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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite cafA�s in the Boston/Cambridge area -- particularly when it's warm enough to sit outside. If you like sweet coffee drinks, try the namesake, the cafA� pamplona, which is a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent gazpacho and tortilla. Service was a bit spotty but the guy was on his own so gotta give him a break. Decor is pretty nonexistent but I could see how it would be nice to eat at the tables...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here last night, after 23 years. I don't know why I forget it's there, I'm not often on that street. I was on the street last night and had 45 minutes before a movie.I don't understand why...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite coffee shop in Harvard Square. It's a bummer that they're not open in the mornings, but then again their food and atmosphere is probably better suited to the afternoons and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tasty, tasty lunch here with my friends. We split the black bean salad, which is more the consistency of a chunky gazpacho or salsa and appropriately served with corn chips--quite yummy. I had the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cute outdoors seating, pretty solid food, great location. Feels like a solid lunch place to me.
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For about two years, I passed by Cafe Pamplona assuming it to be some pretentious bistro full of pompous pricks and other similar Harvard Square denizens I rather not deal with. I only finally popped...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Describe Cafe Pamplona in one word?Simple.Bare bones, yet warm decor. A menu with just a few sandwiches, salads and daily specials. A coffee, tea and Italian soda selection that triples the size of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only ever had coffee and tea here, but it's always well prepared. The atmosphere is cozy and a great place to study or just have a relaxing break. Tucked away off Harvard square away from all the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As Jess N. mentioned this place is hard to find but I was a newcomer so I will let the fact that I walked right by this place slide. I feel like whenever I got to Harvard Square I am not just on the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've lived in Cambridge for three years and have visited Cafe Pamplona regularly. Now, it is not everyone's cup of tea (although the tea is quite nice - the jasmine pearl or champagne oolong served in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Pamplona is exactly what Au Bon Pain and Starbucks are not. Small, crowded coffee house with low ceiling in the basement, bright colored walls, no ridiculous 20-ounce crappy coffee at 20 cents...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
La plus ca change.....Harvard square may be changing around it, but Pamplona endures like the winter. Year in and year out it offers a consistently mediocre cup of coffee, is reliably average, and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
From the outside this place looked like a cute, European-style cafe. But the inside is dingy and dirty. There seemed to be no order to the tables and chairs and a few tables still had leftover dishes...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Perfect in many ways. Awkward space. Awkward acoustics. Service can be charmingly aloof. In other words, not even faintly pretending to be anything it's not. (If the atmosphere isn't what you like,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm pretty disappointed to be honest. I read a lot of good reviews that even went as far as saying this was a bit of Europe in Harvard. Given, I've never been to Europe but I would hope it isn't very...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love a place with free wifi, but I do wish Cafe Pamplona actually had outlets so I could plug my laptop in. It's getting up there in years and the battery doesn't last so long anymore.I'm not quite...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The minute you step on the premises of Cafe Pamplona on a sunny warm day, you might as well be visiting your favorite European city.With all the outdoor tables, the view of a beautiful church,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A hidden gem. By hidden I mean, every single time I've gone, I've walked right past it. I then spend about a minute looking around knowing I'm the right area. The search is worth it though. Cafe...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place in fantastic! the dimensions are all off in a wonderfully whimsical way - the ceiling is low, the pipes are exposed, the walls converge without any right angles. but the interior is painted...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A perfect little cafe in the summer. From the fizzy Italian sodas to the bean salad, you won't find a nicer place to have lunch on a beautiful day. I can't actually speak for the interior, as I've...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was a nice shift from a Starbucks. I could see myself working there for a while. (The yellow walls keep you awake.) The service seemed to be done by a one-man show, so it was hard to get our...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a pleasant surprise! Who knew tucked away on Bow street down a set of steps was such a delightful little cafe. Sure, the ceiling may be rather low & the service a bit odd, but the food,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I forget how low the ceilings are in the Harvard Sqaure area when it comes to basement shops. The place is small and it was crowded. There seemed to be a line. So I waited to ask for a table. Only...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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I love pamplona. Perfect first date spot. Small and cozy and romantic and feels like it might fall down on you at any time. Sets a nice mood. In these days of assembly line cafes Pamplona remains utterly...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little cafe, just what I always look for. Being sick of JP licks, Starbucks, etc. I need a place that is just the opposite. Here it is. They have one of the widest selections I have found for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. The food is delicious. The atmosphere is great. The location is great. The appearance is great. Wonderful. The last time I was here I had one of the specials, which was a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I heard rave reviews, checked Yelp, and read the Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9_Pamplona) before running over from Harvard Yard for a fresh squeezed lemonade.YOU ARE DOING IT...