as a longtime resident of Ashland, who really wants to see a successful business in the center of…read moremy town it really pains me to have to give this review. I've eaten here twice now the first time I said, I would never go back, but I wanted to give it a second chance. This place basically does breakfast and if you only do one thing, you should be great and let's face it. Breakfast is one of the easiest things to make and do well but this place misses the mark on every level. First impressions walking in the door, the place is freezing cold even the waitresses all have goosebumps and who wants to sit in a refrigerator and be uncomfortable while you're eating? We walked in the door to a nearly empty restaurant with these big, beautiful sunny windows, but they sat in a dark corner while the booths in the windows were all empty. Business 101 people attract people put them in the windows so that they can have use and people can see that the business has customers!!!! maybe they didn't wanna sit us next to the windows because they were covered with greasy fingerprints that looked like they had been there since the last weekend and hadn't been cleaned. The glass was gross. The menu has all the standard fair that you would expect from a regular breakfast restaurant.... in Kansas. all very American. Nothing stands out as being gourmet or unique in a market where there's a lot of money and a lot of transplants who are used to better stuff than ordinary Americana breakfast food. The prices are a little high, but it's 2026. Everything's high. We order our food. I got scrambled eggs and they were hard as rubber because they were overcooked.! How do you own a breakfast restaurant and you can't cook scrambled eggs? I had the eggs returned and they did a decent enough job on the next batch but generally speaking the food was just barely OK. I got orange juice and it came in a giant glass and it was clearly from concentrate. Maybe that works in Iowa but at a specialty restaurant in a fashionable town I want fresh squeeze orange juice. I don't need 10 gallons of it. I would rather have a little juice glass full of fresh orange juice than a gallon of concentrated crap. I just don't think these people understand their clientele and they don't do anything special like blueberries for your pancakes.... There's so many things you can do with breakfast and they just did the bare minimum. It's so disappointing to have the restaurant with the absolute best geography in our community barely trying to make decent food or make customers comfortable in a clean environment. I was charitable when I gave them two stars because I actually felt bad. I want them to succeed, but they really need to rethink what they're doing and try a lot harder.

Honestly it's more of a 3.5 but round-up-able enough for me…read more My son had a thing at Randolph Macon during spring break. He needed lunch before we hit the road home. After looking for someplace close we found cafe54. SUPER close to campus. My eggs were ok. The corned beef hash was the canned kind just like I like it, because some stuff you can make fresh and fancy up but that preservative, war time taste just hits and you know I'm right. I had coffee that would put hair on your chest. and an Arnold palmer that was kind of watery. Oddly enough I found those traits acceptable. My son had french toast. This is only the 3rd time he's had it (by choice) and he really enjoyed it. While brunch/lunch was a 3.5 in my book it was a 5 for him There is no tap to pay but they do take the usual cash and card. So just don't forget your cards in your pants pockets and you'll be ok. The place was bright and airy with outdoor seating and the service was just ok. Decent place. You should go in a try it out.

This place is rough an I wouldn't recommend for breakfast. Service sucks can't understand what the…read moreguy is trying to say he talks so low. The food was bad. Ordered biscuits and gravy and it came in a bowl with three servings of gravy. Bacon was brittle and I just wanted regular eggs. They packed so much cheese in the eggs you could feel it stick in your mouth when trying to eat them... Had two bites tossed it all and left..sorry folks

