"The coffee was why I went; it was ok. The plus side was that they had two options for gluten- and dairy-free baked goodies. Very friendly staff. Cool vibe that serves wine, Prosecco, beer on tap, and even ciders!"

"My kids and I wanted to try a new coffee shop to us. We were up in the North Raleigh area, so we figured we'd give this one a shot. This place is definitely much less of an actual book store and more of a coffee/brew shop. Cool atmosphere and location. It was packed when we were in there on a Sunday, so that's a good sign that it's a popular spot. They do offer Oat milk as a plant based option for their coffee drinks, which I definitely appreciated. They have some in house tea drinks as an alternative to coffee, which was great because I don't give coffee to the youngest teenager yet. Two of us got the Blood Orange iced tea drink and the other two got lattes. We really enjoyed the teas and one of the teens loved the latte. The other teen wasn't impressed with her mocha latte because she said the powder was stuck in the bottom. So my guess is that the mocha latte doesn't work well as an iced option. I did ask about their food options. While they do offer quite a few gluten free options to all of their food options, they don't offer any vegan options, which is really disappointing. Therefore, I couldn't try any of their food to give feedback on that. In today's day and age, it seems a bit odd to not have any vegan options, so I wasn't thrilled with them from that perspective. Overall, the place is cool, but they really need to expand their offerings to cater to more dietary restrictions in order for someone like me to rate them higher."

"This place is so cute and I loved the Lord of the Rings themed menu! The Balrog was hot and delicious. I will definitely be back to try the coffee. Seemed like a great place to change up the WFH scene for myself, though I wish they had more options for soft seating."

"Ah I had such high hopes for this place. It wasn’t bad at all just a few things that were disappointing. Firstly the good: great beer options on tap. Feels more like a place to go for beer. Wish they had more books. It doesn’t feel much like the bookstore it’s marketed as. Just a corner of bookshelves. Would have loved bookshelves around the place to give it a real atmosphere. My biggest gripe was with the tea. The “loose leaf” tea is not actually loose leaf. It comes in tea bags and is very expensive for what it is. As someone who drinks a lot of tea and who is used to ordering and getting real loose leaf tea this was incredibly disappointing. Felt massively overpriced. Lots of easy ways to rectify this. Would also have liked to see vegan options on the menu. Another reviewer pointed this out too. Very disappointed by that."

"Good Food and A Comfy Spot. Just a different spot to eat with great options of Books to Read! Highly Recommend! The Butternut Squash Soup was 😋 Scrumptious! Omg! Tasty and so good for the season."