The place is so cute and the food is great! But I had really bad vibes with the employees that worked here! They were really snobby and giving us really bad looks and made us not feel welcomed. Which ruined the whole experience here. read more

Terrible customer service. I live in San Francisco, but I wanted to order a Birthday cake for delivery (their website claims they now do"free delivery" on orders over $50) for a friend who had gone home to Minnesota in light of the COVID-19 quarantine. The Manager of the restaurant rudely told me that they would not be delivering the cake, and that if I wanted to drive the distance I could come and pick it up. Then, without asking if I would still like to place an order for pick up, the manager said "Good stuff" and hung up the phone. Super disappointing to be treated this way - especially by the manager. It shows a lack of respect for his customers. read more

Really good dessert! I am extremely picky when it comes to dessert and I was told their tres leches is really good but not too milky as it usually is and which I love, so I went in with an open mind and made sure I didn't compare the standard milky version with theirs. We were a large group so each of us got something different and I got to try them all! My favorite was definitely their Vanilla Tres Leches, followed by the Raspberry Torte which is a soft cake filled with whipped cream I think and raspberry jelly/jam, chocolate tres leches was really good as well, and the mango blueberry cheesecake was good, not the best but it was really thick, so there may be people who'd like it and the chocolate chocolate cake was good too, nothing out of the box though. A great experience overall! read more

Caffe latte is hands down the best dessert place in the twin cities area! no matter how much I eat, i always have a room for their dessert. Everything is sooo great, perfect. But some of my favorites include vanilla cheese cake and tres leche. not only is it a best dessert place, but I've also enjoyed their homemade soup, sandwiches and fresh salad! Pretty fresh and healthy options~ Love the ambiance. They have live music too on the weekend. Perfect for a date but not sure for study bc theres no wifi. read more

Cafe Latte - Vanilla cheese cake, chocolate tres leche yummm - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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I rarely eat in (but I should). This is my go-to place for tres leches cakes and cupcakes. Absolutely the best.

OK if you are trying to find that one little place that has great food that no one has ever heard of then don't go here. Cafe Latte is busy because their food is so good! That is how it works they want to be busy. If you want a place that isn't that busy chances are they are new or have bad service or food. I am sure the owners of Cafe Latte could come up with a more efficient way of serving their food but half the charm of the place is how differ ant it is. Ok on to a review of the food. I have really enjoyed everything I have ever ordered from Cafe Latte they manage to make all their salads taste fresh and unique, their desserts are to die for! Sometime I will be driving down 94 on my way home from Minneapolis and I will have to exit off and find a place to park and run in and get some of the delicious cheesecake. Try this on off hours or if you really want some cheesecake then stop in at lunch time. read more

I am very careful with my 5 stars but Cafe Latte certainly deserves one. Every time I go, I am greeted and serviced with exceptional customer service and from what I've seen, employees treat everyone as if they're all familiar faces. I had the Au Gratin Pizza (sliced potatoes, cheddar, sour cream, tomatoes). Interesting combo but very tasty! I also had their Tres Leches Salted Caramel cake. Wow. That dessert is certainly what I picture in my heaven. (Also try the regular Tres Leches and Turtle cakes when you get a chance!!!! Their best sellers.) My biggest thing is cleanliness at places like this and the employees are quick to clear the tables when people before you leave. Summary: Friendliness, efficiency and yum yums for days. read more

Cafe Latte - Salted Caramel Tres Leches omg omg omg why are you still looking at this get in the car and get to Cafe Latte to try it!! - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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A perfect lunch spot, with phenomenal desserts. The flourless chocolate cake is always my go to, but the hidden gem is there pizza that you order around the corner in the back. read more

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I love café latte....but it has changed! the salads don't have as much meats anymore,and the ones that do have very little hardly any!!the prices have gone up! and I am not at all happy about the vaccine passport.that now request it if you want to dine in. read more

I've eaten a few of their sandwiches, salads as well as their spreads but the read star here for me is the desserts. Try each and every dessert... my husband and I ordered several cakes for our wedding and it was a huge hit! Mostly known for the turtle cake which is sooooo fresh and delicious that I cannot get enough so we come back again and again. During COVID-19 they are offering curbside to-go which we have used a couple times in the last few months. read more

