Some places are worth a detour. Others are worth a drive…read more Just Beyond The Willow firmly lands in the second category. Seriously - it will be well worth your travel time to check out this gold mine of a local java joint! This cozy little establishment sits in what used to be a gas station that locals say dates back to the 1930s. It's tucked into a quiet rural town, and from the outside you might not immediately guess there's a terrific little coffee stop waiting inside. We stopped specifically to try the coffee shop portion, Willow Bay Coffee. I was just hoping for some decent espresso and maybe a simple munchie to hold me over until an actual meal down the road aways. What I got instead was one of those "You have got to be kidding me" moments. The espresso drinks were excellent. I chose for just a basic Americano, which was definitely HOT and everything I had hoped for in a joe. However, the real surprise was the food. Sounding too good to pass up, I decided to order the Asiago Bagel with Ham & Swiss. It's was a $7 sandwich with a $15 taste. No exaggeration -- the ham was so flavorful I'd honestly compare it to Nueske's. They source locally and let me tell you - this is top tier tasting meat & cheese! This is nothing like what I was expecting from such a humble little shop - and it certainly surpasses anything I have had at even high-end coffee houses and most restraunts I have been to. SCORE!!! My wife decided to follow suit and ordered the sister menu item: their Turkey & Cheddar on gluten-free bread (she has Celiac disease). She reported the same "what the heck?!" taste reaction. DOUBLE-PLAY!!! As an aftermove, I ended up eventually leaving with a couple of muffins from the bakery plate for later: a Banana Walnut and Lemon Poppy Seed. I didn't actually eat any until later that night at home for supper. WA!!! No disapointment here, and they tasted just as good as they smelled earlier. GAME-SET-MATCH!!! While this isn't a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, Raquel ("Ray-Chel") clearly understands the medical issues with Celiac and will take all reasonable precautions she can if you ask. As always: Polite and understanding self-advocacy will always give you the best shots at polite, understanding and effective precautions from your business hosts. And speaking of Raquel -- she's the kind of host every small-town (and heck - ANY) café hopes to have: consumately professional, fabulously welcoming, and genuinely enjoyable to chat with. She is just down to earth Good People! Places like this are why I enjoy looking for local establishments when traveling, and am willing to wander off the main drags once in a while. You never know when you'll stumble onto a hidden gem. In this case, we hit the mine! Seriously - this place will be well worth your drive! If you stop in, tell her that, "show-and-tell husband" in the black cowboy hat sent you!

Make sure to stop in to Just Beyond the Willow for coffees. teas, pastries, soups and…read moresandwiches...everything is great! The best part about this establishment are the owners and their son that run it. They are friendly, and their desire is to please the customer. They have taken an old service station and transformed it into a clean, cute, & cozy place whether in the winter, or enjoy their deck in the spring, summer, or fall!

Wow, wow, wow. I m a foodie, and live in the tosa near Milwaukee, so no shortage of food options…read more But this place is fire. The food is AMAZINGLY good. It was too good for me to not leave a review. A coworker referred it to me, I was hesitant for awhile but finally decided to get dinner here one evening. Long story short, I was back there eating 3 more times before leaving the Monroe area. I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting the Monroe area.

I enjoy Pancho & Leftys generally, but the last meal I had was more dry and a very small portion…read morefor the price.

There was a fingernail in my friends organic raspberry lemonade. absolutely disgusting and would…read morenot recommend coming here.

The cutest coffee shop in Monroe! I had my first miel and it was such good coffee! Two donuts as…read morewell that was shared. Went with friends and had a great experience with the friendly staff

A unique stop, you must check out. The seasonal cocktails…read moreare DELICIOUS!! The service was super friendly and helpful. And the food is great. Don't skip the mustard!!! And so much to check out and look at. Very cool vibes!

Had lunch here yesterday with Jr. Great service…read more Great food. We ordered the pretzel and the cheese curds for appetizers. I had the rueben. Great vibe inside. Great location. We plan on visiting again for dinner.

I love this place.. the deluxe quesadilla , as well as other foods , are superb! Servers and…read morebartenders are always friendly and willing to chat! Plenty of room with nice decor prices that match the food!

Great place, great service, great food! The drinks were great also!! With places short on help, we…read morewere welcomed as soon as we walked in and were served as soon as we sat down. It's a place that I will definitely come back to.

Stopped here to use our free drink tokens from the New Glarus brewery tasting…read more Cool old place with a ton of history!!! Staff was fantastic. But the best part was literally the best, squeakiest cheese curds I've ever had!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

My son and I were in town for a couple hours and decided to swing in here for lunch. I like that…read morethey have their menu posted outside to view. He thought a half of a sandwich sounded good and the prices were very reasonable. He ordered a few different types of meat in his. The sandwiches are a good size and come with chips and a pickle. I love the vibe of the place. Original murals and bar. High ceilings. You can almost imagine yourself there 100 years earlier. They had a fun story about looking at the ceiling and the dollar bills up there. The waitresses were so kind and helped my son try to toss his dollar bill up there. He was easily entertained for about 15 minutes. I'd come back!

Met Jr here for lunch. The restaurant was rated high on here so expectations were high going in…read more The menu has lots of choices. They also had a taco special today. After talking to our wonderful waitress and telling her it's our first time here, she suggested to us the Ribeye Philly Sandwich and the Aloha Burger and the Cheese Curds for an appetizer. After looking at the menu for a few minutes, I chose the Ribeye Philly Sandwich and Jr chose the Junction burger. We both subbed fries for the chips and also ordered a 1/2 order of onion rings and the Cheese Curds. The Cheese Curds were amazing. I've never had such great tasting cheese curds before. The onion rings were cooked perfectly. Both our sandwiches were outstanding. We both said "were coming back here again". Gotta try more stuff here! Thank you!

Enjoyed Onion Rings and A Burger while the wife had a really good Prime Rib dinner, 5 stars for the…read morefood. Service was really good too, until it came time to pay. I gave the waitress $100.00 (5 twenties) on a $69.00 dollar check and requested change for the tip. Unfortunately she returned with $11.00 and some small change and when i pointed out she was 20 short she seemed confused and went back to the bar to check. After another short exchange between me and her she went again to the bar and returned with my 20 so I'm okay. I just hope she didn't get stiffed by the guy behind the bar who rang up the bill and they figured out the mistake. P.S. She ended up with the 20 cause i still didn't have change for the tip.

Visited for dinner. - Very friendly staff…read more - very good pizza and sandwiches. - Decent choice of ice cream, served a variety of ways. Looks like a lot of breakfast choices too with many fresh baked goods. Coffee shop. We had a very enjoyable experience.

We stopped here for an ice cream with our brass-era car club. It's a great place to stop and the…read moremanagement was very accommodating. The ice cream is outstanding and everyone really enjoyed themselves. Super nice people! We highly recommend them.