Clatter is a specialty coffee shop and espresso bar in Frostburg, MD. We are also a casual restaurant, music venue, and cocktail bar. We are just trying to hang out in town and keep the conversation going.
contact:
info@clattercafe.com
Drinks
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Housemade syrups: Mocha, Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut
Natural: Honey, Molasses, Maple Syrup (S&S Maple Camp)
Sugar free: Vanilla, Caramel
Milks: almond ($.50), oat ($1), half & half ($1.25), full cream ($1.5), whole, skim
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Drip Coffee
House Dark Roast
"Clatter House" is full-bodied and smoky.
Single-Origin Feature
A lighter, more complex roast of beans from a single location (not a blend).
Latte
Caffe Latte
A double shot of espresso and velvety steamed milk.
Add sweet, .60:
Vanilla, mocha, caramel, honey, maple, hazelnut, simple syrup, SF vanilla, or SF mocha.
Tea Latte
A latte made with your choice of our loose leaf teas instead of espresso.
Chai Latte
House-brewed organic masala chai tea with vanilla syrup, cinnamon, and steamed milk.
Dirty Chai Latte
A chai latte, as above, but with a double shot of espresso.
Purple Haze
An Earl Grey, Lavender, and vanilla tea latte: Like a London Fog with Lavender and vanilla.
Matcha Latte
Instead of espresso, we make your latte with organic matcha and steamed milk, lightly sweetened with real local maple syrup. Matcha is ground, young, shade-grown green tea leaves.
Golden Turmeric
Instead of espresso, we make this latte with a wholesome home-made blend of turmeric, honey, cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger. This ayurvedic recipe is widely believed to reduce inflammation, among other health benefits.
Honey Beetroot
Pulverized dried beets replace espresso in this pink latte, lightly sweetened with honey.
Espresso
We make our espresso on an all-manual Victoria Arduino Athena lever machine, with a recipe of 19 grams in and 43 grams out in 30 seconds after a 10 second pre-infusion. Our standard choice for espresso is "Friend Blend" from Little Amps Coffee Roasters in Harrisburg, PA.
Double Shot
A double shot of espresso.
Cortado
Equal parts espresso and steamed milk in a 4 oz. rocks glass.
Cappuccino
Double shot of espresso and 4 oz. of velvety micro-foamed milk.
Caffe Brevé
Like our cappuccino, but made with steamed half-and-half instead of whole milk.
Café au Lait
Americano
A double shot of espresso poured into piping hot water.
Zorro
Cold Coffee
Iced Coffee
Our house dark roast served cold with ice.
Iced Latte
A double shot of espresso poured over ice and milk.
Cold Brew
A special blend of coffees, cold-steeped in-house for 24 hours, for a rich, smooth, very strong cold drink.
Minky Swoop
Our take on a Vietnamese street coffee: our cold-brew, sweetened condensed milk, and half and half served over ice.
Organic Tea / Iced Tea
Organic House Tea
Choose from our loose leaf teas.
House Iced Tea
Green or Black, unsweetened. (Others iced to order)
Other Interest
Food
Food
Toasted Bagel w/ Spread • V
Choice of plain bagel or “everything” bagel. Cream cheese: plain, fresh herb, cran-rosemary. Also: butter, olive oil, peanut butter, jam.
Breakfast Bagel • V
Choice of bagel, fried egg, cheddar, chopped bacon, caramelized onion. No bacon, $6.
Bagel w/ Lox
Choice of bagel with light schmear of cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers, and pickled red onion. Open face.
Open Faced Breakfast Bagel
More! Two halves of toasted bagel, each topped with fried, cheese, and caramelized onion. Add bacon optional.
G.O.A.T Bagel
Toasted plain bagel, chèvre, honey, blueberries & cracked black pepper.
Clatter Breakfast Cup
Cheesy corn grits topped with fried egg, cheddar jack, and caramelized onion. Add bacon for $1
Avocado Toast • V
Sourdough bread topped w/ avocado, roasted red peppers and lime, finished with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Sub gluten free bagel for $1.
Frittata
Large slice of crustless quiche. Additional ingredients vary. Served with hot sauce and crème fraiche.
Yogurt Parfait • V
Layers of yogurt, housemade berry jam, topped with granola, honey, and fresh fruit or jam.
Big Mo’
Full breakfast in a sandwich: grilled sourdough stuffed with two eggs, bacon, cheddar, and caramelized onion. Served with chips.
Clatter Grilled Cheese • V
Grilled sourdough bread with cheddar and caramelized onion. Add bacon $2.
Cream of Crab Soup
Famous cream of crab soup only available 1st weekend of the month. Add bacon $2.
Available hot or cold-to-go.
Pots de Crème
Super-rich house-made French custard topped with maple syrup and a hint of coarse salt.
Kids Yogurt w/ Jam • V
Events
Past Performances
Check out some past performances on our YouTube page.
