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Sorelle Bakery & Cafe

Restaurant Cafe Coffee shop Meal takeaway Bakery Sandwich shop

Homemade scones draw a crowd at this bustling spot for cafe fare including soups & sandwiches. People often mention coffee, service, great, delicious, pastries, Great, Boston, staff, breakfast, good,


Address

282 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210

Website

www.sorellecafe.com

Contact

(617) 426-5475

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (250 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Friday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Saturday: 8 AM to 3 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 8 AM to 3 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Tuesday: 7 AM to 4 PM
  • Wednesday: 7 AM to 4 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: coffee (28) service (19) great (17) delicious (12) pastries (9) Great (9) Boston (8) staff (8) breakfast (7) good (7)
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  • 2/5 Art X. 4 years ago on Google
    Ate here twice while staying for business....food quality and service were meh (and I'm not hard to please)....got attitude for asking questions about the menu the first day, got lousy coffee the second day. Employees appear to have been recently released from alien abductions.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Deepti G. 9 months ago on Google
    Our go to place in Boston to grab some delicious breakfast and coffee . Their sandwich is always fresh and nutritious . My fav is Avocado toast sandwich . If you in Boston and would like to have some healthy breakfast I will def recommend this bakery !!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 GISELLE A. 4 years ago on Google
    I really like this bakery everything is always so tasteful, fresh and well made. The place is always clean and organized!! I love the customer service... the employees are always nice and smiling. Looking for a good bakery this the place to go. GA
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael O. 8 months ago on Google
    Stopped by this coffee shop looking for a quick bite to eat with my morning coffee. They have great bagels and pastries here. Definitely recommend the coffee over any chain as well. The highlight was really the staff though, everybody working was very pleasant. Maria made my iced latte, and she is a delight, a true superstar.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Seb T. 11 months ago on Google
    Tried this bakery in the morning while in Boston for Eastern holidays. Great coffee and scones. Check the schedule since they’re closed on the weekends.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A M. 2 years ago on Google
    I just ate the best blueberry muffin of my entire life here! 11/10.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 B 3 years ago on Google
    I came here yesterday to grab some breakfast. I live in the building and I agree with the other reviews that the service is hit or miss.. there seems to be two guys that work here..one is very friendly...the other one makes you feel like a burden. He's down right nasty and rude. A few weeks ago I stopped in to grab a coffee real quick, I didn't realize it was close to closing time and he made it pretty clear he wasn't happy about it. So when i got the same attitude yesterday I just walked out and went to Starbucks instead. As convenient as this place is for me I won't go in if he's working.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Majeda B. 3 years ago on Google
    We came for a quick breakfast and coffee in the morning. We had a salmon bagel and a turkey sausage bagel with a mocha and an iced coffee. Everything was delicious and made to order. Place was very clean and covid restrictions were maintained.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 J N. 2 years ago on Google
    Poor service: staff were having a conversation across the counter the whole time we were there. - Food was ready fast - Tiny portions - expensive prices - semi-stale bread -unclean tables
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark M. 2 years ago on Google
    Great espresso with great quality coffee and fast, delicious breakfast sandwiches. Bagels are delicious. Only cafe I visited twice in my 2 week excursion around Boston and Western Mass.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Abigail C. 2 years ago on Google
    Modern coffee shop. Good coffee, excellent pastries. Quick service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Savion P. 2 years ago on Google
    Decided to try a pastry from this place and was pretty disappointed. They had no cake or cupcake, which is understandable. I bought a brownie instead and it was SO stale. Like, brick hard. I guess I should've known with the pastries being out in the open, but still.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adin S. 2 years ago on Google
    Stayed at the Intercontinental around the corner. Ate breakfast here three days in a row because they were super quick and the bagels sandwiches were great and reasonably priced.

  • 5/5 Caitlin L. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing service

  • 3/5 Jim M. 2 years ago on Google
    Good coffee and excellent prices. Quiche was ok but wish it was more flavorful and hotter.

  • 5/5 stfuchristopher 4 years ago on Google
    Great service and a memorable experience. I'll be sure to come again.

