Official date day with my hubs on Sunday mornings. Made to order coffees, lattes, and energy…read more"buzzers," this DC based coffee shop is a total vibe. Starting with genuinely friendly service, Coffee Republic is my favorite local place. The pastries and cakes are in-house made, then heated up to your preference. This week, my husband got his "usual" - 2 vegan energy balls and a Sweet Pea latte on a stairway to heaven (iced matcha latte with lavender ube cold foam. The stairway to heaven is the 4 shots of espresso added). This is from their seasonal spring menu. We also had the apple blossom and my usual, the spinach feta danish (spinach and feta filled puff pastry, warmed of course) and a triple espresso over ice that I poured my salted caramel protein shake over. We sit in the corner on a navy blue couch and enjoy the calm atmosphere. There are comfortable workstations and I have even seen a 40th birthday breakfast celebration! I really wish there was a way to put patio tables and chairs to relax outside on gorgeous days - but for now, I'll keep snuggling on this couch!!!

I hate writing bad reviews on Yelp. I know that businesses and their employees generally try very…read morehard. This may be the worst $20 I've ever spent in my life. Visiting from out of town so I wanted to try a local coffee place. The rating and the name sounded encouraging. Only one person working so the line to order was long. We asked for the egg sandwiches featured prominently on a sign at the entrance ... and they were not available. In fact, the bakery case was nearly empty. At 8:30 a.m. The woman behind the counter suggested two of their breakfast croissants. We asked to have them heated. After a, no kidding, 10 minute wait she let us know that she had broken the oven. So we asked for them cold because we needed to go. They were dreadful. Tossed mine. And in a wonderful display of irony, even their large screen television menu failed while we were in the room. I will say that the coffee was perfectly serviceable. Experiences like this are why people go to chains like Starbucks for coffee and breakfast. I would say I want my tip back, but I suspect she is so frazzled that she earned it and then some. Absolute disaster. I hope our experience was a one off.

Amazing sweets!!! Everything is delicious from pastries to donuts to muffins. Cakes are wonderful…read moretoo, beautifully decorated. Would recommend this place to anyone. Staff is very pleasant too!

Coworker just brought these into the office recently and they were a hit! I had the maple walnut…read moreand boston cream even though I had planned on a healthy breakfast sandwich...but sometimes sweet things derail the best intentions! Both were delicious; I did have only half of each beacuse they were massive but still more than enough to satiate my sweet tooth! If the takeout is this good, I bet the storefront is a delight. I am excited to try it out in person soon!

Wonderful Birthday Cake. Decorated tastefully and delicious…read moretoo! A perfect dessert ending after dinner at Choplin's

Two years in a row, I got a beautiful cake here for my daughter's birthday. I gave a few photos for…read moreinspiration and they nailed it. Like a work of art! I didn't get to actually eat any of it last year, but this year I did and it was delicious.

Absolutely everything here is ridiculous! There's nothing that isn't good. All the food and baked…read moregoods are made fresh in house and on display. Prices are very reasonable for what you get. They have a morning bun that is more dangerous than a grizzly bear fresh out of hibernation . The last time I tried was the $7.00 egg sandwich for lunch and it was amazing and huge. I won't be eating much for dinner after having that. Great place and great people too!

The food is fantastic. Great lunches and breakfasts all tastefully presented made with the…read morefreshest and highest quality ingredients. The place is largely a bakery with a huge to go business although it has an array of tables which are often filled or overflowing. The people who work there are terrific. They have the best bagels around but it is best to reserve them in advance as they usually sell out on the weekends. Get in line (literally)!

I'm from out of town and I needed to make good on celebrating Wesson Septic for their incredible…read morework on our property! In the absence of finding a pie spot, I came across this bakery with excellent service and a WIDE ASSORTMENT of goodies! The folks at Wesson enjoyed their cupcakes and brownies! And now that I know better, I will definitely call ahead to special order their other baked goods!

