Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream

Great selection of both breakfast, lunch and dinner options!

I have been going here since it opened over 10 years ago. Food is great and they have an excellent beer selection. Really cool coffee shop atmosphere and I work from here occasionally when I wish to get out of my office. A++

A different sort of coffee drinking experience in the same way that all the best coffee shops are different. Walls covered with eccentric/fun adds, memorabilia, ect. A staff who looks consistently vegan, and every delicious and fresh coffee option. What does make this coffee shop different than all others is the wide selection of craft beer. A great stop for a night shift employee trying to ease of the work-night.

I went to the shop on Forest Hill, and it was great. Friendly staff, great coffee (and 1 free refill which was perfect), and the food was awesome. I got a Mediterranean wrap, and finding good, filling, non-greasy food of this quality is just what a place like this needs. I'm from Chicago and we don't have places like this, so all you RVA people, support your local coffee shop!

Go for a walk in Forest Hill Park and then stop by this cool place. They do have great ice-cream and coffee, but also excellent food for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Beer and wine. Casual and eclectic. Bring your dog. They are welcome in the outdoor covered seating area. Limited indoor seating. Entertainment most evenings. A gem.

This place is awesome. Good coffee, dog friendly covered space outdoors. The bagels are the best in town. And beer. Yes they have a small but impressive beer selection.

Great coffee and food served up with an aperitif of attitude and a side of scoff. I reluctantly return on occasion when I need my customer service a little more on the acerbic-side, otherwise I stick with the Starbucks when I want espresso. It's more professional, pleasant, and similarly priced, but I guess you don't get that feeling of moral superiority you get when going local and that most of this place's employees seem to be absolutely full of.

Another thing to note is their expectant attitude when it comes to tips. There's a tip jar, just like any establishment. But if you don't tip here, you may get some shade thrown your way, usually in the form of non-verbal communication by a bewilderingly entitled and arrogant barista. I'd give negative tips if I could. So beware!

Too bad this place doesn't have any local competition that could have more class and less sass.

One of my favorite little discoveries South of the James. Great health and casual meals, wonderful coffee and milk shake, nice beer and wine selections. But above it all is the fun, not too loud, entertainment that you'll find here.

Best place to relax and have a beer or coffee in Forest Hill. Live music some every weekend. Open mic night, karaoke, and more. Be patient if your food takes a few extra minutes to come. They have to prepare it off site because they are waiting to expand to a full kitchen on site.

Good for what it sets out to be.

But if you drive a pickup, you might want to encase it in bubble wrap and lube before you try to slip it into any of the tiny, precious few parking places. And street parking is not an option.

Tucked into a little alcove across from Forest Hill Park, it's an okay place to hit if you happen on it by chance, but as a destination from other parts of town, probably a tossup.

Still, I would drive across town before setting foot inside a Starbucks.

(Originally posted to Yelp 10-12-2015)