-2007