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3313 Old Forest Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Two businesses. One shared porch. One shared philosophy.
The Porch Bakery
Our in-house pastry chef arrives before the sun rises to ensure that every item in our pastry case is made from scratch, that morning, with real ingredients and genuine craft.
Our cake slices are legendary — rich, towering, and worth every bite. We rotate our selections so there is always something new to discover. Our muffins are available in both regular and gluten free versions — oversized, moist, and bursting with fresh fruit.
We also offer scones, dessert bars, cookies, and our celebrated deep dish quiche — available daily, made with eggs, cream, and whatever is freshest that morning.
The pastry case at The Porch is the first thing you see when you walk in. We think it should stop you in your tracks.
Breakfast & Brunch
Breakfast at The Porch is served Monday through Saturday starting at 7:30 am — and Sunday Brunch is something we take very seriously. Whether you want something light and nourishing or a full, satisfying plate, our kitchen has you covered.
Our breakfast menu celebrates honest ingredients — pasture-raised eggs, house-made bread options, and proteins prepared with care. We offer everything from a simple egg plate to our show-stopping Brioche French Toast, loaded with fresh blueberries and real maple syrup.
Lighter fare options include our Yogurt Parfait with house-made granola and fresh seasonal fruit, and our Açaí Bowl. For those who want more, our Turkey Fritters, Smash Burger and Eggs, and Breakfast Protein Bowl deliver real satisfaction.
Garden Salads
Our salads are built with the freshest ingredients — local when possible, seasonal always. Each one is thoughtfully composed so that every bite has something worth noticing.
Our Deconstructed Taco Salad, Avocado Salad with Choice of Protein, Seafood Louie, and Beet Salad are just a few examples of what you'll find on our menu. Every salad can be ordered as a side or as a full meal.
Add Mary's Chicken, Grilled Salmon, Jumbo Lump Crab, or Grilled Shrimp to make any salad a complete plate. Our dressings are house-made, every day.
Our salads are made with the freshest ingredients, local when possible. They can be ordered as a side or a meal — and they always taste like someone actually cared.
Soups Made Daily
Our soups are made from scratch every single morning — never from a can, never reheated from yesterday. The selection rotates daily: Split Pea with Ham, Wedding Soup, Potato Leek, Chicken Gumbo, and more. Ask your server what's on today.
And then there is our Clam Chowder — a signature of The Porch Café and a reason people come back. This is not the thick, heavy chowder people associate with New England. Our chowder is creamy but light, broth-forward, and absolutely loaded with clams. It is served with a slice of sourdough and it starts conversations.
Every soup is served with bread and can be ordered as a starter or a full meal.
Lunch Entrées
Counter service means you order, sit, get served, and leave when you're ready. But there is nothing counter-service about the food. Our lunch entrées are crafted with the same care as any full-service restaurant — just without the wait.
Signature Entrées
Our lunch menu features Chipotle Corn Cream Shrimp, Roasted Chicken with sweet potato fries and garden vegetables, Fish of the Day over fresh garden vegetables, and Choice of Protein with julienne vegetables over rice.
We also offer a light Choice of Protein with lemon garlic sauce and fresh spring vegetables — proof that you don't need heavy sauces when your ingredients are this good.
What to Expect
Our daily chef specials change with the season and with whatever is freshest from our local suppliers. There is always something on the board worth ordering.
We are not a sandwich shop — although we do offer sandwiches made from meats roasted daily, prepared with house-made sauces, piled high with fresh vegetables on your bread of choice.
Thoughtfully crafted dishes for plant-forward dining — across Breakfast, Lunch & Brunch.
Gluten free alternatives across our menu, including our gluten free muffins. Just ask.
Pink Cherry Coffee uses A2 milk — easier to digest, sourced with intention. Nut milks too.
The Porch is a Garden Café serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Happy Hour Monday through Saturday — and a beautiful Brunch on Sunday. Counter service: order, pay, sit, get served, enjoy, and leave when you're ready.
We are not a sandwich shop, although we do offer sandwiches made from meats roasted daily, prepared with house-made sauces, piled high with vegetables. We offer exceptional salads, soups made daily, hot entrées, and daily chef specials.
Every cup is pulled by hand — no electronic dispensers, no pucks. Smoothies made with A2 milk or nut milks, sweetened naturally with the freshest seasonal fruits. An array of supplement add-ins available.
The coffee cherry turns pink for only a fleeting window — sometimes just hours. Coffee from a bean harvested at that precise moment is exceptional and rare. That is the standard Pink Cherry holds itself to in every cup.
What Kind of Food?
People ask what kind of food we serve. It's an interesting question — because we want to place cuisine inside a cultural box. We want it to be authentic. But authenticity is more complex than we give it credit for.
The dishes we consider most "authentic" exist because of spices, techniques, and ingredients that traveled across cultures over centuries. What we call authentic is the beautiful result of cultural collision — evolution disguised as tradition.
We serve creative dishes imagined by our team of chefs, managers, and employees — using as many local ingredients as attainable, made fresh daily, and served with genuine care for the health and enjoyment of every guest.
Happy Hour · Mon–Sat · 4:30–7pm
Our Happy Hour is your early dinner — and our cocktail program takes it seriously. Every drink on our menu is crafted with the same intention we bring to the kitchen: quality ingredients, balanced flavors, nothing to hide.
We offer a rotating selection of craft cocktails, classic cocktail flights, and a thoughtfully chosen lineup of beer on draft — local and regional brews chosen to pair beautifully with our small plates.
Our small plate appetizers are generous, designed to be shared, and far above typical happy hour fare. Pair them with a craft cocktail, a garden spritz, a draft beer, a smoothie, or a fresh fruit refresher — whatever suits the evening.
Join Our Team
If serving great food in an environment that treats its employees with genuine respect sounds like where you want to be, we'd love to hear from you.
Every single position at The Porch Café and Pink Cherry Coffee is equally important. From the chef to the dishwasher — no role is more valuable than another. It takes a village of like-minded people to build something worth being proud of.
We read every letter. Every application receives a response.
