Everything I've ever tried. Here is absolutely amazing! I wish this place was closer to me.
Michael William Majorczak
Over priced and pretentious. How do you not have coffee ☕️ on a Sunday morning. Unless you love overpriced pastries, stay away.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Jan Schejbal
Great place to grab a cup of coffee and delicious dessert. I usually stop by on Saturday afternoon when it can get quite busy but I've always found a place to sit down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura H.
This is the 2nd time in a row I've ordered the grilled cheese with bacon. Both times I received a warm cheese sandwich and today my order came without bacon. Arlington so desperately needed a place like Tatte but I continue to be disappointed.
JoAnn Clinton
One of My favorite spots to have a latte and relax....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tara L.
This is so hard! Two years ago I would have given the Beacon Street location 4 or 5 stars - I frequently stopped in before my job at BU for a morning coffee and cheese boureka. Tatte was one of my happy places. I was thrilled when the new Arlington location opened not far from where I live. I've become a regular customer. I still love the atmosphere, but it's no longer consistently a happy place for me. I now see the same cracks at all the Tattes I frequent (I've been to many in the area). I want to love Tatte, but the inconsistency of customer service and quality of product is disheartening, to say the least. I try to avoid their busy times because the crush of frustrated customers in the long lines triggers my anxiety. I frequently see 3 or 4 staff people behind the counter with only one (or none!) of them paying any attention to the customers. I now see that I am not alone in feeling ignored by the people behind the counter. What is up? What are those two or three other staff people doing? Why aren't the customers in line their priority? Some of the staff are friendly and attentive, but many are dismissive and downright rude. I've started to tip accordingly - which is a bummer because I know they pool all their tips. As for the product - the coffee is fairly consistently good (although not as much so as at other Tatte locations) but the food is VERY inconsistent. I've gotten the wrong dish twice and sometimes the baked goods are overcooked and/or dried out. I still love the cheese bourekas but they are often sold out by noon. I used to like the chocolate and ham and cheese croissants but in Arlington the chocolate croissants (pain au chocolat to confuse people) are often dry and the ham and cheese seem to have a big smear of mustard in the middle which is overpowering. I no longer order the croissants. I stick with coffee and occasionally a boureka or brownie. I've stopped ordering meals at Tatte after taking a friend to lunch there and being disappointed with both the dishes (halloumi salad was too salty and heavily dressed, the salmon tartine had too much dill sauce). I give 5 stars for SOME of the staff and ambience. I give 4 stars for coffee and some baked goods. I give 3 stars for cleanliness (when they are busy the bussing stations are a mess). I give 2 stars for other dishes, I give 1 star for consistency, reliability, cleanliness, overall customer service. I don't know if that averages to 2 or not, but Tatte's lack of attention to these reviews is why I'm downgrading. If leadership showed some concern for their negative reviews, I would definitely give them a 4!
I wondered if you give a pat on the back to some of your staff for treating customers like $hit! And trust me, I don't wanna stop coming to you because you're the only neighborhood cafe that actually serves my chocolate with oat milk the way I like it -EXTRA hot! You've also re-made a messed up order [almond instead of oatmilk]. This past Tuesday was the exception. The cash register/front staff couldn't care less that I was there. A young, prolly teen man with a curly bob cut in a white tee. He looked at me for at least three minutes, continued cleaning the menus, walked around, and preoccupied himself with anything but taking my order. I made the mistake of standing by the pastries because that's what I wanted...and that's where I've ordered from all the times I've come in. Quite frankly, I've always imagined we order pastries from the pastry stand because I've always found a staff there, separate from the cash register staff. So, I didn't wanna bother the counter guy. Finally, he asked [snooty]if I wanted to order anything, noticing the line was getting longer [confirming to me that he knew I wanted to order, even when he chose to ignore me]. I explained that I thought I had to wait for the pastries ...His response was like, "you should have known better"...no apologies, no care. I said, if you found me on my job, I'll surely reach out you and give you customer service and customer satisfaction. It's called "Customer Service!" He couldn't care less; nor the person who intervened when he had me express my displeasure! I want to think it's poor training, not how I look that caused that young man to treat me with such ugliness! SHAME!!