I've lived in Minneapolis for nearly 2 years and I JUST discovered this gem last night when my friend, who's lived in the Twin Cities for many years, took me after a evening of ballroom dancing. Super glad that the cafe didn't close until 11! When I first heard of "Cafe Latte," I imagined a small coffee shop, like Expresso Royale or Spyhouse, and thus was pleasantly surprised by the food offerings and the spaciousness of the place with seating all around the cafeteria-style serving line with an upstairs section too! As I picked up my black cafeteria tray, I momentarily reminisced to the old elementary to high school day where you either had "hot" lunches or "cold", and suddenly imagined everyone jumping up on their tables in a High-School-Musical-like late night St Paul rendition. Snapping out of the singing and dancing, I had to concentrate on food choices... One side of the serving line offered sandwiches and soups and the other side offered desserts. I was about to get a cup ($4.95) of the Chipotle Bean Chili, but had the lady upgrade me to a bowl ($6.95) when I realized you got 2 spoonfuls for the bowl and only one for the cup. Topped with cheddar cheese, red onions, and nacho chips, I was ready to spoon in. The texture of the soup with the crunchy chips was delightful and the slight kick of the chipotle made all the difference. Dessert was a tough choice, but we finally settled on the Turtle Chocolate Cheesecake. I tend to prefer my cheesecake like I do my mattress, a bit on the firmer side, but the melt-in-your-mouth goodness was very much appreciated. First bite in, I felt the cheesecake was a little bland; judging to soon is always a mistake as a moment later the creaminess really kicked in. The after-bite is a kicker and the chocolate cheesecake crust was probably the best part. I finished my whole bowl of soup, along with some bread, and my half of the cheesecake and I was good to go. It was exactly the rejuvenating meal I needed prior to dancing the rest of the night away downtown Minneapolis. Thanks Michael for introducing me to this fabulous cafe! read more

Cafe Latte - Chipotle Bean Chili - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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I've been to Cafe Latte numerous times, but last night was the first time we went to the other side of the cafe and ordered pizza. It was delicious! It was also nice that you can pick a seat and they will serve you. We ordered their seasonal pizza with pesto, chicken and squash. I loved the sweet flavor of the squash paired with the pesto. Normally I do not like red onions, but they were great on this pizza. We also ordered a bowl of the chicken salsa chili and it was phenomenal. I've had this soup before and it's always great. I like that they serve it with tortilla chips, cheese and sour cream. The toppings just add a little something extra. You can't leave Cafe Latte without desert. We had the triple berry tart. It was full of juicy blueberries and had a great shortbread crust. Definitely big enough for two to share! read more

Yuuuuum yuuuum yuuum...!!!... Oh yeah their cakes are the boom, tres leches cake, lemon tart etc are really good, slice for $6 bucks are good deal because they are big. They have this nice area in second floor and downstairs they play live music, their coffee is also good, the salsa bar is great. The only problem here is where to park, but it doesn't matter when you know you are going about to enjoy one of the best Cakes Shop. read more

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Deserts are a dime a dozen in this town. If you're looking for a REALLY a good one though, look no further!!! Not only does Cafe Late have AMAZING cakes & coffee, perfect for any late night get together, but they have some pretty good food as well for the day time meal. Found just outside the heart of St. Paul, on it's happening Grand Ave, you can find this place. Perfect for a late night date. read more

Cafe Latte - Looking from upstairs - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Love this place even though I can only get here about once a decade. Absolutely amazing cakes, salads, soups, spreads - the hardest thing is figuring out what to choose. They have this great thing where you can try 2-3 of the salads or spreads - pick that option! And don't leave without a piece of cake. And a Nutella moo with fresher whipped cream... read more

I've only been here a couple times mostly just to get some cake since I live about half an hour away. My favorite cake is the Raspberry cream torte because its very flavorful (raspberry flavor of course) with the right amount of sweetness! Tres Leche is a very popular cake here and a lot of people tend to favor this cake over the others, but for some reason in my opinion, I don't think it's that great because it doesn't have a lot of flavor like the Raspberry cream torte, and it tastes very neutral like not a lot of sweetness or flavor... They have a variety of cake options though! I've also been here when it's super busy around lunch time. Probably not the best place to go to around lunch time because everything takes longer to park, to wait, to order, etc. They have a piano outside for you to play music which can be fun! Tips: -parking can be difficult to find unless you decide to park on the ramp next door for a couple bucks -good variety of sandwhiches, salads, and soups -the seating environment to enjoy your meal is a bit disappointing for such a great food place. The furniture is all black with regular chairs and tables. read more

