The Country
Kettle Cafe
in beautiful
downtown Alto
a delicately balanced blend of southern, soul, retro
and wi-fi
The Country Kettle is located in beautiful downtown Alto, in
the heart of East Texas. Alto is the highest point on the El Camino Real
between the Angelina and Neches Rivers. Both of the big roads (US Highway
69 and Texas Highway 21) lead to the Red Light, the hub of commerce and industry
in our fair town. You can see us from the Red Light.
The Kettle offers a high speed WI-FI connection, with enough capacity to
connect as many laptops as you care to bring. But, in all fairness to
those of you who are accustomed to sipping coffee with funny-sounding names
while you surf, understand that this is not a trendy cyber cafe. All we do
is provide the connection. You must bring your own culture and
refinement. And be warned: We use ordinary municipal water to brew
our coffee so that we can serve it for 65 cents a cup.
The Kettle
is open daily, with the lunch bar being the long-established favorite among
locals and travelers as well. You don't have to be all the way hungry to
dine, since everything is priced per item. If you only need a little, then
you'll only spend a little. Nothing is expensive, so bon appetit,
dudes!
Illustration from Il Trinciante (The Carver), by
Vincenzo Cervio, first published in 1581 with second editions in 1593 and a third in 1604.
