My absolute favorite coffee shop. I try to stop by every time I go back to visit Tallahassee! There is something about the coffee beans, the lattes are just absolutely delicious. Customer service is always great. I am so sad that the beautiful painting on the wall inside is gone, though. read more

Ordered a Tallahassee bowl and two coffees through DoorDash. I realize you're not always going to get what you ask for ...but the quality is lacking to put it mildly. I paid for extra for tomatoes and avocado.. received neither and it's probably two strips of bacon, one piece of sausage and maybe two eggs for over $11 dollars. If you're going to charge someone over $11 for three dollars worth of investment at least make it taste good and look good. Presentation is everything. Eyesight prepares the pallet. Definitely not a very good value and not a good taste for the cost. read more

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A cool spot! Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating to set up for work or just hangout. We enjoyed chai lattes, hot and iced, which were sweet, with the perfect "spiced" flavor. The prices were decent and service was typical of a coffee shop. We would definitely stop here again and try more of their coffee and tea offerings! read more

Catalina Cafe - Chai Latté - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

Small coffee shop with good coffee and breakfast bites! The service was fast and efficient. I had a vanilla coffee cold brew which was good and a turkey and egg on an everything bagel with avocado. The price was reasonable. The only thing to note is that I wish there were more outlets at the tables. read more

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Loved our Crwaffle breakfast sandwich. Probably spelled it wrong, but it is a croissant/waffle sandwich with bacon, egg and cheddar cheese served with a syrup. Did I say we loved it! Ambiance was very quiet. The city was a ghost town with students gone for the summer. The sandwich's were fresh and piping hot. We will be back to try many more menu items. Service was wonderful. read more

Amazing iced vanilla latte. Tally Breakfast bowl was not amazing. French toast sticks were actually insanely good. Service was amazing. Not great music playing or ambiance but nothing bad about it. read more

Catalina Cafe - Hungry Tally iced vanilla latte - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

I love this place and the people are so nice. My friend and I got food and did homework in outside area. Coffee and food was literally so good. read more

Catalina Cafe - I had the Lox Bagel (Regular) SO FIRE - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

This was a cute little cafe I've been trying to get to for a while. The staff was super helpful and patient. I ordered the Croffle sandwich, it's more savory than sweet. I'll be trying the French toast sandwich next time. They were out of French toast sticks. My friend had the grilled veggie wrap which he enjoyed. My husband the Turkey Brie raspberry sandwich. It wasn't much to look at. Not sure what it tasted like. All non-breakfast sandwiches also comes with a bag of kettle chips. I also had an iced latte that was quite tasty! They were out of the other flavor as well. read more

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Cute little place, with decent breakfast sandwiches. We ordered a pumpkin latte, bacon egg and cheese everything bagel and the spicy egg avocado sandwich with bacon. Pretty long line when we arrived which took some time to get through but overall a good experience. read more

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Great option just across from the Residence Inn! Wasn't in the mood for the hotel buffet and decided to try this cute spot. It's an open-air cafe, with cool vibes and soft music. I personally felt that the portion size for the avocado toast was quite small. For the price, I was expecting a much larger and hefty slice of sourdough bread -- what they serve is a pretty small slice of toast. If super hungry, consider ordering two. It's yummy. :) read more

Catalina Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

I have not the pleasure to eat there. I drove my daughter and grandson to the airport. I was 4 hours away when I learned AA had canceled 5 times. I got her transport to a hotel, but no restaurant there. She and 2 year old had not eaten for 14 hours. Nobody would deliver and some just hung up on me because of my out-of-area number. Finally, an awesome lady from the Catalina Cafe stepped up and arranged food for my daughter and hungry grandson. Thank you Abby for going above and beyond when they were stranded in a foreign country and hungry. I hope they know the value you bring to their cafe. read more

We went there and had a bagel. It was good. A lot of people are eating a wrap and some other types of sandwiches. Coffee was OK I'll be on. It was just a little jammed up crowd for me or takeout place to eat, but some folks don't mind the crowd read more

Lovely! Great coffee and food. Fast service. Good location. Got a Cuban coffee and breakfast sandwich!

