Atrium Cafe

This is a decent little café for breakfast. The food is good but it’s definitely not cheap at all. For two breakfast sandwiches, a small bowl of grits and an orange juice I spent $ 19.00. This is only my second time coming here and I’ve never gotten anything besides breakfast. The staff is nice and courteous which always goes a long way in my book.

Prices are good for this area! I had a veggie wrap on tomato tortilla with guac, only $ 6.50 with tax. It was fresh, delicious, quick; honestly, I was thrilled. The meat inside smelled delicious as well.

Fast and Great service also very affordable. The location is within walking distance to the metro. only downfall is that they are closed on weekends. and holidays.

I love this place. I’m a pretty regular visitor during my lunchtime. They have a nice smoothie section. Smoothie’s are made with real fruit and vegetables. It’s a nutritious boost for the day. The sandwiches are excellent. A nice selection of meats that are cut in front of you, adding that bit of reassurance that you’re not eating warehouse manufactured food made out of recycled egg crates or something. There’s also a grill to prepare eggs, cheesesteaks, etc. I order the turkey bacon club on multigrain. The toppings are fresh and you get a really nice portion of turkey. You’re definitely not going to leave that place hungry, unless you’re a masochist and just want to go window shop. The prices are steep and is the only drawback, which is why I can’t give this location 5 stars. Otherwise, this café is excellent.

My go to for lunch when I’m in the mood for a sandwich. I love that you can see the meat being carved right in front of you. Service is good and they’re fast even when it’s crowded. Portions are super hearty and you can get half sandwiches as well which is often more than enough! The roast beef and turkey are always delicious!

Absolutely love this place! It is perfect for what it is, a nice place to pick up a quick bite. Breakfast has good options with sandwiches, pastries and plenty of fruit which I’ve found to be really fresh. My favorite is their coffee, which is the best on the block (including the new Starbucks).
Lunch is cool but limited. but their meat is the freshest around and portions are huge on their sandwiches. Drinks are a bit pricey as well.
Customer service is wonderful and they treat repeat customers very well. Overall I highly recommend!

Great, quick breakfasts and lunches for the dc worker. They are also generally affordable. I go here on a regular basis to get both and find it to be a solid go-​to.

Atrium café is everything you could want in a lunch spot. All of their sandwiches are great, fresh, prices are low and service is quick. As others have noted, even the muffins and cookies – which are made on site – are absolutely delicious – I mean they are so good — -rivaling baked goods that you could pick up at a professional bakery.
If I had one or two complaints, it would be that my hair and coat always smell like bacon or other fried meat every time I come out of there, so much that sometimes I hesitate to go in if there’s a line. The place is just tiny, and I presume there is nowhere for food fumes to go — maybe a better ventilation system would help. Also, the person who appears to be the owner or manager is very nice, but the other staff is sometimes a little rude and cold and they don’t handle questions very well. I would expect they could be a bit friendlier at least with the people they see on a regular basis, that’s all.

I visited at 8:30am. There was a lot of people there but the line for the grill was moving quickly, being that they were fast paced. I had the breakfast platter of 2 eggs, choice of meat (I had bacon), and a choice of grits or oatmeal for $ 4.95. My container was filled enough for two servings. Everything tasted traditional. I left with an iced coffee. I’ll be revisiting this awesome café.

I rarely write Unilocal reviews. I work right by Atrium and I’ve been a few times in the last month. The sandwiches are really good. The meat is hand carved and high quality. The vegetables are super fresh. The reason why I’m writing this has nothing to do with their food, though. My colleague dropped half of his sandwich and hurried to clean it up. Immediately, the manager came over and stopped him. «That’s my job! What kind of cheese did you have?» They cleaned up the mess and brought him a new half sandwich immediately. I thought this was a really nice touch. I’ll definitely come back for the food and the service.

I stopped by for a smoothie after lunch and got JUST what I wanted; an ice cold, fresh, delish strawberry-​banana smoothie. YES!
There were a few other fruits to choose from (kiwi, blueberry, orange, etc.), but I got what I wanted. It was well worth the $ 3.95 (small size). I’ll be back for more of the same.

