Needham House of Pizza

Great food and the most patient unflappable staff handling the lines of people who know where to go…read morefor authentic bagel quality. They have iced decaf hazelnut coffee!!! They also have almond milk for those who care...like me. I care deeply. There is no comparison between a black because they don't have a non-dairy-option iced decaf with a bad-for-you sugar flavor syrup & an iced coffee from this place--having the flavor infused in the bean & with almond milk. Plenty of open seating on a busy Thursday morning. Free parking behind the store. You can put these up against any NYC Bagel & these will win. Convenient to the Needham Heights T. Good mornings start here!

The shop was walking distance from where I was working for the day so why not…read more The line was long but they were moving. The staff is super friendly, the environment definitely gave busy New York cafe. I liked the variety of bagel options they had but the bacon egg and cheese was a no for me. It's well presented but the bacon was overly salty. It was also roughly $10 when it should've been less. Should've gotten half a dozen and made a sandwich at home.

Menu and different fresh bagels

Bagels

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Pressed Cafe

4.4(278 reviews)

2.2 mi

My friend and I stopped in for lunch. I got the turkey panini and she got a salad. We sat at the…read morebar. While we waited for them to bring the food, we ordered green monster smoothies. Service was awesome. The smoothies were really good. My sandwich was good too. I liked the bread and the cheese. I thought it would be grilled for some reason but I must have been confused with the menu. I ate half the sandwich and saved the other half to eat at the airport. It not only held up well, it tasted even better. It was 1:30pm on a Monday and the place was packed! It's a well-oiled machine!

I ordered through DoorDash so I'm not sure how much blame pressed cafe gets, but the açaí bowl I…read moregot was basically a soup with how watery it was. The bottom of the bowl was slightly cold so maybe the DoorDasher had it under a heater, I don't know. Either way I wasted $15 on an açaí bowl that was gross. You can see in the two pics where I tilt it and it slides easily (because it's water). This was very disappointing for my daughter and she couldn't eat any of it. I've had one delivered from tropical smoothie cafe that arrived in an edible state and was delicious. It was just as expensive as this one and half the size, but atleast it was edible and yummy. Edit: Changing from 2 stars to 3. I called the store and the manager offered to remake it for me so if that's one good, this review can be bumped up to 4-5 stars :D Edit 2: Jose took care of it for me with awesome service. Unfortunately the açaí bowl was only okay so 4 stars is as good as this review will get.

Inside

Bacon, egg, cheese bagel

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Matcha Latte

French Press Bakery & Cafe

4.1(195 reviews)

0.1 mi

Sooo good. Some of the best coffee, amazing pastries, and great staff. I love coming to this place…read moreanytime I'm in the area

A chocolate croissant should be flaky, tasty and easy to eat. None of those describe what I had at…read morethis bakery. I was sure after seeing a working kitchen next door that I would get a fresh pastry. Unfortunately that was not the case. I had to rip it with my teeth. It tasted like it has been frozen and thawed out. Definitely not fresh. Totally disappointing

Coffee Bar at French Press Bakery & Cafe

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Bagel's Best

4.0(97 reviews)

0.1 mi

There bagels are the best. I see where they get their name. Great location in th center of town…read more They had a line out the door with locals so you know they have to be good. I had a breakfast bagel with ham egg and cheese. Double eggs fill me right up. I am not sure I needed it either the size of the bagels. The bag was still warm. It must have been right out of the oven. I wish I lived closer to patronize them. I would definitely return.

Wow, 9.70 for a…read morebagel bacon and egg , cheese Prices went up ... bacon was bacon bits mashed up. Used to be my bagel sandwich spot . 10 bucks not worth it any longer

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Volante Farms

3.6(158 reviews)

1.2 mi

Violante Farms is a fabulous place but a little deceiving. When I pulled in, I assumed I was going…read moreto a farmstand. Yes a large farmstand. Once inside, it was more like a semi firearm, stand supermarket. Some items are grown on the farm some sourced from other farms and some just regular grocery items that you would find at any generic supermarket. The vegetables that were grown on this farm were all marked and were fabulous but they were very far and few between. they were selling some local farms goods which increased the options of locally grown. I did like the bread section some locally made in some generic.. they also have foods that are prepackaged. I like the items that were made at the farm. The others were just overpriced generic items. all in all I'd say about 40 to 50% is grown and produced, the rest are just basic generic grocery items with a higher price on them. The space is fabulous very refreshing and comfortable to walk around. the staff always seems nice, polite, and willing to answer questions. I definitely suggest that you stop in as it is a great place to shop. as for parking, they have a huge private parking lot and space outside to sit. They also have greenhouse plants for sale.

The place is gorgeous inside complete with fresh vegetables, meat and an assortment of plants…read more Inside the main building, they have all the grocery items while in the greenhouses, they have the plants. One of the greenhouses was completely just mums. They really looked stunning. The prices were about triple for the groceries. Everything was perfect but so it should be at that price. Outside they had huge bins of the various varieties on apples. Just remember to bring your wallet.

