Great quality pastries! Super friendly service. Many…read morechoices to choose from as well.

Hi I really love Yolanda's pavlovas, conchas, cakes, and home made desserts but don't take my word…read morefor it. She has being in the business for a long time and this is what two people from Roanoke write. "Yolanda has won nearly every dessert-making contest she's entered (I've been the judge of a few of them and no one comes close). She won "best in show" a few months back at Center in the Square's "Affair In The Square" by showing up with a whole tent-full of cakes and an incredible assortment of baked items. You can regularly choose from foot-high cakes with three inches of icing with the likes of chocolate Cognac cake, chocolate rum cake, cajetapecan (a cake with pecans all over it), treslches and flan. I'm just certain that for the right price, she'll make about anything you would like to enjoy. If I were in her proximity for a mere few days, I'd weigh 600 pounds". Larry Bly Roanoke.com But there is good news for El Palenque lovers, especially those who don't know what they'll do without Yolanda Galvan's decadent handmade cakes. She will continue to sell her prize-winning desserts on a special order basis under the name Galvan Cakes. The family also plans to offer catering services for special events like weddings and banquets. Lindsey Nair Adios, Palenque Roanoke.com Also Yolanda won the Roanoker best dessert in town few times. I did not know that she open the bakery after they closed the family restaurant "EL PALENQUE" I guess I miss this articles myself, but now that I found her I'm passing the good news. Aunty Dora Roanoke

Coconut Cake is like Heaven!…read more Wow, first time getting anything from this shop and very impressed. Ordered a 9" round 3 layer coconut cake for my wife's birthday, her favorite! I am not a food critic, so I will describe it as best I can. Beautiful appearance - fluffy white cake. Icing is just the right amount of sweet without being heavy like some icing. Feels almost light but has substance. Texture is smooth and pleasant. The cake itself is a off-white cake that has a combination of lightness with some density to it, but again not heavy. I'm and older guy and this is the best cocunut cake I have ever eaten. Just the right balance of flavor, texture and deliciousness, but not the overpowering sweet like many children's desserts and candies have. Thank you for a great product and timely, pleasant service! Love the appearance of your shop, and I do plan to return and try other products.

The downtown, brick-walled space has charm, and the baked goods appeared to have quality. My…read moreexperience left something to be desired. Arriving several hours before closing, I found only a couple of loaves on sale, and a long line to get with them. I managed to snag the last one that wasn't plain white bread, and thought I'd add a slice of pizza as it looked appealing. While the ingredients were there, the little toaster oven they used barely warmed it up at all. I ate it there, but I'd suspect it would have been much better if I'd gotten it to go and cooked it properly myself. They don't open all that early on weekdays and I've struggled to make it in, and on the weekend, they struggled to meet expectations. Perhaps on a different day, they could do a better job of getting the right baked goods into my hands.

Stopped on a whim with my son. Service was terrific (bring cash) and so many delicious flavors…read moreavailable. Will definitely be returning! Suggest you stop here too!

This place is isolated in some rolling hills surrounded by farms. It's a great atmosphere to eat…read morefresh ice cream. The hours are limited, but I suspect that after dark is not a great time to do business in such a location. For those not seeking dairy, the place does offer frozen lemonade. They are cash only. When I rolled up, I was gruffly told that you could only get one flavor with an order. I ordered a waffle cone and the cone itself was nothing special. The ice cream itself delivered the complex dairy flavor you would hope for, and my salted caramel was mouthwatering. It's a lot to pay for one flavor of ice cream in that amount, and if I came back I'd get a cup instead, but the quality was there.

I went here approaching 11am- and there was only one empty table- so it was quite busy! The music…read morewas low and the place was not as loud since most people were studying/ but there were some quiet conversations- so the ambience and vibes were a good halfway point between calm and lively. I ordered a vanilla latte with whole milk. As you can see, the latte art was very cute, and it was not like EXTREMELY hot- it was perfect sipping heat. Also very affordable! The muffin was ginormous, and yummy- had to split it with a friend. And I love that there was a toaster and a microwave to heat up any of your goodies! Will be back again!

Good coffee and GREAT pricing. We visited and enjoyed the overall vibe of the place. The staff was…read moregreat as well.

Love this place, love the cuisine, especially the omelette. Service is good - it's French-style so…read moreyou order and then they bring the dish to you, and you return the dishes. Also, I love the ambiance. Be patient, they get busy on the weekends for brunch.