John L.
Having lunch with wife at the new Arlington Tatte. They are still working out the kinks, but service and food are much better now. Layout and ambiance is very good - less crowded layout as others have mentioned. Can get a bit noisy depending on customers. Food wise, would say that I / we prefer the savory options over their sweets. Our "go tos" currently are the farro bowl and haloumi egg sandwich. A solid 3-4 stars.
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I like this place. I can have my coffee with a sweet treat in a really nice and cozy environment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries
Justin G.
We went to the new Tatte in Arlington and it was great because we could easily find a seat and relax compared to the busier locations: Boston, Cambridge or Charlestown locations. Unfortunately, the two times I've been there, an item I wanted off the menu was sold out. Luckily, there are plenty more items to try if something is sold out. What we ordered: - Lamb Shakshuka: I would highly recommend this! It was one of the best shashuka's I've had. It was very filling and I thought that I would've preferred a more crispy rough bread like a ciabatta but the challah was perfect. - Breakfast Sandwich: solid sandwich, great house-made sourdough bread. Would be nice if they offered another condiment other than basic hot sauce - Croissant Breakfast Sandwich: solid sandwich with a sweeter flavor profile - Sweet French Toast: The jam, strawberries and almond all mix perfectly together. I was surprised to find that the tops of the strawberries were not cut off. That felt like a mistake. - Honey Turmeric Latte: tasted like a honey turmeric tea but with a hint of coffee. It was tasty but I was hoping for a bit more coffee flavor. - Pistachio Latte: fantastic and sweet with bits of pistachios in it - Black Sesame Latte: fantastic and sweet, the sesame doesn't overpower the drink
David Hornung
Friendly staff, incredible coffee, incredible food. I don't know if I like this or Flour more but I think these are the top 2 bakery/cafe/coffee places in Boston.
Top notch geat food some what pricey but worth
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything you expect from Tatte: great latte's, unbeatable croissants and other bakery items, and a nice atmosphere.
Excellent nice place and very nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quick Excellent food. Easy way to order. Nice clean place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Kebab Plate, Roasted Salmon Sandwich
Everything I've ever tried. Here is absolutely amazing! I wish this place was closer to me.
Over priced and pretentious. How do you not have coffee ☕️ on a Sunday morning. Unless you love overpriced pastries, stay away.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great place to grab a cup of coffee and delicious dessert. I usually stop by on Saturday afternoon when it can get quite busy but I've always found a place to sit down.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the 2nd time in a row I've ordered the grilled cheese with bacon. Both times I received a warm cheese sandwich and today my order came without bacon. Arlington so desperately needed a place like Tatte but I continue to be disappointed.
One of My favorite spots to have a latte and relax....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is so hard! Two years ago I would have given the Beacon Street location 4 or 5 stars - I frequently stopped in before my job at BU for a morning coffee and cheese boureka. Tatte was one of my happy places. I was thrilled when the new Arlington location opened not far from where I live. I've become a regular customer. I still love the atmosphere, but it's no longer consistently a happy place for me. I now see the same cracks at all the Tattes I frequent (I've been to many in the area). I want to love Tatte, but the inconsistency of customer service and quality of product is disheartening, to say the least. I try to avoid their busy times because the crush of frustrated customers in the long lines triggers my anxiety. I frequently see 3 or 4 staff people behind the counter with only one (or none!) of them paying any attention to the customers. I now see that I am not alone in feeling ignored by the people behind the counter. What is up? What are those two or three other staff people doing? Why aren't the customers in line their priority? Some of the staff are friendly and attentive, but many are dismissive and downright rude. I've started to tip accordingly - which is a bummer because I know they pool all their tips. As for the product - the coffee is fairly consistently good (although not as much so as at other Tatte locations) but the food is VERY inconsistent. I've gotten the wrong dish twice and sometimes the baked goods are overcooked and/or dried out. I still love the cheese bourekas but they are often sold out by noon. I used to like the chocolate and ham and cheese croissants but in Arlington the chocolate croissants (pain au chocolat to confuse people) are often dry and the ham and cheese seem to have a big smear of mustard in the middle which is overpowering. I no longer order the croissants. I stick with coffee and occasionally a boureka or brownie. I've stopped ordering meals at Tatte after taking a friend to lunch there and being disappointed with both the dishes (halloumi salad was too salty and heavily dressed, the salmon tartine had too much dill sauce). I give 5 stars for SOME of the staff and ambience. I give 4 stars for coffee and some baked goods. I give 3 stars for cleanliness (when they are busy the bussing stations are a mess). I give 2 stars for other dishes, I give 1 star for consistency, reliability, cleanliness, overall customer service. I don't know if that averages to 2 or not, but Tatte's lack of attention to these reviews is why I'm downgrading. If leadership showed some concern for their negative reviews, I would definitely give them a 4!