  • 5/5 Michael F. 4 years ago on Google
    AMAZING THE SERVER ANA IS SO GREAT 10/10 WOULD GO BACKK

  • 5/5 Joey P. 4 years ago on Google
    It wasn’t just food, it was a whole experience that you’ll never forget

  • 5/5 Nick S. 4 years ago on Google
    The good was amazing definitely come back

  • 5/5 Manick S. 4 years ago on Google
    Pretty quality honestly. Went for the first time and I’m pretty satisfied 👌.

  • 5/5 Yuva G. 9 months ago on Google
    Amazing vibe. Genuine tasting and looking ingredients, and the best BLT in America. Lovely coffee too, nice place to sit.

  • 5/5 Shannon H. 6 years ago on Google
    I like to stop in here for quick coffee and a breakfast treat to go. The service is quick and their selection of pastries is more than adequate. Someday maybe I'll actually order a sandwich, the menu looks good.

  • 5/5 Errol B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great coffee great atmosphere great music super happy workers

  • 5/5 Stephen P. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious 😋

  • 5/5 Alessandra Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Everything was great, very nice and sophisticated place. Moreover, I was deeply impressed by the way the manager or owner took care of us, with so much care and attention! He gave us a discount when there wasn’t really a mistake, and had the brightest smile on his face. I was mesmerized by the service but also his charming personality, voice, hypnotic eyes and handsome looks. Needless to say, I’ll be back 🤗

  • 1/5 Project H. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is terrible. Their food was so awful and over priced. Came to get lunch here, had terrible stomach pain at work all day and felt nauseous. Disgusting

  • 5/5 Evan R. 1 year ago on Google
    Just had a great lunch here with a coworker. Really good sandwiches

  • 5/5 Corina G. 1 year ago on Google
    100% worth leaving the train station if you're looking for better food than what's in the station

  • 3/5 Tressa A. 1 year ago on Google
    Had the quiche of the day but they didn't heat it up enough and it was lukewarm even for dining in. Also a bit wet and soggy and the crust wasn't flaky or buttery. Asked for mixed fruit or fruit side and they said fruit wasn't ready yet at 7:45 in the morning. Coffee fine..

  • 5/5 Helen M. 1 year ago on Google
    GREAT COFFEE!!! and delicious snacks plus the egg white with avo, tomato and cheese bagel 👍🏻 Seats in and out to sit down and tuck in.

  • 2/5 Amy J. 1 year ago on Google
    1 lady working. She helped 2 people ahead of me while looking at me. Very odd to say the least. Wonderful cappuccino, but she gave me a stale blueberry muffin with hardly any blueberries. I'd give it another shot for the coffee

  • 4/5 Liz L. 1 year ago on Google
    Drinks were delicious and made correctly. Staff was friendly and helpful. I’d have given them 5 stars if they weren’t sold out of all pastries before noon. I really wanted a chocolate croissant but I settled for the 7 layer bar and it was good but crumbly.

  • 5/5 Viraj W. 8 months ago on Google
    They have a great portobello mushroom vegetarian sandwich! Staff were friendly too

  • 5/5 LAURIT311 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee and sandwiches. Walking distance from our hotel the Intercontinental.

  • 5/5 Oheoghosa O. 4 years ago on Google
    This establishment provided great service and even better food. My friends and I had a great time enjoying the food and the respectful atmosphere. I will definitely be returning a few times a week. Keep up the great work!

  • 5/5 Erisjames E. 4 years ago on Google
    This cafe has a wonderful atmosphere. A very relaxed and nice place to stay to get out of all of the commotion in Boston. I came with a few friends, and we all received excellent service and had a great time. The food is amazing and I will definitely be returning soon!

  • 4/5 Amy H. 4 years ago on Google
    So I stopped in to bring my family a new years eve tart. It was 630am and both my favorite dynamic duo women from 1993 were there, making my hot chocolate just the way I remember, with whipped cream, with my sour cream muffin still warm in its bag complete with napkin.

  • 5/5 Edwin L. 4 years ago on Google
    Honestly an amazing place to hang out. The service was great, the staff were friendly and the food offered was delicious. Highly recommend to anyone in the Boston area who needs a place to just relax and sit down with some friends.

