Pretty good! Didn't blow my mind but was a nice spot to get some breakfast while visiting Athens. The savory food was okay. Expensive ($16 for toast with cheese and mushrooms) and underwhelming but not bad by any means, and $9 for a bagel with egg and cheese. We got the caprini toast and it didn't have the micro greens as it says on the menu, but no biggie. The bagel with egg and cheese was very bland, and it is a square of scrambled egg, not a fried egg. The baked goods were fantastic! The sticky date cake is crazy good! It weighs a million pounds and is so thick and just the perfect texture. We also got the lemon yogurt cookie which was soft and tangy, 10/10. They have a cool little retail space for various alcohols, non-alcoholic beverages, food, tea etc. I was happy to buy some local loose leaf tea, and there were a ton to choose from! Service was fine. The person who took our order was friendly, the food took a lot longer than expected but we had time to kill so it didn't bother us. I'd go back if I visit Athens again, I'd love to try the soup! read more

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pretty good! the coffee is a good strength, but even adding sweetener was still a bit too bitter for me. i had a pistachio croissant that was super good, but all pretty overpriced in my opinion. i get that it's a small local place, but at that price i'm going to donkey every time. or brenens for pastries. however it's a good vibe inside and the people are super nice! read more

We were visiting for a graduation at OU and stumbled upon this WONDERFUL place. Outstanding in every way! Food, service, ambiance .... and best of all, a much needed social conscience in a red state. We brought more family members the next day, all felt the same. Thank you! read more

This place was so yummy!! Time of local products in their store section along with bakery items they make in house and a great breakfast and lunch menu. Plenty of indoor and outdoor covered seating too. You order at the counter and they bring it to you with a number. Everything we ordered was so delicious and my favorite was the homemade herb polenta on the side of the salad. Butternut squash soup came with a slice of their country bread and was so flavorful. This would be my go to place if I lived locally! read more

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Hands down the best place to get food, be fed, &/or eat in all of Southeast Ohio. Frittatas & quiches are all-day fare. Their sweets are delicious & we'll balanced. Then there's the added bonus that Village Bakery & Cafe is a safe space! read more

I have been a customer for years, ordering whole quiches to cups of coffee, etc. I have never experienced what took place today Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 prior to their closing at 3pm, anywhere in my life. As an insulin dependent diabetic my blood sugar had gotten very low, my brain doesn't function as it should when this happens. I was trying to get myself functioning enough to order. The helper taking my order became hostile and then told me to leave. So beware!! (Fortunately I was able to go to the store almost next door and get some food in my system.) read more

What a find. Great coffee and tons of food options. Every thing is locally sourced and delicious. Gift cards too. read more

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Enjoyed a seriously decadent quiche with the most delicious crust this morning. The dark roast coffee is also excellent and the crumb muffin was stellar. Village Bakery is always worth a stop for a meal that's clearly prepared with lots of love and attention. read more

Village Bakery & Cafe - The crumb muffin was astounding. - Bakeries Near Me - Athens, Ohio

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Got the Veesh (Vegan Quiche) and the portion sizes lacked consistency. I got two slices and one was massive, meanwhile the other was very small. They didn't taste the greatest and they were over cooked and they certainly were not worth $8/ each. Only giving two start because my husband enjoyed his coffee. But the food was not good and was overpriced and it took 20 minutes for my small to go order. If you want coffee, maybe come here if you can stand the extreme political signs everywhere. If you want food though, definitely go somewhere else. read more

The coffee is great. The food well I have been waiting about 40 min to get a simple order of the velush.i am In from out of the kitchen. No one has said anything to me even when I checked on it all they said was they are working on it. I have no complaints over the coffee or the food they are both very good. When I left they did give me a free cookie for making me wait. I am here visiting for a weekend I don't have a lot of time to spend hanging out village bakery and Cafe I have other places I need to be. That is why I don't think I ever will order food here again. I was very disappointed. I think from now on I will just go to donkey coffee. If you have a few hours to wait then this place is great for you. If you don't have a few hours to give up this is not such a good place. read more

Not sure why we stopped by here after just having brunch, knowing we won't be able to try any dessert or pastry, but we came anyway. Everything looks great and the ambiance is awesome, I did manage to have a cup of iced latte and it is YUMMY!! Definitely going back to try the many items on their menu! read more

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I could eat breakfast and lunch here every day. Today I had a smoked trout frittata while my wife had a vegetarian quiche. The frittata had mild smoky flavor with an abundance of cheese along with bits of chopped kale and other wholesome and delicious ingredients. The quiche was a nice balance of eggy cheesiness and vegetables. They placed sliced Asian pear on the side of each dish which provided a sweet and slightly tart foil to the main items. They also had a nice assortment of side items. Their coffee was also quite good. I may have to move closer to save on gas. read more

