Café du Soleil

The best food and service staff. The savory crepes are the best you will ever eat. The #3 with smoked salmon and capers is fantastic. I'd fly from Cincinnati to Old Alexandria just for these crepes. Meg and I always enjoy the meals when I fly in from Ohio.

Two Parisian siblings offering the most delicious meal in Old town. 10 out of 10 recommend.

My friend and I have been going to this place for over a year now, I think. It has a lovely old Euro feel to it, which is quite deliberate. It's in the Old Town carriage house from back in the day, and they've taken pains that you still feel like you're walking into a carriage house. It's stepping right back into time. The lighting is quite dim, the walls brick, and the décor of Paris in the 20s. The seating is great - split between the carriage house hallway and benches. So you can choose which room you sit in. I wish they'd not let dogs in, but oh well. People think their dogs are people and bring them everywhere, so the rest of us just get to deal. There is outdoor seating too, which is really nice. A much better place for dogs if they must go to restaurants/coffee with you. The cappuccinos are not the best, but if you just want a nice, relaxed, quaint atmosphere, go in for the quiche, the crêpes, and/or my favorite - the Brussels sprouts. They give a very generous portion. Also, the lady who cooks pays close attention to the made-to-order instructions. The staff are all very nice and personable. It's a lovely place to eat!

I’ve been to this restaurant about seven or eight times, for coffee, breakfast and lunch. There’s a reason I go back each time. Excellent fresh food (love that you get a small side salad with almost every item, even breakfast) and a charming atmosphere. It’s off the beaten path which I also love. Highly recommend!

I love this cute, quaint little coffee spot in Old Town. Whenever I visit home and go for walk/run along the waterfront, I stop in here for a treat 😊

Waited 40 minutes for a Quiche Florentine that never arrived. My first time visiting this cafe after seeing all of the nice reviews, the food looked fresh and healthy. Unfortunately, the service was severely lacking on my visit. The black tea I ordered was sat down on the next counter over without being handed to me, I had to ask if it was mine, even though she had just made the tea in front of me and asked if I wanted cream or sugar. Next, I ordered the $14 dollar Quiche Florentine and was given a table number. After sitting about 3 tables from the register I waited as customers slowly trickled in one by one. And all receiving their orders, even some of which waited and took it to go. After about 4 different customers were served and 40 minutes later, I went up to ask about my order, they retrieved the ticket and said my meal was never put in. The kitchen and register area is super small and from where I stood I could see the staff preparing lunches, how can communication be this poor in such a small space. Nevertheless, I wish I could write how lovely and delicious my meal was. But after requesting a refund, I'll never know.

Great food without very hearty plates. Convenient location with indoor and outdoor seating

Cute little coffee shop in Old Town. Very nice breakfast menu with quiche, crepes and other tasty bites. Also a great spot to work on your laptop 😎

IT WAS HELL TO GET PARKING!

$20 for parking for less than 1 hour. Not the restaurant's fault though. (The trick is they charge as "daily" rate. One option 20 bucks...

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Very Good!

FOOD

Some of the best Crepes I've had. All flavors added up well balanced!

LOCATION

Beautiful decorated and ambiance makes this one of my favorite new spots!

But avoid busy hours, due to parking issues.

CONS

We were eating and one of the workers started sweeping the floor and you could see the dust "attacking" us...lol..

I would definitely avoid sweeping too close to people eating. In addition, in Hispanic culture if you sweep the floor while having guests, it means you want them to leave...

RETURN FACTOR

💯 % (but never on busy days)
Eye gauging parking lots just hurt retail specially when we're facing record high inflation and still recovering from a lock down.

Time to recommend a new law bill to stop these practices.

RECOMMEND A FRIEND FACTOR
💯 % (With the above warning)

Salad dressings were not good. Service was slow and lack luster.