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TLC Art Cafe

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πŸ‘πŸ‘ The TLC Art Cafe is a gem, deserving of a 5-star rating. The cuisine offered is a delightful treat, including delicious Pide, pizza, coffee, and desserts that are all flavorful and enjoyable. The cafe's ambiance is unique and beautiful, with live music, a great collection of books, and captivating a... People often mention good, cafe, pizza, menu, Coffee, great, staff, ambience, coffee, Pizza,


Address

Plama Residency, CFAL Campus, Bejai - Kapikad Rd, Kotekani, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575004, India

Website

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Contact

+91 84312 33723

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (659 reviews)

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  • 5/5 Nim 1 year ago on Google β€’ 134 reviews
    The TLC Art Cafe is a gem, deserving of a 5-star rating. The cuisine offered is a delightful treat, including delicious Pide, pizza, coffee, and desserts that are all flavorful and enjoyable. The cafe's ambiance is unique and beautiful, with live music, a great collection of books, and captivating artwork from around the world. The staff is super friendly, always smiling, and contributes to the inviting vibe of the place. Every item on the menu is a must-try. Overall, the TLC Art Cafe is a wonderful place that guarantees a memorable and enjoyable experience.
    8 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Mr. T. 9 months ago on Google β€’ 274 reviews
    TLC Art cafe has a beauty and ambience of its own. The place has live music and a great collection of good books! TLC cafe as great vibes, they have super friendly and always smiling staff. They have best coffee and variety of coffee. The food is great too and served neatly. Everything on their menu is like a must try. If your lactose intolerance then try to skip the place, everything in the menu has dairy products or milk products. A menu without dairy products would really help.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 1/5 Tushar S. 4 months ago on Google β€’ 224 reviews
    Where do I even start with this place. I have been to nary a pretentious cafes in the country and beyond, so it must take some extra level of plastic sophistication to sort of enter the hallowed top 5, but TLC Art Cafe Instantly lands at the top of my personal repulsive cafe charts. Since time is money and I wasted a good 1600 and some 90 mins here so I will be quick. Ambience-for an art cafe, it is cluttered and all over the place. You don't get any sense of calm or cafe-warmth here Menu-as pretentious as it gets. A one pager food menu and a 1000 page coffee menu which reads longer than Conde Nast Anniversary issue. Food menu ticks all the boxes on confusing the unassuming customer, with Turkish Pide thrown in along with Pizza measured in wedding suit measurements. If you had no clue what's a Vertical Pizza, you are in for some education, and by that I mean using Google search as noone bothers about explaining anything here. Service( lack thereof)-You have to order at the counter. The counter is a cold, cold place, and the counter staff is arctic cold of hostile variety personified. Food-If you do manage to order food without stabbing your face with the hostile environment, you are in for a treat. Be ready to experience a mixed state of bewilderment at overpriced uncooked food in the name of gourmet and shock at the indifference of the waiting staff. Coffee-Don't even ask. It is like a game of Roulette. You will never know what you will get, and chances are you will be in for some bad luck, I used to think cafes should know their F&B before putting anything on the menu. How wrong I was! One of the most offputting cafe visits I have had in recent years. More power to those who enjoy such pretentious cafes in the name of gourmet F&B and institutionalised discomfort. I will go back to Starbucks or any old local cafe happily.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Karthik D S. 5 months ago on Google β€’ 29 reviews
    Wonderful experience. Had a great time, food was nice. Cafe was clean,well maintained and had nice ambience. Staffs were good. Plum cake, Iced cafe mocha was great, and cherry on top of pinacolada had nice taste. Didn't had a chance to taste other dishes due to kitchen timings. Overall best cafe highly recommended.
    5 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Robin M. 2 years ago on Google
    This place offers really good Italian style pizza's, which is a must try. They also offer a variety of mocktails and hot beverages as well. The ambiance here is really lovely. They also have a celebration hall above that can be booked in advance. Highly recommended to visit this place with family and friends. One of the best cafe's in Mangalore as per my experience!
