A jewel of a coffee house ! Mill Bay Coffee & Pastries. 
My husband and I walk in and I say to him, “I love this place !” and I see “my” new niche, by the front counter in a corner, tucked away from the rest of the room...a table for two. The coffee house is very charming, somewhat of a French country style, lots of creative art decorating the room. Each wooden table is different and it feels “like home” here - I feel at home here.
I place an order for a decaf-latte-little foam-grande and then wander the room. Joel Chenet, along with his wife, Martine (both from France) preside over Mill Bay Coffee & Pastries and Monsieur Chenet is a well accomplished Chef and has headed many restaurants. Martine, I have read is also involved in the food industry. Numerous certificates and awards adorn the room. There is a newspaper article clipping near the counter with Mr. Chenet pictured with Alton Brown from the Food Network, I believe Mr. Chenet was participating in a food festival in Monterey , California.
My latte is heavenly, a fine roasted Alaskan coffee...I ask what brand I am drinking...Three Sisters decaf. I get a cranberry scone and my Husband gets a piece of Apple pie. OK, let me say this....even though my husband doesn't cook (when he does, it's great) he can be a critic when it comes to food and the one thing he is very critical about is apple pie. In the twelve years we have been together he has yet to have had a good apple pie. His complaints – too runny, too dry, apple pieces to big or thin, dry pie crust, no flavor. We take a seat and he takes a bite of his apple pie... he really likes it and says it's the best apple pie he has tasted. He likes the pastry crust and there is no “runny- syrupy filler”. I try a bite – he's right. It is probably the best apple pie we have had. The pastry crust is wonderful - sweet, flaky, moist. The apple filling also has fantastic flavor, perfect size apple pieces. Finally, a great apple pie. My cranberry scone is the best scone I have ever had. Melt in your mouth, almost like short bread with the right amount of sweetness. I will be comparing every other scone from this day forward to the scones at Mill Bay Coffee.
I took some photos of the coffee house before we leave but as we passed by the dessert display case I couldn't resist taking a photo or resist taking home a treat. We decided on a colossal Salmonberry Coffee cake which looks like a huge muffin. Later, after dinner, we enjoy the coffee cake... delicious, sweet, moist and tart clusters of Salmonberry.
We have been to Mill Bay Coffee several times over the Summer... my husband always gets the oatmeal with fruit compote and really enjoys it. The oatmeal is unlike any oatmeal I have had before, a wonderful home made taste, thick and not soupy like a lot of oatmeal I have had. It is served with maple syrup, brown sugar and a mixed berry compote (this makes it !)
I usually get the Breakfast Muffin ...hmmm good . A big, moist muffin with bits of ham, sausage, cheese and chunks of potato. Filling and satisfying. I have also tried the Viking crepe... with smoked Salmon, not with big chunks of Salmon but whipped into a a creamy dill sauce and pieces of potatoes throughout. Very good !
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Our Summer here in Kodiak is coming to a close. We have one more day here.... one more latte.
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