Roast -n- Toast is an Italian/Mediterranean/Middle Eastern themed coffee house and bakery. It's located in the Gainesville Square retail complex - just to the right of Gainesville Diner (G Diner). It occupies the space that previously contained a Hookah Bar.
I just happened to notice them this morning (Jun 30, 2026) as I was passing through the retail complex. They don't have a formal sign on the building yet - but I saw the open sign - and went in for some caffeine.
Turns out they are not "formally" open yet. They are still in "Soft Open" mode as they work to get everything just right. For example - their air conditioning is not yet installed - and you could feel it! The gentleman behind the counter shared with me they are scheduled to get their AC up and running tomorrow (July 1). I remarked they need to get in going ASAP - as we are about to experience a heat wave starting tomorrow!
I ordered a large cold brew with Half n' Half. As I watched the gentleman prepare it - he did something I've never seen other coffee shops do - he whipped the Half n' Half before adding it to the cold brew!
In any case - it was tasty and got the neurons firing and got my brain cells going!
There is a lot of seating inside. I'll come back again once they get to formally open status.
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