Order, then select a seat. Food is consistently very good, dine in or take out. Would go more often but staff are often grumpy or distracted. More

Pricey, but beautiful desserts. Good menu, lots of selections, consistently tasty. More

Loved the coffee and the desserts - great little shop! More

Hot Cakes is a great place to get take out food for a special occasion and/or when family comes to visit. They have amazing cakes that can be purchased whole or by the slice. Also, my office enjoys their pumpkin muffins for breakfast meetings periodically. Must try the chocolate peanutbutter torte! More

I have gone to this place at least 3 times/week for over a year. The same snarly people wait on me and barely contain their contempt for me as they ring up my order. Never has anyone acknowledged that I am a regular. But the food is good and it is convenient to park. Sigh...maybe I need a psychologist to... More

We have had a wide variety of cakes, cookies, and desserts here over the past 6 years, every one was superb. They also have the best French bread and croissants in Charlottesville! Have not eaten breakfast or lunch here, so can’t comment on that. More

This place is great for breakfast or lunch. They have lots of different choices to pick from and you don't want to miss on desert! They bake all types of goodies and cakes and everything I've tried is yummy. More

If I started naming all of the yummy-to-my-tummy things that HotCakes sells, I'd be here for a while. You can't go wrong with anything that you order, but, my personal FAVE is the pumpkin muffins. Any time of the day is a good time to visit. I believe that they cater as well! More

My daughter, wife and I visited the Hot Cakes establishment in Charlottesville last evening for a quick bite before our night drive back to the Washington DC area. The food was OK but was served lukewarm. My wife had the polenta with figs, I had a slice of pie with baked zuchchini, turkey slices and a quiche like filling, and... More