Comments on: Amelia Cafe

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:20:38 +0000

I’m sorry, but if your wife is *that* allergic to peanuts maybe she should not eat in an establishment that serves any peanuts at all.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:27:09 +0000

My wife ate a vanilla gelato tainted with peanuts and had to be rushed the to the ER. The owners wouldn’t return our phone calls, and their insurance companies told us that Amelia’s policy on food sanitation is to do the bare minimum required by law. We had to spend our Christmas fund on our out-of-pocket expenses, all because one of their employees didn’t rinse the ice cream scoop (and because their owners are heartless one-percenters).

I don’t know what’s worse–the sloppy food handling or the owners’ “fuck you” attitude. Buyer beware!

By: RobC

RobC — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:36:29 +0000

The desserts are good but don’t compare to the best in the Triangle.

The crepes, on the other hand, are brilliant and a great value.

By: MEZ

MEZ — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:23:26 +0000

I’m not big on pastry, so luckily, that wouldn’t be a concern for me! I can tell you that I don’t think the raspberry tart tasted of shortening in the slightest, but that’s cheating since that sort of crust would likely never be made with shortening. I think this requires more research on my part…to try more desserts.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:08:48 +0000

I can’t agree, though I wish I could, because I work nearby and was so excited when they opened. The few pastries I have sampled at Amelia’s have tasted strongly of shortening. I just don’t think they use top-notch ingredients. I may be spoiled from years of Guglhupf. That said, I will give their crepes a try sometime soon!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:28:31 +0000

After you’ve tried a few of their desserts, I would encourage you to give the gelatos another shot. Don’t be shy about requesting a few samples.

As for the crepes… they have never disappointed. The ham and cheese crepes are topped with a yummy béchamel sauce and make a filling lunch. They also offer one with banana and Nutella that makes a great dessert or breakfast.

By: MEZ

MEZ — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:56:05 +0000

I must admit, the difference between gelato and ice cream generally eludes me. I know that gelato is supposed to be creamier, but it actually uses more whole milk than cream while ice cream uses more cream than whole milk. So gelato is somewhat less fattening while appearing creamier due to a slower churning speed and being kept at a lower temperature. So theirs could appear less creamy if they are keeping it frozen at too high of a temperature or churned it faster. I will have to try it in the future…but yes, if you go back, definitely head for the dessert case instead!

By: Al

Al — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:52:11 +0000

Gelato not so creamy & really is it even gelato? Just went yesterday was completely disappointed, maybe I should of had one of the desserts in the cases. Now I know for next time.

By: apathy

apathy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:23:14 +0000

Me and my girlfriend have been relatively happy snacking here the few times we’ve been to Brightleaf. I thought it might be fun because it had the only other record store (vinyl) in Durham besides Chaz’s, but the staff there glared at me and followed me around. Awesome. Anyway, the deserts at Amelia’s made up for it.

By: GinnySkal

GinnySkal — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:42:27 +0000

MyNC.com hosted an event at Amelia Cafe about 18 months ago. It was a day long conference of sorts for our staff and a few community members. The staff at Amelia was so helpful. The room they set aside for us was fantastic. The coffee was amazing. And the price to host it there (with lunch) was very reasonable. I don’t know how many people host events there, but I’m sure glad we stumbled in when we were on our quest to find a good Durham venue.