
Off the Grid is a cafe, market and farm with outdoor seating on the Thornton River. We serve hand-made dishes for breakfast and lunch, some ingredients sourced from our farm or locally. Meats are always local and pasture-raised, eggs from our own hens or local pastures. Lots of vegetarian & vegan fare, as well as gluten-free options. Delicious cocktails, regional wine, beer on tap (growlers to go), and full espresso menu and house-made sodas! An eco-store is onsite with a selection of eco-friendly, fair trade or local products. Our operation is powered by a large solar array, we provide level 2 electric car charging, compost onsite and use natural farming practices. Just 5 miles east of the Thornton River Gap entrance to Blue Ridge Parkway!
Address and Contact Information
Address: 11692 Lee Hwy, Sperryville, VA 22740
Phone: (540) 987-5114
Website: http://offthegridva.com/
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Reviews
For that price, I was expecting something really special, and unfortunately it just wasn’t. The sandwich itself was pretty flavorless. The chicken tasted like basic deli chicken, there were only a couple small chunks of goat cheese, and somehow even the caramelized onions didn’t have any flavor. The only real flavor came from the fig jam, so it was just overly sweet with no complexity at all. It didn’t feel elevated enough to justify the cost.
To put it in perspective, you can get a pulled pork sandwich that comes with fries at Patty O’s in Little Washington, owned by a Michelin star chef, for $19, which made this hard to rationalize.
That said, the service was good and the atmosphere is very cute. I’m sure some of their other, possibly hot, dishes might be better, but based on this experience, I don’t see myself coming back.
There’s just a few menu choices that are vegan, which is not unusual for Virginia. I chose the Mediterranean plate. When it was ready they mistakenly brought it to me in a to go box! They quickly took it back to the kitchen and righted the wrong.
The dish was really good, I cleaned my plate. It was fresh and delicious.
I think it’s tourist friendly, I really enjoyed the cold salmon and herring selection, with picked vegetables, really reminded me of Scandinavia, it’s a great place to get something a little lighter while your out and about hiking.
Staff was friendly and price is reasonable
The one star is really to bring attention to an incident that occurred when dining in. The water is self serve. There was a cup of bamboo straws next to the water dispenser. I got a cup of water for my partner. When she drank from the straw an earwig that was about an inch long dislodged into her mouth. She spit it out and was literally shaking from the shock of almost having swallowed it. I brought it to the staffs attention. The servers seemed concerned but the manager was rather dismissive saying “oh, she found a little bug in her water.” It was far from little. I wasn’t expecting anything out of the exchange. The food was paid for. There was just an overall lack of empathy. I told her she may want to check the water and definitely check/maybe dispose of the straws, as usually earwigs gravitate towards moisture and there may be more. The issue went unresolved. We were there close to an hour. When we left, same water, same straws on the counter.
Located by the river, they serve very healthy food. Tried the Greek plate and it was yummy. Couldn’t have asked for a better place to rejuvenate.