It saddens me to leave a negative review about Our Daily Bread, but my most recent experience was…read morevery disappointing. I have lived in Blacksburg my whole life and ODB has been a go-to bakery for most locals for a while. Serving a variety of pastries, cakes, breads, and offering lunch, brunch, and dinners. They have a lovely variety of options for customers to enjoy. The bakery primarily serves French pastries and caters to French cuisine at their meals. Although they offer more than just French inspired food. In the past, my family and I have enjoyed grabbing their cakes for celebrations and individual pastries from their pastries case. But recently, they have not been up to par and have left us very unsatisfied. The cakes have been dry and do not taste fresh at all. On my latest visit I tried a couple of things, all of which were cold, with dry, crumbly textures. It was evident to me that these pastries were not made day-of and had clearly sat in a fridge for at least one night (if not more). I found this to be extremely disappointing as ODB used to have a reputation of serving FRESH baked goods and pastries. I cannot attest for the hot food they serve during meal times, but the pastries and cakes have gone down hill. Over the winter break, I had their NY cheesecake bar (which I've gotten in the past and it was phenomenal) and it fell so short of what I remembered. It was lacking flavor and the crust at the bottom was dry. This past visit, I tried a Napoleon (also have had this before and really enjoyed it), a specialty cake, a scone, and a couple macarons and macaroons. The Napoleon was so cold and the puff pastry was super stale, it practically fell apart the second I tried to eat it. The specialty individual cake slice was also very cold and the cake wasn't moist at all. Again, indicating it was not fresh or made day-of. The scone was also a disappointment as it was dry and lacked any moisture. I thought the macrons and macaroons were fine though. While most of this was disappointing, the price didn't help either. Nothing was inexpensive and the quality was completely missing. So disappointing to leave this review as I used to enjoy coming here for sweet treats. It's sad to see that ODB is unfortunately not what it used to be. I will note that the service is very friendly and they do their best dealing with customers. Could have been more efficient, but I did go during a busier time. I hope they can turn things around, but until then I do not think I will be retuning soon.

I have seen the Chocolate Spike downsize over the last decade from a full shop to a delivery and…read morepopup establishment. What has not changed is the great taste and quality of their chocolates. I know the day will come when they will close completely but until that day comes, they make the best chocolates in town.

(Wow, I have never seen an overall rating for a business be so wrong! 2 stars is absurd.)…read more The Chocolate Spike is one of my favorite places anywhere to get handmade chocolate and it's right HERE in Blacksburg! I imagine if you came here looking for a cafe you would be disappointed, but this is a chocolate shop. It's true that the shop lost some of it's charm when it moved from downtown, but I am sure they do better business where they are now and I can't really begrudge them the move. Things I love from the Chocolate Spike: - Chocolate covered candied fruits (especially orange peel) - Truffles - Plain dark chocolate or bittersweet bits that you purchase by weight. The selection of chocolate and chocolate cover goodness is extensive, but the basics do not suffer because of it. The prices are good for homemade chocolate. The chocolate is excellent quality. Buy some for yourself, your sweetheart, your mom, your officemates... they will love you for it!

After dining with two friends at 202 Social House in the heart of Roanoke, Virginia - one of them…read morewho had parked in the same parking lot as me - invited me to get ice cream since we still had time left on our parking. So, after my other friend 's husband came to pick her up, we walked over to this highly successful ice cream spot, which I was the first to review almost three years ago, to have an ice cream cone. I still remember the first time I was here when they had reasantly opened. The very friendly and welcoming owner greeted us behind the counter. Little did I know then that he was not new to owning restaurants. Afterwards through friends I found out that the owner's name was Joe Migdadi and that he also owned Cello Coffee House & Café down the street. When we arrived. The employee on duty gave us a warm greeting. Sensing his place of birth, I immediately returned his greeting with "As-salamu alaycum", an Arabic phrase that translate to "Peace be upon you." He was very happy of my knowledge and use of this expression and answered back "Wa alaykumu s-salam," which translates to "And unto you peace." We ordered two single scoops of Bunny Tracks out of the 12 ice cream flavors they had. And my friend offered to pay for them since I had paid for dinner. The ice cream was delicious and as we ate them we talked about when they first opened, and how by selling Fresh Brewed Coffee, Bubble Tea, Smoothies, Ice Creams of many flavors, Cheese Cakes of many kinds, Baklava, Brownies, Cookies, Dubai Chocolates, and many other treats, in this well-located spot in downtown Roanoke, they were able to be successful and at the same time satisfy a need in this community. I highly recommend this place and encourage you to give them your total support.

Dropped in for some ice cream on a whim saw the baklava and got very excited. It was a false and…read morepathetic hope. An $8 serving of Bakala was one (meager) piece served cold, hard, and bland; just like the service.

Wow! This place is amazing! It's graduation week and the town is filled with family, friends and…read morelots of people. This shop is near our hotel and we wanted to give it a try based on the positive reviews. We used their online ordering system. It's pretty detailed including how you want your bagel toasted. Once we arrived our order was ready and we walked past the huge crowd. My onion bagel with veggie cream cheese was so delicious. It was packed with fresh veggies and enough cream cheese for me to enjoy. The onions flavored the bagel so well that I had a burst of onions and vegetables for breakfast. Hello Bagel, this is not the last time we will see you!

Stopped in for a quick breakfast and I was hoping I'd find my new favorite bagel place. There was a…read moregood amount of options, but I went with my favorite order, a lox bagel with cream cheese, tomatoes, and onions. It was a little over ten dollars, which is a little pricey for me personally, but I hoped it would be worth it. It was not. My bagel came out quickly, but as soon as I opened it, I was a little sad. I was disappointed to see that there was basically no cream cheese on the bagel or lox, and most of the space was taken up by the toppings. It tasted okay, but it was nothing impressive. There is seating inside and outside too, and the inside was very clean and the line was quick. If you don't like a lot of cream cheese on your bagel, this place is for you.