Always great coffee! Just tell them what you like and they make great suggestions. And it's always…read morefresh and absolutely delicious! The sweets are great too, nice variety in type and cost. Highly recommend!

The only downside about this place is that it's cash only, so make sure you have cash before you…read morego. As far as their coffee, I was absolutely blown away and am so sad I live two states over. It's in adorable spot downtown and walkable from the college. They stay open late on Sundays which is rare and was a major perk in my book! The service was nice. They were super friendly and helpful. I cannot wait to go back and try more of their iced beverages---they have so many good options!

Great vibes, great food, great coffee. Service is great, love the different ways to order…read more Breakfast and lunch options are all good

Weird system of ordering via qr code. There is no service and we had to clean up our own table…read moreafter eating. Food also came out quite late especially with young kids and they missed a couple of the things we ordered. The chicken in my crepe was overcooked and dry. It was really tasteless. The only positive was that the nutella crepe was actually quite good!

I ordered a Peanut Butter Dream cake from Sweet Harmony for my birthday, and the cake was was…read moreabsolutely delicious, and beautifully decorated! The cake was the hit of the party. When I originally went in to order the cake, I met with Sarah, and she very patiently and kindly advised me on what size cake I would need for the amount of guests I had, and what different options of cake there were. If you need are in need of a cake for a special occasion, look no further.

We came in for a visit after moving away a few years ago…read more The business changed ownership The coffee is locally sourced Spacious enough for large parties

Great independent book store on Main Street in Middletown near Wesleyan. They have a wide…read moreselection of Wesleyan merch and of course a great book selection. I've always had terrific service and they do a good job of curating kids' books. On more than one occasion, my son picked out a book to later discover that it was an author-signed copy. My favorite Hartford area coffee shop Story & Soil took over the cafe space. The pairing of S&S and RJ has great potential.

I'm spending a few days in Middletown with friends and the second I saw the Wesleyan RJ Julia…read moreBookstore I knew it was a place I needed to scope out. This massive bookstore is located right in downtown Middletown and has a massive selection of fiction, non-fiction, romance, horror, and every other genre you can possibly want at a book store. Downstairs seems to be pretty much only Wesleyan merch which doesn't exactly interest me, but is a cool spot to have as a student or even just downtown who lives in the area. The design of this store is big open floor and it's very nicely decorated. The best part? The haunted Connecticut section that we just had to get something out of. Overall, the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore is the perfect book store for downtown Middletown. The store has a massive selection, a ton of parking thanks to the downtown parking setup, and a solid staff to help with whatever questions you may have. Great spot.

Back Again Board Game Cafe is an AMAZING board game cafe, and one of my favorite spots in…read moreMiddletown. I tend to swing by Thursday nights for trivia, but I've also been plenty of times during normal board game hours. This place offers plenty of fun events, in addition to a huge variety of board games. Not only that, but they offer a plentiful selection of coffees and teas, as well as frequently-changing specials that never disappoint! This recent visit, I attended trivia and I purchased a tea flight. 4 full cups of tea for a very reasonable price!! They can do any 4 flavors and ask about your preferences, so I told them I wanted to try unique/quirky teas. They did not disappoint!!! I was given 4 teas, 3 of which I purchased full supplies of immediately afterwards. Their lychee lime tea was one of my favorites--fruity with a strong and distinct lychee flavor, which was great. Chocolate chili tea was so unique, it reminded me of Mexican hot chocolate. Mountain Squall was a delicious chamomile with some minty refreshing notes, and finally, Volcanic Inferno was insanely unique and interesting! It's a strongly smoky, delicious tea that reminds me of a smoked whisky. These teas were not only delicious, but EXACTLY what I had in mind when I asked for unique teas! The cafe is so good that I'd come here for that alone--it's a bonus that there's also so many lovely games to play! There were plenty of bags of tea to purchase (I wound up snagging bags of Mountain Squall and Volcanic Inferno for home), as well as some other cute board game merchandise and snacks. The game variety is amazing. While I'm typically there for trivia, there's SO many fun game options. They also run activities pretty much every night--Thursday Trivia, Sunday Blood on the Clocktower, Sunday Dread, Friday Beginner DND, etc. There's always something to do! I love coming here and I am ecstatic to have a board game cafe so close to home for me. I certainly recommend that if you're considering coming by here, you should swing by and try it!

