Cherokee/Bryson City area has been my little vacation spot for the last decade of my life (I grew…read moreup coming to this area in the summers to tube). I've been coming to Qualla Java Cafe since probably 2016. I can honestly say after 10 years, I've never had a bad drink here. They have a bunch of drinks - all with pretty fun names. Again, I've never had a bad drink here so it's fun to just randomly pick one. The service is always really fast and I'm never really in their long. Sorry if my review isn't better - coffee shops are kind of hard for me to review because coffee doesn't really look good in picture form. Just drink it!

Stopped here after going through the Smokey Mountains. This place is super cute! They have a large…read moredrink menu from teas, coffees, to lemonades and smoothies. I've had their chai tea before and they were really good but I opted for an orange hibiscus lemonade. It wasn't too sweet and was very refreshing. They offer a variety of non-dairy milk alternatives too. There are some bakery items but I didn't see anything labeled gluten-free. They have restrooms available for customers in the back and many different seating areas. There is also a patio outside that overlooks a creek where you can sit as well.

This place had a variety of desserts, but mostly cakes and ice cream…read more I might have dropped 4 stars because of the selection, but the texture of Coconut Cake was a bit too chilled...and possibly not as fresh as it could have been? Pepperidge Farms tasted fresher. Plus, they presented the desserts in shoddy fashion...in these "To-Go" cartons...not in proper dishes. Definitely not the best bakery, but it IS a bakery...and we were glad they had it in the hotel-casino.

The GR Bake and Brew is front and center when you walk into the food court at the Harrah's casino…read morein Cherokee. We have always had great service here. I don't drink coffee, but JD does and has gotten numerous cups from here. I finally had a breakfast sandwich here during our last visit. You can customize it by selecting your bread, meats, eggs, cheese. I got egg and cheese on a croissant. It was good. Depending on the time you're eating in the food court, finding a table might be easy or hard. But even when it's busy, people eat fast as I'm sure like us, they can't wait to get back down to the casino!

Looking for a simple and easy breakfast away from the casino. This is walking distance. The coffee…read morewas good and the pork sandwich was flavorful and amazing to the last bite. Cozy space with large windows which made the space feel large. Food was cooked fresh and came out quick. Would definitely go back when in there area.

Was staying in town and wanted to try a local coffee so we stopped in here for a light breakfast…read moreand coffee. It's a cute little place with some photo ops. They unfortunately were out of croissants which was what we both wanted. So she offered to make our sanswiches on bread as a toasted sandwich. The eggs were fresh fried The bacon was microwave bacon and very little on sandwich so that was disappointing Hubbys ham sandwich had a lot more meat on it The sandwiches were simple and like you would make at home. I ordered a Carmel mochiatto and it had a weird taste about it and a burnt Carmel taste definitely would not order again Hubby ordered the cafe au lei there was nothing special about it and it wasn't traditional as they didn't use chicory coffee.

I was there on 7/12 & 7/13 Sunday & Monday, both times a 5:45 am waiting to open at 6:00. Both days…read morethey opened Late, 6:10 & 6:20 both times with ONE EMPLOYEE. The owner should FIRE THE MANAGER & EMPLOYEES, and start over. This happens every time I go there to the point that I now bring my own coffee pot & blueberry Muffins. They don't make humans like the old days,SO SAD.

First coffee here is like all Starbucks. Ambience is nice, they are really friendly and that is a…read morefive rating. Service also a five. FOOD. We had their premade food that they only reheat is terrible. My egg, Gouda and bacon sandwich was so hard, I could barely bite into. HARD. Cooked too long and would recommend the English muffins with sausage. But again, you cannot change premade sandwiches according to them. Go to Selu Cafe for variety. May be more but tasty and worth it.

Wonderful coffee created by the fantastic staff! I visited this morning and returned this…read moreafternoon. Purchased a bag of beans to take home too. Bright and clean shop. And excellent churros!

We were all needing a pick me up for coffee and a snack…read more The ladies were very helpful with recommendations. I got the forest iced coffee. It was delicious. We also got some churros. Came with caramel and chocolate sauce. It's made to order and they are delicious.

We did a quick trip to Cherokee and was promptly seated. Our server was patient with us We split…read morethe chicken tenders and chicken wings - both were seasoned well and crispy. The chicken tenders were exceptional! Definitely worth a visit and try their IPA's. .

Good service! Lots of nice cold beer. 18 beers on tap!…read more Great place to visit while at the casino!

All of the staff were super nice our server was especially sweet and attentive. We got the steak…read moresalad with chimichurri sauce, the colossal pretzel, and the chicken nachos with no beans. We absolutely ordered way too much but everything was good! Clean Resturant and clean bathrooms. If we are ever in the area again we would come back. Thanks!

The service was great but the food was tasteless. I had the fish and chips and the portions were…read moregenerous but the only flavor came from the oil they were fried in. I rarely salt food, especially when dining out, but I had to this time. I left most of my meal uneaten. I love trying local eateries when traveling, but this one was a disappointmen.

I've been here numerous times, unfortunately this time they missed the mark. With nothing in their…read morecases and customer service to match it just wasn't the experience we were used to. The two desserts we did manage to get were sub par and we threw the moon pie in the trash! We did get a club sandwich and it was yummy. The coffee shop a few doors down became our go to for sweet treats! Don't have "cakery" in your name and not have cake!

My family and I visited on July 9, 2026. The service was good, and everyone we interacted with was…read morevery friendly. Unfortunately, both my wife and I became very ill after eating here. We ate lunch around 2:00 p.m. I ordered the Grilled Reuben, and my wife ordered the fried bologna sandwich. Less than an hour after our meal, I developed severe diarrhea, and every time I tried to eat afterward, it became worse. My symptoms lasted for several hours, continuing until about 1:00 a.m. My wife also became sick shortly after me, though her illness wasn't quite as severe as mine. The only other meal we had that day was breakfast at around 7:30 a.m. at a different restaurant in another state, several hours before lunch. While I can't say with absolute certainty what caused our illness, the timing of our symptoms makes us strongly suspect it was related to the food we ate here. Because of this experience, we won't be bringing our family back.