Tatte Bakery & Cafe | 14th St — Restaurant in Washington

Everything we tried here was delicious. I got the heirloom tomato tartine, which was a great balance of freshness from the tomato's, seasonings and herbiness from the basil pesto, texture and complimentary flavors from the cheese all on a crunchy delicious sourdough toast base. It was light but filling. My sister got the lamb kebab plate and finished it very quickly. The meat was tender, juicy and tasty, the pita like bread was soft and pillowy with good chew, the baba ganoush was yummy, and all the other sides were great complimentary flavors and textures to help refresh the palate after the lamb. There was a side of flatbread that was also great, the crunch and chewiness of the bread was amazing. We also got the mint lemon tart and raspberry cheese cup. The raspberry cup was like a very airy cheesecake and the mint lemon tart did not have any discernable mint taste but was still a refreshing and great lemon tart. The tart base was crunchy and it was topped with a marshmallow spread like topping which helped mellow the tartness of the lemon. Not pictured is the croque madame, shakshuka, and pear tart we purchased the day before. The croque madame is a glorified ham, cheese and egg croissant sandwich, but it does not stop it from being a high quality sandwich meal. The shakshuka was actually much more flavorful than I expected and I actually wished there was less feta cheese in it, because I felt there was too much saltiness. The pear tart was my absolute favorite. The epitome of a delicious tart crust with a stable filling that is not too sweet but still retains a slight fruity flavor, topped with a half cooked pear that's texture was meltingly...

Ordered the tomato soup and a baguette from here last week, I believe it was this location, I think UberEats just pulled whatever location had a baguette. Regardless, I ordered from Tatte maybe about a year ago. An item was missing and that sucked. I called pretty upset because I'd been sick and hadn't eaten in a week. The guy I talked to, Jeremy, was really apologetic and said to call again and ask for him. I didn't because I was so irritated.

Last week I got some nice cheeses from a place that (oddly enough) doesn't offer their baguettes for delivery, so I bundled the order with Tatte's tomato soup and a baguette...because apparently baguettes are really hard to find in DC if you're not at a Wegman's or whatever.

The tomato soup was thicker than pasta sauce and a little cup that fit in the palm of my hand. I'm 5'0 feet tall btw. You could literally make peaks out of it. Like, it's not soup, it's semi-solid. It was not fun. I cut it 50/50 with water and it was okay but tasted highly acidic and gave me bad heartburn the next day.

THEN...the WHOLE reason I gave them another shot...The baguette was ROCK hard. I couldn't even tear it. It actually scraped the top of my mouth. Like, you could do violent things with that baguette.

I worked at a place that doesn't even tout itself as a bakery and they did a better job. They got par-baked baguettes delivered in the morning and baked them throughout the day.

Tatte's baguette was the worst I've ever had and I won't order again.

Edit: To mention, this place wasn't cheap. If you want a little cup of overpriced thick pasta sauce and a baguette that actually could serve as a self-defense tool, this...

I usually never write reviews but I need to because of the experience I just had:

While I was ordering my coffee this morning in line, a woman near the register accidentally had piping hot coffee spilled on her arm (it was an accident, and everyone besides the manager was sort of in shock and didn’t know how to help). The manager happened to be ringing me up this morning, and he immediately and calmly rushed to the back and got a bottle of spray for burns- the worker involved with the accident held the woman’s other hand, and after the spray was administered, the woman seemed to be totally fine. The manager even gave the spray bottle to her to keep. I’m not sure what else happened after that, but I was really touched by the care that both the manager and worker showed that customer.

The manager turned back to the register and then profusely apologized to me(!!!) for having to wait, but I am honestly so glad to have witnessed that act of kindness this morning.

On top of that, I love Tatte’s coffee and sandwiches, especially the salmon sandwich.

Overall so happy that this location has opened in my neighborhood, I’m already a regular and will...