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    Tommy Boy's Cafe

    4.0 (21 reviews)

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    D. B.

    I have gone to Tommy Boy's a few times since they've opened and each experience has been fantastic. The food is delicious and the coffee is excellent! My favorites are the avocado toast and La Colombe cold brew! The owner, Cris, and his staff gave us such a warm welcome upon arrival and were very helpful. I would highly recommend a visit! P.S. My dog loves it, too. : )

    Tuna poke bowl and grilled shrimp poke bowl
    Kathy C.

    Run, don't walk to this delicious place! My husband and I love getting their poke bowls. We have tried many poke bowls in town, and this is my favorite! They give you lots of ingredients, not just rice, like most places. The protein is fresh and always packed so nicely. It really fills you up. I highly recommend this place to everyone!!

    The cutest cafe around! It's so relaxing to enjoy an iced cold brew on the dog friendly "pooch porch"
    Linda B.

    The cutest cafe around with a super friendly staff, Tommy Boy's Cafe is only a half mile from route 37/ GSP exit 82B in downtown Tom's River. This place just happens to have the best poke and cold brew/ coffee around! We've become regulars! It's so relaxing to enjoy an iced cold brew on the dog friendly "pooch porch" . My favorite sandwich is the fresh grilled chicken, homemade mozzarella with red Roasted peppers! This cafe is also the perfect take a break from your office or home office to focus on being productive at the "easy peezy" work spaces while sipping on a fresh cappuccino. Ask for the "EmmaSpecial" latte, my favorite!

    Coffee and their flatbread!
    Gina C.

    If you are going out for breakfast, this is the place!! This is probably one of the coolest places to go to in Tom's River! Their food and coffee are amazing! They are animal friendly and have treats for your animals! The staff was super helpful and made my experience amazing! The space is super spacious and so artsy! This is an adorable place for a coffee date or a peaceful breakfast! I would totally recommend this place and I am definitely coming back!

    In where it belongs
    Anthony C.

    Trash, garbage, awful! Drive passed this place a lot for work so finally decided to stop in and try it and oh boy what a mistake. Inside it looks cool enough, although I was suprised to see how little they had in terms of baked type goods. I should have seen the red flag when I asked if they had a Dark Roast to be told they only have one Roast. Got a 16 oz and a chocolate chip cookie. Ate the cookie first and for $2.50 you would think k it would be pretty good, but it was below average. I've had better cookies at Wawa and Quick Check for a fraction of the cost. Now onto the coffee. This has to be one of the worst coffee experiences I've had in a long time. The coffee was so warered down that it didn't even taste like coffee. For those wondering, I drink my coffee black. I tried to drink it a few times, but it was so horrible that I cut my losses and dumped the coffee and tossed the cup in the trash. Being a coffee shop, they should be ashamed to serve such a bad cup of coffee. I had high hopes, but in the end it's $6.13 of my money wasted on a sub par product.

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    Go local! Great Cafe where my pooch is welcome. Good coffee and lemon bars. Very nice and friendly place

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    So expensive and the food had to be a few days old. The food was absolutely disgusting

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    There is a free parking lot behind the cafe shared with the Max Velocity Gym (previously known as Crossfit). You can also use the town's 4 hour free parking lot across from our lot (27 Irons St. Parking)

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