Norby's Cafe (PB's Coffee & Dessert)

Nice place hidden in the corner end of Rock Creek Village Center

I love that it is a great place to sit and study while getting coffee and food. The coffee is not perfect, but the WiFi and food are so great. I also have wonderful service from the employees. I definitely recommend the sandwiches and baked goods.

This little coffee shop is a gem of quality. Their sandwiches and pastries are fresh and delicious. The coffee is absolutely, consistently marvelous, and the staff wonderful.

I hosted a meeting with some members of my high school class as we were going to organize this year's reunion. I decided to have it at this place. I'm glad they weren't disappointed. And why would they be. Their coffees are really good.

Was somewhat disappointed. Went in yesterday after lunch at Moko to get some tea and hopefully get some work done. Ordered an iced tea. All it says on the menu is "iced tea" and the person taking my order said nothing out of the ordinary. I got the tea, and it was peach flavored. Not a huge fan, especially because it came as a surprise. Second surprise, you need a password for the internet, which you can ask them for (though, if they were really busy, it may be hard to ask). When I logged on, every website I needed, other than Google and Gmail, was blocked! And these are not malicious sites; most of them were job sites. Also, the internet was extremely slow considering I was one of 4 people in there, and the only one on a computer. The desserts looked good and I assume the food and maybe other drinks are okay, but I would avoid the iced tea and not choose this venue if I wanted to quietly get any work done.

I like this place. I come here for a bagel and coffee while the kiddo is in preschool. Good place to relax for an hour or two.

Customer mix seems to be standard coffee shop: college students, seniors, and business people holding informal one-on-one meetings. Oh, and two guys (regulars) who are always here with their laptops, occasionally chatting on their phones, and basically using the free wifi for their business dealings (whatever it may be...my theory is that they're Glengarry Glen Ross-type salesmen, selling fake real estate, but who knows? Maybe one day I'll be bored enough to ask them. Anyway...).

Staff is friendly. Place is clean. Prices are...okay. A little high, but comparable to Panera. (I'd rather support a small business like this, though, than Panera.)

I like the way they grill their bagels like a panini. Different. They have a big selection of baked goods: cakes, cupcakes, etc., but I'm not sure how often they change them out for fresh ones. I bought a brownie once and nearly broke my jaw trying to bite it. I'll stick to the bagels and coffee from now on.

Give 'em a try. Small businesses need our support.

Mickey and I are regulars here, good coffee and great pastries! The staff is super friendly and helpful. Today, they are closed because of a busted water heater. We had made our morning sojourn there, and we turned around to leave when we saw the sign. One of the servers saw us, and he ran out (properly masked) to give us a package. Coffee, iced coffee, muffin, and oatmeal maple scone (all properly wrapped, socially-distanced food, and no charge!). Sometimes you forget how amazing kindness can be. Shop here, folks. I know you'll like it.

Andrew N.

Man what a hidden Gem. Beautiful place to bring a book in the summer and sit outside. Sometimes it gets crowded inside as the cafe is not too big but it is worth it as the atmosphere is great and a nice spot to get breakfast and coffee.

I waited 10 minutes to order then 10 minutes to get a mocha frappe that was barely cold and bitter. When I returned it they didn't have the common courtesy or common sense to return the $5 I paid for it. And the place smells...and not in a good way.

Excellent coffees, sandwiches and pastries. Phoebe and family are very customer friendly.