(All shows start at 7pm unless otherwise noted).
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Performances will be on our Facebook page. Check it out here.
Gift Card
You can send a Clatter eGift Card! It's really easy for you and for them, and kinda fun.
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Physical gift cards available in-store, or order below. Add $2 to desired amount for postage and handling.
FYI
Wi-Fi
Clatter offers free Wi-Fi to our guests. The network is “Clatter Guest.” There is no password.
Clatter Mobile Café
Bring Clatter to your event or office! Our trained baristas bring their expertise and our own modular coffee shop system to you. Put a top-notch café experience right where you want it. Contact us @ info@clattercafe.com for more information.
Rental/Catering
Our dining room might be perfect for your event. You should check it out. In-house catering is available. Contact us @ info@clattercafe.com for more information.
Etiquette
- Please silence your devices. Please don’t play any audio out loud. Earbuds are available at the bar for $2. This includes speakerphone, audio from videos, music, etc.
- Our environment is for our guests. We’re glad you’re here, but you’ve got to buy something.
- Don’t bring in food or drink from other places.
- Please keep your shoes on, and feet off of the furniture.
- For our smoking friends, there is a cigarette receptacle between the two doors out front, and one in the back alley.
- Clatter is a team. Tips are split amongst workers.
- If you’re going to camp, be cool and camp responsibly.
FAQ
- Q: Who do I talk to about performing at Clatter?
A: Send an email to booking@clattercafe.com with the subject heading “Music.” Include links to your music. Or drop off a recording with your name and contact info. Clatter prefers mostly original music. Non-musical ideas are welcome as well. - Q: Who do I talk to about having an art show at Clatter?
A: We aren't really doing that right now, but if you'd like to talk about something in the future, send an email to info@clattercafe.com with the subject heading “Art.” - Q: Can I hang something on the bulletin board?
A: Yes. Please don't ask barista to do it. Board is generally for upcoming events. If an item doesn't have an event with a date, like an ad or business card, it may be taken down after a couple weeks. No offense meant. - Q: Can you put my display on your counter?
A: No. We don’t put things on the counter. - Q: Can I hang my poster in your window?
A: No, we don’t hang things in the window. - Q: How do I apply to work at Clatter?
A: It’s kind of hard to work here, and a lot is expected, so you probably don’t want to do it. But if you do, ask for an application at the counter. If you live far away, email info@clattercafe.com with subject heading “Employment.”
Our Story
Clatter opened on April 14, 2017. It was a labor of love by locals who liked living in Frostburg, and wanted to keep the good things going. Along with friends, they gutted and remodeled a hundred-year-old building, re-using much of what they took out.
The ultimate goal was to be a whole spot: a comfortable, top-notch espresso bar; a great place to eat, a great place to meet friends or find them, and a great place to listen to music. It wouldn’t be very big, but we would put our hearts into it.
The hope was that if we put our best foot forward and did a good job, then maybe people would also choose to make it their own. Maybe put their hearts into it too.
We opened the coffee shop first, making food out of a corner of the bar.
For coffee, we partnered with the not-quite-open Basecamp Coffee Roasters, and the more-established Little Amps Coffee Roasters (Harrisburg, PA). Amps really came alongside us in those first years, supplying not just great coffee, but attentive training and mentoring in all things specialty coffee.
Our first food menu was entrusted to Josh Horevay, visionary chef and longtime friend. He put together a menu that felt right for a café, but also went in some more creative directions, incorporating aspects of Appalachian regional cooking and pushing the boundaries of what we could do.
In April, 2019 we finished the kitchen. By that time, we really needed more space: both for guests and for performances: musicians had been playing in the corner all this time and we were eager to offer a better space. In busy times, guests might not be able to find a seat. So we were excited to open the up an additional room, to be both additional seating and a killer listening room for music. Stephen Manger had done all the design and almost all of the construction from the very beginning. Now it was done, and it was beautiful.
We set to work making use of all of it. By that time, Josh had moved on to open Allegania in Cumberland. The kitchen came into the hands of Steve Sullivan, who had been a steady presence within the food program through all its big changes. Parker, a barista relatively new to Clatter, was affirmed by his peers as the manager for the coffee/bar program. We also started scheduling the stage, focusing on original or traditional music of any kind that seemed to have life in it. That’s pretty much where we are as I write this.
Clatter is still figuring itself out. But we know we’re a crew that wants to contribute to the good of the town we’re in. We want to feel good about what we’re doing, and do something where giving-a-darn is valued. As a general rubric, we want to do good work and be valuable in the areas of Coffee, Cookin’, Culture, and Community.
The expansion began a new period of growing that we’re probably still in as you read this. Both the espresso bar and food program have a little more room to breathe, and it’s an exciting time. But, as always, the focus is on respecting every single guest, and delivering product we’re proud of and service we stand by.
Capt.