    5 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Masban P. 8 months ago on Google β€’ 47 reviews
    Simple, classy and elegant, loved the ambiance and of this place. Visited the cafe this morning for breakfast but reached late and missed the breakfast menu so we decided to wait for brunch and ordered the New York style pizza which was worth the wait. Great experience dining here.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Sanketh K. 5 months ago on Google β€’ 101 reviews
    This cafe is not just arts lit up wooden theme great ambience cafe but also tempting coffee aroma once entered inside. Note: service is first order then serve base. So do visit counter to place order and then will be served to table. We went in the morning and so we had only breakfast menu however, breakfast we ordered was good and the fruit juice here is really good with raw fruit thick on sip.. Coffee menu has booklet with each type of coffee and it's background explained is something I felt good to learn and then try itπŸ‘
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Ramesh R. 2 years ago on Google
    The Sight And Aroma Of Food Is Always A Gentle Massage To Our Soul. Keeping This In Mind TLC CafΓ© Started Somewhere In The Middle Of 2021, It Is Situated Right Next To CFAL (The Same Area As The Earlier Mandala CafΓ©), Quotes To Tempt Your Taste Buds With Delicacies From All Around The World. Here's What I Had: 1) Vietnamese Coffee - Rs 148 2) Lamb Meat Bread Bowl - Rs 299 3) Turkish Spinach Pride With Organic Egg - Rs 299 4) Mangalorean Ghee Roasted Pizza - Rs 399 5) Caramel Frappe - Rs 209 6) Cold Chocolate Frappe - Rs 176 The Aroma Of The Coffee Is Part Of The Daily Rhythm. Vietnamese Coffee Is Brewed With A Tiny Metal Vietnamese Drip Filter And Uses Medium To Coarse Ground Dark Roast Vietnamese - Grown Coffee. After Adding Hot Water, The Drip Filter Slowly Distributes The Drips Of Hot Coffee Into A Cup. The Completed Vietnamese Coffee Was Made By Swiftly Pouring A Cup Of Hot Coffee Decoction Into A Glass Full Of Ice. It Had Condensed Milk In The Bottom-Most Layer To Balance Out The Strong Flavours Of The Coffee. Not Forgetting To Mention About The Satisfying Process Of Making This Beautiful Buff Brown Coloured Coffee Glass. For All The Coffee Lovers Out There, This Place Is A Must For Trying Out Different Varieties Of Coffee. Although The Atmosphere Here Is Astounding, I Discovered That They Could Have Done A More Pleasant Job On All The Savoury Food Items On The Menu. No Doubt The Existing Menu Consists Of Cuisines That Are Not Readily Available In Mangalore But In Contrast The Only Improvement In Their Savoury Menu Is That They Could Add More Flavours To It. The Bread Here Was A Little Too Stale For My Taste Buds And The Lamb Filling Would Have Been My Favourite If It Had A Pinch Of More Flavours To It. In My Opinion The Total Bill Was Disagreeable For What I Was Served. A Pizza Is Something We All Tend Enjoy Every Now And Then. It Creates A Sense Of Unity Unlike Any Other Meal. TLC CafΓ© Serves A Mangalorean Ghee Roasted Chicken Pizza Which I Must Say Is Pretty Decent When It Comes To Taste, It Did Wake Up My Taste Buds But My Personal Opinion Speaks That The Authentic Mangalorean Flavour Of The Gheeroast Was Missing. Nonetheless If You Want To Enjoy A Delicious Chicken Pizza With Your Loved Ones, This Is A Good Place To Share Pizzas And Happiness. Now Who Doesn't Like A Good Frappe? I Have To Say Their Caramel Frappe Has To Be One Of My Favourites. Made With Ice, Rich Caramel Taste, And A Dash Of Coffee, Then Topped With Whipped Topping. It Was Blended To A Proper Thickness, Just As It Should Be Done. The Golden-Brown Glow Of The Caramel Provided A Lively Warmth And A Sensation Of Belonging, As If It Were A Type Of Enchantment. Cold Chocolate Frappe Was Another Beverage That I Ordered Here. It Had The Right Amount Of Cream, Ice, Sugar And Of Course Chocolate Which Makes This A Pretty Decent Chocolate Frappe And If I Had Choose To Between Caramel Frappe And Cold Chocolate Frappe, My Heart Would Definitely Scream Caramel Frappe. If You Happen To Visit This Cafe Then Their Caramel Frappe Has To Be On Your Order List.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Wonderful World by Roshal F. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful ambience. Gives a feel like your in another city altogether. Very polite and helpful staff. They give a complimentary salad and it's yumm. The seafood Pizza is just amazing. One star less as the options on the menu are quite limited. Overall it's an elegant cafe worth visiting
