Great coffee and place to hang out with friends. Also there…read morepumpkin cheese cake muffins are a must try!! Also very friendly staff!

I love next door bake shop! It's the perfect place to run in and catch up with friends over a…read moredelicious bagel and coffee! Love treating myself to one of the pastries too. Everyone is so nice, and there is plenty of seating options! I highly recommend if you're in Blacksburg!

Coffee is ok; at least they had real cream. Glazed donut was sweet but had a bite ( ie it seemed…read morechewy to me). Okay; not great, very little flavor. Chocolate iced had more flavor: distinct vanilla and chocolate flavor but was also chewy. Chewy is not my thing in a donut. Service was great. Ambiance was country-cute. 3/5 stars

Clean nice place. The food is amazing. Done in or carry out. Easy parking. Friendly staff.read more

My husband and I come to this every so often, so far it's been our top choice for coffee. Their…read moremenu is large, you can get anything from teas, coffees, lattes, and refreshments. The treats tend to be a bit pricey, but the few we've gotten have been very delicious! I will say recently though I ordered an Horchata (cinnamon) Latte. The barista at the register informed me it didn't have espresso. I thought it was silly mostly because horchata doesn't come with coffee so I told her it was fine. But the name is misleading, it's literally just milk with cinnamon. For $5 I got milk and cinnamon. I will say I was pretty disappointed. BUT other than that everyone is always lovely, the place is pretty clean, even the bathrooms, so I will still rate this place 5/5 because other than this we really haven't had a problem that couldn't be solved, and most of the drinks are tasty.

This was a disappointment and given the almost universally positive reviews, I'm not sure if my…read moreexperience was an anomaly or if Halwa is benefitting from a college town, grading on a curve situation. I came by last Wednesday morning for a bit of caffeine and a bite to eat before my top-tier chum who literally went to the school of hospitality (down the street at VA Tech) and I embarked on our road trip into Kentucky. I'm a hardcore morning person and it's often difficult to find coffee places that are open before 8am. The primary reason I came here was because they opened at 7am, well before most of the businesses in the area did. That's a point in their favor at least. And it's cute in there. Per my accompanying picture, there's a lot to take in, with tons of items on the walls and on display, and I needed a solid minute or two just to look over the large menu, which featured a lot of different types of coffees/lattes, as well as a significant number of Middle Eastern influenced snacks and pastries. I literally got over there just as the doors opened (promptly right before 7), so I had the run of the place for my short time in there; I have no doubt this place is hopping when students are actually on campus and don't feel like frequenting the obligatory Starbucks for whatever reason. Maybe it's just a personal palate issue but I didn't like anything I had. Since this was a very specific type of coffee establishment, I tried the Turkish Coffee. That one for sure just wasn't my speed - it's a super tiny portion, pretty much akin to a shot or two of espresso, and aside from the first two or three sips, was literally just grounds. My gut says that's just how Turkish Coffee is, and I won't be sampling that again anywhere. I did see some intriguing lattes including one of my all-time chums Rose, so that was probably the call in hindsight. I also selected two food items, both of which were also unfortunately misses for me. One was the baklava, a pastry I'm very familiar with and tend to really like. This was, I'm sad to say, the worst I've had. The biggest issue is that you can barely taste the main ingredients, namely the pistachio and honey. You know what you can taste, see and feel on your tongue though? Sugar. Lots of sugar. For some bizarre reason, they make their baklava here with a layer of this crystallized sugar. I don't know why, but it honestly ruins the item and drowns out the actual flavors you should be tasting. Arguably an easy fix, but I only took a few bites of it. I also got a Lebanese puff pastry, which looked intriguing but just didn't have much of a flavor. This was my first time trying it, so maybe it's supposed to be on the blander side for whatever reason, but it mostly just tasted like dough to me, especially the areas closer to the edge (not all that dissimilar in my experience from a croissant). The service was fine; there was just the one young woman behind the counter opening up for the day, and everything I ordered was provided within a few minutes. I got two coffees (a "normal" one for my chum as well), and the two pastries, which came to close to $30. I think that's a little pricy, especially for a place right off of a college campus, but your mileage may vary. Normally I'd recommend avoiding an establishment where I literally didn't like anything, but my gut says it's still worth stopping by. Just don't get what I got.

Wow! This place is amazing! It's graduation week and the town is filled with family, friends and…read morelots of people. This shop is near our hotel and we wanted to give it a try based on the positive reviews. We used their online ordering system. It's pretty detailed including how you want your bagel toasted. Once we arrived our order was ready and we walked past the huge crowd. My onion bagel with veggie cream cheese was so delicious. It was packed with fresh veggies and enough cream cheese for me to enjoy. The onions flavored the bagel so well that I had a burst of onions and vegetables for breakfast. Hello Bagel, this is not the last time we will see you!