This place is apparently super popular with locals, but it unfortunately missed the mark for me…read more We were passing through and saw that this place had great reviews and almost everything else in the area is a chain. We stopped in and started reading the menu board and the lady at the counter just stared at us. We decided on what we wanted even though we had some questions about what was on the menu board. (What comes on a phriends burger? What are the tots loaded with?) My brother ordered a NC style pulled pork sandwich (Cole slaw and hot sauce) and some tater tots, and I ordered the potato salad and a chicken Philly. We both ordered a drink, and we ordered a pecan dessert to split, but when we had asked her what it was, she had no idea. Luckily, it was good and ended up being a pecan topped cinnamon roll. One of the reasons we know that this place caters to locals is because she didn't give us cups, they were sitting over by the drink machines, but she didn't tell us to grab them. So when my brother asked her for the cups, she gestures and tells him "they're over there." So as we ate, we realized that the locals know to grab their cups and coffee and then pay for it, we had no idea. We would have grabbed them had she told us to. I started with half of the Philly while my brother ate half of the pulled pork. I liked the Philly, he thought the pulled pork was just okay. We then tried the potato salad and it was completely inedible. It is probably the worst potato salad I have ever tried, and I unfortunately can't even place what we hated so much about it because neither one of us could stomach another bite. It looks beautiful, but it was very dry and sort of astringent. It was not pleasant. We then traded sandwiches and I didn't care for the pulled pork, so my little brother tried to finish it, but whatever flavor sticks with you from the potato salad then just ruined the taste of the pork, so he couldn't eat it anymore. The tater tots were FIRE though, so hot and crispy and perfect. Those were crazy good. The Philly was served in really thin parchment paper or something, so we did grab a paper towel to wrap the other half of the sandwich in when we left, and it ended up completely soaking through the paper towel and onto the car floor we had it on. Overall, the food ranged from okay to absolutely-not-okay, the service was "meh", and the price was a bit high for the quality of the food. There aren't a ton of options here and I could definitely see why people would swing here for a turkey sandwich before going hunting, rather than stopping at like dominos, but I almost wish we had just grabbed a sandwich at subway or food lion.

It's always an amazing place to go when I get the chance, the food is amazing, the staff is on top…read moreof the orders and very kind, and it's a cute smaller restaurant that is very cozy.

I visited The Caboose Market & Cafe as part of my effort to get a hot dog in every county and…read moreincorporated city in Virginia. TCMC was my Hanover County stop. We arrived shortly after 11 on a Monday and the business was steady. The cafe is situated behind a wine market and has indoor and outdoor dining. We were greeted shortly after being sat and my friend ordered a cappuccino which she enjoyed sipping on. On Monday's (at the time) they had a special were guests could build their own burgers or hot dogs (thus our being there). The topping list was pleasantly surprising and included some really unusual options (and I've seen a LOT of topping options). I got my hot dog with pimento cheese and hot pepper relish. My friend got hers with curtido kraut and sriracha mayo. The curtido kraut had a wonderful latin slant on typical kraut. These were great hot dogs! The frank itself had great flavor and a good bite and the toppings were fun and different. Yum! I got the pesto pasta salad and my friend got their garden salad. We both liked our sides a lot. We'd definitely return to the Caboose Market and Cafe!

Service is so good at this location. I always place my orders via the mobile app. My drinks are…read morewell prepared. Today, I noticed that the option to blend my cold brew was not on the app. Strange because I thought that this was how I used to order. I asked the staff member who said they didn't normally blend it but she offered to blend it for me. Now that's great service. The drinks and food were so good. I used to get my oatmeal from Panera but thought I'd try it here. I loved how I could customize my toppings. I also appreciate the individual packets(I know it's not environmental but the portions work for me).

I have never seen such organized and motivated staff. Even though the AC was out, they remained…read morefocused and engaged throughout my time there. Everybody was incredibly productive and inviting, and it inspired me to be a better person. I ordered a blended drink, and it is by far the smoothest thing I've ever put in my mouth. 10/10 5/5 this location is beautiful.

What a treasure! Take a step back in time when things were uncomplicated and slow paced. When I…read morewas in Ashland a few months back. I had an incredible VA country ham sandwich here. It was so simple and so good!! Now I'm back and I want the full Southern experience. The deli lunch special was pimento grilled sandwich, and I added VA ham! It was FABULOUS! Ordered Cherrwine soda, a bag of chips and a double chocolate ice cream sandwich all for $16! What an experience!! I didn't get any of their meats or other gourmet products, but this would be my go-to place if I lived nearby. I ate this on a picnic table outside the public library and got to take in the quiet downtown area. I very much enjoyed Ashland Meat Market and everything the town has to offer. Now I'm off to my meeting, then back to DCA then on to Boston. I am so glad I got to soak in an hour of the good life!