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Srijoy B. 11 months ago on Google
    Had a brief stop over here with a calzone and French Press.Was presently surprised by the quality of the food and excellent coffee.Loved the place a must visit .Gorgeous walnut brownies to complete the evening.Must try their carrot cake.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Jeethesh K. 2 years ago on Google
    Their coffee is good. Beautiful antic wodden ambiance with greenary touch and live music makes this place awesome. We had shrooms pizza. It was thing bit soft crust and tasty. Then spinach pide was also good and stomach filling. In dessert we had tres leches. Butter cake dipped. It was light sweet. Upside down marshmallow chocolate is a must try.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Akhilesh P (Akhilesh R. 2 years ago on Google
    If you love Pizza's then this is the place for you. The breads are so good and soft unlike other brands of Pizza. The coffee options are also good. Nice ambiance to enjoy with family and friends.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Sanjeet M. 11 months ago on Google
    My pick of the restaurants in mlore! What a place! Absolutely loved the serene and calm ambience. Service is really good. Tried their clam chowder and a pizza and both were excellent! Well priced and totally worth it. Will be back 100%!
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Roland Photo S. 1 year ago on Google
    The TLC Art Cafe is a true treasure. The ambiance is entrancing because to the warm and creative decor. The staff makes you feel very welcome and is wonderfully kind and attentive. Oh, and the cuisine! A delicious treat, the pepperoni pizza is delightfully crispy and flavorful. Rich and soothing, the Classics hot chocolate is a delightful indulgence. I can't express how much I like this place. Both food and art lovers will find sanctuary at TLC Art Cafe. An absolute necessity for a wonderful experience!
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Ananth D. 8 months ago on Google β€’ 134 reviews
    Unfortunately when we went, they did not have pizzas available as they were under renovation. However, paninis were available, so we ordered a pesto paneer and masala paneer panini. Both were delicious and the service was great as well.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Blenson F. 8 months ago on Google β€’ 30 reviews
    A unique concept of art mixed with verity of food and drinks. From coffees to ice teas and different cuisines of food this café provides it all. A soothing atmosphere with spacious place to dine in. The service team is friendly and very approachable.❀️
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 sandeep c. 1 year ago on Google
    The cafe has a beauty and ambience of its own, which I haven't experienced in Mangalore before. The place has live music and a great collection of books also they amazing artwork from around the world and information about the art which is cool! TLC cafe definitely deserves 5 stars for the vibe it’s got and the super friendly always smiling staff. Coffee! They have best coffee in Mangalore and have curated their coffee beautifully. The food is lip smacking too and served neatly. Everything on their menu is like a must try. Will be back again soon for your coffees!
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Neha P. 11 months ago on Google
    Awesome pizzas and hot chocolate available here, best among the hot chocolates I have tried, and the wood fried pizzas are must try here, great ambience ans courteous staff
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Manish T. 1 year ago on Google
    The ambience of this place is really good Good use of wood work A mix of nature and art There are a few beautiful paintings with a description They also have books to read They have limited food options Mostly pizza salads deserts and Turkish pide They also have a variety of coffee And other beverages They play light music in the background Avoid this place in the evening as the street outside gets jam packed because of the coaching centre nearby The place is clean and well maintained The staff are really good You may need to wait a while for the food
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 ashwin s. 2 years ago on Google
    Consistently great pizza with great variety of toppings and styles. One of the original pizza place in Mangalore, keeping the tradition on what it means to be Italian. This place makes you feel like family.Such a great experience eating at thisΒ cafe.Highly Recommended
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Vignesh N. 8 months ago on Google β€’ 81 reviews