Village Bakery & Cafe - Vegetable quiche and smoked trout frittata - Bakeries Near Me - Athens, Ohio

Village Bakery and Cafe was a sight I rather wouldn't have seen. The inside is quite nice with the business praising their Fair Trade and incredibly liberal views, but the food and service is where it's lacking. The display case with food does not have any indication of Gluten Free or Vegan options, just markings with the item name on it, of course you can ask but when the line is wrapping around the store due to the lack of staff or the poor selection of people working the register, it's really hard to be able to take your time without feeling like shit about it. We ordered our food, a Wake Up Call with foccocia, a hot latte, an iced vanilla chai, and a black pepper and onion bagel with cream cheese. The wake up call was advertised as having polenta, it did not, and the onion bagel did not taste like onion, or black pepper, it really tasted like cardboard. The foccocia served with the wake up call was not foccocia, it was a glorified english muffin. Lastly, we got our drinks almost 20 minutes after we ordered our food. Be prepared for tasteless and bland food. read more

Great experience. Excellent service. Wonderful food. Will definitely come back soon to this spot. read more

I always make a stop at Village Bakery and Cafe when in Athens. It's an important part of the local foods scene. They have healthy and vegan friendly breakfast and treats. It's not the cheapest but it's better for you than all that processed shit. The staff is very friendly and will assist in choosing something for you. I know Athens is serious about its local foods. This is no clearer than at Village Bakery and Cafe. It uses local products like Snowville Creamery. It also has an activist kind of atmosphere, so if you're into that you will love this place. The staff is still friendly though, so don't let that scare you off. It produces its own electricity. They instilled a geothermic heating and cooling system that lasts 3 times longer than a conventional HVAC. It's open every day except Mondays. The kitchen closes at 7 but you can shop until 8. On Sundays it has a brunch from 9 to 2. The Maine ginger beer is great. The Village Bakery iced chai is about $3 something. It's the best. For the brunch menu it has the Rancheros Verduras which are about $12.95. It's tempeh sausage on baked corn polenta, with sweet corn, onions, and peppers. This can be made vegan without the cheese. It comes with sides of greens, and with black beans or oven roasted potatoes. The regular breakfast menu has some vegan items. The breakfast tacos are 1 for about $5 or 2 for about $8. It's made with shagbark corn tortillas, and choice of protein. The tempeh sausage is the vegan choice. It comes with a side of maple barbeque sauce. The Wake Up Call is about $7. It's polenta and tempeh with barbeque sauce. The lunch menu has a combo where a sandwich comes with salad or soup for about $10. The breaded tofu sandwich is the vegan choice. In addition the bakery menu is also vegan friendly. The vegan chocolate chip cookie is $1.50, which is not a bad price. I won't buy too much since its not cheap. It's worth trying a few healthier options to see how good they are. This is a good place if you would like to know more about local foods there. read more

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Mixed feelings. Food was decent. It's hard to find good vegan or vegetarian food. Like the locally gown spin. However . . . Like a previous reviewer, thought maybe I'd missed something. Had quiche Lorraine and a crumb bun. The QL was so-so. Lots of large pieces of onion, couldn't taste the Swiss. Wonderful crust, but the whole thing was was on the cold side of luke warm. The crumb bun was very good - verging on excellent. Wished it had been soft and warm instead of cold and rock hard! Great flavor though. The down side was the uninformed activism and the "world-should-be-fair-place" mentality which permeated the entire restaurant. When combined with expensive mediocrity of the food, it spoiled the whole meal. Why do most vegan/vegetarian establishments have to destroy their business by displaying their ignorance on certain topics? I'd not touch on it here, but as it's an important part of their business, they've opened the door. Do they not know that Gasland and Gasland 2 have been utterly disproved? Maybe it's the proximity to the university? Oh well - on to find the next good vegetarian restaurant. Maybe the next one will simply focus on their food. read more

Village Bakery & Cafe - A socialistic private enterprise? - Bakeries Near Me - Athens, Ohio

My wife and I went here with our two kids on a Saturday morning for a late breakfast. This is not a large place and it was full when we arrived. The place has the typical hip coffee shop feel. We were kind of confused when we entered if you ordered at the counter or sat down and ordered. We asked and you order at counter then find a seat. The food is mostly local organic foods when possible. They have a map that shows the farms and locations of the food and drinks. They brought out our order for food but we didn't have drinks yet, so we asked about them. I don't know if you are supposed to wait for the drinks at the front counter before sitting down or if they bring them to your seat. I ordered the veggie burger which is black beans and beets as the main ingredients. The sandwich is good but not overly tasty. Pales in comparison to the veggie burger with similar ingredients from Northstar in Columbus. My wife ordered the breakfast tacos. They were good also. The kids had the grilled cheese with Laurel valley creamery cheese. All the food was good but the serving sizes are rather small for the price. We will be back but there are other better restaurants in the area. read more

