Tatte Bakery & Cafe

This is probably my favorite single place in the Boston area. Fabulous baked goods: don’t miss the halva rose at breakfast or the chocolate halva bombe cake. Delicious salads: I come back for the crunchy haloumi all the time. And their shakshuka is out of this world. You don’t find things like this many places in the world outside of Jerusalem. My only complaint: why did they locate so many stores so close to each other?
Other goodies I love:
Chocolate-​Hazelnut twist
Pork belly breakfast sandwich
BLAT (Bacon Lettuce Avocado and Tomato)

Actually. it closes earlier than 7 on week nights. It’s 6:30pm, the place is dark, and all the stools are flipper up already. Would give it 3 stars. but it clearly has inaccurate operating hours

Tatte is my absolute favorite coffee spot in Boston. Excellent food, amazing bake case and even better coffee. Loved the alternative milk options. Go there!

How the hell did this place get bad reviews? Ordered the tuna fish sandwich, which has to be the best ever! Egg, fresh lettuce and juicy tuna on a French toast type bread? Wow!!! Also had a Nutella chip and almond muffin, are you kidding me? This should be illegal!!!
Highly recommend!!!

So I had the pleasure of attending a baby shower at this Tatte location a couple years ago. The space, food and service were so great that I kept it in the back of my mind for a potential space for a future celebration. Cut to my very best friend getting engaged and as matron of honor, having the responsibility (and honor!) of throwing her a bridal shower. I knew it had to be at Tatte.
I got in touch with Nicole, events coordinator extraordinaire — who talked me through pricing for the space, menu and beverages. I locked down the space 6 months in advance (I was excited, what can I say?) and a few weeks before the shower, Nicole got back in touch to make all the final decisions. We talked through every single little detail from decorations to playlist, and finalized the food and drink menu. She made some thoughtful suggestions about that really helped round out the menu. The entire process was an absolute breeze.
On the very rainy day of, I brought the cake and decorations 45 minutes before the shower. Nicole and the GM, Alyssa were both there to facilitate to make sure everything went off without a hitch.
Suffice it to say that, excluding the weather, everything was as perfect as could be. The food, the drinks, the service were all impeccable. Alyssa was readily available to ensure that everything went smoothly, from starting my playlist before the guests arrived to clearing the lunch items for cake and dessert, through clean up. It really could not have been better.
The bride was so happy and all the guests had a great time. A+++!

Great coffee and amazing pastries.

So disappointed with this place! I was excited to receive a Tatte gift card and when I tried to use it, I was told that their systems had changed and it was not recognizing it. I was asked to pay cash for a dry, tasteless sandwich (not even made fresh, but came from their mini-​fridge) and a pretty good tasting brownie. The manager took my information and assured me that she would get back to me. After not hearing from her a week later, I emailed them to ask what to do about the gift card. No Response! Left a phone message. Nothing! So I went back in person and asked for the manager. She was not there. So a different manager knew why the card wasn’t working and replaced it on the spot. (not sure why that wasn’t done in the first place). But she offered no apology nor offered something for the inconvenience. Poor customer service! As I was leaving the café, a couple asked if I thought it was good place. I told them «no» and directed them to Flour café.

One of the best bakeries around the area. The coffee is good, size of their pastry is huge. The breakfast options is my favorite. Be prepared to wait, the service is pretty slow: about 10 mins to get my cappuccino this morning.

Best sandwiches so far in the Kendall Square area. I tried the Hot Pastrami and didnae regret it. Excellent pastries too. And very friendly and helpful staff.

I started following Tatte on IG and couldn’t wait to try their goods! I came pretty late on a Friday — and apparently they only have food during lunch time. Luckily, the worker found a chicken sandwich that was from earlier in the day and heated it up for me. That’s what I called service!
The sandwich was pretty good — the bread was warm, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Ingredients all tasted fresh!
They also had a lot of pastries but I refrained myself…
I can see how this place can get busy from all the traffic on Main St…

The café has such a cute atmosphere and all the pastries looked amazing. I got the bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich on homemade sour dough bread. It was pretty good and very filling. I felt like there was too much bread that I couldn’t get all of the other flavors though. I also fresh squeezed orange juice which was delicious.