    I have been Here in the evening. This place has a nice Ambience 😍 As it's under renovation now. They temporarily stopped baking pizza. But they have other eating options available. πŸ›‘ But if you are going in the evenings please go before 6 as they bake limited pizzas i guess. As when I visited they said to order fast as it's their last pizza base of the day. This place has a nice Coffee aroma inside the Dinning area. 😌And they play soothing music. 🎢 They have different varieties of coffees and also Pizzas.πŸ˜‹πŸ• I personally tried 1) Vietnamese Coffeeβ˜• 2) Shrooms pizza 3) Hot chocolate It's a great place to have a yummy pizza and spend some quality time with your friends.😍
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 3/5 Abhijna G R. 1 year ago on Google
    A place with beautiful ambience, friendly staff. The food was pretty decent. Not many options for vegetarians. I tried : 1)Paneer ghee Roast Pizza , was dry and didn't have much flavours 2)Crunchy chocolate Frappe, was good 3)Hot chocolate was the best among all.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Zaid h. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the best cafe's in Mangalore with good ambiance. And it's also little away from crowded places and this gives some peace so that you can enjoy the food and the soothing music. And coming to food we tried manglore ghee roast chicken pizza it was okay okay and the drink we tried margarita and lemonade and both the drinks was not upto mark.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Prathvi K. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved the ambiance. Die for pizza !! Like seriously the cheesy flavour just makes you want more and more. Must visit during the Christmas times.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Sanjay K. 2 years ago on Google
    Latest addition in Mangalore. This replaces the trendy cafe Mandala. Almost similar ambiance. New management, focus goes onto food mostly Mediterranean Cuisine. Most items contain gluten as almost everything here is Artisanal Bread. We tried various items like Shrooms Pizza which is Pretty okay, Turkish Organic Egg and Spinach Pide, Hungarian Chicken Pita Bread, Bread Bowl Soup (French Cheese Bowl) which tasted really good but finished it up in few spoons, Tomato and Ricotta Bruschetta, Baked Apple and Mascampon Cheese Dessert, Indian Dessert with Crispy Shell and Ginger Lime Cooler. Staff and service is Good. Probably will visit again
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Sushmitha S. 1 year ago on Google
    Best coffee shop in Mangalore. Serves delicious wood fried items after 5pm. Kid friendly place . They have a dessert counter with pre baked cakes and cookies. Ambience is good too. Friday evenings they have live music, which is very soothing to hear. over-all a good place to hang out with friends and kids as well.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 You Got Pixel t. 2 years ago on Google
    I had the best πŸ‘Œ pizza of my life at that time. I had Chicken ghee roast pizza πŸ• minced meat with a really authentic ghee roast flavor and topped with a good πŸ§€ cheese, very soft and yummy πŸ˜‹. Please order on Zomato go for it.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Vaibhavi H. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful ambiance ,tasty food nice place for kids and family ❀️
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 chris c. 2 years ago on Google
    The Ambience is Great and so are the staff who greet you here. One can enjoy a good chat with Friends and Family for some time, with some good food. I had the Ghee roast Pizza and a French cheese bowl. The Ghee roast pizza had some great flavours and taste. But the French cheese bowl is what stood out for me. The cheesy soup and Bread combination went on very well together and the cheesy flavour was very well balanced with the other flavours. Enjoy!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Aravind Kamath U. 5 months ago on Google β€’ 17 reviews
    Parking space is available for around 5 cars in the front. More can be parked on the side of the road. The ambience is very cosy and transports one instantaneously to Goa. Surprisingly waiters don't take orders. We have to go to the counter and order. We reached at 11:30am hoping for a Brunch. However, lunch would start only at 12pm. So had 3 coffees at first. Iced caffe Mocha, Vietnamese Coffee Latte and Cappuccino along with Classic brownie. All 3 managed to sensitize our taste buds. When the kitchen opened for lunch, ordered Fattoush with Bocconcini, Funghi Chicken pidde and a Popeye & Olive oly pizza. Fattoush Salad bread crumbs were little hard. Other than that, the food was yummy. Chicken Pidde Bread was soft and the stuffing juicy. Overall, the experience was excellent.

