The Encounter Cafe

I get my mail here. You cannot find better food or service anywhere for breakfast. The baked oatmeal is good and cheap ($5). My wife and I have miserably tried to replicate it at home.
I also really enjoy the ultimate breakfast skillet (only for big appetites), cinnamon rolls, buttered pretzels, I mean really everything. God must smile upon this restaurant :)

Super busy, but expected being a game day. Sign said 35min wait for food and it was pretty accurate. Maple spice latte was delicious!

It's hard to find a reason not to stop by when you are in the area!

This has authentic coffee shop vibes. I like how there is a split between the bakery and done in breakfast. Everyone greets you with such kindness. If you are narrowing down choices for pastries, I recommend the cinnamon roll or the croissant or get both!

The lattes are perfect, the food is delicious, and the atmosphere is wonderful! A must stop if you are in the area.

My mom and I had the half portion of the french toast. This is the large, thick pieces of French toast cut into 6 perfect triangles, arranged beautifully on the plate with fresh strawberries slices, whip cream and fresh, hot homemade syrup. It was absolutely delicious!

I need to come here more often. Amazing food, fantastic atmosphere, and friendly and fast service. The employees are wonderful. We got paninis with kettle chips and a smoothie. The place is amazing for catching up with a friend or getting some emails taken care of.

This place was packed, and is not following any sort of seating guidelines for Covid, which was a big concern.

I got the cheese omelette, with ham, and a hot chocolate here.

The hot chocolate started out good if a bit too hot. However, about 2/3 of the way in, there was something inside that seemed to have congealed; it was chunky, but not really solid, and I stopped drinking it.

The omelette was huge, and very good. They didn't skimp on the ham, and the combination of cheeses was tasty. The toast was crisp but not burned, and though I'm not usually into wheat bread, it tasted good.

Overall, I'd definitely recommend them for breakfast, but not the hot chocolate, and if you're worried about crowding with Covid, maybe get your food to go.

Just an absolutely amazing Cafe experience. Second visit here and has been top notch everytime. I own Yoshis Tronics Iowa City down the street off Washington and will definitely be sending my customers here as my favorite breakfast and coffee spot in Iowa city!

We had a couple of iced lattes, biscuits and gravy, other breakfast items and a pecan caramel roll. Everything was great!

The staff was very helpful and friendly! Our food was okay. It didn't have much flavor. I would come back again if asked, but I'm not sure this is a place I would go out of my way for.