Tandem Coffee and Bakery

742 Congress St, Portland
(207) 760-4440

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caylie k

Awesome baked goods, great service! The biscuits and scones are my favorite.

Donna Bellerose

Nice selection of bakery goods however no gluten free options

Ryan Kelley

Pastries are out of this world. Worth the wait. When you’re standing by the little tree it’ll take about 20 minutes to get to the counter. The counter service moves quickly and is super friendly. A lot of ppl seemed to have done online orders to skip the line. The kimchi scone is another level. Lots of creative flavors in each pastry.

Irene Zhao

super cool space! got there near opening time on a saturday and waited for around 15 minutes. we got the loaded biscuit, breakfast sandwich, leek&mushroom quiche, and the sticky bun. everything was good, but the only thing i thought really stood out was the quiche — it was so flavorful, and the leek really stood out. the loaded biscuit had an incredible, almost sickening amount of butter/cream? on it. not my personal preference, but the biscuit itself had great texture.

Jared Bentley

What is there to say that hasn’t already been said? This is hands down the best biscuit I’ve ever had. Over two trips, we had biscuit with butter and jam, biscuit with cream cheese and pepper jam, a slice of quiche, the black sesame banana bread, and coffees. This place would be an issue if I lived within an hour. The coffee is fantastic and the cold brew is great. I will be green with jealous rage thinking of all them Mainers that get to live within driving distance of this world class coffee + shop.

BB

Came here based on an Instagram post and it was not really worth the hype. Sandwich size varied largely based just on whether you added a sausage patty or not. Also, coffee was womp womp… disappointing. An iced latte was literally the color of milk. Anyone who knows a good coffee, should know that is NOT the right color. I even added an extra expresso shot and it still tasted very weak.

Grace Z

Waited on Saturday 8am in a short line for a treat! My family really enjoyed the mushroom quiche - i am not particularly fond of goat cheese. My favorite was the cinnamon roll - a great ratio of spice to sweet to brioche. The biscuits were amazing, the sweet sandwich came with a fat dollop of butter.

DrFly

Simply wonderful espresso lattes cappuccinos, our flavor profiles all the way, milk chocolate low acid mild nots of vanilla, roasted nuts soft and rich flavors!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Blueberry Pie, Cinnamon Roll, Daily Quiche

Cristina Lino

Came to try this restaurant because it was all over tiktok in Maine recommendations but I think it is a little overrated. They had a couple things out of stock like the breakfast sandwich and the cheddar biscuit, we were there at 10 am so if you plan to come here come early. The loaded biscuit was more like a loaded butter biscuit. Unhealthy amounts of butter imo. The quiche was good. They don’t have almond milk, only oatmilk for coffee.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Lindsey Mitchell

Excellent service, dame fine coffee, an array of creative, well made pastry options, and an endearing merch selection. This place is truly a gem!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Scone

Raymond Notario

Plumb scone was delicious and they had a cool vibe ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Holliday

Every place in the world has free refills on coffee, come on I already gave you $50 for breakfast

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Scone, Biscuit with Butter and Jam

Andrea Alegre

The ginger molasses cookie I had was delicious, although my partner thought it was a bit too sweet because of the white chocolate. For me, it was perfectly chewy and crisp.

The coffee made me a bit disappointed though. My cappuccino had a great foam but the coffee tasted a bit burnt, probably roasted a bit too long. My partner got the malted ice coffee—watery so I really wouldn't recommend.

Overall, I would probably come back for the pastries and breakfast items, but maybe not the coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Jess Thrasher

well worth the wait! savory loaded biscuit with pepper jelly was a standout.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Biscuit Sandwich

John Dunderdale

Malted ice coffee and butter and jam biscuits. The legend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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