Madhouse Cafe

24 Blue Hill Ave, Boston
(617) 620-1501

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お父さん

This cafe that is owned by a bike shop has good vibe and coffee.
There were a lot of bikers on that day, so it was vibrant lively!!

BOSTON617

Good vibes !!! Coffee shop is down the street from my daughter’s school and we had to try it out!!! The coffee is really good there and great service. We would definitely come back !!! A lot of changes in Roxbury and I love seeing it!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

catswithwings

Lovely cafe with really good coffee. The vegan spinach fatayer was excellent. I would recommend against getting the za’atar bread though - it was really expensive for not very much food and comes with yogurt.

levcragforward

Wonderful to support a queer owned restaurant with fantastic vegan options. Ordered the vegan spinach triangle pies and a sweet tahini latte with almond milk - was told it wasn't super sweet so was glad to order pistachio syrup in it. Prices of the vegan pies and za'taar bread was much higher than expected, but happy to support such a fantastic place

Anna Silkwood

Great coffee. Their specialty tahini latte isn't overly sweet, which I appreciated.

Unique shop with character. Highly recommend for coffee or bike lovers.

There is a high top table, bar seating, 4-5 small tables, and more patio tables outside. Good spot to get some work done, read or chat!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sara Kamouni

Great coffee. The tahini latte is soooooo good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

M D

This cafe is a great vibe, shout out to the owner keep doing your thing. I hope to see many more bike shops, with cafes attached.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lila Bovenzi

My favorite cafe in Boston! Everyone who works here is so nice, the atmosphere is great, and they are always adding new menu items. Service can be a little slow depending on time of day because there's usually only one or two people behind the counter, and seating is limited

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vivian Cannon

Morning light floods through the windows as they pull perfect espresso shots from beans roasted in-house. The barista crew remembers regulars' orders - mine starts the moment they spot my bike locking up outside. Their honey-lavender latte with oat milk has ruined other coffee shops for me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nayeli Gonzalez

The iced latte is velvety and rich, absolutely perfection in a cup! They’ve recently started serving breakfast sandwiches, and I tried the ham, egg, and cheese on a cheesy bagel. My gosh, it was so good! The bagel was warm and toasty, the ingredients fresh, and the flavorful sauce tied everything together beautifully. It’s hearty, satisfying, and just what you need to start your day right. Stop by and treat yourself, you won’t regret it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

S

Delicious food. Good conversation.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

fardowsa M.

I came to this cafe with my sister, we got lemon pound cake, ice chai latte and hot latte. The drinks and food was great, great customer service and the cafe is quite enough to talk with friend or just do your work. I love cute interior design. Definitely would be coming back, next time I am in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anne-Catherine

Great food and chai. Not sure why they say the motorcycle cat is ugly? I think she’s adorable

M M

I'm in the minority here where I had a bad experience. Let's start with the good. We came in here and the café looked awesome... you can get coffee AND watch people fix cool bikes and cars.

The earl grey latte caught my eye so that's what I ordered, large, I didn't say iced because I wanted hot to go along with the almond croissant. 10 minutes go by and still nothing. My wife with our baby grew impatient and asked, they said it'll come right up. Another few minutes, I finally see them start making my order. Umm, an update would have been appreciated and it wasn't like they were super busy! Maybe their machine was broken? At this point, they gave me the :, not warm (they might not have the equipment to toast/ heat it up?).

Finally after 20 minutes, no exaggeration, my earl grey latte was ready. It was iced though. Fine, I don't have the time to wait 20 minutes for another one. Got in the car and took a sip... it was the most watered down latte of any kind I had. Again, if it didn't take so long where we are now running behind schedule, I would have gone in to complain because I could have steeped my own bag of tea and add milk and ice to it in a minute with how diluted this tasted. Honestly if this how it should taste, then please take it off the menu.

In the end, I waited 20 minutes for a watered down iced tea (which should have been hot) to go along with an average almond croissant. Maybe they had a bad day but it's enough to deter me from returning. I would have given this place 1.5 stars if possible.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Cat Canales

First stop on my 6 hour layover in Boston. Absolutely worth it. Food, service, and atmosphere are wonderful. The cat is also a 10/10 on the cuteness scale.

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