Friendly Toast

As its name implies, this place holds a very loving and warm personality. The Friendly Toast, located nearby Kendall Square and MIT, features traditional and creative breakfast foods. The place is designed with colorful vintage advertisements and bookcovers lined along the walls of the restaurant, and artifacts one would find in an antique shop. Everything about this shop is bright and filled with colors, including their dining ware.


The menu contains a lot of unique dishes that picking entrees can be difficult because you'll likely want to try about 70% of the menu. First of all, the Friendly Toast's speciality is the hearty cornmeal-molasses anadama, which is both filling and tasty. I'm not a big fan of cornmeal, but I did enjoy this toast. The tea selection (servings are in a teapot with a cup) was quite impressive with sweet, fruity aromas, cute names, and variations of common teas such as white ambrosia (white tea with coconut and pinenuts), napolean's dynamite (indian black tea and spicy as the man himself), caramel oolong (amber oolong with caramel), earl grey le cream (vanilla), and more. The traditional flapjacks, waffles, and eggs as well have their own original names and flavors. Pancake, french toast, and waffle variations include plain, fruits, chocolate chips, candy bars (heathbar and M&Ms), and mixed variations. One noteworthy entree is the hansel-and-gretel (shown below), featuring a gingerbread waffle overpowered by the sour and sweet taste of pomengranate. Based on the scrambled eggs dish, I can say that the eggs are cooked just right (not too runny nor too solid). The lunch menu has limited options in comparison to the breakfast menu, but the sandwiches and sides (potatoes/fries/sweet potato fries) all taste great. However, if I were to come here again, I'd definitely explore the breakfast menu more.


On a Saturday morning (around 8 AM) this place was just starting to get busy, but I can imagine that this place fills up around brunch time on the weekends. Even if I had to wait to sit, at least the service was friendly and quick unlike some other brunch places I know in the Bay Area. Pricing is around $8-$15 a person depending on the order. Although the pricing for breakfast can seem a bit high, it is definitely a great place to go if you've ever in Kendall Square/MIT.

One Kendall Sq
Building 300
Cambridge, MA 02139
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