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Restaurant Review: Clarksville’s The Looking Glass says “Eat me” “Drink me”

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Image by Sarah Hughes. Outside The Looking Glass Café. All rights reserved.

Clarksville’s The Looking Glass is a collection of restaurant, bakery and event space with an Alice in Wonderland charm. Locals and travelers alike should check out this cafe’s unique and whimsical heart. 

Café table next to a fountain

Image by Sarah Hughes. Café table next to a fountain. All rights reserved.

In addition to candy bar flavored coffees and large beautiful slices of cake, the Looking Glass offers breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner options throughout the day. They are an excellent spot to meet someone for brunch or to sit with a coffee.

Lily pads in a koi pond

Image by Sarah Hughes. Lily pads in a koi pond. All rights reserved.


“I suppose I ought to eat or drink something or other; but the great question is ‘What?’”


—Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 4, The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
Giant lily pads in a garden pond.

Image by Sarah Hughes. Giant lily pads in a garden pond. All rights reserved.

The decor is sweet and colorful, with homages to Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carrol. Along with meeting a variety of meal or caffeine related needs, the multipurpose layout offers a wide open feeling, providing intimacy for each table’s conversations. Whether you are there for coffee, a meal or just cake, there’s plenty of space to stretch out. Once full, there is a sweet garden out back to admire. 

plate of breakfast food
Image by Sarah Hughes. Crab Cake Eggs Benedict with Home fries. All rights reserved.

I found the spot while trying to find a unique eggs benedict that reminded me of granola-cafes back home in San Diego, CA. I enjoyed my crab cake benedict, and my fiance enjoyed a breakfast burrito. We got chunky monkey and oreo mochas in giant teacups. Looking around on my visit, there were many ladies luncheoning. It reminded me of the now sold Claire De Lune Coffee Lounge in Northpark, and an old Hemingway story. Spots like these are a passion of mine and worth our patronage. You can feel the love and history poured into them. 


“It is the light of course but it is necessary that the place be clean and pleasant”


― Ernest Hemingway, A Clean Well Lighted Place

Please consider checking this great spot out and supporting a great local small business. I’d rate them four out of five stars.

table in a garden in front of exterior glass doors
Image by Sarah Hughes. Whimsical table in a garden. All rights reserved.

Their hours are as follows: 

Mon 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Tue 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Wed 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Thu 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Fri 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Sat 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Sun Closed

Koi pond in a garden with gecko sculptures
Image by Sarah Hughes. Koi pond in a garden. All rights reserved.

The restaurant is located at 329 Warfield Blvd Ste H Clarksville, TN 37043.