My sisters and I absolutely love Java Nation in Silver Spring—it's one of our favorite spots. They have the best coffee and food selection, the ambiance is warm and inviting, and the service is always friendly and attentive.
Joel Samuel
Great food for both brunch and dinner, good cocktails, attentive service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reno syphax
Food (Omelet) was good, but potatoes were a bit too salty.
Great staff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth C
I have loved Java nation at multiple locations for many years. However when I went to buy coffee this morning, the charge to my credit card was more than what was displayed on the order screen. The cashier explained that there is a 3% charge for use of all credit cards. While I find this annoying, it is certainly within their rights. I said there should be a sign so customers know there will be a surcharge. She pointed to a tiny sign on the opposite side of the store. It's not visible from the ordering counter and it's very difficult to notice at all. If you want to charge people to use credit cards, that's fine. But you should be up front and open about that so customers can make informed choices about how they pay.
B Faison (Madpangolin)
The sit down side of the restaurant can be nice. The place is a little pricey for what they offer. Also as I typically just like to run-in the side shop & grab something to go, I have noticed recently a trend of items having run-out. No matter when I try to stop by they’re always out of croissants, breakfast burritos, muffins etc & it just becomes an overpriced Starbucks without any substantial food items but cookies & brownies & parfait. It’s frustrating however because this place doesn’t have easy parking (parking garage), so you stop by their Togo station & there’s nothing but coffee, wine & desserts. Then you’ve wasted the time walking over to see if you could grab a quick breakfast & you either have to decide to spend $15-20 on a quiche or ham & cheddar omelette which takes time to cook, instead of the $5-10 ham & cheese croissant or breakfast burritos. Or you go to the nearest McDonald’s or Starbucks, which at least have cheaper & consistent items.
So I may just stop dropping by because it seems like an expensive frustrating waste of time to not get the quick item I want or spend 2-3x more than I planned.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Andres Alvarez
Service was fast, food amazing. Even the house ketchup tasted great, a little more sour than usual so I know sugar wasn’t added. Our server, Allison was super pleasant and attentive. We ate good and we were there for barely 30 mins. Will definitely be back to try the other stuff in their menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maxwell Neely (Max)
Kevin was great. I spilled my espresso martini on accident like a fool. He promptly replaced it and didn’t even make me feel like a fool even though he could have.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sofia Ribeiro
Lovely drinks, decent food, nice staff but the slowest service known to mankind. Expect to wait 10 minutes to be seen by a waiter and another 30 for a simple sandwich which was quite frustrating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Cybill
How do you have a cafe with drinks and no bathroom. It is a pass for me:(. It is really a great place if you don't need to go to the bathroom.
We had the best experience at the Java Restobar last night, I hosted a group of 14 for happy hour and the food and drinks were amazing. To make the experience even better, Jonathan provided top notch 5 star service the whole evening. Food came out quickly and everyone had the drink refill they wanted. Great time had by us all! We had such a great time I didn’t snap many photos with the exception of the margarita sampler - so yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
fiseha gizaw
Kevin is best server we had!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Xavier M
The wait time is insane. Expect to wait 20-30 minutes for just one cup of coffee. There is always only one or two workers taking care of 10 people waiting in line. They need more workers making coffee in the morning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Carol Geiger
Delicious food, excellent service and an amazing atmosphere!
My sisters and I absolutely love Java Nation in Silver Spring—it's one of our favorite spots. They have the best coffee and food selection, the ambiance is warm and inviting, and the service is always friendly and attentive.
Great food for both brunch and dinner, good cocktails, attentive service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food (Omelet) was good, but potatoes were a bit too salty.
Great staff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have loved Java nation at multiple locations for many years. However when I went to buy coffee this morning, the charge to my credit card was more than what was displayed on the order screen. The cashier explained that there is a 3% charge for use of all credit cards. While I find this annoying, it is certainly within their rights. I said there should be a sign so customers know there will be a surcharge. She pointed to a tiny sign on the opposite side of the store. It's not visible from the ordering counter and it's very difficult to notice at all. If you want to charge people to use credit cards, that's fine. But you should be up front and open about that so customers can make informed choices about how they pay.
The sit down side of the restaurant can be nice. The place is a little pricey for what they offer. Also as I typically just like to run-in the side shop & grab something to go, I have noticed recently a trend of items having run-out. No matter when I try to stop by they’re always out of croissants, breakfast burritos, muffins etc & it just becomes an overpriced Starbucks without any substantial food items but cookies & brownies & parfait. It’s frustrating however because this place doesn’t have easy parking (parking garage), so you stop by their Togo station & there’s nothing but coffee, wine & desserts. Then you’ve wasted the time walking over to see if you could grab a quick breakfast & you either have to decide to spend $15-20 on a quiche or ham & cheddar omelette which takes time to cook, instead of the $5-10 ham & cheese croissant or breakfast burritos. Or you go to the nearest McDonald’s or Starbucks, which at least have cheaper & consistent items.
So I may just stop dropping by because it seems like an expensive frustrating waste of time to not get the quick item I want or spend 2-3x more than I planned.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Service was fast, food amazing. Even the house ketchup tasted great, a little more sour than usual so I know sugar wasn’t added. Our server, Allison was super pleasant and attentive. We ate good and we were there for barely 30 mins. Will definitely be back to try the other stuff in their menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin was great. I spilled my espresso martini on accident like a fool. He promptly replaced it and didn’t even make me feel like a fool even though he could have.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely drinks, decent food, nice staff but the slowest service known to mankind. Expect to wait 10 minutes to be seen by a waiter and another 30 for a simple sandwich which was quite frustrating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
How do you have a cafe with drinks and no bathroom. It is a pass for me:(. It is really a great place if you don't need to go to the bathroom.
Alison is the best 🤯❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had the best experience at the Java Restobar last night, I hosted a group of 14 for happy hour and the food and drinks were amazing. To make the experience even better, Jonathan provided top notch 5 star service the whole evening. Food came out quickly and everyone had the drink refill they wanted. Great time had by us all!
We had such a great time I didn’t snap many photos with the exception of the margarita sampler - so yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin is best server we had!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The wait time is insane. Expect to wait 20-30 minutes for just one cup of coffee. There is always only one or two workers taking care of 10 people waiting in line. They need more workers making coffee in the morning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Delicious food, excellent service and an amazing atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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