Frescafe

Framingham, United States

4.2

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wi-Fi

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Telephone:
+1 508-879-2233
Address:
82 Concord St, Framingham, MA, 01702
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
250 ftConcord St & Howard St/Downtown Common
680 ftFramingham MBTA Station
950 ftFramingham
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Brunch
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
No
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Framingham) 4:26 AM Friday, November 29, 2024

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Located in Downtown Framingham, Frescafe is a purveyor of fine American breakfast, lunch and brunch. This popular spot opened in January 2013 and since then, owner Pablah Linhares has been serving lovely interpretations of classic café-​style dishes with the occasional daring new, flavorful twist.

Eggs Benedict? Try it with avocado! French toast? How about a sweet topping of fresh strawberries and filled with a dollop of cream cheese? Or their special Farmers Market sandwich, loaded with pesto, eggplant and gorgeous greens and cheese on hearty pumpernickel. And the Frescafe omelets are like art — Brazilian meats piled high or the infamous Green Monster. Generous portions, too!

MetroWest Moves named Frescafe a Community Partner shortly after opening, highlighting the menu’s healthy choices. Here, you get all the things you love to eat, with ingredients are fresh and also actually good for you!

A word about the interior. Frescafe reflects the hip sensibilities of the surrounding area while also paying tribute to Framingham’s local artists with a gallery of rotating original paintings and prints. The café gallery features the unique and the creative, displaying the finest art of the region. Cozy, clean and friendly — it’s the perfect setting for your next breakfast, lunch or brunch outing!

History

Established in 2013.

The former Floratta Café, owners Pablah and Mac Schwartz-​Linhares took over the fledgling breakfast lunch spot in Downtown Framingham as a sister to their popular restaurant in Natick. Frescafe has become the favorite place to gather with family and friends for breakfast, lunch or brunch. Close to the historic Downtown Common and convenient for commuters of the MBTA Purple Line, people come to enjoy gourmet signature omelets, eggs Benedict, great coffee, famous sandwiches and Challah bread french toast. Stay or get it to go, people rave that it the food is simply spectacular!

Free 3 hour public parking available right across the street — Hope to see you soon!

Meet the Business Owner

Mac and Pablah L.

Business Owner

Mac and Pablah are a husband and wife team, who believe in helping others. Pablah has done community work all over the world, and brings that spirit of goodwill and giving to her work as a chef and restaurant owner. Come in and experience the generosity and friendliness that makes Frescafe a unique and special place for any occasion.

