This is a smaller cafe than I had expected. I came here to study, and luckily there were two tables open. Highly recommend the red cream tea
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marcelle Langan
This was Godawful. Spent almost $30 for inedible food. Eggs are in a square and are precooked. Roll was disgusting. Completely flavorless. Texture of egg thing was terrible—does it have gelatin in it or something?Bagelicious likewise had no flavor, sausage was flavorless, everything bagel was also entirely flavorless.After about three bites, we could not eat any more.Latte was likewise beyond disappointing, but will drink anyway as I would have liked to part with my money for something.I almost never write reviews, but this beyond-bad experience made me feel compelled to warn other out of towners looking for a breakfast bite to eat.
Karen Weng
The drip coffee they serve is really good. (blind tiger coffee beans). The blood orange ricotta cookie is also 10/10. I’ve tried their cold brew and americano as well, which tasted good. I believe they used to use Broadsheet beans for some drinks, but I guess it depends/rotates(?)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leslie Proudfoot
I love revival! It's such a gem in Davis Square. Recently I've been enjoying their cardamom latte.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Winfield Chan
I'm so disappointed. I used to be a regular at Crema Cafe in Harvard Square, so I got super excited to try out the owner's new location after Crema closed. When you walk in everyone is cramped as the line is close to the limited seating area.The food and drink was hopefully a redeeming factor, but the scallion cheddar biscuit was overly oily and the jimmy pesto just wasn't satisfying despite having so much potential with the pickled onions and feta. The chai tea latte tasted good but the cup was not even full.Would not come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Hugo Berube
My guilty pleasure for amazing sandwiches at affordable prices around Davis Square. Friday fried chicken sandwiches are the best and they also do great coffees and teas. The staff is always friendly and kind. This place is a great way to encourage local businesses. Outside sitting area is also unique, relaxed and fun. Give it a try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Elisha Chase
I always forget to write reviews for places I love, but this place deserves it!! I am a breakfast sandwich fanatic, and I have to say that their breakfast sandwiches are hands down my favorite. This place can make me eat egg whites and broccoli and love it! (And if you knew my aversion to healthy foods you'd know what a big deal that is). They also make a mean chai and everyone is super friendly! Can't recommend this place more ?
Great food and coffee. Charging 5% “hospitality fee” for takeout orders is a little strange
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mel
I like this place a lot. The staff are all super kind. The breakfast sandwiches are also very tasty (maybe a bit oily). The baked goods are very hit or miss. I got a scone and a pastry I LOVED, but then another time I got a piece of pb chocolate bread that was just okay. All in all a good place to go. I would recommend takeout though because there aren't many seats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ethan Merrill
The coffee was good. The Berlin rave house music in the leather shop extension was *oppressive*. Unless they have tabs in their coffee it's a bit much.
Always a friendly barista to take your order and turn out good drinks, food, and vibes. Davis wouldn’t be the same without Revival.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Jimmy Pesto, Golden Crema 12oz
Sean Effel
Good coffee drinks. Food is a touch too precious. Nice atmosphere and I like their auxiliary seating in their back shed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bagelicious
Beatriz Perz
Excellent quality of food, love
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagelicious
Jeffrey Becker
Swung by this morning on my way to work and grabbed the usual Salt n Pepa and a Chai Latte. Everything was great as always and the staff were super nice and accomodating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Morgan
My boyfriend and I stopped at the Somerville Revival location before heading to work this morning, and staff were friendly and great as usual! I didn't catch the name of the cashier, but she had short hair and the cutest sweater with frog and toad on it, and she lit up when I complimented it. She was very pleasant and kind and patient when we took forever to figure out what we wanted (went with old reliable, the salt n pepa, which never disappoints). She even hopped into the kitchen to help prepare the food and I have to say— chef's kiss! What a dedicated worker. We had the best morning, and I just had to say something. Though I must say I was very taken aback when I hopped online to write this review, there are some really nasty things being said by other customers. It looks like there was a mishap with expired product— as food industry workers ourselves, this is a pretty grave error and it does concern me that this could've happened to us. However, Christina G who wrote the original review strikes me as a remarkably unwell person who is targeting and harassing a poor minimum wage worker over something out of her control. In fact, all her reviews are very unhinged. Xun Z is clearly an alt account she is using to further target Jaime, you can tell because the reviews on both accounts are identical. Who the hell does that? I don't care if this coffee shop broke the Geneva Conventions, there is no good reason to be this vindictive towards a person. I don't know any of these people but from an outside perspective this is nothing short of ridiculous. I hope nobody takes Christina seriously and I only pray she never walks into my establishment to give me a hard time and make me or my coworkers the target of her hate campaign. All that said, I have never had anything but the most amazing time with the Revival crew. I hope Jaime has a wonderful day and Christina G finds peace and love in 2024. Can't wait for more salt n pepa's and peppermint lattes! Thank you Revival :)
This is a smaller cafe than I had expected. I came here to study, and luckily there were two tables open. Highly recommend the red cream tea
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was Godawful. Spent almost $30 for inedible food. Eggs are in a square and are precooked. Roll was disgusting. Completely flavorless. Texture of egg thing was terrible—does it have gelatin in it or something?Bagelicious likewise had no flavor, sausage was flavorless, everything bagel was also entirely flavorless.After about three bites, we could not eat any more.Latte was likewise beyond disappointing, but will drink anyway as I would have liked to part with my money for something.I almost never write reviews, but this beyond-bad experience made me feel compelled to warn other out of towners looking for a breakfast bite to eat.
