Area Four Kendall Square

This review is for the A4 Cafe (breakfast sammies). A4 Cafe is within the Area Four restaurant (with its own direct access from the sidewalk), open early morning until early evening. Offering breakfast, lunch, beverages and pastries. Coffee is roasted well here. Nice to see at this time mulled cider and other drinks like the teas and seasonal house lemonade. Breakfast food options are limited: yogurt & granola, oatmeal, and breakfast sandwiches (very customizable). Pastries are pretty varied and. I especially love the breakfast sandwiches (option for an everything bagel that's particularly tasty).

Small is great size for 1. Really good pepperoni. We’ll cooked. Crust a bit to thick and soft. Would like a bit more crunch. UPDATE (5/6/22): they‘ve suddenly and inexplicably changed their pepperoni. Instead of the delicious and convenient miniature slices, my last 2 pies have been littered with the humongous kind, approx 4” in diameter. These are uncool, because 1) they can’t be easily redistributed, which I frequently do in order to establish proper coverage, 2) entire slices slide off during a single bit when not fully severed, and 3) they don’t achieve the same crisp-factor, which means they aren’t as tasty. The Brussels sprout salad is amazing, but the pepperoni situation has me shook.

Positives: nice atmosphere, pizza selections, quick and polite service. Negatives: pizza. Oily enough to bleed a few napkins. crust that's as limp near the middle as a soggy piece of paper. An amount of "char" that would make you wonder why it was warned about in the menu. Sorry, I had high hopes entering, but it's just not my style.

Great delivery experience! The shaved Brussels sprout salad is truly phenomenal, one of the best salads I’ve ever had. I got a special spring veggie pizza and it was also really good! Nice fresh veggies, really flavorful. It’s so hard to find good takeout pizza in Cambridge, so was this the best pizza I’ve ever had? No. But is it great quality for this area? Yes.

Decent pizza spot in Kendall square with lively vibes. The place seemed great for casual outings with pizza and beer, but pizza here was just average. I got the bacon and clam pizza which I ended up eating just a slice. The side of chili honey and chili flakes did add some flares to it, but overall it was not worth the price. On the other hand, the butter curry chicken wings and supreme garlic knots were good and I would definitely recommend getting more chicken and other sides than pizza.