Boston Restaurant Talk reports that the Friendly Toast is opening an outlet at the Chestnut Hill Mall, sorry, the Shops at Chestnut Hill, in the space left vacant by the demise of Besito.
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Will they have coffee?
By Pete Nice
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:45am
So I was in the area a few weeks ago and didn't feel like taking a loop around to go to Starbucks, so I saw this "Blue Bottle Coffee Co." right on the Westbound side of Rt. 9 so I decided to try it.
Went in and asked for a small dark roast (I am not a coffee snob but I drink Starbucks dark roast black which imo is the best coffee on Earth). Very nice barista does a pour over for me (I guess they are all pour over coffees here).
Legit $4+ for one of the most average cups of coffee I have ever had (think Cafe Nero not brewed but a pour over). Dry, (but watered down), and just not that good.
Will need to try the Friendly Toast coffee I guess is my point here.
Cool Story bro I know but I had to get that off my chest. $4 for a coffee? Even in Chestnut Hill that is just plain silly. Then again, when people make reviews like this online.......?
I dunno, maybe I don't belong in Chestnut Hill either.
Chestnut Hill pro tip
By adamg
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:55am
There's a Starbucks built into the Star Market in the lower Chestnut Hill Mall, sorry, the Street. Bonus: You get to see the cartveyor in action (the Starbucks is right next to the specialized escalator made just for shopping carts).
FYI I did know that....
By Pete Nice
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 11:38am
But often the Bookstore/Supermarket Starbucks don't have fresh coffee or even dark roast. I do believe the Star there does. (I forgot about it anyway)
nosnob
By Sock_Puppet
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 10:58am
I can't imagine that a light roast varietal pourover would be to your taste if your favorite coffee is charbucks drip.
There is a Starbucks upstairs in the Star Market if boiled charcoal is what you crave.
Meh...
By Pete Nice
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 11:11am
I do know about the pour over and the extraction of flavors and its intentions. Blue Bottle coffee however doesn't use some Chemex contraption. And it tasted like watered down crap.
One reason to go to Blue Bottle
By Kaz
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:44pm
They brew a New Orleans style coffee with chicory and top with simple syrup and milk and serve it iced.
When you can't fly to Cafe du Monde, it's the next best thing.
The area really needs a
By redheadedjen
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:53pm
The area really needs a Dunkin on the going West side. I used to get to 128 this way when I lived in JP and it desperately needed one.
Just Say No to Dunks
By Mr. Bean
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 3:56pm
I will never understand the obsession folks around here have with Dunks.
Dunks is literally the worst coffee available on the market. More of a coffee-flavored drink than coffee and when you add the five sugars and extra cream everyone orders it is a wonder there is even room for any so-called coffee in the cup. Just say no...
I kind of like it. Sometimes
By redheadedjen
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:53am
I kind of like it. Sometimes it just hits the spot.
Not like Kendall Square at all
By Boston_Bloke
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 5:36pm
Friendly Toast left me with the impression that it appealed to urban histpers who enjoyed the vintage surroundings. The polar opposite of Chestnut Hill.
Urban Hipsters as the vintage
By anon
Thu, 07/08/2021 - 8:22am
Urban Hipsters as the vintage-mustache, cupcake wedding, brunch with cocktails set you think of them have mostly faded to the ages, like emo kids and yuppies before them.
Older millennials are pushing 40 and the wealthier, software-developer/doctor couples have moved out to Newton/Brookline with little Olivia and Mason, as is the longstanding tradition of somewhat wealthier parents in the greater boston area. But they still love vintage flair, craft cocktails and brunching. This makes absolute sense to me.
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