Not a great experience. No true disaster. Sandwich was small, salty, missing the advertised fig and goat cheese ingredients. Coffee was fine, though. Atmosphere like you might see at other, similar coffee joints (like Barrington). Cost me over $ 12. No, thanks!

Absolutely, unequivocally one of my favorite spots in Cambridge. Their bakery is astounding. We ordered a raspberry cheesecake from them for a recent office party and it was to die for — absolutely the best cheesecake I’ve had in ages (granted, I don’t eat a lot of cheesecake).
There’s one serious downside to this place (at least, to their 101 Main St location). As far as I’m concerned, the brunch menu is their major draw: they’ve got a spectacular shakshuka, and the poached eggs come on top of a tasty, crusty bread. But the problem is that they only serve the brunch until about 11, and the (somewhat unfriendly, to be honest) staff will very emphatically inform you that brunch is done if you ask for it even a minute past 11. This timing isn’t printed on their menu or on their website anywhere, so confusion is natural. As is occasional disappointment.
That said, I’ve had their hummus sampler and it was, again, insanely good. The hummus was of course tasty, but the three other sauces were actually even better. There was one that I think was pimento cheese — honestly, even thinking about it now is making my mouth water. Seriously, go to this place whenever you can. It’s THAT GOOD. Although they have limited in-​restaurant seating, I’ve always managed to snag a spot.

Good, but way way overpriced. I had the grilled halloumi salad, and while it was plenty big, it was big because there was so much dang iceberg lettuce in it. For $ 13.50ish (before tip), I feel like there should be a little more to it. This will not be a go-​to lunch place for me.

A beautiful place with tasty tasty food! Great for breakfast/​brunch or light lunch. Yummy, healthy food and very good drinks as well. Know that it’s a tiny bit pricey and can be packed for lunch on weekdays.

A very convincing reproduction of a French bakery. They really captured the essence of Paris with staff that ignores you and then gets mad for having to wait on you. The sandwiches are delicious but very pricey and tiny. The prosciutto and fig sandwich is like a cigar. At least it doesn’t get super crowded during the lunch rush.

I’ve been to Tatte’s other nearby location on the weekends and recently went to this location (one of four locations) for the first time. This location is smaller so a slightly different vibe but has a similar (if not exactly the same) menu. Like the other Tatte, this is a trendy and pricey café with absolutely delicious desserts/​pastries and solid food. Again — pricey. This location is only open on weekdays (7am-​7pm) so caters to professionals working nearby. I recently went here for a cappuccino and their free wifi to study for a few hours in the morning on a weekday. With high top seats by the windows it’s a great people watching place and was easy to grab a seat in between peak hours.

Pricey but delicious. I bought a yogurt thinking I was making a healthful and fiscally prudent choice but it came to $ 7. SEVEN FUCKING DOLLARS?! It was good but not seven dollars good.
Coworkers told me to come after 3p for a $ 2 pastry, so that is easier on the wallet. But I really regret not being a rich socialite who can afford Tatte on the regular.

I am giving Tatte one star because I ordered a delicious flourless brownie, because I am extremely gluten intolerant. I ended up having to go to the ER the next morning because the brownie was contaminated with gluten. I had a severe allergic reaction. VERY unprofessional and dangerous to say that something is flourless when it can be contaminated with flour in the air.
Not going back.

The newest Tatte location is my favorite. Food and desserts are as fabulous and slightly overpriced as the other locations, but it’s atmosphere is quieter and brighter than others. They’re also going to offer baking classes there soon, which sounds like fun. The service is great. Whenever I call the 3^rd St location, it’s always too loud and somehow the person on the other end of the line is surprised to hear that I’d like to call in an order and even more surprised that he/​she can’t hear me clearly over the music and overcrowded dining area. Everyone at Main St is courteous, calling ahead is as effortless as it should be (as long as you call before noon or after 1, which is I think a new policy for them), and I never have to wait too long for my order.
Most of this is likely because it opened so recently, but this will definitely be my location of choice from now on regardless.