I ordered my Christmas eve ham from here over a month ago, on the phone when ordering i was…read moreEXTREMELY specific in saying (multiple times) that I needed a cured but UNSMOKED ham because I was planning on smoking it myself. They said they could do it (after i verified what i wanted a couple more times and was ASSURED that the ham would not be already smoked) so I placed the order. I went to pick it up today and this is a cured and ALREADY smoked ham. When I called to address the issue, the manager laughed at me and said "oh, well I guess we dont have what you wanted then" I now have to entirely change my plans AND disappoint my family on Christmas eve because I promised them all a home smoked ham for dinner. I wouldn't recommend ordering from here unless you want incompetence.

UPDATE! It seems like Corporate has read the reviews because the experience has changed DRASTICALLY…read moreat this location in the last few weeks. The restaurant actually felt clean for the first time, the floors weren't sticky, the table tops looked like they'd been wiped down, trash wasn't over flowing. The normally grumpy workers were actually friendly and explained I could get a better deal if I ordered this vs. that. I PRAY this is a permanent change for this location because it's been...dare I say, pleasant to visit here recently.

Hardees in Ashland Virginia has terrible service. We sat in the drive thru for about 10 minutes,…read more the line never moved. I got out & went inside. There 6 people who had already ordered standing waiting for their food. There was no one in line to order. I watched a middle aged black lady stand around pulling receipts looking to see which orders were ready. She did this for about 5 minutes. Finally she turned to the counter & placed a sandwich on someone's tray. She finally acknowledged me, to say she'd be right with me. Then she turned back looked at more receipts & stood just waiting for another sandwich to complete his order. She could have taken my order & a couple more in the time she just waiting for his order. After his order was complete she gave it to him & turned back around. At that point, I just walked out, without ordering.

. Stopped in for coffee and to met my sister's friend. I ordered an Americano which I really…read moreenjoyed as I don't eat breakfast. Our friend had a croissant and said it was comparable to the best French bakery. It's a great place for good coffee, pastries and conversation.

I had a lovely 1:1 with my intern at Bravo Bakeshop. I rarely make it out to Ashland, so this was a…read morefun trip from RVA. First of all, this space alone deserves a full star. It's so cozy and cute. There is parking right out front, a great amount of natural light, and lots of seating. It's a great place to read a book or get some work done. They have an assortment of sweet and savory treats to pick from. I ordered a chai latte. If you like them sweet, this is the place for you. I enjoyed the fruit tart I ordered. I also tried the orange cranberry scone. My intern liked her oatmeal cream pie and the quiche she ordered. The bakers/cash register were extremely kind. One went out of their way to compliment my top. I had a great experience here and would return if I was in the area.

More often than not they don't have donuts and the drinks are very watered down, FULL to the brim…read morewith ice and the coffee just doesn't taste quite right. Got my friend a side of hash rounds and they gave a super soggy smushed cluster of potatoes without any flavor but grease. The one older lady (possibly manager) is nice but everyone else it's like pulling teeth to order a coffee and some donuts for work they barely speak, won't answer questions and have no clue what half the menu is. Crazy bummed out because the other Dunkin's in this area aren't great and this is a brand new location.

I asked for a bagel with cream cheese and they basically gave me the whole cream cheese carton on…read morethe bagel

Arrived at the restaurant and was not served. I was standing there for about 5 to 10 minutes and no…read moreone came to speak with me nor cleaned off the tables that other people were that that were open that we could've said it will not be returning.

I believe this Waffle House in Ashland has been here for a long while. Because my friend told me he…read morehad a classmate from his childhood used to work here. Come to find out, it was many generations of management ago. Me and my friend came here for breakfast because the hotel's breakfast line closed early. It was my first time dine at a Waffle House. So, I picked the combo from the menu without much of investigation on Yelp. Service was pretty good. After we finished eating, waitress took the empty plates away. It seemed more people were coming in. My food was lukewarm. I ordered All-Star Special only $11.00, it was $13.50. The waffle wasn't special. But I had to have it because it's Waffle House. My friend ordered burger with hash brown and toppings on the bottom. Weird placement. Prices were reasonable. Since it's 24/7, I could come anytime. Nice.