Loved everything about the place. Food was amazing and thoughtfully planned. Will be coming back

I love absolutely everything about this place. I've probably worked in, oh, 800 coffee shops and cafes across America, and this is Top 10. Great atmosphere: lots of tables, outlets. No pressure to move. Chill vibe, take-your-own coffee, healthy and hearty menu. College town, but more of a place for locals, town folk. If I could give 100 stars, I would read more

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Could not get past the in-your-face signs expressing their extreme attitudes. Didn't even go in. They may have great food but not business-smart. read more

Hippy hometown brunch was a wonderful experience. Came here with some friends while passing thru, allowing Yelp to guide the way. And guide us to a good place it did! Quiche with beets, feta cheese, tomatoes, kale (I think!) was really good! Coffee was very good. Amazing selection of local and other wines. My friends got other kinds of quiche and muffins, and everyone enjoyed their bfast. Decor is eclectic and hip. Service was genuinely friendly and welcoming. Why not five stars? Because of the four samples of cookies offered while there, I didn't like any of them. Tasted like maybe freshly ground whole wheat was used? And too little sugar. Listen, I enjoy healthy food, but cookies are cookies--a dessert--and should be a sweet treat not a disc of fiber. Overall very good--will definitely visit again when in the area! read more

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Quaint restaurant. Organic natural food. The Irish oats were very tasty, good texture. The egg and cheese with sausage sandwich on homemade whole wheat bread was excellent. The Coffee was hot and delicious. Go with time to sit back and enjoy. read more

Village Bakery - you had me at anytime wine tastings! Quick last stop before heading to dinner, we hear about these infamous wine tastings and had to go check it out. Village Bakery is a bakery whose menu focuses on the foods that are currently in season in the Athens area. The pride themselves on the fact that they use real food from real family farms all around their shop. They DO NOT participate in corporate agribusiness and truly believe that you have the power to change the world when you pick up you fork. I know what it's like to feel passionate about something and I truly love that they feel so passionate about this. We didn't get the chance to eat but everything looked so delicious. In addition to the food and wine, they had tons of coffee options too. But again, my heart belonged to the anytime wine tasting this stop. The wine samples were a good size pour and it was 3 tastes for $7. Such a great deal when you want the chance to try something new. read more

Wish I could give a review of anything at all, but we walked in and were ignored for quite some time until we were told they'd get to us soon. Waiting at the register to finally order, the counter folks started taking another person's order who came in after us. Coffee is available everywhere, so we took our cash elsewhere. read more

A fav brunch spot Local foodstuff, prepared lovingly Yummy breads and wines if you'd like read more

The Village Bakery was ok. I'm not that into Tofo so my choices were limited. I decided on a fake bacon quiche dish that was ok but way overpriced. The pastries looked delicious and we had a local, who was there to pick one of them up, tell us about a few other great places in town. So I'd say they are good. I'd just have to explore their menu a little more. read more

Every time we pass through Athens, we eat at the Village Bakery. The food is good. The coffee is good (no espresso). The service is sincere, verging on earnest. The atmosphere is Birkenstockian, but these folks put together a good meal. read more

WOW! For such a small place, it has an amazing menu. There was a ton of variety and all made with fresh locally grown ingredients. Everyone at lunch enjoyed what they had and the atmosphere was nice and comfy. I had a lentil soup and it was cooked just right - sometimes lentils can be overcooked or undercooked. The bread served on the side was worth the entire meal - I may go back and get a loaf to bring home with me if possible! read more

Village Bakery & Cafe - Bakeries Near Me - Athens, Ohio

I am always on the lookout for a bakery. I love sweets! Me and my bestest friend found this place while in Athens for the Warrior Dash. Quaint little eclectic bakery with such a cool vibe. Lots of treats to pick from. I got a variety pack including a lemon lavender short bread (great lemon flavor). I got chocolate chip cookies, yummy. And a mocha chocolate chip Blondie/fudge brownie which was scrumptious. I Also got two cinnamon sticks for the hubby. My bestie got cinnamon stick as well and they did not care for them noting there was not enough cinnamon flavor. My friend got a fig cake as well and thought is was very good. My favorite was the brownie. I would recommend this place and it's easy to find. As a side note they have beer and wine in this place as well with a very wide selection on both to pick from. All in all wonderful little place and great treats. read more

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I went to OU for 4 years, have been down to homecoming every year since, and it took me until almost 4 years after graduation to visit the Village Bakery and Cafe, and I was not disappointed. Ok, I was a little disappointed when they did not have my first choice of quiche for breakfast, but the quiche Lorraine was just as good, with a side of potatoes. I love that everything is local, and I did not mind paying a little more for the quality ingredients. I can't wait to go back next time I am in Athens. read more

