New to the Charlottesville area and I've been looking for a bakery that has it all; bread, pastries…read moreand desserts. Staff helped me pick out some of their favorites, including the passion fruit tart which was absolutely phenomenal! The cherry pie, bran muffin, cream puff and praline chocolate tart were all spectacular! Looking forward to stopping in again soon.

Albemarle Bakery is home to a bountiful selection of tasty treats. I've been twice so far, and…read moreservice has been friendly and prompt, even when it's busy. I've had several different items including cookies and cakes from them, but my favorite would have to be the macaron - sooo good.

Classic coffee place here in Staunton, Virginia. Fast service. You order in one part, and then you…read moremove away to get your breads and coffee. Had to go here for their Queen city Magic weekend and they did not disappoint. I bought a chorizo bread, along with a scone. Amazing.

I've been going up to Staunton often recently for family matters, and I've loved taking time to…read morecheck out all the local businesses when I'm able to. Reunion has been a breath of fresh air - really good espresso drinks, pastries, and breads. To be 100% honest, Crucible's coffee is better, but their pastry selection is minuscule and they can feel a bit stuffy. Reunion's pastries are good, though I wish they had more French-inspired things like pain au chocolat, croissants, or even soft cinnamon rolls, but I feel they excel more at the breads side of baking. I got a mini sourdough loaf once and it was excellent! Service is always friendly and happy, and the shop itself is cute, but there isn't much space inside. I'm all for tables outside, but there's not much real estate there either, especially on a busy morning. I think a small adjustment to flow could make it easily sit a couple cafe tables inside without it feeling so crowded. I just miss the days of being able to hang out and have good coffee and snacks while doing some work on a laptop. Seems like most businesses would rather have you out the door instead. I have high standards for bakeries and cafes, and Reunion meets most of them. They're now my favorite place to go in the mornings in Staunton... if they're open. I would go there much more often if I could actually eat my breakfast there instead of having to get back in my car or sit in the blistering summer heat.

This was our first visit to Cou Cou Rachou. There was a long line but we went with it…read more Ordered the Plum Almond Bostock, Cannele, Almond Croissant, and Sweet Corn and Shishito Muffin. Everything was excellent and worth the wait. I can't wait to go back and try more things. Highly recommended.

Quaint, adored and adequate are the three words that come to mind for this masterpiece of a cafe…read more The fresh flowers on the table, the truly traditional open air kitchen, the pace of the restaurant, the umbrellas on the outside and the merchandise all soo cute and the coffee lattes are pretty perfect too. Go here, eat here, patron here, and across the street, purchase the coffee for home and the pastry for right then and there. This place f***ing rocks

A local recommended that I check out MarieBette Cafe for an afternoon pick me up and I am so glad…read morethat we decided to visit! This cute little European inspired coffee shop makes a MEAN peach matcha made with a housemade syrup from locally-picked peaches. Honestly, it doesn't get any better than that! We were also on the search for their famous pretzel croissant but unfortunately it was sold out (and usually sells out earlier in the day). We will definitely have to come back again to try.

My favorite sourdough and pastry in past 10 years and I didn't know why kept me out from posting…read morethis review. might want to keeps for myself and enjoy every single time when stopped by even 2 hours aways. All I wanted to say about Mariebette was superior in all bake goods. great support for local businesses. Keeps it up and expand more location

Beautiful bakery with wonderful service and such an amazing cupcake selection, some unique flavors…read moretoo. Flavors we tried: vanilla, chocolate, red velvet, raspberry white chocolate cookie dough and vanilla with strawberry icing and chocolate shavings (not sure of the actual name). All were very tasty, but for me, the highlights were chocolate (excellent), red velvet and vanilla, just amazing, all moist with the right amount of icing. Really want to come back for other flavors. The staff member that helped us was so friendly and helpful. She let us know that it's a good idea to buy in advance as they sell out quickly. She wasn't kidding! When we came back after lunch to pick up our cupcakes that we did buy in advance, some of the flavors were completely gone! So if you know what you want, get it right away.

Baked on the James is an adorable bakery right on the main drag (the only drag) of Scottsville…read more They have a wide variety of cupcake flavors that rotate seasonally and daily (check their social media for a list of flavors!). They are a small batch bakery so their flavors do sell out throughout the day so I recommend getting their early if you don't have a pre-order. Service is quick and staff are very helpful. Small tables a small selection of gift items in store. Cute little bee mural. The cupcakes we have purchased have universally been moist and the frosting has always been the perfect texture and not overly sweet. My husband particularly enjoyed the maple bacon and our guest loved the M&M cookie dough (even the cookie dough tastes homemade in the best way). We know what stop to make when we have guests now!

