The By & By Cafe and Beer Garden

My raspberry white mocha was horrible! First I got the wrong drink and than when they sent it the right one it did not taste good at all. I ordered a triple grill cheese and it took 25 minutes… Smh. As a side note the other person I was with ordered a Hazelnut walking dead and loved it. I guess it just wasn’t my day.

Beer Garden is the Coolest Part of this place AND the whole place is pretty Cool! In the first Room half of the Tables have built-​in CheckerBoard /​Chessboards, so did we feel funny putting our Chinese CheckerBoard on top? No! This is a Great Place to hangout! Meet a Date, take a Date or even find a Date!
We got Coffee and a Sandwich! The Sandwich was way better than it looked and it looked good! Made-​with-​Love! The Chips that were included were the Bagged-​with-​HateANDextremePrejudice like in «Major Payne»
Beer Garden has perhaps more Charm than all of Downtown! Sunken Below the Street and Sidewalk! I found it by accident! A very fortunate accidentally discovery while trying to photograph the Neighboring PlayHouse!

The beer garden just makes this place beyond amazing! Sunken down garden, surround by brick and flowers, shaded perfectly with cute seating. Their coffee drinks look amazing and their beer list was very interesting. A few local beers but some other craft beers I had not seen before. We tried the oatmeal stout which was delicious. Their food menu was less than impressive and they were out of both the soup and chicken salad. Just have sandwiches which are standard and ok overall. We tried the Italian and Reuben which were ok. The brownie was delicious. Will return for the garden but not crazy about the food.

Physically this is a lovely place – especially the back patio (aka beer garden) in the morning. My wife and I had bagel sandwiches that were good. Unexceptional but definitely good. And the folks working there were really nice and prompt. The main drawback was the coffee. I tried both the medium and dark roasts; neither was brewed strong enough for the flavor to really come through. If we go back I’d probably go for an espresso drink instead of drip.

My family had a reunion and Staunton, VA. We came to this place every day during your stay for coffee. A few days we had breakfast. The place serves quality food, quality coffee. The staff is very nice and quite accommodating. They recycle and are respectful to the environment. I absolutely love this place. Grab a good book, play some chess, do some work.

Found this cozy spot through Unilocal and I was not disappointed. This is a small café with a lot of character. There are a few intimate tables inside and a breezy outdoor patio in the back. We were greeted right away and the staff member taking our order helped us pick out sandwiches and drinks. I had a special of the day which was a pastrami panini with spicy mustard and onions and it was fantastic. Served with fresh potato chips and a pickle spear. The lavender lemonade is also delicious. Very crisp and refreshing. The ideal summer drink.
We were day-​tripping to Staunton and I was a little unsure about visiting a local spot and feeling like an outsider but this little nook was friendly and approachable. Thanks for making me feel like a regular!

I stopped here for a grilled cheese and a beer before going to see Hamlet. The food was wonderful, staff was friendly and helpful in exploring the beer menu. The outside patio was perfect.
Also a great place for resting and reading while drinking coffee.

I was greeted immediately and service was very friendly. Employee gladly accepted my refillable mug. The transaction was all done on an iPad, including adding tip, signing, and emailing receipt. Paperless transactions are awesome! The employee brought us our drinks outside. We both got dark roast brewed coffee with an extra shot of espresso. It was good, not great.
Store is clean and bright. Great experience overall! Maybe be back for a beer at a socially acceptable hour.

Great atmosphere! But it can get very loud when it’s crowded (which happens often because it’s a popular place). It can be a great place to sit and get a lot of work done. Excellent coffee! Very good food. I love how they have local cream, raw sugar, and metal spoons for stirring. It’s a little thing, but it definitely sets the tone. My only small complaint is that sometimes some of the staff can be caught up in other duties and can be hard to get. (Like if you’ve been in there a while and then go up to order another something). I think it’s hard for them to hear what’s going on up front when they’re in the back. Maybe a bell or something?

Good sandwich and soup. Great service with a smile and sat outside and was reall nice. Want to come back with my wife.

I live in the neighborhood and I’m happy The By & By is here. It’s a great locally owned and operated café and beer garden. They have great sandwiches, coffee, atmosphere, and staff. My favorite is the chicken salad sandwich on toasted wheat. They also have nice regular and decaf coffee as well as chai.

An excellent Café to spend the day reading!
We wandered down Sunday morning to find most of the places in town closed for a (holiday?). Then we found this charming café.
The moment I walked in I was impressed: a live Jazz band playing (and not too loud either) and a great selection of bagels, panini, coffee and more.
I ordered an Americano and grill cheese panini, my wife had coffee and a bagel and lox. We both were happy with our selections and the quality of the coffee shocked me. It was excellent! Three years ago I would drink any coffee but café Rosso in Calgary and Blue Bottle in San Francisco have spoiled me. So I know good coffee. This was great.
We are outside. They had a lovely hidden away walled garden. Sunny and shielded from the wind. The cool thing you just don’t see in California: there were gentlemen smoking cigars on the patio! Yes that’s right your legally allowed to smoke on a patio here! I think if I was greeted by masses of people and cigarettes I’d have been annoyed, but I just love the smell of a good cigar. Such class.
Anyways I will be back. Id love to spend the day reading and relaxing here.

Good coffee and service. Courtyard in back is a nice place to relax.