Cafe Latte - Tres Leche - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Not very busy. Super overpriced basic salad ($17) for chicken cesar salad with barely any croutons. Had gotten food and drinks, I decided to do some work while eating. While I was responding to an email, an employee came and told me laptops were not allowed on the weekend even though there was no notice I had seen. Checked their website and still did not find anything. If laptops are not allowed, they should have notice of it. read more

Café Latte is a classic. It's an institution. It's the correct answer to the question when your out-of-town friend asks, "Where's the best place to get lunch in St. Paul?" It's been around for so long that when it opened, lattes weren't something you could get routinely at coffee shops, and it's been around for so long that we used to call this place "yuppie, but you should eat here anyway." This is the kind of place where your gay BFF took you in the early 1990s until you had a falling out in Paris. (Okay, that last sentence might be a wee bit specific to the author. But you know what I mean.) Although the salads and the soups look fantastic, I always order the same thing. The spread plate. It comes with your choice of two or three of their rotating spreads, which include classics like egg salad and guacamole, and inventive concoctions with olives or salmon or whatever they've dreamed up. It also comes with a mini baguette and a bunch of veggies, so you get to make your own little sandwiches. This is an incredibly fun way to eat that will make you feel way more chic than you really are. I also always order a Moo, even though these make me miss my gay BFF. A Moo is a large and outrageously delicious hot chocolate drink. They make them with Nutella these days. Since literally everything tastes better with Nutella, your choice should be obvious. I won't even comment on the dessert case, as it's the first thing you see when you enter the restaurant and it's obvious AF that you should order something from there. Downsides to Café Latte: it's always crowded, the counter is confusing, and parking on Grand Avenue is not fun. But none of these issues should scare you away, nor should they prevent you from informing that out-of-town guest that they simply cannot visit St. Paul without trying Café Latte. read more

This review is for the High Tea offered here every day. Go to the back (where they have the pizza/wine bar) and say you'd like the High Tea. For about $13 you choose type of tea, dessert (they give you about 3 options). The dessert options are usually a fruit tart, as well as chocolate cakes. After a few minutes they bring out a silver tray with an individual tea pot with your tea steeping and cup/saucer. The beauty that follows is this; a tray with your dessert, 4 triangular cream cheese/cucumber sandwiches, scone, two small tea cookies, chocolate heart candy, 3 little containers (one raspberry, creme fresh, lemon curd) to dip scone and/or cookies. My friends and I like the high tea for a girls' lunch, celebrate joint birthdays, treat your mom and take out of towners. It's such a good price for all the food you get. I usually need a take home box. Plus, you get to feel like a lady. read more

I've eaten here a handful of times. Mainly for dessert and to catch up with friends. While it's a notable and popular place (the parking lot and surrounding streets always reflect that) there is just something off about the whole dining in experience. Could be that it's really loud and crowded, but its a popular place so I expect that. Could it be the cafeteria style dining? Nah, I don't really mind that. I like seeing the fresh salad ingredients they are throwing together for my salads. The desserts? Nah. They are pretty decadent. Especially the turtle cheesecake which is highly recommended. They do have quite a bit of variety of good looking desserts to choose from. Cakes, cheesecakes, tarts and other pastries. I can't put my finger on it, I just prefer to grab my stuff and go. It's more of a 3.5 for me. Just can't consider myself a fan of the whole experience. read more

This place is the only reason we still live in St. Paul. Save your dessert calories all week and go have cake and coffee. Then prepare to be cake dazed and hung over for the rest of the day. We once bought a whole cake and brought it home; that was it got the weekend. It's not cheap but if you need a cake high, price is superfluous. They also have soups, salads, and sandwiches but who cares? read more

Yum yum yum. This place is one of our favorites. Best tres leches cake in the city. Delicious soups and salads. The vegetarian chili is my favorite. I crave it. read more

Service was very kind and helpful. I had never been here before. Finally decided on a steamed vanilla milk. Was super yummy. Did i mention how nice and helpful the young woman was. Truthfully... food could be just ok but good service trumps everything. Today, both were good. I'll be back. read more

Cafe Latte - Raspberry torte & hot milk... yummy - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Great food at a reasonable price. I like the salads and the chocolate cake! Beautiful servers behind the counter!!

