Our coffee expedition today took us to @PennyRoseCoffeeCo in #NewtonNJ . It is on the main drag…read morewhich is Spring St. It's a charming storefront coffee shop with outdoor seating in better weather. It's very roomy inside. We had some seasonal lattes and a scone that was the size of a personal pizza slice. @jackie_and_steve1986 #PennyRoseCoffeeCo

I was excited to try a new coffee place but this was not up to my standards…read more The initial vibe is cute with some couches and comfy chairs but it feels empty and without character. The French Toast latte was yummy even though they ran out of whipped cream. The carrot cake scone was pretty good, but they are refrigerated, so maybe ask for it to be heated up a bit to take the chill out. Hubby said the cappuccino was ok. I think what troubled me was the employee's indifference to our being there. We wiped down our own table because they all needed a cleaning. Then they said they needed to replace the napkins, they did but couldn't be bothered with bring us a couple. They were carrying in stock items and my husband held the door for them but they were like don't worry about it. We can just push the door ourselves.

I've left a 5 star review for Windy Brow's coffee and farm store, but would like to leave another 5…read morestar for their wood fired pizza and ice cream!!!! It was such a beautiful night, my parents and I came and we each got our own pizza. Pizza came out in maybe 15 minutes, we sat and waited and just chilled. It was a beautiful night. I am so appreciative that Windy Brow has a vegan cheese option, so I could be included! I got the Margherita pizza and subbed vegan cheese. The crust and dough were incredible - so fluffy, perfectly crispy, amazing thick crust. The vegan cheese was also great, and the sauce too. Just a perfect pizza. My dad got a regular Margherita and loved it, and my mom got the fungi pizza with mushrooms and was raving about it. My boyfriend got the pig and fig and (of course) loved it as well. We all raved to each other about how amazing everything was. For a farm to do something like this when they don't need to, shows that they love what they do! You can really feel the love in the pizza. We then got ice cream after since the ice cream stand was still open. I got the vegan dark chocolate sea salt (literally incredible, perfect consistency, I love hard ice cream so this was amazing), my boyfriend got Madagascar vanilla and said it was a perfect classic vanilla, my dad said the cherry vanilla was the best he's ever had, and my mom who doesn't love ice cream got the lemon blueberry butter cake and was raving about it. Phenomenal job!!!!! So appreciative to live near a spot like this. Blessings!

We were excited to come here and check out the ice cream, pizza and bakery. Perhaps we arrived on…read morean off day, but the ice cream was only okay - we got the sweet corn and honey as well as the Madagascar vanilla. My husband thought it tasted watered down and while I didn't dislike the sweet corn and honey, I wouldn't need to try it again. They do have really cool flavors, and maybe it was my own thing, but I didn't really want to ask to try too many of them as the lines are long here. I tried the taylor ham and french toast one and while interesting... wasn't for me lol The girl taking the ice cream orders was fine. One thing I will say is my little guy is an ice cream loving toddler (as they tend to be) and he had one bite of the ice creams and passed. We were both pretty shocked. Even after several tries, he was not interested... The bakery/store was cute, but not much left. Prices were also a bit steep - $6 for a tony croissant. Perhaps earlier in the morning when they might've been fresher, I would've considered it more, but it looked like it had been sitting. The girl at the register was very nice though. We had originally wanted to come to try the pizza, but when we arrived around 5pm on a Sunday, it was an hour and a half wait even if we wanted the pizza to go. The guy over there was really nice and apologetic even though he didn't need to be. Hopefully we can try it at some point if we're ever nearby again. additional note - there are only 2 port-a-pottys for restroom needs.

Very local space. Indoor and outdoor seating. Super friendly and relaxed staff. All the food tastes…read moreso fresh. I have been here for breakfast and lunch. There are always unique options which I love. If you're in the area try it!

Great ambiance, food, and service! 10/10 BLT sandwich and crepe. The owner is very kind and has…read moredone a great job.

My fellow car enthusiasts come here regularly. The bagels and sandwiches are excellent!…read more Pete McCarthy (Midnight Auto) recommended it to us, never disappointed and they are all very nice people. Thanks A & B!!

Solid sandwich spot with breakfast and lunch. Bagels are good. Sandwiches are solid. Many cooler…read moredrinks available, as well as chips for your sandwich. Service is super friendly and fast.

Newton store: Sweet helpful service, food was exactly what the sign said it was - my son and I got…read moregrilled chicken sandwiches on Ciabatta - nice big rolls. My husband had a Reuben with pastrami. All were prepared fresh and tasted good. But inside was the dirtiest I've ever ordered in. My family had a small pizza/sub/Italian food place at the shore when I was in HS/college and my mother would have rather died than let her place get so filthy - the floors, the tables, the window sills. Even the iPad I had to use to pay was thickly smeared with grease. It's a shame. A few hours of cleaning and mopping and it would be fine.