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I wondered if you give a pat on the back to some of your staff for treating customers like $hit! And trust me, I don't wanna stop coming to you because you're the only neighborhood cafe that actually serves my chocolate with oat milk the way I like it -EXTRA hot! You've also re-made a messed up order [almond instead of oatmilk]. This past Tuesday was the exception. The cash register/front staff couldn't care less that I was there. A young, prolly teen man with a curly bob cut in a white tee. He looked at me for at least three minutes, continued cleaning the menus, walked around, and preoccupied himself with anything but taking my order. I made the mistake of standing by the pastries because that's what I wanted...and that's where I've ordered from all the times I've come in. Quite frankly, I've always imagined we order pastries from the pastry stand because I've always found a staff there, separate from the cash register staff. So, I didn't wanna bother the counter guy. Finally, he asked [snooty]if I wanted to order anything, noticing the line was getting longer [confirming to me that he knew I wanted to order, even when he chose to ignore me]. I explained that I thought I had to wait for the pastries ...His response was like, "you should have known better"...no apologies, no care. I said, if you found me on my job, I'll surely reach out you and give you customer service and customer satisfaction. It's called "Customer Service!" He couldn't care less; nor the person who intervened when he had me express my displeasure! I want to think it's poor training, not how I look that caused that young man to treat me with such ugliness! SHAME!!
Having lunch with wife at the new Arlington Tatte. They are still working out the kinks, but service and food are much better now. Layout and ambiance is very good - less crowded layout as others have mentioned. Can get a bit noisy depending on customers. Food wise, would say that I / we prefer the savory options over their sweets. Our "go tos" currently are the farro bowl and haloumi egg sandwich. A solid 3-4 stars.
I like this place. I can have my coffee with a sweet treat in a really nice and cozy environment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries
We went to the new Tatte in Arlington and it was great because we could easily find a seat and relax compared to the busier locations: Boston, Cambridge or Charlestown locations. Unfortunately, the two times I've been there, an item I wanted off the menu was sold out. Luckily, there are plenty more items to try if something is sold out. What we ordered: - Lamb Shakshuka: I would highly recommend this! It was one of the best shashuka's I've had. It was very filling and I thought that I would've preferred a more crispy rough bread like a ciabatta but the challah was perfect. - Breakfast Sandwich: solid sandwich, great house-made sourdough bread. Would be nice if they offered another condiment other than basic hot sauce - Croissant Breakfast Sandwich: solid sandwich with a sweeter flavor profile - Sweet French Toast: The jam, strawberries and almond all mix perfectly together. I was surprised to find that the tops of the strawberries were not cut off. That felt like a mistake. - Honey Turmeric Latte: tasted like a honey turmeric tea but with a hint of coffee. It was tasty but I was hoping for a bit more coffee flavor. - Pistachio Latte: fantastic and sweet with bits of pistachios in it - Black Sesame Latte: fantastic and sweet, the sesame doesn't overpower the drink
Friendly staff, incredible coffee, incredible food. I don't know if I like this or Flour more but I think these are the top 2 bakery/cafe/coffee places in Boston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5