We recently celebrated my mother's 75th birthday and Karren made the most beautiful 6 layer…read morestrawberry ombré cake for us. It tasted fantastic! The cake was soft and very flavorful and the buttercream was wonderful. Her attention to detail is spot on. We will definitely be calling her for future events and stopping by for the occasional cupcake to satisfy our sweet tooth.

can't say enough great things about Sweet Life! We ordered three custom cakes for a special…read moreoccasion, and I gave Lori some rough guidelines, trusting her to use creative imagination. The results were beyond our expectations. Each cake was a masterpiece--beautifully crafted and admired by everyone at the event. The attention to detail in the designs was stunning, and it was clear that Sweet Life put a lot of thought and care into their work. As for the taste? Absolutely phenomenal. The cakes were as delicious as they were gorgeous. Each bite was a perfect balance of flavor and texture, leaving our guests raving about how amazing they were. Sweet Life delivered on every front: creativity, quality, and taste. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them for any special occasion or celebration. They truly turned our vision into something spectacular! Thank you, Sweet Life, for making our event so memorable.

Has been our cake baker since moving to NC from CA. Cakes are always beautiful but taste really…read moregood too! And super affordable. Easy communication super quick and friendly. And the shop is clean and beautiful!

was in town across town for maki-madness and after savoring the savory I thought it fitting to get…read moresweets for the sweet despite the rain coming down in torrents. please be aware that Villani's is spendy; not necessarily over priced but still spendy. so what's a guy to do? get fewer i suppose... and since I only wanted to pick up a couple items it works ;-) choco chip cookery are medium-large, well chipped, light for their weight airy but not fluffy, pairing well with coldy cold 2% milk (genuine simulated bañaña flavor if you can score some...) lemon bars are dense, moist, sticky, sweet, and lemon. what else would you expect? these are convenient portions for halving when served with your favorite mule. the apres-deluvian covenant cake were refreshing in their simplicity and execution: chocolatey goodness over layers of otherwise indistinguishable pink, white, and green cakery. so light, so basic, so good with strong black tea. no indoor seating but this is a bakery review (also: most of the rest of the planet is available for a modest fee so maybe try there?)

This bakery has the best Napoleons I have ever had anywhere! I have had my pick of New York…read morebakeries after living my entire life on Long Island and Villani's is the best I have ever had. They are open on Sundays which is hard to find in NC. They are friendly and accommodating. My son asked for napoleons as his birthday cake, so the lovely lady wrote on it for me which I appreciated very much. I always say I wish they were closer, but I probably would be in weekly if they were. Nice spot in Plaza Midwood so I don't mind coming here. Great Italian bakery.

Best place ever. Smells good and clean, has alot of…read morecustomers and is a good spot to hang out

I have not tried Sweet it Is BUT if I needed a wedding cake i absolutely would. I was looking for a…read morecustom cake for my Mom and this place is a number one pick on Yelp. Customer service was top notch. The owner took the time to call me back and let me know that she only does wedding cakes but provided me with referrals and one worked out very well. Thank you!

First time here and absolutely delish! With this being a food truck, they only have a limited…read more menu, but it's very delish! We got our elders vanilla bean ice cream! Everything came out so goood! We enjoyed it really wel!!

The cookies were made fresh that morning in store and were prepared before my eyes... AMAZINGLY GOODread more

We had a very nice brunch here, it was affordable and very relaxed. The scones were super good and…read moreI appreciated the homemade fig jam and clotted cream. The teas were good as well. It was nice to meet the owners and hear from the chef. They were nice. The online menu needs to stay current with the menu in the restaurant. There was some confusion about the prices on the menu and what services were available.

Went for a special afternoon tea, but unfortunately probably ranks last on places I've ever done…read morehigh tea. It is a claustrophobic space and too much going on. They need to reduce and clean...especially the bathroom full of hanging clothes. There were items on the menu that were not available, but overall the tea part was fine (they just took a while to bring out sugar, milk etc. that you'd expect to come with it). The most disappointing part was that I'd assumed since it was a cafe that there would be fresh pastries or other items homemade on the tea platters. The scones seemed fresh, but a lot of the other appetizer items looked like the frozen hors d'oeuvres from Costco or something, which was super sad. Overall, I would have expected more for the price and the non-optional $20 gratuity.