Family-friendly, affordable, and super fun!!…read more I've visited Back Again Board Game cafe many times over the last year and I've always had an amazing experience. The price is unbeatable, $10 for entry to play over 1000 games, and the beverages are yummy! My favorite thing to order is one of their monthly flavored lattes and a cinnamon roll or piece of coffee cake. Plus, there are daily events/games, so there's always something new for me to try. Lastly, the service is unbeatable: everyone is kind, personable, and treats you like a valued guest. I 100% recommend trying out this very fun and unique cafe!

I stumbled upon pedals at a farmer's market. I really enjoyed the juice, but had completely…read moreforgotten about them having store fronts until I dug out the bottle to figure out how to get more juice! I found the location in Durham to visit. I love the sweet green juice, and tried to the apple juice the other day. They're a bit pricey, but delicious. The smoothies were also great! Service is friendly, location is light and bright. Great place to sit and d enjoy and smoothie, bowl, or juice.

Little overpriced but everything was plant based. Mocha espresso drink was good. I may not be back…read morejust because I'm partial to dunks and they seemed slow and I just don't know if this place is my vibe but it had phenomenal ratings and I felt the need to check it out! Bike-themed and owner seems to own one more coffee shop location as well & I will say the coffee wasn't bitter at all. As a former barista, I'd reckon that they clean their machines often. Only point I take off is because it's not my vibe but it was very clean and they had juice cleanse options for interested parties.

Great food. Great atmosphere! Nice addition to downtown!…read more Cant wait to go again. Thank you for all your hard work

Upon arrival, the Bees Knees Bistro is cozy inside. Our server was attentive and all the staff…read moreseemed pleasant and helpful. Onto the drinks and food which were so delicious and truly enjoyable. I got the Beachy Bee Iced Latte special, which is a honey vanilla latte with a coconut cold foam and toasted coconut on top (simply divine)! My fiancé got the cappuccino which was made just to his liking, and he's a coffee connoisseur. For food, I had the Bumble, which I highly recommend, with scrambled eggs, subbed with the gluten free sourdough bread (+$2 up-charge) and cheddar instead of American cheese. It's served all day and had so much flavor with that garlic butter, and the seasoned steak. Yum! If you are gluten free like me, you will appreciate that they have the gluten free sourdough bread or a gluten free wrap to substitute with. My partner had the Basic Bee with bacon and thought it was flavorful with light and fluffy scrambled eggs that complimented the bacon well. Overall, I would really recommend this place if you're looking for a breakfast or lunch in Wallingford!

They have great food at this place. If your needing gluten free options they have plenty. The…read moreatmosphere is really the best part. Feels like your at a yacht club, they had a live band playing some great hits. You can't go wrong at this place. Parking maybe a challenge and the line to get a table maybe long but it does move fast. I had the chicken sandwich with mozzarella and sause and roasted red peppers it was very good. Great portions, came with a side of fries which complimented the food.

Seriously we walk in and whoever was at the door said yeah outside is first come first serve so…read moreobviously we misunderstood not knowing we have to go on a list so we sat down for a good 10 minutes now our name is not on the list, they came over and told us we had to move and go on the list and they should've bumped us up at one as 7 ahead of us It was a misunderstanding because we sat down and now we're at the bar!! I don't feel bad saying your service could be better because I've read a lot of reviews about that and last night. A few of your servers could've done a lot better. I don't need to be treated rude to my friends who are not even from around here. Don't even wanna go back we kept us here was your food is good and the band don't tell Lisa is the reason we came. You know what you need friendly servers some seem annoyed when we call for help to get a drink etc.... Why should we flag people down when we're sitting there? Shouldn't they come over and say do you want another drink or are you ready to order? I think 20 minutes is ridiculous to wait to order food once we have a drink!! So we eventually got moved to a table and it wasn't 10 minutes. It was 45 minutes, but that was fine. We ended up eating at the bar. We then moved to our table. I'm not even gonna get into that server. He seemed annoyed that we had already got our drinks and food at the bar. We are waiting for another friend to come and she didn't want anything to eat because she was just coming by to say hi and listen to the band she already ate and she was late. It was close to 9 o'clock when she got there. So the food was delicious that's why I gave it two stars but if I had to, I would give the Service one when you have a big patio like that you should have a better organized. We go out all the time you should have a couple of those front tables move back more so people can dance you know you're gonna have a big crowd with that band. Don't tell Lisa maybe plan better.