My turkey bacon guacamole sandwich was pretty good and a decent portion. I have worked nearby forever now and this is the first time I have stopped by here. And this is where my one pet peeve is with the place — it is not very «first timer» friendly. Maybe this is just me being dumb, but I think they need something on their menu that says it is a build-​your-​own sandwich place. I am so used to sandwich places having a bunch of sandwich combos listed up on their menu already that I got a little confused when I walked in about how I was supposed to order. They could display the the different bread types and ingredient options more clearly too. Basically what their board says now is Sandwiches: Ham, Turkey, other two meats which I forgot. I think they should also list the different bread types, ingredients, and maybe explain the pricing (how much they charge to get guacamole on the sandwich for instance).
If they present the ordering information and pricing better I would be much more comfortable ordering from here. Still, as stated before, my sandwich was pretty good and now that I know that you kind of design your own sandwich like at Subway I’m sure I will be back again soon.

I got their Turkey Sandwich and it is hand-​carved Turkey like you wouldn’t believe. The turkey’s really juicy and the lettuce and tomatoes are as frseh as you could want. Half a sandwich does more than fill me up for lunch.
Try their chocolate chip cookie. It’s oversized and delicious and the best I’ve ever had anywhere. Lunch runs me right around $ 8-​$ 10 here. A little more than I’d want to spend for a sandwich but the quality makes it worthwhile.

I have been working near Atrium Café for nearly 3 years and finally decided to give it a shot. I’m very happy that I did!
I ordered a turkey & ham sandwich. They literally put half a turkey and half of a ham in between 2 slices of bread! Well, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit but it was a lot! The lettuce, tomatoes, and onions were very fresh and complimented my delicious «manwich.» It was a little heavy on the mayo but nothing outrageous.
With a small soup and soda, my total was still under 10 bucks! Excellent deal for the amount of food you get.
I will definitely be returning to try their chicken salad sandwich!

Came for breakfast — pretty good prices overall. I ordered a croissant sandwhich with egg and bacon. It was definitely a hearty meal and all I paid for it was 2.55.
Note — When you’re making your order, be specific in what you want. Although I had intended to order an egg, cheese, bacon croissant, as was listed on the menu, I simply stated, «Egg croissant with bacon,» which was what they made and what I preferred. Another woman behind me requested plain wheat toast, which was again, not an offering on the menu, but what they were able to provide.
Pastries looked delicious and fresh and were displayed in the pans they were baked in.
Service — quick and cashier friendly. The line looked daunting when I entered the store, but to my surprise, the turnaround was extremely fast.

Wow. I have to write an update for their breakfast sandwiches. I had a bagel with cream cheese, egg and cheddar cheese and it was AMAZING. Their egg mixture doesn’t taste gross like some places and is quite fresh. The cheese melted from the heat of the egg and it was delicious. This is my to go place for breakfast now. Subway is sub-​par for sure compared to this place.

Came here on a recommendation from a colleague. I had ½ turkey sandwich on pumpernickel with cranberry and guac — cause I’m from Cali. The ½ sandwich was pretty large, but it was delicious and I was stuffed. Atrium Café also offers a nice assortment of chips and beverages.
The service was not very good, at least in terms of the woman who made my sandwich. Not sure why she had such a poor disposition that day. However, the friendliness of the two women running the cash register more than compensated for the one server who seemed to have a huge chip on her shoulder Wed 3÷16÷11.
I enjoyed my sandwich, so I will give this place another try. Go for the sandwiches served in fairly quick fashion. Overlook the potentially bad service.

No special gluten free options, but the fruit salad is the best I have had in a while! Frufru coffee is good too.

This place is great. Prices are average depending on what you get, but the sheer quantity makes up for any monetary complaints. The fact that you can watch them carve up fresh roast beef, turkey and ham right before your eyes says plenty about their quality. Each sandwich is made with precision that you can appreciate. I warn you though, the sandwiches are big, almost too much meat sometimes if you can believe it. So either share it with a friend, save some for later, or suck it up and enjoy every bite. Great breakfast sandwiches too, hearty and fresh.

Pretty good coffee and excellent egg sandwhich. The bagels are also excellent. Had the sesame one with cream cheese and it was great. Only drag is that they stop serving bagels at 11 am. After that you can get regular sandwhiches.