Online ordering is chaotic. Website won't let one order a cake. Tried calling & rudely put on hold twice by guy manning the phone. Always a sign of poor management when online or phone personnel is also assigned to man the counter. Unpleasant online & phone experience for a regular. read more

This place has good cake. It is across the street from a Pottery Barn, where they apparently don't appreciate it if you take the cake to go and try to dine at the display dining room tables. Trust me. read more

2 words. Tres Leches. This is where you make your B line to the dessert section. This cake is what they are known for. This cake will memorize sweet lover and NON sweet lover alike. Its... shall I say? PEEEERFECT. Perfect texture, fluff and creamy sweetness. It goes great with any of their espresso drinks. read more

Great curbside pick up, and good marking in the restaurant. Tables blocked off to accommodate for social distancing. Same quality of delicious food :-) read more

If it wasn't for my cousins, I would have never found the place. To me it was kind of hidden and the place looked eh, thinking that it is not that great....but O em Gee...the desserts were SO AMAZING. I ordered the chocolate banana cheesecake. The lady cut the slice to small and offered it for $2. I didn't think the original slice would cost that much so I said to just give me the original size. Turns out, the original size didn't make a difference and it cost $6. Shit. But it was still delicious. My cousin ordered the Raspberry almond mousse. I just wanted to get fat because of it. My other cousin ordered Raspberry tortes...now that...that I want to become obese with it. the BEST cake I have ever tasted. It has been a month since i tasted it and all I know is that the flavors were really balanced. Normally, american cakes tends to be really sweet and filled with icing and whipped cream, but it was moderate sweet, you can taste the raspberry perfectly along with the cake, the cream was so smooth and light and it was just plain amazing. There was another order of a chocolate chocolate cake. That was a beast. The slice was like 3 of the other slices combined. All chocolate. But it was good and moist. Need a lot of milk to go with it though. They also sell pizza and other stuff, but all I know is the dessert. Soo pretty much it is like Panera bread, but with cakes :] Too bad I live in California. I would come to this place when I am depressed, happy, content,......ehh you get the picture. read more

Cafe Latte - Banana chocolate chunk cheesecake - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Since relocating to MN almost a year ago, I've been on the hunt for a tres leches dessert that will satisfy my South Florida taste buds. Cafe Latte had been on my list of bookmarked places to go, just wish I would have made it there sooner! I finally stopped by to try their tiramisu tres leches, but the only tres leches they had was salted caramel and it did not disappoint! This will for sure be my go to place for tres leches cravings. Next on my list to try is the tres leches tiramisu! read more

Cafe Latte - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Food is consistently fresh and delicious!! I love the chicken chili and the crisp side salad with black olives. The desserts are sinfully decadent... my favorite is the Turtle Cake... dripping with caramel, chocolate and pecans! My husband loves the creamy classic cheese cake topped with fresh strawberries! Yummy!!! read more

Excellent vegetarian chilli. Don't let the long line keep you away. It moves pretty fast. My friend recommended the vegetarian chilli and it was great. served with your choice of roll and some other accoutrements. There are a lot of other things as well:sandwiches, soups, and some good looking desserts. I'll go back. read more

This place whips the llama's ass - best soups in the Twin Cities, and absolutely amazing desserts. Actually, it's a real testament to just how much I love the food here that their laughable service standards aren't stopping me from saying so. It really is ridiculous: I just watched a line struggle and inch its way past the one employee apparently tasked with anything, while four others stood around with slack jaws. Why is it one person's entire job to dole out slices of pie - while another's is to run the cash register, pour coffee, sell drinks, and pack gift bags? read more

Hands down, Cafe Latte has absolutley the best cake in Saint Paul. I've been going here since age 12 and continue to love their sweet treats. I especially love their Raspberry Creme torts and Tres Leche. I've also had their chicken salad and that was delicious. There's hardly a time that's not busy but I never have to wait too long. Even if there was a minor wait time, it's so worth it. Most time I hop in and out to grab a cake or two so waiting is not an issue. I also catered their cakes for my wedding and received a ton of compliments from friends, family and guests. Missy was fantastic to work with and responded to emails quickly. The biggest hurdle is parking. There's a parking lot across the street from Cafe Latte but I've actually never parked in there. I've always parked off-street or in the back lot of the strip kittycorner from Cafe Latte. I would highly recommend them! read more

