True Grounds

Somerville, MA · Cafe

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Somerville
#103
of 269 restaurants
City Percentile
52%
rating percentile
Address
True Grounds, 717 Broadway Ball Square, Somerville, MA 02144
Phone
(617) 591-9559
Website
www.truegrounds.com
Status
Closed · Opens 8 AM

True Grounds is a restaurant located in Somerville, MA. It is one of 269 restaurants listed in Somerville. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Somerville city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday8 AM–2 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Kristy Johnson · Nov 2024

Super super busy. I set my stuff down and then got up to get my matcha with almond milk and someone took my seat. Too crowded for me to normally come, but I tried their matcha, pumpkin cream cheese bread, and sea salt dark chocolate chip cookies, and everything was phenomenal. It’s a lot less busy than Sound Bites or the other sit down places (probably because you can take it to go), and the food was worth it. The chocolate chip cookies were a little darker than I normally like (and I like dark chocolate). The matcha was the best I’ve had. Phenomenal!

★★★★★ 5.0 Ross Sewage · Apr 2025

very pleasant staff. great coffee with lots of creative in-house made flavors, syrups, and reductions available. the sandwiches are tasty and made with very fresh ingredients. the baked goods are delicious without relying on too much sweet and sugary… like, actually good.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Partha Jyoti Das · Jan 2025

Nice ambience with a big space to sit over coffee, sandwich and baked goods. The sandwiches are small in portion and could have been better but it is well explained based on its low cost. Coffee was really good! I get charged always near their infinity window tables.

★★★★★ 5.0 Ted Tobin · Oct 2025

First time here at a recommendation from a friend. Blueberry Scone was awesome. You can actually taste the blueberries! Coffee was delicious. I drink it black. I know coffee. So good. Great atmosphere. I people watched and could sense a great vibe with loyal customers.

★★★★★ 5.0 Arielle Lok · Sep 2024

I didn’t like true grounds for a while because my initial impression was slower service, but when I came in the later afternoon, Andrew made me the best iced latte I’ve had in a while & did it v timely. I got it with “bees knees” which is a honey syrup and it was soooo good. I also tried the chocolate scone and it was delicious. Really chunky, flaky, perfectly sweet……….. wow. I’ve been sleeping on true grounds for too long 6 months later, I’m writing an update! Still 5 stars from me! I’ve been coming here more often (around twice a week) for a warm drink and a book and I just really earnestly appreciate true ground’s existence in ball square. the employees go the extra mile to get to know all of the regulars names. I was out of town for a while and andrew still remembered me :’))) my goat

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

CafeBakeryBreakfast restaurantCoffee shop

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