Red Elm Cafe Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Red Elm Cafe, a charming spot nestled in Tacoma, WA, known for its vibrant atmosphere and delicious menu. This café truly stands out with its wide array of offerings, from delectable breakfast options to rich, flavorful coffee. Start your day with their Loaded Hashbrown Pesto Feta or indulge in a comforting Buttermilk Waffle. For those with dietary preferences, the café excels with numerous vegan and gluten-free options, ensuring everyone finds something delightful.
As for coffee lovers, the Cold Brew and Cortado promise a satisfying experience, with beans meticulously sourced to elevate your palate. Patrons rave about the warm, welcoming environment, making it an ideal spot for casual meetings, family outings, or solitary reading. Red Elm Cafe not only serves exceptional food but also fosters a sense of community, evident from the heartfelt reviews of regular visitors. Experience the blend of great vibes and exceptional cuisine at this local gem!
Waffles & Breakfast
B.Y.O. Breakfast Sandwich
Build your own breakfast sandwich, comes with scrambles eggs and cheese by default.
Loaded Hashbrown Bacon Cheddar
Two hashbrowns topped with crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese.
Vegan Gluten Free Waffle
made with hemp milk, vegetable oil and Bob’s Red Mill gf waffle mix and cooked on a designated vegan waffle iron
Bacon Cheddar Waffle
fluffy AND crispy, we cook the bacon and cheese right into the waffle—we recommend eating it with maple syrup for a perfect sweet and savory breakfast
Buttermilk Waffle
Fluffy and a little sweet, made with our very own buttermilk waffle recipe.
Sides
Loaded Hashbrown Pesto Feta
Two hashbrowns topped with pesto and feta cheese.
Hashbrown
Single hash brown patty cooked on our gluten free panini grill. Contains onion powder {gluten free} {vegan}
Pesto Feta Waffle
This savory waffle packs a punch with bold flavors—also, our pesto is nut-free!
Oatmeal
Bob's Red Mill gluten free instant oatmeal with flax and chia seeds.
1 Lb Daybreak
This is the roast we use for regular drip coffee. Daybreak is a medium-dark roast with tasting notes of creamy chocolate malt and buttery toast.
1lb Brown Dog
1 lbs of Brown Dog medium roast espresso.
1 Lb Decaf
Decaffeinated by Swiss Water Process, this coffee will fool you into thinking it isn't decaf—it's that good. Sweet spice and maple notes.
Whole Bean Coffee
Coffee
Con Panna
Double espresso and whipped cream
Doppio
Two shots of espresso.
Latte
Two espresso shots in velvety steamed milk.
Drink Special
Rotating flavors based on available syrups. See our Instagram for flavor descriptions.
White Mocha
white chocolate powder melted into espresso and velvety steamed milk, topped with whipped cream
Cappuccino
Espresso and velvety foamy milk. Think of a caffeinated cloud.
Cold Brew
Not available in decaf. We make this cold brew in house using Caravan Coffee's medium roast beans, freshly ground, and cold brewed for 24 hours. Strong coffee with intensely good flavor.
Drip
brewed using our Daybreak roast, a medium-dark coffee with notes of creamy chocolate malt and buttery toast
Mocha
Semi-sweet chocolate sauce, espresso, and velvety steamed milk, topped with whip cream.
Americano
Two espresso shots in hot water.
Cortado
Equal parts espresso and steamed milk
Brownie
This house-made brownie is more fudgey than cakey and it's awesome.
Protein Puck
Gluten free and vegan, packaged in a gluten free facility.
Gluten Free Muffin
House-made Blueberry Lemon or Banana Chocolate Chip. Nut free!
Cookie
Made in house every morning. Choose between chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin.
Heart Cookie
Pastries
Lunch & Lighter Fare
Avocado Toast
Avocado and feta cheese on toast with a spritz of lemon and salt and pepper—dress it up by adding bacon or make it vegan by taking away the cheese.
Chicken Avocado
Grilled sandwich with chicken breast, mashed avocado, spinach and pepper jack cheese on your choice of sourdough, whole wheat or gluten free sandwich bread. Served with potato chips.
String Cheese
Grilled Cheese
Two slices of cheddar cheese, melted to perfection between two slices of whole wheat, sourdough, or gluten free sandwich bread. Served with a side of potato chips.
Tomato Mozzarella
Grilled tomato, spinach, mozzarella cheese and pesto on your choice of whole wheat, sourdough, or gluten free sandwich bread. Served with a side of potato chips.
Boiled Eggs
Two hard boiled eggs pre-peeled.
Ham Cheese
Thin slices of ham and cheddar cheese grilled with butter on your choice of whole wheat, sourdough or gluten free sandwich bread. Served with potato chips.
Tomato Soup
Sweet and creamy and great with grilled cheese.br /br /{gluten free}br /{contains milk}
Chicken Spinach Salad
Spinach, tomato, grilled chicken breast, and feta cheese—topped with house-made pesto croutons and served with a side of pesto or ranch dressing.
Stacks
This is a breadless option! Two turkey sausages cut in half horizontally and cooked on the grill with cheddar cheese, tomato, and spinach between the halves.
Italian Soda
Flavored seltzer water with a cream topper. We recommend coconut milk with berry flavors to prevent curdling.
Steamer
steamed velvety whole milk
Apple Juice
5.5 oz
Matcha Latte
Made from finely ground green tea leaves mixed with steamed milk.
London Fog
Aged earl grey tea, vanilla syrup and steamed whole milk
Lemonade
organic lemonade—sweet with a little tang
Red Bull
8.4 oz. Select a flavor and/or a topper for a red bull spritzer.
Spiced Apple Cider
Spiced apple cider with a little vanilla simple syrup and cinnamon, served hot.
Iced Tea
We use Obscura Arcana Vitality Black Tea to brew iced tea in house.
Bottle Water
16.9 oz
Hot Cocoa
chocolate and vanilla with steamed milk and topped with whip cream
Sparkling Water
San Pellegrino
11.15 oz
Izze
8.4 oz
Hot Tea
Loose leaf teas provided by Obscura Arcana are bagged in house.
Orange Juice
10 oz
Chai Latte
We use loose-leaf Sattwa chai and organic sugar to make a chai concentrate in house. A chai latte is half chai concentrate and half steamed milk (unless you like it iced!). Not too sweet, not too spicy, this chai is mild and comforting and oh-so-tasty. If you like a sweet chai, select sweetened in the modifiers.
Drinks
Common
Loaded Hashbrowns Salsa And Cotija
Two hash brown patties topped with salsa verde and cotija cheese.
Turkey Sausage Pepper Jack
Turkey sausage, pepper jack cheese and scrambled egg on whole wheat, sourdough, or gluten free bread.
Traditional Macchiato
A small espresso drink made with two shots with a dollop of foam on top.
Joe-2-Go
96oz of drip coffee ready to take to the office or your next get together! If needed, we can provide cream, milk alternative, sugar, and cups.
Refill
Chorizo Waffle
Chorizo Waffle topped with Salsa Verde and Cotija cheese.
Veggie Pepper Jack
spinach, tomato, scrambled egg, and pepper jack cheese
Spiced Cider
Sweet and slightly spicy hot apple cider.
Scone
Choose between our house-made Cranberry-Orange Scone or our Fair Scone with organic raspberry jam.