Building

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The Linden Store

4.6(325 reviews)

3.3 mi

We rolled into this sandwich shop today and it was a delight. From the ample off street parking to…read morewalking in and being greeted. It has a vibe of a old soda shop... But I'm going to tell you everybody hustles of this place. The orders come up fast even though it was busy. We sat down at the counter and ordered up a Ryan, it is a signature roast beef coleslaw lettuce, onions, tomato with Swiss sandwich... It had Russian dressing on it and the roll was as fresh as the roast. Beef was rare. Absolutely delicious!. The iced tea was real and tasty and you could add your own sugar to get it to the right sweetness and we added a drink from the refrigerators that will help yourself. The milkshakes look delicious, but we decided to split a cookie which tasted homemade and very chocolatey for the ride home. What a great place with inside and outside seating. Employees that work hard but smile and food that was as fresh as possible. We will be back.

Nice fresh chicken salad , nice variety of chips, Drinks…read more.. 21 bucks tho for a large sub 12.95, chips, drink , tax... Meats and all are always fresh , salads , soups too.

The Kaitlyn (as leftovers, I briefly warmed in oven)

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Pretty hydrangea

Popovers

4.4(34 reviews)

3.2 mi

I loved it. Our daughter wasn't as impressed. I love a good Yorkshire pudding and this was…read morereminiscent of that as a sandwich. My daughter isn't a fan of that northern English dish. The clean and bright restaurant was packed on a Wednesday afternoon but after a short wait, a table opened up. The staff was very friendly and helpful. A good place with a unique sandwich.

This is a super fun place with great options. The popovers are huge and feel more like a breakfast…read morethan a snack. I appreciate how popovers are used as the bread in breakfast sandwiches so you don't have to choose between a popover and a sandwich. The honey butter and jams are also excellent additions.

Nice vibes

Carrot cake

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Dah bomb

Gianni's Deli

3.6(62 reviews)

1.0 mi

""Meet me at the deli, meet me at the bar."…read more(The Strokes) Gianni's is a family-owned deli and pizzeria on Highland Street in the heart of Needham's busy Central Business District. They don't occupy a particularly large space -it's dominated by an ordering station with a big menu board over it, and a small showcase for their highly rated pizzas. Why "highly rated"? Well, they scored a 7.9 rating on Barstool sports, just a scant .1 of a point from their 8.0's description of "exceptional and rare". But we weren't there for pizza, we wanted to pick up some subs for a few lunches on our weekend trip. They have 14 "cold" and 10 "hot" sandwiches, and the pricing structure really makes you a fool if you don't go big. Our Italian and Ham and Cheese subs were prices at $11.99 for small and $12.99 for a large, so you tell me what choice you would make? My large Italian sub easily provided a satisfying half for Friday lunch and a second half for Saturday lunch. It was an excellent sandwich with plenty of meat on a pillowy soft sesame breaded sub roll with lettuce, tomato, onions and vinegar, Have I had subs with more meat? Of course I have. But have I paid around $20 for comparably sized subs? Of course I have. So, was I happy for Gianni's value, considering quality, quantity, and price? One thousand percent YES. Service was friendly and we enjoyed our visit very much. Of Note Their parking lot is tiny, so it would be challenging to negotiate on a perfect weather day. It was a snowy mess when we visited, and the mounds of snow and sardine-like jam-up of cars made the lot a hard pass for us. We ended up parking in the big lot across the street, behind Blue On Highland and walked over.

Great NY style pizza, friendly staff. Great Barstool rating…read moretoo! Check this place out.

Ham and cheese sub

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Pizza counter

Wayland Variety & Deli

4.6(39 reviews)

7.6 mi

Great sandwich shop Friendly staff…read more Quick service Lots of great sandwiches and reasonable prices

This was a quick stop back in January and just now getting to post about it. It was early AM and I…read moreneeded a quick breakfast sandwich to eat. This was right next to the gas station I just filled up at. I ended cup getting a premade bacon and egg English muffin. If I'm not mistaken I believe it was only $5 and it hit the spot. It was cooked perfect and the bacon was just right. Not over cooked or worse undercooked. The employees were very friendly as well. I would definitely come here again.

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Mortadella Head

4.1(28 reviews)

3.0 mi

Possibly the worst pizza I have ever had in my entire life!…read more Ordered two 18" pizzas via GrubHub, a sausage & ricotta, and a pepperoni. The former was a swimming pool of liquid on top, and wasn't even sliced. Unsliced pizza? Maybe they were worried all that liquid would destroy the box if they sliced it? The crust of the second one was actually soggy. Floppy pizza is a thing, but it shouldn't disintegrate! Also, the cheese over-cooked so that the oil separated, and the pizza was extremely salty. Combine that with the GrubHub (or store's?) driver just dropping the pizzas in my neighbor's driveway, and a photo of the location didn't show up for some time in the app, so I had to wander around randomly looking for my pizzas in my pajamas. Ate a few slices, but threw the rest in the garbage. Basically inedible. Never again!

Had high hopes for this place, but sadly the prosciutto Paradisio fell flat. The prosciutto was…read morereally stringy and chewy and lacked tomato and mozzarella. The balsamic was tasty, but the amount was too small. I wish the bread was something more special than just a sub roll. They do have a really good deal on Monday for a buy one get one meatball sub. Husby said the meatballs were really delicious & tender. He's a fan of the sub roll. They were out of the lasagna, which I really wanted to try so I'll have to come back again and give it another go. The pizza & mozz sticks looks good as well.