The Book Nook & Java Shop

Very good atmosphere, food, and people. Great place to perform and share in mutual geekyness over books and music.

This place is amazing. I was here for a special event, but the concept of this place is mind-​blowing. A bookstore, a coffee shop, a full bar, and a jazz club? What? Who could ask for anything more?
I don’t live in Montague, which is a good thing, because if I did, I’d spend all my time at this place.

I never wanted to leave. If you were to ask me, this is my ideal coffee shop. Rows of books and good coffee.
My husband and I stopped in from out of town, and being coffee enthusiasts, we were happy to learn of this coffee shop in such a small town. What a comfortable place to relax on a Saturday morning. It has nice local vibes in a big shop. I just love it. If Book Nook & Java ever considers expanding, please come to Chicago!

The BEST COFFEE SHOP IN AMERICA! I’m not kidding. I am a retired professor who travels, and have traveled — a lot. I always look for a good coffee shop. Here is why this one is so good. Good coffee. Great Ambiance. Excellent tables and chairs, with a selection of very comfortable chairs and sofas of very good quality. Music played at a perfect volume. Excellent live music in the evenings. (They have a grand piano.) They have aine, a nice bar and bar chairs. Good food. A small, pleasant book store so I can get up and browse. If you are a coffee shop conniseur, what else could you ask for?

For atmosphere I’d probably give this place 5 stars, unfortunately they also serve coffee and food. I ordered a large Mexican Mocha, which is usually hard to mess up, when it was brought out to me I was impressed, it came in a huge cup, more like a soup bowl really, towering with whip cream. Unfortunately the proportions of the drink were all wrong. It was essentially a bowl of warm milk with a shot of espresso and a little cayenne pepper. Then came the food, I had ordered a meatball sub, mistakenly thinking it would be something resembling home made. Unfortunately what I received was sub bun topped with microwaved, more less tasteless meatballs and a store bough marinara.

Well, for coffee and a chill atmosphere, this is a nice place. The book selection isn’t exactly inspired; they had a lot of teen fiction and entertaining beach reads. I had an iced latte, and my husband had an iced soy mocha. Both were better than Starbucks.
Anyway, we also ordered food, and here’s where things went south. We ordered chips and salsa, a ham panini, and a BLT panini. Apparently, the only person working was a young guy who took our order and made our satisfactory coffee drinks. Then he forgot about us. After 15 minutes, I asked if I could possibly have the chips and salsa. He apologetically admitted he’d forgotten. 5 minutes later, (still a long time for chips and salsa, right?) we had basic chips and salsa from a jar. Fine, pretty much what I expected. So we munched on those for about 10 minutes, chilled out, finished our iced coffees, still no sign of panini. I asked again. Oh, he forgot those too. By this time, an older guy was there too. He explained that the owner was in Texas. I wondered if they had all the panini with them. For about 10 more minutes, the younger guy threw a tantrum in the kitchen, slamming silverware, etc. Finally, we received our sandwiches. Store-​bought wheat bread, they were pretty under whelming. Mine even had the heel! The ham panini was tasty, but the BLT was not remotely as good as I could make at home. I’m talking basic Miracle Whip, here.
Like I said before, coffee and atmosphere were good, but don’t go here for food

Great book selections and nice place to hang at. This place adds a lot of character to Montague.

the book nook is such a great «find» in the small town of Montague. Delicious coffee, soft live guitar music, and sweet treats to die for. When here also check out Lipka’s old fashioned soda fountain (down the street) to complete a trip back in time to when people really cared about you. Lots of odd books and they will order you anything at a fair price.

Taste of the big city in this little town… you should check out all the goings on.
Great snacks and food… better each time I stop by. Music is delightful and free wi-​fi with comfy chairs.
Staff is helpful and knowledgeable with out being too nosy.
I think the owners really open to new ideas and want to please which is refreshing.