  • 1/5 Bobby V. 4 years ago on Google
    Weird vibe. They are overwhelmed with only 4 customers. Each staff member makes an order for two customers while nobody takes orders from the other two customers waiting. One of those customers waiting was me. Then when one of the staff members was finished making one of the orders she proceeded to clean up and find other things to do instead of take orders. Then when she realized there were other customers waiting she came over to take my order, but with an annoyed attitude. Like i was an annoyance waiting for my order to be taken. The staff are just awkward and unfriendly.

  • 5/5 John R. 4 years ago on Google
    The staff are extremely nice and made my long order correctly. The food and coffee are delicious. I would definitely recommend it to my friend and family.

  • 5/5 Kerry S. 4 years ago on Google
    They offer delicious fresh pastries, sandwiches and beverages. The service is exceptional and very quick.

  • 4/5 Tayler E. 4 years ago on Google
    May be trying a little too hard to be a hip city cafe, but the coffee is good.

  • 5/5 Brendan L. 3 years ago on Google
    Sandwiches & pastries are amazing. Great place to go if you find yourself on the freedom trail on the Charlestown side! Staff is friendly!

  • 5/5 Dunke L. 3 years ago on Google
    There was only one guy working but he was such a hard worker. We got all of our stuff really fast. It was also amazing the coffe my mother got had real cream and my hot coco was so creamy🥰.

  • 5/5 Jackson Parker S. 4 years ago on Google
    My fiancé and I stop nearly every day on our morning commute and they treat us like close friends - they know our order, ask about our dog and are always super sweet! Great coffee, great food, great people!

  • 5/5 Matt O. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious toasted onion bagel with chive cream cheese.

  • 5/5 Rebekah K. 4 years ago on Google
    Love this place!

  • 1/5 D. B. 4 years ago on Google
    Update 12/31/2019 Still terrible customer service and piss poor attitudes all around. The female cashier should 100% be fired along with the rest of them. To the manager: you can take your gift card and you know what! Original review: Second day at company upstairs, came in for some oatmeal, forgot to sign receipt, cashier rudely and in a loud manner , says "sign here!". Very rude service. Will not be coming back .

  • 2/5 SM 4 years ago on Google
    Salad and mac and cheese are yummy. However, service was not good.

  • 5/5 Shannah L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great service and delicious food

  • 3/5 Dan S. 4 years ago on Google
    It's a nicer coffee chain-esque style spot. Nothing amazing about the coffee or the pastries, but nothing that's stand-out bad either.

  • 5/5 Athena H. 4 years ago on Google
    The best coconut chocolate chip scone!!

  • 4/5 Anahita V. 4 years ago on Google
    The coffee and food here is perfect. I really wish I could give it five stars. The service is very hit or miss. Sometimes they're super friendly and sometimes not so much (today I felt like I was ruining their day by giving them my business. A hello, a thank you or a have a nice day would go a long way!) Hopefully today was just a fluke.

  • 5/5 Karim S. 4 years ago on Google
    Good spot for a sweet and coffee

  • 5/5 Alicia S. 4 years ago on Google
    Absolutely love it!!

  • 5/5 Andrew A. 4 years ago on Google
    Great coffee shop. Some of the pastries aren't that great, but amazing sandwich options make up for it.

  • 5/5 Rochna J. 4 years ago on Google
    The manager, Alberto, is so kind and truly works to provide high level customer service!

  • 4/5 Patrick M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) noisy as in many places to eat in Boston (Original) bruyant comme dans beaucoup d'endroit pour manger a Boston

  • 5/5 Jason C. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was delicious, the staff was friendly and helpful with any questions we had, coffee was delicious. Will defiantly come back again!

  • 1/5 Boris G. 4 years ago on Google
    not even close to fresh vomited after fig and goat cheese sandwich

  • 4/5 Raul H. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious carrot cake and scones. Wonderful coffee

  • 5/5 AnnMarie G. 4 years ago on Google
    Best chai iced

  • 5/5 Patrick W. 4 years ago on Google
    The food was great! Awesome environment we couldn’t have asked for a better day!

  • 5/5 Clownnn T. 4 years ago on Google
    Sandwiched are claps


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
    • ✓️ Good for working on laptop
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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