Java Jive Coffee House & Cafe

10/01/10

Snooty

by cinziacarina

I always feel like I'm not the sort of "hip" (euphemism) customer they're looking for when I come in here. The service has always been dismissive. Pancakes were good, but everything else was forgettable. The reviewers weren't in a bad mood, it's the restaurant staff that doesn't seem to be in a very good mood, like maybe they should be doing something more grand than running this coffee shop. Friendly service should be easier in such an intimate setting

09/12/10

Best Breakfast in ATL

by JOZ

Some of these folks writing the scathing reviews must have been in a crappy mood when they went to Java Jive.......

I have been going regularly for the past few years and besides occasionally having to wait longer than I prefer (that happens in popular places), I have never been disappointed.

Fantastic egg dishes, delicious pancakes and the gingerbread waffle is the ultimate side-item if you have a sweet tooth.

If you are tempted to try the joke of a breakfast establishment a couple doors down from Java Jive, you will always get a table, but expect lousy food and even worse service.

Java Jive ROCKS!

06/24/10

not worth the price

by joey219

this place was awful. i popped in for a quick breakfast because i was too early to meet a friend. the food took a long time, the pie tasted like cardboard, and they only took cash, which required a trip to the ATM. not a good place at all

• Cons: cash only

01/24/10

A breakfast hot spot that’s got plenty of jive

by Sarah Ann Soffer

With so many places to compete with these days, Java Jive is the little engine that could of breakfast spots. But this kitschy restaurant which pays tribute to the ’50’s with its dining decor, blows the competition out of the water with a menu that stays true to what breakfast should be, with a few surprises thrown in along the way. With a bevy of classic egg dishes to chose from, make room to also try favorites such as “PB&J Goes To France” - challah bread with PB&J french toast style, and a rare find in Atlanta - “Matzoh Brie”, just like bubby used to make. Pair it all with the in-house coffee which hits the spot when you have it iced, and their doughy and delicious biscuit which puts The Flying Biscuit to shame. Hangovers and late mornings are no longer torturous now that you know where to find one of the best breakfasts in town, period.

• Pros: great food, great coffee, parking
• Cons: cash only

01/10/10

Not so fast....

by Jack Chambles

You'd think with JAVA in the name coffee would be good. Nope.

I drove 15 miles to get a good breakfast. Nope.

Don't ever, ever try their gingerbread waffles. They say the lemon curd is home-made. Nope. Tastes like from a jar. Awful. Save a trip.

• Pros: Really shouldn't get one star.
• Cons: Bad food.