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you have been to Europe, the UK, or any other place that has real cafes, and if you enjoyed those cafes, then you will really enjoy Pamplona.If you haven't:1. Great coffee and drinks2. Simple and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had no idea this place was such an institution when I visited. I'm surprised there aren't more reviews. I wish I had known in advance that Pamplona was the first cafA� in the Square and that it's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was so cute! Sort of hidden from the rest of Harvard Sq, which is nice. It reminded me of the cafes in Buenos Aires or something. I got a chai iced tea and it was delicious. My sandwich was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Pamplona is my ideal coffee/tea/light food locale to curl up with a novel. While the outdoor seating is certainly lovely on a sunny summer day, I really love the cozy interior, with its low...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I stopped by for a light lunch with a friend on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The Spanish omelet was the special of the day, so I went with that; my friend ordered the gazpacho and the sandwich special...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Europe! Right here in Cambridge. Seriously, on any given afternoon, while you sit and enjoy your food under the bright yellow umbrellas on the street side patio of Cafe Pamplona, you're likely to hear...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
3.5, luckily, I round up. Of course the circumstances under which you experience a place always affect your ratings... perhaps if I came here when I was expecting all coffee and a skimpy menu of food...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the things i learned here in the US is, that most "cafes" are not real cafes and they quickly turn out to be some medium fancy small kind of restaurant where they bring you the check in the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In the highly commercialized-ness that is Harvard Square, I was surprised to find a nook as lovely as Cafe Pamplona. The service, when not busy, is very attentive, and when it does get busy, somehow...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I miss the old owners! The Spanish omelette is just not the same anymore. It used to be served on a lovely bun and it was square. Now its a stuffy wedge served with a overly balsamic salad.
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really really wanted to like you Cafe Pamplona...honest I did.You weren't terrible, you were kind of cozy, a little ecentric, perfectly friendly, but grilled cheese should be melty and warm and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to love to go to Cafe Pamplona with my friends who were all over 6 feet tall because it almost always ended with a near miss of a concussion. Seriously low ceilings there guys. Something about...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Pamplona feels like the kind of place where you could curl up with a cinnamon-sprinkled cappuccino and effortlessly write the next great American novel. The atmosphere is completely intoxicating...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of those places that I shouldn't review because I love it so much and I don't want people taking up all of the outdoor seating, but here I go.I love Cafe Pamplona because it offers me the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love, love this place, used to come here all the time to waste many a hour reading and sipping on their cafe Viennese and cafe Pamplona. True, it wouldn't be too smart to sit outside during this time...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love the atmosphere of this place. I came here once in the middle of a snowstorm and sat with coffee and read for a few hours. It feels very authentically Spanish. I can imagine Hemingway getting...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great little cafe. I don't know why they don't paint the interior stucco white -- I could have sworn it was like that four or five years ago, but I'm not sure. The coffee is okay but I mostly like...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I couldn't stay there. The ceiling was much too low, and it was freakishly yellow. Yellowish lights and relentlessly yellow walls. Like scuba diving in a sea of urine. No, thank you!Two stars instead...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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Cafe Pamplona serves excellent coffee with an extensive coffee & expresso menu as well as teas. Despite being in busy Harvard Square, it's a great place to wind down in the evening after dinner or a perfect...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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it's the garage cafe that thinks it's europe. if that works for you, then...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Classic Harvard Square! Not the Abercrombie Harvard Square, but the Tasty / Bartley's / Nini's Corner Harvard Square. I first went to this little hole in the wall cafe over 15 years ago and the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A real comfortable, local feel. Keeping it real in the shopping mall that used to be Harvard Square.
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely one of my favorite places to sit and read. I like sitting outside, when its nice; but I love the cozy cramped low ceilinged quarters sitting inside.One thing, I've noticed a propensity for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
More memories... undergrads sitting in their own smoke clouds (wait! that was before Cambridge banned smoking indoors!), tiny cups of espresso, poetry being written and read and recited... low...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Crappy, cramped cafe with subpar espresso. A major disappointment.
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The perfect place to go when it's cold outside, and it's also open late. It's a small place, but one of the defining elements of Harvard Square.Grab a table, get a strong coffee and read a book or...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Pamplona is great. It's open real late and it is so cozy inside. They also have outdoor seating which is awesome.
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice little cafe. I can't speak of the food there because I've never had it, but the coffee is great. They have outdoor seating and nothing beats getting a seat outside, ordering a cappuccino, and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tiny but nice little cafe near Harvard Square. Not a lot of food options, but a nice place to have a coffee, tea, or gazpacho and spend an hour sitting outside on a nice day.
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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