taste & see

The Fruited Plain Cafe is Northwest Iowa’s hub for coffee & conversation, food & drink, and great live music.

Who We Are

The Fruited Plain Café was founded in 2007 by Laremy and Rebecca De Vries. We serve coffee, espresso drinks, smoothies, pastries, and cookies all day; we offer a rotating lunch menu from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. Flatbread pizzas and appetizers are available from lunch onwards. We also carry a selection of beers—many from Iowan breweries—and a variety of wines, as well as coffee beans from PT’s Coffee, available by the pound.

Monday - Thursday: 7a - 10p

Friday - Saturday: 7a - 11p

Sunday: Closed

HOURS

FAQs

  • Our lunch menu changes daily and is written on the chalkboard above our front counter. You can always count on our classic Tomato Bisque soup being on the menu, our house salad, and other seasonal items. We serve paninis on weekdays only. Call 712-722-0901 to hear the day’s lunch menu.

  • While we do not deliver or take online orders, you are always welcome to call in an order at 712-722-0901 or come through our drive-thru. Our daily lunch menu is available over the phone or in-store on the chalkboard.

  • We do not rent rooms. If you’d like to reserve a table, feel free to do so by calling 712-722-0901 or speaking to a barista.

  • Service animals are always welcome, and we love to see your pets in the drive-thru, but please refrain from bringing pets inside.

  • The Fruited Plain contains a live music venue called the BackBack which hosts events throughout the year, including the annual Pork ‘n Bands fundraiser. To see upcoming events, visit the BackBack on Facebook.

  • From PT’s Coffee in Topeka, Kansas. We love PT’s—especially their medium roast, John Brown—and we’re always trying out their new roasts. We sell coffee beans by the pound and carry 12 oz bags of their special holiday blends during the Christmas season.

“I get the chance to take these things that God has made good and that many within the supply chain have treated with love and respect and make something good myself. I can add my own knowledge, care, and love to coffee beans and milk, using tools that I understand intimately (café owners must also be espresso machine repairmen after all) to create a final product that honors God and blesses my patrons. When someone purchases a latte at the Fruited Plain Café, it is useful and beautiful. It honors its ingredients from farm—whether that be a coffee plantation in Nicaragua or a dairy in Nebraska —to cup. And it is never shoddily done. I have the opportunity to see God at work and read the revelation of His creation every day. When I bake bread or pizza crusts, I am reminded that the Kingdom of God is like leaven mixed into flour. When I get to host a reunion of old friends over a glass of wine, I am reminded of the faithful, everlasting love God has for us. And then there are those mornings, alone in a quiet shop, when I take the first sip of a latte, and I get to taste and see the goodness of the Lord.”

—Laremy De Vries, Owner