  • 5/5 Ajeya K. 5 months ago on Google
    This is one of my favourite restaurants in Mangalore!! Amazing food, amazing Pizzas, very good service and staff, very nice ambience!

  • 4/5 Vinayak Pai (. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful cafe and some amazing Italian ans Arabian food. When we went many of the menu items were not available. However, whatever food we ordered were just amazing. Must visit for friends, colleagues, students and couples.

  • 5/5 Purnima P. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Ambience, very tasty pizza's. I loved the desserts too.

  • 5/5 Prajna B. 1 year ago on Google
    So, a year ago I had given a single star rating for this place for the bad experience with the service that we had, but then recently I’d to meet my friend and had to come back, with the staff service and super good food (especially the breakfast) I had to change my mind and the rating of this place today . Here I’m enjoying bf , a happy and regular customer now . πŸ˜€

  • 3/5 Renisha S. 11 months ago on Google
    The place is done well with good interiors and ambience. But personally I feel the menu should have a few more options. I’m a gluten intolerant person and all the items on the menu were made of bread. A small plate with items that are already made for the existing dishes can be planned. My friends ordered for pide, bruschetta- which was filling and tasty as per them. I ordered for a cold latte- a little disappointed with the taste. But it’s okay. Overall the place is nice to hang out with friends for breakfast or snacks A special mention - the staff is good πŸ‘πŸ»

  • 4/5 pavan p. 11 months ago on Google
    Beautiful interiors, spinach pide was good. Brownie was tasty. Service was good. Limited parking space for private vehicles.

  • 1/5 Mohammed N. 1 year ago on Google
    Ambience is amazing. Water tastes the best amongst all delicacies. Please avoid. Not at all worth it. Overpriced af. Horrible food. Food just looks good tastes horrible. I can't stress this enough.

  • 3/5 Nischal K. 1 year ago on Google
    Place is nice, also sometimes in the Evening they arrange karaoke. But not much on the menu. Coffee prices are way higher than what we get in Bangalore for a better taste and aroma.

  • 3/5 Harish K. 1 year ago on Google
    Good cafe in Mangalore to try once. The cafe has a book shelf for you to pick up something and browse πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»while your order is getting readiedπŸ‘©β€πŸ³. The 3⭐ is due to limited menu options specially for vegetarians. Also omelettes are not available after 10 30 AM..🀷 which is ridiculous😑. An omelette is an anytime of the day snack option ain't itπŸ€”. Otherwise service is good & a very good ambience. A repeat visit....naaa not for me.

  • 2/5 Shahid A. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a very average experience here. The frappe and cappuccino were good however the bread bowl was really bad. The bread was so hard we couldn't even finish the meal. The ambience is good though.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • βœ“οΈ Free parking lot
    • βœ“οΈ Plenty of parking
    • βœ“οΈ Free of charge street parking
  • Payments
    • βœ“οΈ Credit cards
    • βœ“οΈ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • βœ“οΈ Coffee
    • βœ“οΈ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • βœ— Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Dining options
    • βœ“οΈ Lunch
    • βœ“οΈ Brunch
    • βœ“οΈ Dinner
    • βœ“οΈ Dessert
    • βœ“οΈ Seating
    • βœ“οΈ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • βœ“οΈ Dine-in
    • βœ“οΈ Delivery
    • βœ“οΈ Takeaway

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