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The Java GardenCafé · Eatery · Waterloo

Photographs

A small Danish corner of Waterloo.

The cafe, the food, the patio in season. Most of these were taken by Dan or by regulars who let us repost them.

A bowl of Java Garden roasted red pepper and tomato soup with a tomato-mozzarella panini and a pickle.
The signature: roasted red pepper & tomato soup with a panini.
The illuminated Java Garden cafe / eatery storefront sign at 600 Laurelwood Drive in Waterloo.
The Laurelwood storefront on a quiet evening.
The famous roasted red pepper soup beside a spinach salad with mandarin and bacon.
Soup-and-salad combo.
A wrap cut in half on a white plate with a dill pickle on a toothpick.
Wraps come with a pickle. Always.
Hand-lettered chalkboard menu boards behind the espresso bar inside The Java Garden.
Hand-lettered boards behind the espresso bar.
Chickpea and artichoke salad with red pepper and cilantro on a white plate.
Chickpea & artichoke.
Inside view of The Java Garden showing the dessert display, a small Danish flag, and a plant on the table.
A glimpse of the Danish corner.
A plated Danish open-face sandwich with tomato, cucumber, lemon, and chickpea-artichoke salad on the side.
Smørrebrød, the Danish way.
Three slices of cheesecake on white plates: chocolate, vanilla, and a strawberry-topped slice.
Cheesecake Factory rotation.
Two paper coffee cups, a muffin, and a cinnamon bun on a small round wooden cafe table by the window.
Coffee, a cinnamon bun, and a window seat.
Spinach salad with hard-boiled egg, mandarin orange, and bacon crumble on a white plate.
Spinach salad.
A glass mug of loose-leaf tea steeping on a dark counter.
Loose-leaf tea, slow morning.