Farmville, VA is home to many different options for a bite to eat. Of these options, The Bakery is always a great, and reasonably priced choice. At The Bakery, students and residents of Farmville alike have the ability to get good quality food at an affordable price. Bakery frequenter and Longwood senior Kelly McGrath describes her delight with their great prices and quality.
“They bake their breads fresh every day. The croissants are only two dollars, but they’re still warm. They use fresh squeezed orange juice for their juice and mimosas. It’s absolutely amazing.”
In addition to affordable prices, The Bakery makes use of locally grown produce in their products. It’s always reassuring to know that the eggs I’m about to ingest have recently been sat upon by a local chicken. McGrath seconds this opinion.
“I go to The Bakery because they use local food and produce. They use local eggs in their sandwiches. I’m a huge advocate for local food distribution.”
At The Bakery their fine wines can accompany the locally grown food they sell. This Belgian-run bakery has a wide selection of European wines and beers, which can be sampled at their weekly wine tastings on Friday nights. This is a huge draw for many students that are 21 and older, as fine wines are known to go fabulously with breakfast foods such as croissants and egg sandwiches. McGrath explains how she enjoys being able to simultaneously enjoy a fine wine and locally grown cuisine.
“They have a great selection of wines… They import a lot of stuff, so you get the best of both worlds. You get the local sense but the European sense too.”
The Bakery is also known to play good music throughout the day. Though The Bakery has the option of upstairs seating in the event that the music is too loud. While the neighboring café, Uptown Café, features live music, there isn’t any option to sit in a quieter area. For the older clientele who can’t handle the new-fangled pop music, there is always a second option for seating.
The quality music and variety of wines are combined to create an air of sophistication and pleasantness. To top it off, a lot of the furniture is reminiscent of a European bistro, which creates the momentary illusion of being in another country.
McGrath adds that in addition to the pleasant ambiance, The Bakery has a laid-back air about it.
“The owner, Cynthia, always says ‘hi’ to me when I’m in there… Teri (her friend) walks behind the counter and gets her coffee. It’s such an open, friendly atmosphere,” McGrath says.
This quality is particularly appealing for a restaurant. Friendly workers are a huge draw for customers, and who doesn’t like to going out to a restaurant and being able to serve yourself rather than being served?
The friendliness of The Bakery is accompanied by a homey sentiment. The staff really tries to get to know their customers so much so that they memorize their frequenter’s regular orders. One regular customer, Tim Pierson, has his own sandwich named after him called the “Timmy P.” It is comforting to know that the staff cares so much about their customers that they would dedicate a sandwich to them. The idea that people would be able to eat a sandwich with the same name as someone they know draws in customers by itself.
McGrath suggests that others should go to The Bakery.
“I would encourage students, or anyone for that matter, to go to The Bakery,” she said, “…The food is so fresh and local for such a reasonable price.”
“I would encourage students, or anyone for that matter, to go to The Bakery,”