Good food and drinks, decent prices. The French toast sticks are amazing. I tried the Nutella latte they had and it was good as well. My boyfriend has a bagel breakfast sandwich that's a quite big and it was delicious. I had a Asiago bagel and cream cheese. Definitely go during the weekdays or during the early morning. During weekends you can barely get in the store much less get what you want as they are overflowed with the college students from the student housing around. Otherwise great place read more

Lox bagel sandwich minus cream cheese + avocado ran about $11 which is a little pricey for a breakfast bagel but there's not much competition in the area and it got the job done so I can't complain too much. Not the best but not the worst and definitely better than other bagel places in the area. The food took about 10-15 min to come out and there's ample seating inside. Parking was a little tricky but what isn't in college town. read more

Terrific coffee; had an americano. I have been trying to find out what beans you use without calling.

yummy licious!! the loaded avocado was a bit pricey for its size but what ever seasoning they used made it soooo good. best avacado toast ever and the coffee was to die for. I got the Mr. William and it was lowkey spicy but veryyyy good. The barista was nice and pretty funny when some crazy lady came in and we all made eye contact out of disbelief. read more

Catalina Cafe - Loaded Avocado Toast and Mr. William Latte - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

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Super cute coffee shop on Gaines, a definite great stop if you want fresh coffee! Many choices and very nice baristas! read more

Catalina Cafe - Mr. William Latte-Deliciousness! One of the best coffee shops in Tally! - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

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Stopped by on the way out of Tallahassee to fuel up for the drive home and let me tell you - this place was the hangover CURE. Coffee was top notch Food was exactly what we needed I feel like a whole new person read more

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I had a great brunch here! I grabbed the lox bagel and an iced coffee. There is plentiful seating indoors and outdoors. There is a good selection of foods, juices, etc., on the menu. Parking is a bit limited as it is near campus but I didn't have trouble on the day I went. read more

Catalina Cafe - Lox bagel - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

Parking is a bit challenging. This coffee shop has some very interesting flavors, which is always fun, and their syrups are made in-house. Always a plus! They have a nice outdoor seating area. The girls working seemed a bit overwhelmed, even though it wasn't super busy. There was an issue with one of the customers before us (something about her not getting what she ordered, but the employees argued that it was what she ordered). The customer was fine and said it was ok and just took her coffee and walked out with her friends. She wasn't rude or upset. Regardless, the two girls working the counter proceeded to speak ill of her and roll their eyes, with other customers right there watching. It was pretty uncomfortable and unprofessional, but I guess what can we expect from young employees? Other than that, the experience was fine. The coffee was GREAT! I'm looking forward to going back and trying a different flavor. read more

Yesterday, my boyfriend and I came here based on the reviews I read. We sat outside having a nice breakfast. I was admiring their murals that they had! -Service was nice -Place was dirty, more so the tables inside and outside -Very vague COVID precautions; only mask requirements is all I saw... I ordered a Salmon Lox Bagel Sandwich ($8) with Large Hibiscus Tea ($3.50) My bf got a Egg, Bacon, & Cheese Bagel Sandwich ($6) with Large Iced Latte ($3.50) We enjoyed the food as well as our drinks a lot that we decided to come back today before we head back home :) However... It ended up....not pleasing.... I am happy, I waited before writing a review because sometimes 2nd time coming back to a place, can change my feeling about a place... Anyways , As my friend and I wished... "We wish Yelp does half stars"... In my honest opinion, 3.5 would be the rating because honestly the food was still great...however the place was still not clean inside nor outside-- especially outdoor seating tables were fifthly... This time we ordered; - Small Jasmine Tea ($3) - Large Ice Latte ($3.50) - Breakfast BLT ($6) - Egg, Bacon, & Cheese Bagel Sandwich ($6).... well in this case it was a Sausage instead of Bacon... Sadly, my bf's order this morning got messed up. The ladies behind the counter did not even apologize. Instead she told the other lady (#2) that he did not order that (Egg, Cheese, & Sausage). My bf and I thought Lady #2 was going to fix it so we waited a bit, but by the time we waited his food ended getting cold...so he ended up eating it anyways. Overall, Food is great...just the service was meh...not great at all. [Oh]! Of course...outside tables were very dirty... read more

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Food was great. We enjoyed the French toast sticks, The Croffle, and a Nutty Natalie Latte. read more

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Very friendly staff! I got the Catalina Mocha and it was delicious! Great place to swing by and grab a drink! The food was pretty good too. We got the French toast sandwich as well as the avocado toast. Everything tasted great, but we would probably only come back for the coffee! read more

I have seen Catalina Cafe often when at Oyster City and Warhorse. In town for game weekend and need GOOD coffee early on Saturday. Walked in right after they opened. They already had 5 people waiting. A good sign. Coffee was quick and friendly service. I'll go again. Coffee shouldn't be hard. It wasn't. read more

No idea how this place gets high ratings other than it's in the state of Florida and that makes simply getting food out to the customer something to celebrate. If the breakfast place you dream of was coming off a 6-day bender where it lost its wallet, this would be that place. Depressing. Two stars for the staff that showed up to work. read more

Currently in the midst of waiting 30 fucking minutes for a bacon egg and cheese and I'm contemplating dying

Tasty coffees; breakfasts; clean, spacious and awesome baristas and cook. The location has a positive vibe, energy and cleanliness. I love their tip box with the little sayings. Thank you. read more

