Tomato Pie Cafe

Dave Trout

Absolutely a great place. Kitchy decor. Server was really cool and attentive. Food was, ah, unusual but most excellent. First was stuffed pepper soup - tasty. If you go you have to get the eponymous Tomato Pie. Fresh tomatoes baked into a cheesy pie, incredible. Also great was something I never had before, Carrot Fries, which were delicious but not what I expected, not carrot at all.

Ivonne Gonza

Was recommended before by a couple friends, to be honest I was desappointed with the panini pesto, it didn't have any special taste and I couldn't taste the pesto at all, the tomato bisque was just ok. We were aware of the original old building, that was one of the reasons we visited this cafe. Server and staff were wonderful.

DoReMi Fabrications

Quaint old home made into a restaurant with multiple small, intimate rooms. The room we were in had creatively added screw in buttons to help secure the ceiling tiles. For a few of them it was almost enough to do the job. From my vantage point I could see several dust/ cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. The light bulbs and fixtures (sconces) were rather dusty. There was flavored olive oil/ balsamic on the tables. They were also not cleaned as the cap was held in place by rancid oil. (See picture and zoom in) based on the wear on these bottles, I'm assuming they are left sitting out all the time and topped off when low, which would explain the rancid overtones. I got the roasted mushroom tomato pie. I imagine the quality would be significantly better when tomatoes are in season. We all know how terrible the pink, hot house tomatoes are in the winter. Portion size was adequate. I chose the arugula salad, as did my wife. Portion size was essentially a slightly oversized garnish. Wasn't specified as a micro salad, but it essentially was...add the rancid flavored olive oil and it is quite a disappointment. The tomato pie was interesting, aside from the winter tomatoes, it was not loaded with mushrooms, but it had some and it was nicely seasoned. The "homemade" crust was interesting. The bottom crust was all but non existent due to all the liquid from the tomatoes and mushrooms. The top crust was a sort of batter style, which was good. My wife got a cup creamy ham soup, which was nicely done although the "cup" was probably a 4oz ladle. She got the meat quiche which was rather good... thought I should have gotten that instead. Her crust was good. Both were served with a block of rosemary bread of some sort with no crusts. It was rather dense but not dry... it was enjoyable. I noticed others in the room who ordered drinks other than water, (which came in a large, old-timey type bottle, probably right out of the tap as it was not even cold) and soda came in a can and it looked like the ice tea came in a 6oz cup. Canned soda seemed rather low brow considering the beauty of the building. With tip our lunch was $25.

Steven DeLaurentis

What a perfect place to eat in a perfect little town. You feel like you have traveled into the past. The food and service was very good. The namesake tomato pie is a must have.