The art of the restaurant in the service station reaches new levels in Israel. For those who have driven around, you have surely noticed that service stations are home to some of the really great restaurants out there. In addition to easy access, these restaurants generally have plenty of parking, easy wheelchair access, and reasonable prices.
Coffee Stop in the Dor ALon service station on Highway 4 South is such a restaurant. This dairy cafe restaurant, at the entrance to Hadera, is the sister restaurant to the original Coffee Stop at the entrance to Nechalim, Petach Tikva.
The Coffee Stop has a lot going for it. Owners Einat and Amir are eager to please and accommodate their
customers. They have tried - and succeeded - in creating a comfortable,
warm atmosphere with their basic good food. The restaurant is
clean, neat, and inviting. The Hadera branch restaurant is larger, and more comfortable than the original Nechalim restaurant with plenty of intimate seating. This is a jewel on route 4.
The menu consists of
salads, sandwiches, "toastim," pasta, soup, coffee and desserts. Breakfast -
the most important meal of the day - is served all day. It comes with eggs, salad, cream cheese, butter, bread, and coffee
- and it is delicious. We also love the sandwich on giabetta packed with vegetables,
tuna salad, cheese, and hard-boiled egg.
The shakshouka is a house specialty, which is
served in the frying pan sizzling hot and perfect.
Try the cheese platter which complements
the breakfast perfectly. Dessert (baked off-premises) rounds out
the meal and there is a good offering. We recommend the chocolate
soufflé and the cheesecake.
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