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Chapel in the Hollow
Aug 31, 2026
We stopped at International Rendezvous Cafe early in the morning on our way out of town, hoping to grab a quick breakfast before hitting the road.
First impressions were great. The cafe has a really nice vibe, the girl taking our order was friendly, and the menu sounded fabulous. Everything looked really clean. We ordered the avocado toast with a side of bacon, the International Breakfast Sammie, and an iced mocha. Our total was around $30.
The iced mocha was decent, and I really enjoyed the avocado toast. The bread was nicely toasted, there were plenty of toppings, and everything had a good flavor. Unfortunately, the rest of our breakfast was where things went sideways.
Instead of the bacon I ordered, I received turkey bacon. The bacon on my husband’s breakfast sandwich was also turkey bacon, and he said the sausage on the sandwich appeared to have been replaced with turkey sausage as well.
I’m personally not a fan of turkey bacon, but my bigger issue was that we weren’t told about the substitutions. I actually went back and checked the menu afterward because I thought maybe I had simply missed where it said they used turkey bacon. It doesn’t.
I’m not sure if our order was made incorrectly, if they had run out of the regular bacon and sausage, or if this is what they normally serve, but if you’re substituting something like turkey bacon for regular bacon—or turkey sausage for regular sausage—I really think the customer should be told before the order is made. They’re very different products, and I would have simply ordered something else had I known.
For anyone visiting, it’s also worth knowing that this is a walk-up-and-order cafe rather than a traditional sit-down restaurant. You order at the counter and bus your own table when you’re finished, which wasn’t a problem for us, but it’s helpful to know what to expect.
Overall, I really liked the atmosphere and the avocado toast was genuinely good. The menu has a lot of things that sound delicious, so I wanted to love this place. Unfortunately, paying around $30 for breakfast and having multiple meat items substituted without anyone mentioning it left us disappointed.