Tom N Toms Coffee

I’m updating my review to a 2 star as I’ve been pretty disappointed with the service and the fact that they are ALWAYS out of something. And I mean main things… soy milk. Pretzel dough. It’s pretty consistent. Not too impressed.

Very chill study spot. I like it a latte. Free Wifi. Two thumbs for Tom N Toms. Staff is very friendly and helpful.

I arrived mid morning the last two Saturdays (with my dog) and the patio furniture was stacked inside. Last week they said they just forgot to set up and today it was because it rained yesterday. I carried one of the chairs outside and it was completely dry.
So, what’s going one with the outside patio seating?

Friendly people working here. Sometimes they get my order wrong, but they’re always nice about fixing it. I always go after 8 or 9, so I’m not sure about during the day, but at night they’re a little slow getting the coffee out, but I live nearby so I don’t really mind. Overall, I wish I could remember their names cause they really do provide friendly service and make you feel comfortable. I’d recommend. Coffee is comparable to Starbucks, in my opinion.

First off they should definitely have a Boba menu bar cause it is ridiculous that there is an extra $ 1 charge to add tapioca balls. And they were not even fresh the lady cooked them up somehow and they were mushy af. The smoothie I got did not taste anything like green tea. If I’m going to pay for a green tea smoothie with Boba at least make it taste like green tea. It also was not blended well it had chunks of ice and was not smooth. This place is horrible. Your welcome.

Awesome vibe! I wish they had one in La Jolla. The high ceilings and glass windows are so pretty. The food and drinks are so much better than any offerings from other local cafes. It’s easy to get a parking spot on an early weekend morning, but I can imagine it getting hard to get parking later in the day. Their drinks are all good and service is quick and attentive. Hopefully they fixed the restroom, because that would be a huge minus.

Close to where I work. Adorable coffee shop with nice people. I love the interior design — lots of space to sit. They have a rewards card you can sign up for and the baked goods are great. Have yet to try the coffee or see if they have free wifi yet, but I will be sure to leave an updated review when I can! A little pricey for baked goods, but the coffee prices look pretty decent.

When I come here, all I can think is «meh.» The coffee is good, better than Starbucks, but still not amazing.
The menu confuses the hell outta me, I feel like they have some kind of secret menu I don’t know about? Because as I read reviews, I see people order all kinds of things that aren’t on it.
I ordered a boba smoothie one time (it was some kind of berry and yogurt smoothie) and there was just no flavor. Tasted like mostly ice and a tad bit of yogurt. Couldn’t taste the berry at all.
I will eventually try again, but want something that does more for me.

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Visited this spot while we were in SD for the weekend. I ordered the Taro latte. It was actually very tasty. One star off because they forgot to make our drinks. It wasn’t even busy so I didn’t know how our receipt got lost from the register to the drink counter. The place was clean and quiet. I saw that they had a location in Ktown here in LA so I will be checking it out for comparison when I’m in the area.

Top 3 reasons why this place blows Starbucks out of the water:
Why? Well let me tell you why…
1. Cinnamon chocolate coffee
2. Lychee vanilla smoothies
3. Pepperoni and sausage jalapeño pizza pretzels
The staff here is always super friendly. Once I ordered a drink and didn’t realize it was hot and they made me a colder version of the same drink without me even having to ask and gave it to me on the house and told me just to tell them what I thought about it.
It’s little things like that that keep me as a happy customer and coming back.

Wow I’m impressed with this Korean chain of coffee shops. Upon walking in I see French macarons and apple fritter. Most things well under 3 dollars for pastries. Even the coffee are reasonably priced and a steal considering its downtown
I had the Cinnamon’s latte hot and substitute milk for almond milk!
And the Oreo tomnicino, basically like those frapps and Starbucks are actually able to substitute for almond or soy! That you can never do at other shops! They always do non fat.
So just for these options alone made me love the place. Just wished they branch out of downtown SD!