I go here almost every Friday for the smash burgers and the food is amazing, a little pricey but I…read moredon't even blame them the food is just that good, they hold events and stuff like push up challenge day and car events and it all adds to the ambience of the place and makes it more family friendly and fun. Johnny is the man he's always there super friendly always a smile on his face. This place is going places, highly recommend

What a great little Gem I found. This place is so cute!! The Coffee is fantastic, the place is so…read morecharming showing off custom artwork work and beautiful decor. Plenty of seating inside and outside on the beautiful wrap around porch with chairs, tables, and benches. Im From NY, but ANYTIME im in Sparta NJ, im coming here!!! Thank you to the awsome employees Greta, Kyle, and the very beautiful Jewls

It is not easy to find decent eating options in the Kingdom of Sussex, but I stumbled across one…read moreyesterday in the wild. I was in town for the 2pm Lion King Jr. performance at the church just down the street, featuring my #1 Honorary Young Pup as a certain uptight red-billed hornbill (if you know you know). Sustenance was in order, and I wasn't looking for anything too heavy so this brunchy coffee spot seemed ideal - and it pretty much was. There was ample parking in the lot behind the building, but the place was pretty packed when I walked in. Even though I had to weave through a crowd to get to the counter, there wasn't an actual line and I was able to immediately order. Cute spot; looks like it's been fairly recently redone (last few years?) and I enjoyed the bathroom, which features very classy artwork of aristocratic felines on the walls. The soap dispenser is in a weird/awkward spot far to the left of the sink where it's almost impossible not to drip directly onto the floor, but at least they have one. I decided on the Protein Berry Crunch Toast and a slice of their Lemon Blueberry Loaf. Both were very tasty/hit the spot. I got the slice immediately upon ordering and considered getting a second one while I waited for the Toast. Cooler heads prevailed. It felt at least a little less naughty than that lemon loaf that Starbucks has, primarily because of the lack of icing (it has powdered sugar on top instead) and was moist; not too crumbly. The Toast came out probably in 10 minutes or so, which I think is perfectly acceptable given that it was clearly busy in there with both in-person and online orders. For the most part, I thought the combo of ingredients worked really well together; I was a little apprehensive about the cheese coming in, but it's pretty subtle and only dominant in a few random bites. I think the weakest part of the toast is the blueberries, but that's honestly more of a personal palate call than anything else - it just didn't totally mesh with the cheese for me and didn't have the vibrant taste of the other included fruits. But same token, part of the optics of this dish hinges on that blue. Everything is a balancing act. I'd totally get that again in a pinch, especially if I wasn't looking for a giant meal. The service/hospitality was very good, almost too good. After I finished my loaf, I left its wrapper and my number card (for them to locate me for the rest of my order) on the table while I used the restroom, and they were both picked up by an employee doing a sweep. That's arguably on me, who temporarily abandoned a table that looked like it had nothing but garbage on it. Even though it required 10 seconds worth of troubleshooting to get my number back, I don't know how you don't consider that a positive on the part of the staff. The same guy took my "real" garbage on my way out before I had a chance to bring it back inside. Very friendly, pleasant staff. Nice spot if you happen to be around. Will try to sample the coffee options on my next foray.

Best salad ever! The woman serving us was the sweetest person. This photo from the bathroom mirror…read morereflects the ambiance.

My wife & I were in the area having work done on her car. We came upon the cafe & decided to try…read moreit. We were greeted warmly & shown the days specials. I chose the tacos & they were delicious. When we're in the area again we'll be back. It was a wonderful experience. Great food & friendly staff.

I asked the server if they could substitute the chicken in their Drunken Parm with eggplant and…read morethey were nice enough to do so. They used sesame sub instead of what you traditionally get from a parm and what I found most surprising was adding provolone to the sub and shredding mozzarella.

I've never gotten out of here with lunch in under 13 minutes. Once I waited 17 minutes, and a…read morecoworker recently waited more than 20 minutes. Right across the street from Thorlabs' world headquarters, occupying a space once held by the beloved Town and Country deli, Hugo DeLuca's has a built-in audience just south of Spring Street, close to the MVC. But service is so slow. They appear to pre-prepare almost no ingredients for the lunch rush, and on my most recent visit, the guy working the flattop blissfully ignored the two waiting orders in favor of chatting up his buddy. After all that wait, the food is just so basic. My grilled chicken wrap wasn't tightly packed, and had no greens or other textural contrast. My friend said the roasted veggie sandwich wasn't worth it, either. She spoke more favorably of the crispy eggplant sub on a different visit. Some locally owned places can be better than chain restaurants, but in my experience, this isn't one of them.