BEST CAKE EVER. We had cafe latte's cakes at our wedding and many of our guests are still raving about it. During our tasting, we tried seven or eight different types of cake and they were all so good that we couldn't decide and ended up going with four different flavors/types of cake for our guests. Staff there are super nice, Missy was our contact - amazing job and we appreciated her so much! read more

Apparently I didn't get the memo that Cafe Latte was the best restaurant to ever grace the twin cities. The way Cafe Latte is a "cafeteria" style place, meaning you grab a tray and go through the line picking out what you want. Most people when they think of cafeterias think of school. This is definitely a step up from school lunches but I've had way better cafeteria style service and food. Your options are limited to sandwiches, spreads, soups, and salads. I went with the spreads and the soups. I got the egg salad, chicken spread, and guacamole. The egg salad was super bland, like it had never heard of salt before. The guacamole tasted like something you get from a grocery store. The chicken spread was good though. It had a lot of really good flavors, but still didn't pack much of a punch. I did the chicken and dumpling soup as well. Again it just was lacking in flavor and seasoning. The Midwest has a reputation for thinking that ketchup is spicy, and the food here seemed to play into that stereotype. I'm not asking for spicy food, but some seasoning and flavors wouldn't hurt. My husband couldn't even finish one of his spreads because it was just so bad. We ended with dessert which to me was meh. I had the raspberry torte. It was dry, lacked a good raspberry tartness, and again just lacked flavor. It tasted like a dry sponge with cream. I've had some of their other desserts and they are good, but I don't think they are the best things I've ever had. The service here was also just terrible. You know when you watch TV and the people working at a place have that look of "I don't get paid enough to care", that was this place. Everyone just seemed kind of bored or pissed off to be serving you. My husband even asked me if the woman who served our desserts seemed kind of mean, and he never thinks people are mean. I think Cafe Latte at one time probably would have been a shining star in the Twin Cities. The cities have grown up though and this place didn't get the memo. 71/100 read more

Cafe Latté is like an overpriced cafeteria. You can get soups, sandwiches, salads and dessert. We went on a Saturday afternoon - it wasn't very busy, yet we had to wait to be helped at the counter because the employees weren't paying attention. Their food is always consistent, which is a plus. I would recommend trying their tres leche cake and spread sampler. read more

It was a cold and windy Autumn night and my roomie and I decided to go to Cafe Latte for some food, desserts and coffee. This was my first time going to this place, and I absolutely loved it! Even at 9pm, the place is packed with people having supper, chatting and enjoying a nice Friday night out. I was very impressed with the desserts. I had the Tres Leches (to go) and then I got a Chocolate Kahlua Cheesecake which was to die for! Ordered a decaf coffee which was fresh and hot and just perfect on this chilly evening. The Tres Leche cake was ok - I wish I could say I loved it more. It's not super sweet, which is good, but I think I enjoyed the cheesecake more. My roommate swears by the Turtle Cake, she says it's the best ever - so I'm trying that next time for sure! What a lovely place. I am certainly going to be coming back for more. read more

Tres leches cake of course. lunch/salad/soup bar is not all that, just ok the other side with the brick oven pizzas are better but my review stars are solely on the fact that they make a tres leches like no other read more

Cafe Latte - "Regular" vanilla cheesecake - Comfort Food Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

My relatives took me here because it's one of their favorite places to eat. Upon entering the restaurant, I loved the decor of the restaurant. It's a cafeteria style type of restaurant. You stand in line and go down down the lane and pay at the end. There are numerous items to choose from including soups, salads, and sandwiches. I came here for lunch with a group of five people and it was easy finding a table. There is seating on the first level and there is also an upper level. It's a cute place for lunch! I ordered the salad sampler. It's $9 for the salad sampler and you can choose 2 or 3 different salads. I ordered the peanut samurai vegetables, honey pecan chicken, chicken caesar pasta. We also had the chicken caesar pasta and the chili. My favorite were the honey pecan chicken and chili. Yummy... I also had the raspberry white mocha. The mocha was delicious and the raspberry taste was strong which I enjoyed. Also, don't forget about dessert. Wow.... There are so many dessert items to choose from! I had the classic German chocolate, coconut tres Leche, vanilla cheesecake with fresh strawberries, and raspberry torte. My favorite was the coconut tres Leche and raspberry torte. I'll definitely be back here for their desserts! read more

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