The Freshman VA

Have come here twice and we all got a great seat. It's a good place to get some drinks and bar food, although I like the egg-based breakfast more🙌🏻 We ordered breakfast for lunch on the first visit. I thought Omelette was like a plate of eggs but it came as a breakfast sandwich. Food was all fine and I like their latte ✨ Had bar food on my second visit. Spinach & artichoke dip and fried calamari were good too. Just me hoping we got more calamari inside the dish tho 🤣 but it was cool that it came with some fried jalapenos, pepper and arugula. There was only one server at the time for each visit, but we didn't wait a long time for the food and drinks and the servers were nice. Both of the time they kinda forgot our request tho🤣 (1. Empty box 2. Small plates)

I was on a rush today and I couldn’t dine in but this place is so inviting, the street view seating area seems to be perfect for a nice dining experience. I ordered my food over the phone and It was so easy to chat with the person who took my order, he noted all the details and made sure to get the food prepared the way I asked for. I found it difficult in the beginning to find a parking space but when I got to the restaurant I noted that there was a sign showing some information about Free Parking (check the photos) Eggs, Cheese & veggies was the sandwich I ordered for my breakfast and it was really flavorful and fresh, I enjoyed every bite. Overall I love The Freshman and I recommend you trying it

Disclosure: I won a gift card from National Landing. I've visited the Freshman three times and I finally found the perfect order for me! An iced latte with oat milk and breakfast sandwich with bacon! They were so simple and delicious! Didn't need any additional modifications and truly enjoyed them. The staff is always very nice and welcoming. I have eaten alone each time and didn't have any issues with delays or needing to get their attention. The space is very large with indoor, bar, and outdoor seating. I think the only odd drawback is the name... For some reason it doesn't reflect the food or service and just isn't catchy. But otherwise I recommend it for breakfast! Giving three stars for food bc the non breakfast items I had on previous visits are not that great. But four stars overall including service, location, ambience, etc.

We needed a last minute breakfast and this was a lovely find! The food was beautiful and yummy. They have seasonal lattes that are delicious. They have a patio and indoor dining as well as a bar. Cool atmosphere. Friendly service. 10/10

I stopped to try this place out for the first time. I only had the veggie omelette and coffee. The service was very good and prompt. It was also friendly. The omelette was over cooked and dry and the little salad it came with was not very fresh. I hoped I would really like this place. I will go back and try something else at some point. Maybe later in the day. My first impression was fair from being impressed. Great location though and it has potential.

This is truly a really awesome cafe and great overall experience. I see all the 1 star reviews and I can’t really understand why their experience is so poor. I think people forget that this is a cafe - not a full on restaurant so people need to adjust their expectation. The flavor is great, the sandwiches are really yummy and the staff is super nice today. But I would appreciate letting us know about the 15% since we didn’t know and we tipped an additional 20%. Anyhow I will highly recommend it and will definitely come back

Party of 2, dining in. This is our second time here. The avocado toast is amazing! The other party enjoyed their veggie omelet as well. Our server was Dennis and he's simply the best. Serving with a smile can be difficult, but he does it with such ease and warmth.

Food was very average and packed with extreme amounts of garlic clove slices. Just incredible quantities of sliced garlic. On every single salty dish. The service was acceptable, except the young staff was still learning and there appeared to be no leader or manager in sight. According to neighborhood discussion threads, the food quality has been declining consistently. My previous visit a year ago was fine. But this visit was definitely not fine, unfortunately.