The drip coffee they serve is really good. (blind tiger coffee beans). The blood orange ricotta cookie is also 10/10. I’ve tried their cold brew and americano as well, which tasted good. I believe they used to use Broadsheet beans for some drinks, but I guess it depends/rotates(?)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love revival! It's such a gem in Davis Square. Recently I've been enjoying their cardamom latte.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm so disappointed. I used to be a regular at Crema Cafe in Harvard Square, so I got super excited to try out the owner's new location after Crema closed. When you walk in everyone is cramped as the line is close to the limited seating area.The food and drink was hopefully a redeeming factor, but the scallion cheddar biscuit was overly oily and the jimmy pesto just wasn't satisfying despite having so much potential with the pickled onions and feta. The chai tea latte tasted good but the cup was not even full.Would not come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
My guilty pleasure for amazing sandwiches at affordable prices around Davis Square. Friday fried chicken sandwiches are the best and they also do great coffees and teas. The staff is always friendly and kind. This place is a great way to encourage local businesses. Outside sitting area is also unique, relaxed and fun. Give it a try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
I always forget to write reviews for places I love, but this place deserves it!! I am a breakfast sandwich fanatic, and I have to say that their breakfast sandwiches are hands down my favorite. This place can make me eat egg whites and broccoli and love it! (And if you knew my aversion to healthy foods you'd know what a big deal that is). They also make a mean chai and everyone is super friendly! Can't recommend this place more ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagelicious, Egg Sandwich, Sandwich
Great food and coffee. Charging 5% “hospitality fee” for takeout orders is a little strange
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I like this place a lot. The staff are all super kind. The breakfast sandwiches are also very tasty (maybe a bit oily). The baked goods are very hit or miss. I got a scone and a pastry I LOVED, but then another time I got a piece of pb chocolate bread that was just okay. All in all a good place to go. I would recommend takeout though because there aren't many seats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The coffee was good. The Berlin rave house music in the leather shop extension was *oppressive*. Unless they have tabs in their coffee it's a bit much.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Always a friendly barista to take your order and turn out good drinks, food, and vibes. Davis wouldn’t be the same without Revival.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Jimmy Pesto, Golden Crema 12oz
Good coffee drinks. Food is a touch too precious. Nice atmosphere and I like their auxiliary seating in their back shed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bagelicious
Excellent quality of food, love
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagelicious
Swung by this morning on my way to work and grabbed the usual Salt n Pepa and a Chai Latte. Everything was great as always and the staff were super nice and accomodating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My boyfriend and I stopped at the Somerville Revival location before heading to work this morning, and staff were friendly and great as usual! I didn't catch the name of the cashier, but she had short hair and the cutest sweater with frog and toad on it, and she lit up when I complimented it. She was very pleasant and kind and patient when we took forever to figure out what we wanted (went with old reliable, the salt n pepa, which never disappoints). She even hopped into the kitchen to help prepare the food and I have to say— chef's kiss! What a dedicated worker. We had the best morning, and I just had to say something. Though I must say I was very taken aback when I hopped online to write this review, there are some really nasty things being said by other customers. It looks like there was a mishap with expired product— as food industry workers ourselves, this is a pretty grave error and it does concern me that this could've happened to us. However, Christina G who wrote the original review strikes me as a remarkably unwell person who is targeting and harassing a poor minimum wage worker over something out of her control. In fact, all her reviews are very unhinged. Xun Z is clearly an alt account she is using to further target Jaime, you can tell because the reviews on both accounts are identical. Who the hell does that? I don't care if this coffee shop broke the Geneva Conventions, there is no good reason to be this vindictive towards a person. I don't know any of these people but from an outside perspective this is nothing short of ridiculous. I hope nobody takes Christina seriously and I only pray she never walks into my establishment to give me a hard time and make me or my coworkers the target of her hate campaign. All that said, I have never had anything but the most amazing time with the Revival crew. I hope Jaime has a wonderful day and Christina G finds peace and love in 2024. Can't wait for more salt n pepa's and peppermint lattes! Thank you Revival :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5