Stopped in for a quick breakfast and I was hoping I'd find my new favorite bagel place. There was a…read moregood amount of options, but I went with my favorite order, a lox bagel with cream cheese, tomatoes, and onions. It was a little over ten dollars, which is a little pricey for me personally, but I hoped it would be worth it. It was not. My bagel came out quickly, but as soon as I opened it, I was a little sad. I was disappointed to see that there was basically no cream cheese on the bagel or lox, and most of the space was taken up by the toppings. It tasted okay, but it was nothing impressive. There is seating inside and outside too, and the inside was very clean and the line was quick. If you don't like a lot of cream cheese on your bagel, this place is for you.

Love this place, love the cuisine, especially the omelette. Service is good - it's French-style so…read moreyou order and then they bring the dish to you, and you return the dishes. Also, I love the ambiance. Be patient, they get busy on the weekends for brunch.

It saddens me to leave a negative review about Our Daily Bread, but my most recent experience was…read morevery disappointing. I have lived in Blacksburg my whole life and ODB has been a go-to bakery for most locals for a while. Serving a variety of pastries, cakes, breads, and offering lunch, brunch, and dinners. They have a lovely variety of options for customers to enjoy. The bakery primarily serves French pastries and caters to French cuisine at their meals. Although they offer more than just French inspired food. In the past, my family and I have enjoyed grabbing their cakes for celebrations and individual pastries from their pastries case. But recently, they have not been up to par and have left us very unsatisfied. The cakes have been dry and do not taste fresh at all. On my latest visit I tried a couple of things, all of which were cold, with dry, crumbly textures. It was evident to me that these pastries were not made day-of and had clearly sat in a fridge for at least one night (if not more). I found this to be extremely disappointing as ODB used to have a reputation of serving FRESH baked goods and pastries. I cannot attest for the hot food they serve during meal times, but the pastries and cakes have gone down hill. Over the winter break, I had their NY cheesecake bar (which I've gotten in the past and it was phenomenal) and it fell so short of what I remembered. It was lacking flavor and the crust at the bottom was dry. This past visit, I tried a Napoleon (also have had this before and really enjoyed it), a specialty cake, a scone, and a couple macarons and macaroons. The Napoleon was so cold and the puff pastry was super stale, it practically fell apart the second I tried to eat it. The specialty individual cake slice was also very cold and the cake wasn't moist at all. Again, indicating it was not fresh or made day-of. The scone was also a disappointment as it was dry and lacked any moisture. I thought the macrons and macaroons were fine though. While most of this was disappointing, the price didn't help either. Nothing was inexpensive and the quality was completely missing. So disappointing to leave this review as I used to enjoy coming here for sweet treats. It's sad to see that ODB is unfortunately not what it used to be. I will note that the service is very friendly and they do their best dealing with customers. Could have been more efficient, but I did go during a busier time. I hope they can turn things around, but until then I do not think I will be retuning soon.

Great place and greater owners…read more Gwen makes you feel like you're at home while you're there. The food is yummy and the atmosphere is homey. This is a refreshing change from the hubbub of your everyday life.

Wonderful little place in town! Never have I had anything disappointing to eat here. They have a…read moreregular menu of sandwiches and such and offer daily or weekly specials on a board behind the register where they offer fresh baked muffins, cake, and pastries that vary depending on the week. Everyone is always super nice, friendly and welcoming and the look and feel of the place is inviting and relaxing. Definitely a top place to visit in town for lunch

Walked in to the CUTEST coziest little coffee spot. And they are ALL IN FOR FALL Y'ALL! Pumpkins,…read morefall leaf decor, actual coffee shop piano music playing. Parking in the back as well as right off the road, which was a relief at 8am on a Friday. The nicest service from the 2 baristas, too. This is the spot. And the matcha! Hand-whisked and I got it with honey / oat milk.

The parking here is hard to find for a non-local. In the back at least half the spaces are for…read moreresidents and not sure about the other side of the lot. Coffee here is fine and the respectable number of choices available. One thing I must say is that if you are going to have "lab" in your name, there should be taste testing events to try out new coffee, food, and/or new concoctions to consider selling maybe as a special to start and if it does well make it a more regular item. The hours are great here for a coffee venue which really fits in well for a diverse community with a university nearby. I don't know too many classy coffee places open until 11 PM honestly, Erg recently, one of the coffee places nearish me had special hours to open until 1 AM but that is not on the regular. Some coffee places near me aren't open late enough and I think there is understandable concern with worker fatigue and safety. Staff here is friendly. My barista was particularly friendly saying hi to me even as I was leaving. Would love to hear your thoughts on my review in a private message! There is a subtle certain liberation vibe here that I support but I do not want to get political. You are welcome to message me privately if one is very interested in my one opinion on the nature of the politics and it all. I would not necessarily avoid patronizing a place because of their beliefs but it may depend on their advertised beliefs slightly, if I think there food is quality and reasonably priced, and if the people are friendly or if the behavior is worth it for the food.

I'm beyond impressed with this business. I've ordered twice in the past two weeks for friends'…read morebirthdays and both were very happy with their goodies. They offer delivery, which is great for me because I'm two states away and can't deliver goodies myself. Ive ordered six different items so far and all of them look very pretty and my friends say they are very good. They get six out of five stars.

Courtney is an incredibly talented baker. She has baked my grandkids' birthday cakes for several…read moreyears. She has also created cookies and cupcakes for showers and parties.