I have been wanting to try Toms for some time now, this location was perfectly located right across from our hotel.
Clean, spacious, great menu.
I was tempted with all the blended drinks but went with a hot mocha and it was super tasty.
My husband had the blended espresso, also tasty, but not sweet at all.
Great quality coffee, cheaper than Starbucks, I’ll be back for more!

We had some time to kill before going to the San Diego Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker this past weekend, so Kathy and I decided to warm up by heading to Tom N Toms Coffee (the Asian version of Starbucks). I ordered a large coffee, and my gal ordered a small hazelnut one. We both liked our orders, even if it took a while for my coffee to cool down.
We also liked the ambiance inside — even though there’s free wifi, Tom N Toms isn’t as crowded as Starbucks. In fact, we were surprised at how easy it was to get a seat inside. Additionally, the environs are pretty clean, although you have to ask for the passcode to the restroom (then again, given how it’s downtown, that’s understandable).
There’s quite a few goodies that I’d like to try, such as the Bingoccinno (think shaved snow dessert), the macaroons, and the pretzels — looks like I’ll give the place another shot next time I’m in the area.

Tom n Toms was a favorite of mine when I was in Thailand. Indeed they are all over Asia. My buddies wife was a manager for them in Korea! So I was excited to give them a try here.
That means that you will find some pretty interesting drinks here along with your standard espresso drinks. Why they even have taro lattes!
The inside is nice and quiet. It is also a nice place to sit and get some work done. I was surprised it was so large and clean.
They offer breakfast options like an egg sammy, muffin, and bagel. They have these options on a sign that does not include prices. Sorta lame, that.
Anyway staff were cool. But my cinnamon mocha was a total let down. It was all foam. I knew it felt really light upon picking it up. After talking a little bit it had gone down a fourth. As time moved so did my foam, down down, down.
I let them know and they offered to remake it so that was nice. At that point I just decided to go because the four sips did their job. I just hope they weren’t making this mistake with other drinks.
I’ll be back to try them again.

I stopped in Tom N Toms for some green iced tea and for one of their freshly baked pretzels they offer. Unfortunately, for some reason when I arrived around noon, they did not have any dough ready for the pretzel, so I only got the tea.
The Japanese Sencha tea they use for the iced tea was very good. It was a very light green color, almost lime like with a very mild dry after taste, yet quite refreshing (
). The girls working the counter were very nice and aplogetic that they did not have any pretzels available.
The place is very nice and has comfortable seating with free Wi-​Fi available which I took advantage of and got some work done. (
). They also make Boba drinks. The tea was good, but not having pretzel ready was quite a bummer.

Living in the same building I hoped this place would have great coffee considering I might be coming back everyday and luckily they did! I get my coffee black and have to say the flavor is great and I was very pleased. The indoor seating area is very spacious/​comfortable and the staff is on par with my service needs.
Also ask for the rewards membership where you get store credit back for all purchases. I had to ask on my 5^th visit before I knew they had one. :p

My husband and I grabbed some tea and coffee after a trip to the Donut Bar. I had read about Tom N Tom’s on Eater and was curious about their drinks. Since coming here I am officially over Starbucks and the same goes for the Mister.
He is an iced coffee drinker and I am a tea drinker. They make a delicate and mellow iced Sencha tea which is so refreshing. The iced coffee is really smooth too. We now make weekly trips downtown to get our fix.
I haven’t tried their food yet since most of it is bread or cake but I do have my eye on their taro drinks…
The ambience at this location is great. A nice quiet spot to chat and people watch.

Great iced americanos, interior is clean with a calm and urban setting, killer baked goods. Try the chocolate chip coffee cake.
Plus, they have little treats for dogs.

Nice alternative to other coffee chains. I stopped in here the other day for a coffee before Comic Con. I had ordered a Hazelnut Latte, which was good. The wait was a little long considering there was only one other person in the store before I had ordered, but since this place is still new, I’ll cut the baristas some slack :)
While waiting for my drink, I noticed the rest of their food and drink menu and was quite surprised. They have smoothies, italian soda, pretzel dogs, garlic bread, etc. Since we were in a hurry to get to the convention center, we didn’t order any food, but I will have to come back to try it next time I’m near downtown.