Muddy Water, a Coffeehouse, Opens in Tarrytown

Co-owners Linton Suttner and Loretta Oleck opened Muddy Water Coffee and Cafe in Tarrytown in late October, 2015. Food and beverage selections are posted on separate blackboards behind the counter and orders are placed and received at the counter. This eatery does not have printed menus or wait staff service.

Items available include a bevy of breakfast items but no egg dishes, soup, salad, sandwiches, quiches, samosas, lots of snacks, desserts and gluten-free baked goods. Three different quiches are offered at $7.95 each: tomato/spinach, artichoke/mushroom, and goat cheese. Samosa choices change weekly.

When I visited, one of the two daily soup specials was roasted vegetables with potato accompanied by garlic bread ($6.50) — it was crammed with vegetables and delicious.

Suttner said that live entertainment is coming soon to include band music, poetry readings and live mic participation.

Suttner arrived in America in 1985 and directed and produced television commercials and movies in Chicago for 25 years. Before opening Muddy Water Coffee & Cafe, he was a co-manager at The Black Cow Coffee Co. coffeehouse in Pleasantville. He was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa,

Tables and a sofa are available for self-seating. Backyard seating with umbrellas for shade is planned for next spring and summer, weather permitting.

Suttner and Oleck are residents of Ossining.

Muddy Water is open Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., on Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: 914-909-2826.
The Muddy Water Coffee & Cafe is located at 52 Main Street, Tarrytown, NY and is next door to the Tarrytown Fire Department Engine 79 and Hose Company 1 firehouse.