While Rogers Coffee & Tea in Abingdon seemed to have an inviting, welcoming, and warm environment, our first impression was wrong.  One word could characterize our visit to this newly constructed coffee shop: disappointing.

We all decided to order coffee and smoothies, considering that’s all we saw as options on the limited menu at the ordering station.   As for the food choices, the only options we saw contained some sort of animal.  Even the salad had chicken in it.

However, after we sat down to enjoy our lovely drinks and chat, we saw to our dismay that there were more items, both food and drink, on the menu that were not advertised by the ordering station.

Strike one.

The house blended caramel flavored coffee was barely drinkable.  The coffee was extremely strong and we were greatly disappointed in the overall quality and presentation of the coffee.  When we start to taste the caramel (which supposedly was blended into the coffee) we will let you know.  So far, however, there was no taste difference between this coffee and black coffee.

Strike two.

The first word that came to mind when taking the first sip of the strawberry banana smoothie was ‘weird.’  We also realized that it was extremely thick and sugary. There was also an imbalance of strawberry and banana, with too many bananas. However if you enjoy sugary clumps of banana in your smoothie, Roger’s is the place for you.

Strike three.

Although our first experience at Roger’s wasn’t necessarily great, or anywhere near it, the shop is new and they are still getting things organized. Maybe within time, things will improve.  But for now, we recommend sticking with the more experienced places.