Cafe Tempo Coffee House
32 Toll Gate Rd, Cranston, RI
Crema's Take
“Cafe Tempo is a beloved neighborhood fixture where regulars have been stopping by for years, drawn to their creative signature drinks like the Funky Monkey and Mocha Loco alongside solid pour-over coffee and hearty breakfast sandwiches. The place buzzes with constant energy—a good sign of quality—and their reasonable prices keep customers coming back week after week, whether it's for a quick bagel before work or a leisurely sit with their specialty cold brew options.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Excellent hearty all the way breakfast sandwich and latte. When I am around this way, I always order breakfast from here. Highly recommend. Place is always busy. Thats how you know thre are good.
i love cafe tempo. i have been coming here for years. i used to come everyday before work when i worked in the area, and now i get it at least once a week. bagels are great, coffee is my favorite around i love the brewed flavors. i love the egg sandwiches. BUT i have one complain. they do not toast the croissants anymore and to be honest that PMO. i still order it but its not as good. please allow toasting of the croissants and maybe just add a memo that the croissant may be burnt. some of us don’t mind and actually like it. PLEASE.
Funky Monkey ! & Mocha Loco delicious ! Did try the Deluxe Ice Coffee which were Nutty Irish [tasted like a regular ice coffe] & Bananas 4' chocolate was a better than the Nuttg Irish for my preference. EGG AND TURKEY WITH CHEESE ON A BAGEL delicious. Cinnamon roll was exactly how you see in the photos from other reviews please dont forget to get the Cinnamon roll :) 😀 very fast paced with your drink and food. Good spot for family or a rest spot. Also will add down there you just grab your food and drink and seat anywhere that has a table available. No waiter type of restaurant just a great Cafe spot 🙏🏼❤️🇺🇸
7/29/25—So, I had my chiropractor appointment today, but uff, this heat was like walking straight into history’s hottest summer. I’m not an iced coffee drinker—normally I like my coffee like my adventures, hot and bold—but today I caved. I needed something cold, something that felt like a tiny victory over the sun. Earlier, I had a small home-cooked meal. Nothing too fancy, but home-cooked food is like gold when you travel a lot. I have three more weeks before I hit the road again, so I’m enjoying these meals like they’re rare treasures. I walked to this coffee shop, and it was buzzing—people chatting, laughing, the clink of cups, and the espresso machine puffing like a steam engine from the Industrial Revolution. I stood at the wrong register, missing the giant red sign that said ‘Order Here!’ Luckily, a kind gentleman let me go first. Chivalry lives on, my friends. I ordered a small iced coffee with almond milk. The first sip was pure joy. If Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy,’ he clearly hadn’t tried iced coffee on a scorching day. And guess what? They got my name right! Big ten stars for this coffee shop. At Starbucks, even though I use a famous name, I’ve been called Maryan, Maryland, Maria—basically everything except my actual name. This shop deserves a crown just for spelling it correctly. The shop had a big menu overhead with so many options—cookies, small bites, the kind of things travelers eat when they’re too busy making history to cook. Still, I stay true to my cooking. But I liked this place, especially today when the heat turned every customer into a pilgrim searching for cold salvation
Good spot for a place like this. Right off the highway. Easy to get back on. Near a rotary. Prices are super reasonable. They were super busy even at 12:30 in the afternoon. Every thing was ready quick. Drinks were ready in about a minute. sandwiches in about five. They have a ton of staff working in the back, I think like seven of them. So they were super efficient. Everyone was working well together. There’s like a cafe style section and a fast pick up bar area. I LOVE comfortable seating so I liked the variety in seats and the big couches. I think I may have accidentally ordered diet food. It was very mild flavor. I don’t think it was salted or anything. So next time I will be sure to mention… but the bagels are amazing. Just the sandwich has like no seasoning etc but that was maybe my bad. I ordered something that may have sounded like diet Definitely will come back. Great employees here that get stuff through quickly.
Crema Reviews
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