The Groves Coffee House

Located inside the big orange building - just west of the Florida Turnpike on Griffin Road in Davie - the Groves Coffee House can be found inside Bob Roth’s New River Groves. Managed and operated by Andrea, it’s a locally owned business that is unusually popular among the masses. I’ve enjoyed coffee, eaten breakfast and lunch, and ordered many snacks and pastries in years past. I’ve just never had time to give them a High 5.

At “The Groves,” you will find a wide variety of organic coffees and teas, along with the traditional favorites of Cuban and standard American drip coffee. Breakfast and lunch are served in the form of sandwiches, salads and wraps, various cookies and cake, along with fruit and several different types of Spanish pastries and meat pies.

ProTip: The Café con Leche has 4 shots of espresso, rather than the standard 3 offered by Starbucks. That’s about 75 additional milligrams of caffeine to get your day started. Standard and Cuban coffee are also on the menu along with different offerings of latte and cappuccino. Almond and coconut milk are options for the dainty not wanting regular milk.

When arriving early for breakfast, I typically order the Café con Leche and Cuban toast. I used to order the breakfast sandwich with egg, bacon and cheese. It’s a lot of food and I don’t eat much for breakfast, so now it’s just the Cuban toast. There are over a dozen breakfast items to choose from on the menu.

I’m not much into salads or wraps, but do love the Medianoche and Pan Con Bistec Cuban sandwich for lunch. Of the two, I prefer the Pan Con Bistec Cuban – their own version of a Philly cheesesteak that is packed with meat and cheese, along with shoestring potatoes. Don’t be scared away by the $9.00 and change price as this sandwich must be cut into four pieces and shared with a friend or co-worker. There is simply no way to finish the sandwich in one sitting.

Spanish pastries and meat pies -whenever I order, I typically take them with coffee for the road.

The Groves Coffee House has plenty of parking, an indoor dining and an outdoor picnic area. Restrooms are inside Bob Roth’s New River Groves. Always a 5-star experience when dining at this locally owned business.

Bill Lewis
Fort Lauderdale, Florida