Sound Bites Cafe

A nice little cafe to have breakfast, right off the greenline. The food was decent and it had a decent atmosphere

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Local breakfast and brunch spot. They have the regular skirt order breakfast items. The gem is their alternatives to the regular breakfast options.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great diner food! This is my go-to place to bring visitors for lunch, or to grab brunch with friends. Reasonably priced classic diner food and attentive staff. Nothing you order is going to blow your mind with how delicious it is, but you'll not be disappointed either.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

This was a pleasant surprise! Certainly a diner, not a cafe. But it’s a great classic local diner. Floors need a coat of paint, but the food is really solid. Everything in my sandwich tasted really fresh, fries were warm and fluffy with a perfect little crunch. The iced latte was good too! Their bar isn’t operational, but they’re open from 7am-2:30pm, so you really don’t need a full bar, I never found myself wishing the bar was open. Staff was also kind and friendly.

So if you want high-quality, no-frills diner food at a great price point, this is a great place to go. I could see myself coming here with friends for a hearty hangover meal on Sunday mornings

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

The food is completely unseasoned. The bacon is soggy. The home fries are burnt. What made it a really miserable experience though was how loud they placed 80s rock at 9 am on Sunday. It is so disruptive and made trying to have a relaxing morning impossible. For a place called sound bites, they need to understand music a lot better. The tables are sticky too. Don’t come here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Delicious food and really great service. The menu is very similar to the Ball Sq Cafe, but just as good. Omelets are yummy! Good coffee and OJ!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not a fan of the potato cake they give you when the menu says “home fries.” Additionally, they did not do extra dark toast for the two at our table who ordered it that way.

Menu should list prices of the coffee and juice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

The vegetables in my avocado tomato Egg Benedict were cold, very cold as if they were just taken out of the fridge.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

They no longer have their liquor license and cannot serve any alcoholic beverages. Otherwise food and coffee great as always

One of our favorite breakfast spots in the area. The Broadway bowl has been my go-to order for years, but you cannot go wrong with anything on the menu; coffee is self serve, and you can get a cup to bring outside if you're waiting in line during peak business hours.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice atmosphere & good food. Can't complain with all-you-can-drink coffee!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

If you are around Somerville this is the place to be! It’s the best brunch in the area if not the state! Customer service is 10/10, the meals come out in less than 10min. You get unlimited coffee in a cup you get to refill with numerous flavors. The Nova Scotia salmon benedict is a FAVORITE and a must-try! Be mindful of how busy this place gets especially during the weekend! Also, parking can be a bit of a challenge but there are options. The atmosphere is fun and lively. It gets loud because of how busy it gets so if it's nice out I would recommend that you sit outside to eliminate some of that noise.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Broadway Bowl Breakfast Plate, Corned Beef Hash, Smoked Nova Salmon Bene

Somewhat disappointed been going here for years apparently it’s under new management I got a Ruben $15 just not good enough hardly no meat and I think it was spoiled I only ate half and at that didn’t finish the first half hugely disappointed

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Bowl

Kid-friendliness: Went in with some babies. We were given a big table so we could spread out a little bit. Staff was polite but very inattentive.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Got the $17 breakfast bowl and I was really disappointed. Absolutely no flavor at all, and there was about 1” of oily liquid at the bottom of the bowl which totally ruined the homefries that were mixed in. The veggies were soggy and gross. Iced coffee tasted old and burnt. I’ve heard great things about this place but I probably won’t be coming back after this!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2