Village Cafe

Not fancy food, but good food. We enjoyed the vibe on a Sunday afternoon in November. Warm, filling and flavorful. My husband was a very happy man after each course including delicious apple pie a la mode. Service was friendly and attentive.

This is certainly a very popular place, but the food was pretty mediocre, by and large. Generous portion sizes, and prompt, helpful service, but (and I came with a reasonably large group, so there were lots of dishes tried) despite coming hungry for a late lunch, no one was particularly enthusiastic about their food. Among our group, we ordered: a calzone, a salad, the blt, the taco salad, a burrito, a chicken sandwich, French toast, cream chipped beef, chopped steak (my order), and a triple stack of chocolate chip pancakes for my kids. We had sides of fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, fries, and broccoli. The fries were good, and I enjoyed my mashed potatoes. The broccoli was steamed, but not mushy and was green and fresh looking, standard. And that's about how most people felt - the food was okay. It wasn't bad enough to complain about, but not good enough to come back for. Everyone asked me if my "chopped steak" order was a meatloaf. I may have just misunderstood what I was ordering, but what came out was definitely something like a Salisbury steak, like a minced steak patty. It was ok. Not the worst I'd had, but definitely not something I'd get again. My kids each had one pancake and called it quits. This is lunch at 2pm when they normally eat at noon, having not had much to eat before this. Certainly not the most glowing review of the food. It's mostly small booth seating (for 4 adults, max), with a corner in the back that we (11 adults, 2 kids in laps) squeezed into. They were quite accomodating, and we had women who were willing to sit close to each other, but I would not really recommend it for large groups. They did have two other areas that were not open for dining when we were here that may accomodate a group, but I would call ahead. They do have a complete party seating policy, just to be aware. This seems like a local hangout spot, and it has character. Would I go out of my way to eat here? No. But if you're a student or resident in the area wanting American food near campus, this is an option.

First time here. Son just started at VCU so we had heard this was a good place and decided to try. Cute place. Food was good. We got pizza fries, Italian sub, tuna melt, club sandwich and chicken parm sub. All very good

Great food, fast service, decent portion sizes and fair prices. We went on a weekday morning so it wasn’t too busy. Parking was close by as well. We even got mini souvenir pitchers. Nice variety of options for food as well.

I stepped into this cozy bar/restaurant after seeing Frozen, a Broadway show, at Altria Theater. I walked in just as they were turning over the kitchen closed sign. Really glad I was able to get in...I had the chicken cheese steak and green beans as my side. Oh my the grean beans were AMAZING nice southern twist and the sandwich bread melted in your mouth. My bar server was great.. erybgood cosmo..sorry I didn't get her name. Super friendly place with fabulous prices. You must stop by !!!