I believe Tallahassee is home to many outstanding coffee shops. Catalina Cafe's new location at the Garages on Gaines is no exception. Eye-popping wall art upon entering was done right before my eyes during the past couple of weeks. It shows their unique concept of coffee done the Catalina way. Tons of seating inside might not be enough, because the steadiness of customers seems to pretty high. Every morning seems busier and busier. Aptly, they've added seating outside for you Al Fresco junkies out there (Daniel P. you know who I'm talking about). Inside you'll always hear great music, whether classic rock fills the speakers or contemporary indie favorites. The coffee is made by hand, crafted by wonderful baristas. This hasn't changed from their main location on Capital Circle. Except Micah. I do miss him. But everyone here is pleasurable and focuses on making your espresso with care and speed. Their cold brew with iced coffee cubes provides the morning or afternoon jolt you are in need of. Just an excellent place to hang out with a friend or knock out some work. You'll usually see the owners running around in their element, lending a hand wherever is needed. And if you're lucky, you'll run into little Catalina herself. Then you're really in for a treat. read more

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Made a Yelp account just to post this revie, this is the best coffee in all of Tally! Been going here regularly since my first year at FSU, and it's always been amazing food and service. Would absolutely recommend anyone to go here! read more

Their food is normally really good so I went to get a matcha. Do not recommend. It was straight milk and tasted disgusting. I'm wondering if she even put matcha in it, it's that bad. read more

this is my favorite coffee spot in tallahassee! love it, and its a great place to study too

Good pie. Drinks next door to bring in and TV's to watch games. They changes the station for me to watch my game. Thumbs up!

Great little coffee shop. Bacon/Egg/Cheese bagel was delicious. Good quality coffee as well.

Really awesome place in a cool and convenient downtown location. I work midnights, so it's nice to be able to go straight to work and get a great cup of coffee and a warm meal. They've got lots of outdoors seating, but with the cold weather it's nice to dine inside. The atmosphere is great and super fitting for Gaines St, and the staff is very friendly. But, onto the (literal) meat and potatoes of the review, the food and coffee were absolutely delicious. I ordered a Zoe's Revenge, which is a white chocolate latte, and it's damn near the best latte I've had the pleasure of sipping on. Complementing my coffee, I got the open-faced lox sandwich and it made for a tangy and filling start for my day. It's really hard to find bagels and lox in town! I'm glad that they not only serve them here, but that they're also positively delicious. I'd heartily recommend this to anyone looking for a bite to eat in the morning, or a cup of coffee at any time of the day. read more

Catalina Cafe - Open-faced lox sandwich - Cafes Near Me - Tallahassee, Florida

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After a hang out in the heat on Gaines I felt like a ice coffee to cool me down and get my caffeine fix in. Wow super nice selection of sourced coffees and some nice looking baked goods too. I ordered a iced CATALINA'S MOCHA one dark & one white chocolate. I am a big fan of Ice mocha's like bigtime but my girlfriend not so much. So I was thrilled when she said the white chocolate mocha was super delicious and her new favorite. Great place to take a coffee break and get on the wifi to get stuff done. read more

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I LOVE the asiago bagel with bacon, egg, cheese, tomato, and avocado. Very filling breakfast and reasonably priced. The avocado toast is a little small for the price, I wouldn't recommend it. It is hard to work outside because there are no plugs it the outside seating area is big and really nice if you don't need to charge anything. The service is pretty good as long as it isn't really busy. I have been in on a busy morning and there was only 1 cook so I had to wait 15 minutes to get my food but usually it is quick. read more

I've been on a huge Catalina wave this month. Great coffee and food. Love how they have breakfast bowls. Since I don't eat gluten, it's hard finding breakfast items I can eat so I'm glad they have these! Staff is also super friendly and helpful. And for the amount of coffee you get, it does not break the bank. read more

Great coffee shop! Espresso (flat white) was very yummy, the prices were very good, around $3 or $4 a drink, and the service was really fast, even though it was full of people. I will be back! read more

I saw some of the other reviews on here, but I can only speak from my own experience. This was on a Saturday around 10:00am. We had a great experience and the staff was very polite. Admittedly, it was very slow when we arrived and it started getting busier before we left. It is a very small cafe, so perhaps they get too busy for their own good at times is all I can think of, in relation to the bad experiences on here. We ordered a cappuccino and a flavored coffee, both were excellent! The barista had zero hesitation when I asked for an iced water for lunch, since they don't have traditional drinks other than a few chilled bottled and canned drinks near the door. We ordered a lox bagel sandwich and a bacon, egg and cheese bagel and both were great! The food took less than ten minutes, but we did only get two bagel sandwiches during a slow time of day. Taste was great and no pressure to order something we didn't ask for, and the sandwiches were plenty filling. Higher prices are expected for downtown area, we spent about $23 for the items mentioned. I will gladly go here again in the future! read more