Completed an easy and fast transaction in purchasing a macaron tree over the weekend, while in…read morelabor, over email. I haven't tried anything personally, but their ability to take care of this expediently and beautifully will bring me back for more!

Lot's of different things to critique so I'll try to categorize…read more Pro's: Friendly Staff, Accommodating (Depending upon the staff) and some decent offerings. Some of the pound cakes and brownies are tasty, pies, some cake and cupcakes. Cons: Not consistent with lunch menu items and what sides are supposed to come with meals - all depends upon the staff or if they are running low on sides. Breads are sometimes under-cooked and just plain doughy. "Fresh baked" cookies are too heavy on the sugar and sadly not made with butter. Andover location is in serious need of paint, a new window sill outside and a cleaning! No clue if they use preservatives or fillers. To start with, Café Pierrot has a lunch menu which states what sides, toppings, or ingredients are included on a salad, sandwich, soup or wrap. Depending upon whom is making your lunch it will vary each time and many times NOT include what it is supposed to on their menu. All wraps are supposed to have potato salad, pasta salad and greens. Sometimes you may get an average portion of these sides, sometimes just a heaping spoonful, other times you may only be given one or two of the sides. One of the wraps states "with EXTRA potato salad". Uh, no. Never happens - why have a menu then? If you order one of their salads, good luck getting what is supposed to be part of that dish. And they are very skimpy on the greens. I've stopped ordering salads, because its just not worth it when you DON'T get everything that you are supposed to! Some days you order soup to go and they will include several slices of their bread, with another young lady you get nothing. Or, if they are running low on the sides, someone may skimp, but to be quite honest, why cheat the customer? Mind you, you are still paying FULL price for these dishes. Maybe the staff needs a refresher on what it states on their menus and to stay consistent! Walnut Coconut Bars - twice now we've tried these, which COULD be delicious - first time the walnuts in this bar were stale. I thought, well, maybe it's just this one time and I questioned to myself whether any of the staff tastes the walnuts to insure freshness or are there expiration dates on these things? We tried again almost 2 months later - yep - same thing. Entire bar is riddled with stale walnuts. WHY??? That's unacceptable. Moving on to the condition of this establishment. Not trying to be mean, but you walk up to the little building where they have the Café (they own several buildings on this property) and you cannot miss the completely rotted window sills in front - why would you let this go for so long? And you just celebrated your 30th Anniversary? Also, there is some sort of antique mill sitting in front - rusted to high Heaven - again, it can't be there for any kind of décor because at this point its an eyesore. On the latest visit - since we were waiting for so long for an order to be done (which we called ahead and gave it MORE than ample time to finish) I happened to look towards the corner that leads into back area where they prep and bake and maybe 20 large bags of flour were stacked against the wall - next to them some lawn and leaf type trash bag dangling over something and I looked above and there were dark cobwebs dangling from the ceiling over the bags of flour and trash bag. Not appealing at all. Not to mention, the walls looked dirty and all around it's in need of cleaning and fresh paint. Just makes me wonder what else is lurking in the back where they prepare the food when the entrance to the place is rotting and the place needs to be painted and cleaned? Does the owner ever take a look or care? They offer so called fresh baked cookies if you call at least 30 minutes ahead (their policy, not mine). OK, we tried this and when I called I was told it will be about 30-45 minutes. Fine, no problem. We arrived an hour later, figuring it gave them plenty of time to prepare the cookies. When we got there I was told, oh, they are just going in the oven, so it should be about 5 minutes. NO. Try 30-40 minutes later of waiting. Gee, thanks. To top this all off, after waiting so long for something that should have been ready - they dumped all these large (warm) cookies on top of each other with NO wax paper in between! If you even attempted to dislodge one, it would crumble. Geeze, after all that and you end it with sloppy packaging? And it's not like they were all the same cookie type. Lastly, I'm not adverse to sugar, but when the flavor is overpowered by just sugar, it's no good. And we tasted no butter, which homemade cookies should be made with real butter and these had none that could be detected. HUGE disappointment and would never order these cookies again. We keep going back, hoping for better quality and service, but it's hit or miss.

Great coffee. Relaxing and cute place to hang out…read more Friendly, attentive, and professional staff.

Coffee, food and ambiance is great! But the young girls who work there could use a lesson or two on…read morecustomer service. They aren't at all friendly but maybe that's just the generation