Cute little tea spot. They do have coffee, but only drip or iced. They're more of a tearoom type…read morerather than coffee spot. Atmosphere was 10/10 with little frilly white umbrellas on the patio. Husband had the avocado toast and they nailed it! I had the hot turkey sandwich with gf bread and it was so yummy! Would definitely visit again if ever back in the area.

Love a classic afternoon tea that won't break the bank? Heritage Cafe is the place. Enjoyed the…read moreFull Tea, which included unlimited tea, 3 savory sandwiches, 3 sweets, and a fresh generously sized scone (today's flavor was lemon and ginger). Seriously, these were some of the best scones I've ever had - crispy sweet outer texture, soft and fluffy on the inside, no crumbly mess like other scones. Wide selection of teas to choose from - I picked the lightly fruity Lady Grey, my husband the warm and toasty Genmaicha. And the savory sandwiches were a step up from the basic white bread standard - roast beef on a pretzel bun, tuna on a croissant, open faced cucumber, chicken with roasted red pepper spread. A lovely way to spend a late morning or early afternoon in downtown Harrisonburg.

Everything is amazing. Classic jersey style made from scratch baking…read more Black and white cookies are the best

Hired to bake a 3-tier wedding cake, the process was super simple, they have excellent selections…read moreand all were delicious. They worked with us on design and details in a way that was so helpful, and delivery on the day was absolutely flawless. All three cakes we chose were so good, it was perfect!

Got donuts here on a Thursday morning at 8am. There is no way they were fresh, donuts tasted at…read moreleast a day old, were very stale and hard. Would not recommend going here for donuts. I'm not a fan of Krispy Kreme, but wish I would have just got them there instead.

Discovered this gem as we toured the town. Arrived as the bread came out of the oven. So delicious!…read moreYou must try them. Mexican sweet bread and sandwich rolls reminded me of my childhood home in East Los Angeles!

The cupcake company, is our doggies go to cupcake place and well ours too :) The service is always…read morenice and friendly. Before visiting, I would suggest calling to see if they have what you want and are open. They have select cupcakes during certain days of the week. There is few parking spaces in front, but typically you can grab one. The business itself has urban chic feel to it.

I always like the variety they have here. They even had a gluten-free strawberry shortcake and a…read morecoconut cream pie cup. The shortcake was light and fluffy. The coconut cream pie cup was simply divine with the toasted coconut on top. The red velvet was moist and the Swiss roll was so yummy I forget to take a picture :-) The staff was helpful in answering questions, which I appreciate.

Amazing and so caring! Brenda is so detail oriented and thoughtful and made an almond cake, almond…read morecupcakes, and carrot cake cupcakes for my daughter's wedding. I asked her to make Texas sheet cake, of which she'd never done, and she discovered there was a chocolate and a blonde recipe out there. She made both, not know which we preferred, and also added a few other cupcakes to add color and more flavor to our assortment - all of her own doing and not asking to charge us extra. We gladly compensated her for her sweet thoughtfulness and for treating our daughter's wedding as if it were thing she had on her plate. She's delightful, dependable, and took our daughters wedding personal to make it a beautiful presentation. We travelled back to TN with the few left over desserts and I seriously have hidden them to eat them myself. Highly recommend. She's very responsive and a pro and her sweet husband helped with the delivery.

Excellent,specialized cupcakes from a lovely at-home store owner. Consider using this home baker…read morefor small and large orders! The chocolate cupcake was fluffy, moist, and evenly filled with chocolate ganache. The peanut butter buttercream frosting was one of the best I've had; not overly sweet and was not at all gritty! The individual boxes that the cupcakes came in were a wonderful, unexpected touch. The process for ordering and picking up the cupcakes was effortless. Brenda, the store owner, was a sweet woman who took my phone call with excitement. She walked me through her flavor profiles and gave me an affordable rate for a half dozen cupcakes. I ordered approximately 5 days before I needed to pick them up with no issues. I even gave her an approximate time I would pick them up at and she made sure to have them ready by then. On pickup day, I drove out to her home which was minutes off Route 29 (behind the CVS on Moore Rd.) Her home, including her kitchen, were immaculate and very, very clean! Just a wonderful experience all around! Please consider giving your business to a local baker!