Village Bakery & Cafe - Quiche lorraine with a side of potatoes - Bakeries Near Me - Athens, Ohio

I travel to Athens at least once a year for work and Village Bakery is always my very first stop. I'm madly in love with it. The owner and staff are welcoming, soft-spoken and sweet. They use local and organic ingredients in their baked goods, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner offerings. For breakfast, I love the breakfast pizzas and granola. And, I get a cup of their Fair Trade (obviously!) coffee. For lunch or dinner, I go with Village Bakery Veggie Burger. And, for the road, an oatmeal raisin cookie. Village Bakery also has a mini-market where the sell dairy, meat, vegetables, etc. from local farms. They also have an awesome micro beer selection. read more

This is a classic Athens place. Lots of vegan and vegetarian options with a tiny bit of meat available if you really want it. You won't need it. The baked goods are first rate, and this makes for a nice breakfast or lunch stop. The house-roasted coffee is spectacular, too. I also really enjoy the little shop full of locally sourced goodies from the hills in and around Athens. Yep, eating healthy can cost a bit more, but if you're going to pay a bit more for anything, shouldn't it be what you shove in your maw? read more

Outside of the hustle and bustle of Court St. lies this hidden gem. Village Bakery was my go-to for brunch on the weekends as it was typically much less crowded than Casa or Court Street Diner. The crowd is a nice mix of families, professors and grad students, all looking to get away from the typucally undergrad dominated places. My favorites include: Egg & Cheese Sandwich - ($3.95-$5.50) Served on your choice of a biscuit, wheat bread or rye bread with the addition of tomatoes, red peppers and smoked ham for a small fee. (Protip: the smoked ham is delicious!) Crumb Bun - ($2.50) Delicious whole grain coffee cake flavored with vanilla and almond, with an oat crumb topping. Mmm, my mouth is watering just thinking about it! On Sundays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.they have brunch specials which vary week to week. If they have the Huevos Rancheros, go for it as it's made with a home-made corn tortilla. It's a great place to take family when they visit town or a special someone looking for a cozy brunch. read more

My daughter and I came to the Village Bakery & Cafe for breakfast this morning. It was a lovely little spot for breakfast. We ordered the smoked trout frittata, and it was amazing! On our way out, we picked up a cookie and a cheese pastry for later in the day. All the food was good, fresh, and local. Even though we don't have special dietary needs, there were options for all. We will definitely be back next time I visit Athens! read more

Food is good but the wait staff is rude. Nice atmosphere, and a fun brunch place. The menu is small but that's ok in my book. I wish there was more parking - but hey it's Athens, right? I have gotten the pancakes and the waffles here and thought both were really good. My husband loved the omelet he got (which had some sort of seafood in it?) Food comes quickly, fair prices. Good place to grab brunch on a Sunday. read more

Fresh, local and organic treats! We love this place. Try the breakfast pizza, sticky date cake or a vegan treat! read more

Village Bakery & Cafe - Entryway to dining room - Bakeries Near Me - Athens, Ohio

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Garbage. Had to wait an hour and half for my meal and it still wasn't ready. The food is not very good and over priced. I will never go to this establishment again. read more

Nice atmosphere but the service was terrible. Took 10 minutes to order and pay and another 50 minutes to get a basic order of scrambled eggs on a bagel. Wait staff didn't make us aware that they were out of the chicken sausage and "vegan bacon." Had a table of 6 and 4 of the orders came out and were finished before me and the other person got our food. Food tasted good but the service was absolutely terrible and they messed up orders. Will not come back read more

I really like village bakery. They have some of the best homemade polenta I've had. I usually go here for breakfast. They have lots of vegan and vegetarian options! It is a little on the pricey side. read more

One of my favorite spots in Athens. If you're vegan or vegetarian, I can't recommend this place enough. They have plenty of veg* options including vegan bacon and substitute options. The breakfast is particularly worthwhile, of note being the veggie tacos and quiche. Salads are diverse and interesting. The coffee is OK (cold brew is nice), but the food is really where it's at here. Fresh bread and bakery items are available, and desserts are cycled daily so there are different treats offered at each visit. The location is also very close to the Athens Bread Company, another must-stop for fresh bakery-minded folks. It can be a little pricey, but everything is made fresh and much of it is sourced locally, so it doesn't feel unfair. I enjoy working at the tables, some of which have outlets. There's also a patio area that's lovely during warm months. It's best to visit during the summer, as there's not a ton of space inside so it can get a little crowded during certain times of the Fall/Spring school sessions. Parking out front is limited, but there's a lot behind the neighboring building that's free to use. read more