Belle

I love Belle for breakfast in a hurry or brunch in style. Great coffee short lines and a fantastic array of breakfast items on their menu until 3 p.m.! I love the friendly staff in the excellent customer service. Whether it's avocado toast or a breakfast beer with a pastry, I wouldn't choose any other location. I highly recommend Belle to anyone looking for an enjoyable dining experience with hometown flavor.

If you find yourself in Charlottesville, VA, and you like bread, donuts, sandwiches or breakfast, there literally is no reason you shouldn’t be stopping here. And if ingredients, sourcing, or supporting locally owned small businesses, is a priority in your life, again, there is no reason you shouldn’t be here eating this absolutely scrumptious food. The owners are brothers, and they literally source the flour from the flour mill down the street and make everything with their own two hands. And the love they have poured into their passion for food shines through in every bite. One brother is in love with bread, the other is in love with making great meals to share with his patrons, neighbors and friends. And every day they are open for business, they both get to work together, making their dreams come true. Again, the love shines through so beautifully. Just give a donut a try, and you’ll stay for breakfast or lunch, or wish you could, I guarantee it.

We had a fairly large party (work team breakfast) and most of us arrived before 9am, their opening time. The line was pretty long and I was surprised at how quickly it moved along. Our food came out in a reasonable time as well given the circumstances. I had an English Muffin with egg and cheese. It was very good! Would absolutely order it again. I also bought a round loaf of the sourdough bread and was finally able it break into it a day later. It was wonderful and, like the sandwich, I would absolutely order it again! I ordered 1 of every doughnut they had. They are not really for me and that's just my personal taste. They were very good though so if someone asked, I would say they'd need to at least give them a try for themselves and decide. Overall an excellent experience. I will be back and I would highly recommend!!!

Inching towards unaffordable at over $50 (with recommended tip) for this basic brunch for two, and sliding well beyond value-for-money when the once glorious Belle Croque Monsieur disappoints. Donuts remain an affordable, value-for-money take away delight. (Plus room for improvement with the filter coffee - which I no longer order.) Hope this review is helpful to all parties as this as this is a lovely spot in Belmont and the team at Belle have slogged it to provide us a touch of civilized sophistication during these mad times.

I've been coming to this physical location for coffee/food for nearly 20 years over its many incarnations. I've now been to Belle 4 or 5 times in the past couple years. The food is very good, if a little expensive for brunch/lunch. The avocado toast is excellent. However, they do not have an espresso machine, so no lattes etc. They have drip coffee (hot and iced) that is TERRIBLE. Bitter and awful, even with milk and sugar. Seriously the worst coffee I've ever had at a cafe, and I've given it several tries. I would really encourage them to invest in an espresso machine and to get some better blends and to learn how to make brewed coffee.