As we passed through the historic town of Bristol Virginia, we were craving a sweet treat for…read morebreakfast. And blackbird bakery was amazing! I had a raspberry jelly doughnut, and my husband had a huge croissant that he and the woman who waited on us agreed, croissants as good as they are in Italy! and that's big praise. Coffee was delicious and hot and if you're a tea drinker, they offer Harney & son and teabags delicious. If we come back that this way, that'll definitely be our breakfast stop.

Bristol, Va. This bakery was our go to place for breakfast…read moreduring our week in Bristol. At first I was skeptical because of the long line that didn't seem to be moving. As it turns out there are a couple of ladies who really know how to run the show here. The line does move along efficiently and the lead lady communicates with the staff quite efficiently. There is also another lady who is a wizard of the espresso machine, it is a good thing they have her. On our first day there she came in late and this other lady took FOREVER to make our lattes, which turned out weak and milky. On follow up visits the wizard swiftly prepared our caffeinated beverages with great skill. The bean they use here has a good flavor but the espresso lacks boldness. The end product is just not rich enough, but it will do. The quiches are excellent, we always went with bacon Swiss or Loraine. They are a good size with a nice flakey crust, The granola yogurt parfaits are pretty good, the granola has a nice crunch to it. The yogurt was a bit sweet, it may be Chobani, but it went very well with the extra cup of berries you can purchase on the side. These berries by the way were fresh and beautiful. All the cookies we tried were great. They make a perfect affogato here, very addicting. I'm not sure if it's on the menu, but ask and you shall receive. The ice cream here is of a great quality, very creamy. The lemon berry tarts are way too sweet, they missed the boat on this one. I could not eat more than half of one. They did give us 15% off on the tarts because they were a couple days old. The candied pecans look good but the nuts are a bit rancid. All that sugar can't hide that.

My family has been using Nancy for several years now and we are never disappointed. From baby…read moreshowers to birthdays, and my upcoming wedding, Nancy does it all. I have never tasted cakes that are as rich and flavorful as these. They are beautiful and sure to be crowd pleasers. Nancy is a sweet lady and is always so helpful when it comes to design or helpful ideas. Nancy and her Fancy's are well worth the price. Hands down, the best in the Tricities!

From the owner: Catered events from full service to deliveries and pick-ups (Weddings, Anniversaries, Business…read moreevents, Family Reunions, Picnics, Deli buffets, Class reunions, Cocktail parties, Finger Food trays, Party & Dessert trays). Bakery orders for: Specialty decorated Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary cakes, and Homemade cakes & Dessert bars~ Most orders can be pick-up, delivered, or full catering service per request of customer~

Southern Sweets is a small bakery shop located in the Stone Mill Village in Abingdon. They offer a…read morevariety of sweets, such as cupcakes, cakes, cookies, pies, parfaits, and truffles. The hubs and I stopped by while we were in town, and we decided to try some of their cupcakes and milkshakes. They also seem to be a popular choice with the locals for catering and other private events.

My husband's aunt ordered our wedding cakes from Unique Cake Shoppe and they delivered them and…read morewere so professional and everyone kept asking who made them we had 5 different flavors and each tasted wonderful.... We will only order cakes from this bakery in the future even though we love 30 minutes away and there are many closer bakeries... we will travel for Uniques amazing flavors

very tasty cakes. can do almost ANYTHING you ask to be decorated on the cake…read more friendly professional - would highly recommend.

Can't beat the location right downtown, and even better, they have the friendliest staff! They…read morealways seem to go above and beyond our expectations, and you can tell they enjoy their jobs and care about what they are making. Try the pizza bagel!

Bristol, Tn. Our usual coffee shop was closed on Sunday so…read morewe came here for our lattes. We arrived as soon as the doors opened in the morning so it took a few minutes for them to get everything ready. The lattes were good, comparable to the other place, which means it was a bit milky and could use some more boldness. I was happy to have them and everyone in the shop seemed pretty friendly for the morning shift.

I was in Abingdon for a workshop last summer and had time every evening afterwards to do a little…read moreexploring. Abingdon is a little town with a lot of fast food outlets and doesn't exactly have a vibrant cafe society or third spaces for people living outside of the nuclear family unit constellation. So I was delighted to find this little cafe/ bookshop (The Book Cellar) which even has a tiny garden as well where you can get a cuppa tea, browse the books, sit down and maybe just get some writing done or just collect your thoughts. Folks were very friendly and I had no problems here whatsoever. It's small, very cozy but for little Abingdon, it's just right. I was so happy to find this corner of Abingdon. I may come back to Abingdon in the future for other workshops and if I do, I sure hope this little shop and cafe are still here.

