Dragon's Forge Cafe

I’ve only been here twice, but I already know that this place is a new favorite of mine. I haven’t tried any of the food, but I can tell y’all that the golden dragon (vanilla) latte is SO tasty. The atmosphere is lovely, and the staff is very kind. I cannot wait to come back!

What a wonderful and super cute place. Delicious Muffuletta <3 Extremely friendly staff.

All around a lovely spot to grab a tea and a book for a moment. <3

Did the tea service as a Christmas present for my niece and daughter. The girls had a blast and everyone was wonderful! Thank you for making our girls feel like princesses!

We tried this new little coffee shop on Saturday. Located in the old Alchemy coffee lounge on the 2nd floor of Lowe Mill, Dragon's Forge brings a nerdy flair to the artsy community.

Stepping inside, the space is warm and cozy, with all sorts of fantasy inspired art scattered about. Each specialty drink has a hand-drawn dragon mascot that goes along with it, and there's fun memorabilia for the dragons -- stickers, T-shirts, buttons, etc. There's other kind of geeky, quirky flair, too -- cartoony kittens and possums and raccoons with funny sayings emblazoned on all the aforementioned goodies.

There's ample seating and big windows looking out over Lowe Mill. Board games are available to play with friends (D&D is highly encouraged!), and there's a comfy fireplace to read by. You can schedule a tea party with friends, fancy dishes and all. Overall, very fun concept executed quite well.

Service was friendly and dressed in cute regalia. Our drinks came out quickly. Boyfriend had a hot chocolate and picked up a ham and cheese sandwich from the cold case, while I ordered an iced "Vi's favorite," coffee with hazelnut and chocolate flavors along with a coffee cake muffin.

We liked both drinks fairly well, though they hedged a little sweet for both of our tastebuds, especially the hot chocolate. The ham and cheese was good as far as pre-prepared sandwiches go, with soft white bread and high quality ham. The coffee cake muffin was kind of disappointing: very large portion size, but dense and not super flavorful. I want to go back and try some other pastries -- they have insanely cute cat cookies that are calling my name! There are a ton of other specialty drinks (and new ones being created for special occasions) that I'd also like to give a shot.

Overall, this is a fun new place to visit, has solid drinks, and fits in well with the culture of Lowe Mill.

We had the tea party for my daughter's 20th birthday and it was amazing. Fun flair with amazing food and drinks, highly recommended!!!

Pretty cozy environment at Lowe's Mill. Indoors place, great to stay out of the rain and sun

UPDATE: I updated this review from 4☆ to 5☆ because it's not their fault that I'm disabled and had trouble getting to them. I can't maneuver stairs any more and the elevator is quite a ways from them but it was worth it and we will go back when we go to check out all the amazing shops too! :-)

Very unique place to go. Soup, sandwiches, and drinks both hot and cold were great. I loved the bacon onion jam. I'd buy it by the gallon of I could. It's on the second floor so you either have to walk upstairs or take the old time freight elevator, walk the short half of the factory, turn left, and then walk the length of the old factory. Not easy to get to if handicapped or disabled but thankfully they have several chairs along the way. We want to go back and visit more shops next time.

What an incredible cafe. The decor is so comfortable, the staff so friendly, and the products so tasty! Utterly charming.

Unique place with tabletop games to play, drinks, food, etc. They have game nights too. Their chicken salad sandwich was surprisingly good.

Incredible atmosphere, amazing staff and awesome selection of teas! Held my daughter's birthday here with a group of friends, and everyone had an unforgettable time! Will definitely return in the near future to try more sweets, coffees and teas!