The Freshman VA - Restaurant in Arlington - 2011 Crystal Dr, USA

We had an amazing breakfast. Their vegetarian options are great. The egg sandwich and the frittata were delicious. Their coffee is great. We had americanos plain and they had a nice nutty caramel taste.

I stopped to try this place out for the first time. I only had the veggie omelette and coffee. The service was very good and prompt. It was also friendly. The omelette was over cooked and dry and the little salad it came with was not very fresh. I hoped I would really like this place. I will go back and try something else at some point. Maybe later in the day. My first impression was fair from being impressed. Great location though and it has potential.

Disclosure: I won a gift card from National Landing. I've visited the Freshman three times and I finally found the perfect order for me! An iced latte with oat milk and breakfast sandwich with bacon! They were so simple and delicious! Didn't need any additional modifications and truly enjoyed them. The staff is always very nice and welcoming. I have eaten alone each time and didn't have any issues with delays or needing to get their attention. The space is very large with indoor, bar, and outdoor seating. I think the only odd drawback is the name... For some reason it doesn't reflect the food or service and just isn't catchy. But otherwise I recommend it for breakfast! Giving three stars for food bc the non breakfast items I had on previous visits are not that great. But four stars overall including service, location, ambience, etc.

Have come here twice and we all got a great seat. It's a good place to get some drinks and bar food, although I like the egg-based breakfast more🙌🏻 We ordered breakfast for lunch on the first visit. I thought Omelette was like a plate of eggs but it came as a breakfast sandwich. Food was all fine and I like their latte ✨ Had bar food on my second visit. Spinach & artichoke dip and fried calamari were good too. Just me hoping we got more calamari inside the dish tho 🤣 but it was cool that it came with some fried jalapenos, pepper and arugula. There was only one server at the time for each visit, but we didn't wait a long time for the food and drinks and the servers were nice. Both of the time they kinda forgot our request tho🤣 (1. Empty box 2. Small plates)

The food was ok at best. Presentation was nice, but who puts basically a whole bowl of salad on top of avocado toast? It was basically to hide how little avocado was on it. The huevos ranchero was ok but the tortillas were stale. The atmosphere was nice and it didn’t hurt the weather was beautiful while sat outside. The service was terrible though. The server never came back one from the time someone else brought our food. The manager even cleaned away our empty plates and I had to ask him for more coffee. 10 minutes later our server finally came back just to drop off the bill. He was useless and hung out at the bar talking with other servers the whole time. We won’t be back.

Really cool nice place! The happy hour burgers and slider with sangria were delicious! I have never tried this good sangria with interesting fruity flavor! But, the service was very slow. This was one disappointment that night.

Party of 2, dining in. This is our second time here. The avocado toast is amazing! The other party enjoyed their veggie omelet as well. Our server was Dennis and he's simply the best. Serving with a smile can be difficult, but he does it with such ease and warmth.

We needed a last minute breakfast and this was a lovely find! The food was beautiful and yummy. They have seasonal lattes that are delicious. They have a patio and indoor dining as well as a bar. Cool atmosphere. Friendly service. 10/10