Yola's Cafe and Coffee Shop of Madison

Modern café with creative menu for breakfast and lunch, slightly pricey for the amount of food in the plate.
Service is good, so is the ambiance.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

“I recently treated myself to my first solo dining experience at this coffee shop, and it was absolutely perfect! The atmosphere is incredibly relaxing, making it the ideal spot to unwind. The food was amazing, and the coffee—simply delicious! If you’re looking for an amazing waffle, this is the place to be. The staff behind the counter were so friendly and welcoming, making me feel right at home. I’ve never felt this relaxed in a café-restaurant setting before, and I will definitely be coming back again soon!”

Parking: Great parking right in front of the store

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Chip, Country Breakfast Waffle

Wasn’t very impressed with the food, that value isn’t there for a small lunch wrap. California turkey wrap, maybe 2 slices of turkey and smear of avocado. I’m going to head home and have lunch, again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

First time at Yola's. We got the peaches and cream waffles (special) and a breakfast burrito. They were delectable, and we ate everything off our plate. The "sweet" iced matcha we got was not as sweet as we hoped. The atmosphere is lively; I would recommend getting there early if you want a table of your choice. Service was great! Super nice and attentive people all around.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito

Great outdoor seating, and a variety of chair options, which is nice if you’re like me and experience pain in certain positions. Delicious food and drinks and fair pricing.

Parking: Traveling in a 28 foot long vehicle can be tricky, so I appreciate the big parking lot with pull through stalls, and shaded areas I was able to back into and only take up a small amount of space.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Waffle of the Month - Peaches & Cream Waffle

Food was absolutely delicious! I had the almond apple salad and will be thinking about it for weeks. Definitely will be going next time I'm on that side of town!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great chai tea latte :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Just stopped in here for a quick snack and mid afternoon coffee. Felt badly as we walked in 10 minutes before close, but the warmth and kindness of the staff removed that feeling right away!
We ordered 3 different drinks (2 seasonal flavors), all delicious! LOVED my coconut chai ?
Door County cherry coffee cake was tasty, croissants and cinnamon roll were fresh and yummy!
Very friendly young lady (who made my Chai) came out to the patio to let us know they were closing inside, and invited us to enjoy the patio as long as we'd like!
This is now on my list of go-to's every time I come to Madison ❗️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What a disappointing experience! We will not be returning.

First, the positives. The staff were friendly. Waiting times were reasonable. The honey lavender latte was pretty average with a below average price. The cafe was clean, if not generic and uninspired. My daughter said her waffle was good. To be fair, she says the same thing about Eggo waffles.

Now, the negatives. I ordered a bowl of granola with milk. They brought it out and asked if I’d be okay with yogurt to which I said I’d prefer milk. To their credit they did take it back without complaint. However, they simply brought it to the back scraped most of the yogurt off, and returned with the same plate and a shot glass of milk. The fruit still had quite a bit of yogurt on it (gross). The milk was warm. I suspect had the order been plated as ordered, it would have come in a bowl. At least I hope that’d the case. The paltry ounce and a half of milk barely covered the bottom of plate leaving almost entirely dry granola. This was compounded by another problem: about a quarter of the granola was visibly burnt and tasted as such, too. Oh, and they forgot to put strawberries on my daughter’s waffle, which was, of course, and upcharge that we paid for. Also, they served the latte in a paper cup, even though we were dining in. How wasteful!

We’ll be avoiding this place and strongly recommend you do the same. There are SO many great breakfast spots and coffee shops in the area, many of which are leagues better than this place, which is at best ordinary.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

I love this coffee shop! The waffles were amazing and although it was busy, my food came out quick and fresh. Will definitely be stopping by again!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is by far the best breakfast I've had in Madison and I've been to a lot of places. I was so impressed by the quality food and service. All the food I ordered was delicious here. It was homemade, flavorful, authentic-tasting, delectable and cooked-to-perfection! All the staff were kind and accommodating. I will definitely be coming back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Waited patiently and even allowed a customer to go before me so I can figure out what to order. Ordered a sports ice tea and sausage breakfast burrito. Sports ice tea wasn’t made beforehand and told them an ice tea was fine. Then waited patiently for my sausage burrito, only to eat elsewhere and it was a bacon burrito. Won’t bother coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Went for the first time today, obviously this is a busy place to be expected you have to wait. But when you place an order to pick up, you're missing the drink and the food is just sitting there cold, you can't really give more than one star. Not to mention when I kindly asked where my drink was, the barista rolled her eyes and walked away saying it would be made soon. 15 mins later, sitting there awkwardly with cold food to take home, my drink was made. I've read the reviews, and the responses from the owners are rude and snarky. Beware people.
PS my food had hair on it and was not good. It had a funky chemical taste to it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Decided to stop here to pick up a quick breakfast for my partner and I recently and was reminded why, despite living only a block away for seven years, we hadn't returned after our only prior visit years ago...until now. Yes, the atmosphere is nice, and I think it's probably a very nice place if you're working and not in a rush. The food was also okay and not pre-made, which I appreciate, but the breakfast burrito was mostly egg.

It was not particularly busy during my visit, but it took 20 minutes to get the entirety of my order (two drinks and two breakfast items from the menu). The coffee itself took 15 minutes and came out before the food, so it's not as if you can just grab a quick drink, either. It seems like they may have been understaffed, which may have contributed to the long wait, and I'm unsure if this is a chronic issue or a one-off. However, after waiting that long for the drinks it would have been nice if they had gotten the order right. Only one of two was correct, and I had already corrected an error in the drinks during the ordering process, so I was surprised to get a mocha and not a latte. I didn't bother correcting the issue because I had waited so long in the first place. The drinks tasted fine, though.

Lastly, I can't not mention the blueberry muffins...they look chock-full of blueberries! However, as you eat the muffin you realize that they only placed blueberries on the top of the muffin and there are literally zero blueberries in the batter itself. So odd, I've never eaten a blueberry muffin like that in my life, and I can't say that I want to again.

I think you may enjoy your experience here more if you have time to spare and expect more of a traditional sit-down restaurant/cafe timeframe. Maybe.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Such a cozy place to grab a cup of coffee and bite to eat. Love the monthly specials and that money goes back to a monthly charity or organization! One of my favorite coffee shops and the patio is great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Belgian Waffle, Breakfast Sandwich