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20 reviews of Frescafe

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Place rating: 5
Framingham, MA
Really nice place in downtown Framingham. Have been here twice. Had an omelette both times. Really fresh and tasty. Friendly staff. Good service. Will be back.
Place rating: 5
Natick, MA
The tomato and avacado eggs benedict is to die for. The fries are crisp and nicely done. Brilliant place in Framingham downtown!
The staff is super-​polite and friendly. I gotta feeling I’m gonna come back here a lot
Place rating: 3
Boston, MA
The avocado and tomato eggs Benedict tasted pretty good but the eggs were cooked too long – not runny at all. The coffee was adequate. Service was friendly but a little slow.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
From the moment I walked in the door, the waitress was friendly and willing to accommodate my specific dietary needs. Simple menu, classic offerings. Intimate atmosphere makes it feel like home. I got the veggie omelet with whole eggs, fruit cup on the side (good fruit! Berries and bananas. Not just honeydew and cantaloupe like everywhere else-​yuck). The meal was great, but omelet a little small compared to other places in this area. I was a little disappointed they unknowingly charged for fruit in place of home fries and toast, so I paid literally 13.90 for an avg size omelet, fruit, and coffee. But I would definitely come back with a crowd with simple taste.
Place rating: 5
La Jolla, CA
Excellent service! The staff was incredibly caring and super personable. The food was so delicious (especially the home fries and the green salsa)! It was completely worth the stop.
Place rating: 3
Harrisburg, PA
Nice little spot here. The food is pretty standard for breakfast/​brunch selections and you could find whatever you prefer whether you are a meat lover, vegetarian, or somewhere in between. The service was good and she was very attentive. Prices were reasonable and the portions were big. Don’t know if it was a place I would seek out to get back there, but would be a fine choice if we were in the downtown Framingham area and hungry.
Place rating: 5
Brockton, MA
Nice place to grab breakfast great staff a all-​around nice place to bring family to eat
Place rating: 5
Natick, MA
I visit this place regularly with a friend and we both love this place. I do not eat meat but egg and veggies and I always find their veggie omelettes yummy. They have good variety of vegetarian omelettes with lot of options of vegetables to include.
Place rating: 1
Saugus, MA
Walked in sat down. Not acknowledged and about to walk out.
I dont get the hype.
Food was okay.
Im moving to Framingham but probably wont go back.
Having to talk to server up front in a near empty restaurant… to get served. Sux.
Place rating: 5
Franklin, MA
Ok
Wicked cheap and fresh food. The coffee is ok … I ordered eggs Benedict and it came perfect BACON CRISPY and avacado fresh !
It is clean and friendly and local !
I love a nieghborhood meal
Place rating: 4
Framingham, MA
After finding a 45 minute wait at Depot Diner, my husband, one year old and I decided to give Frescafe a try. For a Sunday around 11, it was quite busy, but we only had to wait a minute for a table to be cleared off. I had the hash/​eggs benedict which were good. While the egg was a bit overcooked, the hash was soooo good and I’m about 99% sure that the english muffin was homemade and was so tasty. The thing that really stood out was how kind all of the staff were. Despite how busy the restaurant was, you never felt forgotten about and always had your coffee full. What a great addition to downtown. We look forward to enjoying more meals there!
Also– it’s very family friendly. Lots of high chairs for the little ones! :)
Place rating: 4
Plainville, CT
So good! Stopped here on our way back home to CT and I am so glad we did. I ordered the meat lovers omelette and it was delicious!!! Filled with sausage bacon and cheese. It filled me up so much that I didn’t eat for the rest of the day. My boyfriend got an omelette too and we split the child’s version of French toast. It was delicious and filling with decent service. I would go back!
Place rating: 5
Framingham, MA
Love this place. Great breakfast. Only had the burger at lunch but also good.
Place rating: 4
Boston, MA
You can expect satisfying hot food and prompt coffee refills at this impressive café. Reasonable pricing makes the delicious dishes even more palatable! (Highly recommend the breakfast potatoes; they are well-​seasoned and not overly salted.)
Place rating: 4
Framingham, MA
Good food, service a bit too attentive and disjointed. One server fine, two fine, but three?
The French toast was a bit undercooked, but the bacon and potatoes were very nice, and the coffee was great.
Bad neighborhood, but one of the better breakfast joints in town.
Place rating: 4
Brookline, MA
This place knows how to do brunch. It’s located in downtown Framingham, right by the train station. There’s loads of free parking in the area so there’s no headache! The restaurant is adorable. It’s like a little diner that has every kind of breakfast food you can think of. And an added HUGE plus, you get a great bargain for your food!
I started off with a coffee that comes with additional refills. And my group ordered 4 different things off the menu (there were 4 of us).
— Nutella and berries French toast: NUTELLA. This dish is pretty heavy, don’t think I could have finished it on its own.
— Tomato and Lox eggs Benedict: Eggs Benny for $ 10? DAMN that’s a deal! And it was loaded with hollandaise and the home fries were bomb.
— Apple and cinnamon waffles: not too sweet and a perfect fall treat. Get the whipped cream on the side
— omelet (I’m forgetting what the name was, but it had goat cheese): HUGE. This omelet was massive, comes with home fries and toast.
We split the bill and it came to about $ 12 each including tax and tip. WHAAAT. And the staff were crazy nice. We were having a girls lunch to catch up and we stayed for maybe around 3 hours… But they didn’t rush us and we’re nice to us, even continued asking if we wanted more coffee after we settled out check.
Needless to say, I will definitely be back to this place if I’m ever in the Framingham area. Suburbia makes me realize how expensive Boston is!
Place rating: 3
Boston, MA
This will be my second review for this restaurant. This place has always been my go to brunch place on Sundays. I always order the same food, hash and eggs and it’s always been consistent. The reason why they are losing one star is because hash and eggs usually comes with toast and home fries and today I wasn’t feeling the home fries and asked if I can sub it with bacon and the waitress said sure no problem and that the bacon comes with this entrée so I can have both. So I agreed, and when the bill came they had charged me $ 2.99 for a second of bacon. I didn’t even feel like complaining about it because I wasn’t in the mood to order however next time I just know not to believe when they say «bacon comes with it».
Place rating: 5
Boston, MA
What a great find. I walked in and was immediately greeted and told to take a seat wherever I liked. Service was fast, attentive, and friendly. Most importantly, the food tasted great. I ordered the cajun chicken omelette without mushrooms. It came out 7 or 8 minutes later, hot and delicious. Along with the food, the atmosphere is very cool. Great music, great décor. Definitely come check it out!
Place rating: 5
Framingham, MA
Nestled in downtown Framingham, Frescafe is always a great way to start the day. The menu at Frescafe amazes me with the expansive range of offerings from traditional to 7 different kinds of Eggs Benedict, Caramel Walnut French Toast to just about everything else in between!
My taste buds were singing this morning as I indulged in one of their specials of the day, Shrimp Pomodoro Omelet (sautéed shrimp, tomato, garlic, pesto & parmesan cheese) it looked amazing and the flavors had such a remarkable depth. as my children used to say, A, B, C, Delicious!
Frescafe has a warm and welcoming atmosphere from the thoughtful and friendly staff to the beautiful splashes of art that dress their walls, promoting sales for local artists… love it!
Place rating: 5
Medway, MA
Our 1st visit, a definite good find!
Omelets are huge with an abundance of fresh, healthy options. The waitress was sweet and attentive.