Great Coffee, able to make my mocha, sweet and delicious as requested. Local art on the walls for…read moresale which I absolutely loved.

I like Crumb cookie and buy it so often that I get free cookies sometimes. We came on the day that…read moreeveryone gets a free cookie. The girl who works there obviously hates her job.. maybe she should work somewhere else. She was very grumpy. I said I wanted to get the free cookies but didn't see it in the app how to add it. She said she had to do it. I also ordered an the chocolate tart. I told her that my bf just wanted the free cookie. She scoffed, so he ordered another item. A lady came in after us saying she just wanted the free cookie and thats it. The employee had such a rotten attitude towards her. Um hello, she is still getting paid to do her job and its the CEO's decision to give everyone a free cookie. I wont be back to this location. PLUS, there was a hair in my tart as shown in picture.

Cookies are below average and do not justify the high prices. Packaging is cute for a novelty gift…read morebut nothing to crave.

I have to say, I really do love their cookies. They look similar to Crumbl's, but they're not…read morenearly as crazy sweet, which I like. My only complaints are the prices and the availability. At $4.50 a cookie (and some flavors are an extra $2), they're pretty expensive for this area. They also say they change flavors every Friday, but when I checked for three weeks, most of the flavors stayed the same. The biggest issue is that they keep "selling out" so early. One time I went around noon, and they were already out of 3 or 4 flavors. Another customer had driven over an hour for a certain cookie and was disappointed it was gone. I went back another day around 3 p.m., and they were sold out of about half the menu again. If you're charging premium prices, you really shouldn't be out of so many flavors that early. Crumbl seems to keep all their flavors available all day, so I wish they could do the same. (I looked last night to order for today and even on their website about half of the cookies are already sold out... What's the deal with that)

Cookies seem underdone and suuuper sweet, and they are ridiculously overpriced. They also have a…read moregrainy texture? Interior of the store feels like a blindly white void. If I were Mike Teavee, I would not be leaving the place as large as I entered it. Y'know what I'm sayin'? You order and pay on the side of the store with an iPad. Very self-service. And while I'm not against self-service, it feels very disconnected from the people there and just sort of...cold? Even convoluted? Perhaps a mite pretentious when combined with the stuffy bright-white atmosphere? Compare to Great Clips, which combines personable service with smart tech solutions. Compare with Great American Cookie which is just so much more straightforward overall. GAC's customer service model is great for customers of all kinds. Here at Crave, I don't want to walk up to someone and have them point me to a tablet in the corner away from the entrance. Simplify! Everyone there was just doing their job, and I hold nothing against the fine people running the establishment. But the people working there deserve a better place with more satisfying food. The people eating from there deserve better for the prices.

We came in close to closing for a quick snack. Reclaimed older home with a lot of local art-…read morereminded me of restaurants in Charleston. The coffee we had was very good- latte and flat white. They had run out of cold brew. Cinnamon bun was very sweet but good. The gluten free brownie was ok and chocolate chip cookie was airy (interesting) and enjoyed. If we had more time would have liked to have a full lunch.

My husband and I were in Bristol a couple of weekends ago for the Bristol Night Race and stopped in…read moreat Sweetbay Brewing for some beers. It was mid-day and we hadn't had breakfast, so we looked online and saw that you could order takeout from The Girl & The Raven Nextdoor. I ordered the Raven burger and it was delicious. I think the best way to describe it - which is going to sound weird - is that it was like an upscale White Castle burger, flavor wise. The sautéed onions and burger flavor are very, very savory and exactly what I was wanting. The whole burger was perfect, which is rare because I actually hate eating buns and I ate all of it. I ordered the Reuben sandwich for my husband and he loved it. The meat had some overly bigger pieces in it when you bit into it, but it wasn't too dry overall like some Reubens sometimes are. I had originally ordered fries to go with our sandwiches, but they called me and told me the fryers were already turned off (45 minutes early) and that they couldn't make those and could refund them or the whole order. I just had them refund the fries became we were still hungry and wanted lunch, but it was frustrating that they were closing down everything too early (and on a Saturday, not sure if the area doesn't get very busy, but it felt weird to do that on a weekend) and when they asked if I wanted just the fries refunded or the whole meal it seemed like they hoped I would cancel everything. It's also a small amount, but I don't appreciate paying a tip % on an order and then having items cancelled and the overall bill and work put into it is smaller.