Toast Coffee + Kitchen

What Toast Coffee + Kitchen does

Toast Coffee + Kitchen is a privately held, multi-location brunch restaurant chain operating six locations across Long Island, New York: Patchogue (the original 2002 flagship with a steampunk theme), Port Jefferson Station, Bay Shore, Long Beach, Ronkonkoma (Station Yards), and East Setauket (under the sub-brand "The Study by Toast"). The company serves local Long Island residents seeking brunch, breakfast, and lunch, with an extended evening "Golden Hour" concept featuring live music and drink specials at the Long Beach and Ronkonkoma locations. Core operations include in-restaurant dining with a menu spanning breakfast items, sandwiches, burgers, coffee drinks, smoothies, and cocktails, alongside a mobile app for online ordering, waitlist management, push notifications, and a loyalty program.

The company's underlying technology stack is entirely third-party and non-proprietary: it operates on the Toast Tab platform for point-of-sale, online ordering, gift card fulfillment, loyalty, and payment processing, with Google Analytics for web traffic and Google AdSense for advertising on its BentoBox-powered marketing site. There is no proprietary technology, no patents, no API products, and no SDK offerings. The business has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities and uses no proprietary models.

Toast generates revenue through five transaction-fee-based streams: dine-in service at six physical locations, online ordering for pickup, gift card sales (upfront cash flow), private events and catering (including Brunch Box and Lunch Box packages for 4-6 people, full catering trays, and Fire Island delivery), and a subscription-style loyalty program. Private and semi-private event spaces (Barn Room, Sun Room, Mezzanine) accommodate 22 to 100+ guests for weddings, showers, and corporate events. The company is bootstrapped with no institutional investors, no parent company, no M&A activity, and approximately 37 employees as of the most recent data, with no publicly disclosed financial figures.

Name

Toast Coffee + Kitchen

Legal name

Toast Coffee + Kitchen

Website

https://toastcoffeehouse.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Toast Coffee + Kitchen is a privately held multi-location brunch restaurant chain operating six locations across Long Island, NY, serving local residents and event hosters with dine-in service, private events, catering, and loyalty-driven online ordering via the Toast Tab platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Brunch restaurant chain
• Casual dining
• Private event hosting
• Catering services
• Coffee and beverages

Headquarters

HQ city

Patchogue

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Service: Revenue from customers dining at one of six physical restaurant locations across Long Island, NY. Multiple dayparts including breakfast, brunch, lunch, and some dinner service at select locations with Golden Hour offerings.
2. Online Ordering: Digital ordering through Toast Tab platform allowing customers to place orders for pickup from all locations.
3. Private Events & Catering: Revenue from hosting private events including weddings, showers, corporate events, and bridal parties. Offers semi-private and fully private dining options at multiple locations. Catering services include Brunch Box and Lunch Box offerings for groups of 4-6 people, with Fire Island delivery available.
4. Gift Cards: Gift card sales through Toast Tab platform, providing upfront cash flow from purchased but unredeemed gift cards.
5. Loyalty Program: Rewards program at all locations to drive customer retention and repeat visits, with members earning points toward discounts and free items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Toast Coffee + Kitchen operates a six-location brunch and coffee restaurant chain across Long Island, NY, serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee drinks, smoothies, and cocktails. Beyond dine-in service, the company sells gift cards, runs a loyalty program, hosts private events (weddings, showers, corporate events) in semi-private and private rooms, and offers catering including pre-packaged Brunch Boxes and Lunch Boxes, full catering trays, and Fire Island delivery.

Product overview

Toast Coffee + Kitchen is a multi-location brunch restaurant chain operating six locations across Long Island, NY (Port Jefferson Station, Patchogue, Bay Shore, Long Beach, Ronkonkoma, and The Study by Toast in East Setauket). The core offering is award-winning brunch dining featuring breakfast items, sandwiches, burgers, coffee drinks, smoothies, and cocktails. The company supplements its in-restaurant dining with catering products including Brunch Box and Lunch Box (serving 4-6 people), full catering trays, and Fire Island delivery service. Event hosting capabilities include private and semi-private spaces such as the Barn Room, Sun Room, and Mezzanine across locations, accommodating groups from 22 to 100+ guests. A mobile application provides online ordering, loyalty programs, and waitlist management through integration with the Toast Tab platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Study by Toast: A location of Toast Coffee + Kitchen operating at 100 S Jersey Avenue, Unit 27, East Setauket, NY 11733, with specific hours (Mon-Fri 8am-7pm, Sat 9am-7pm, Sun 9am-3pm).

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Denny's: Iconic 24/7 breakfast and diner chain. Broad incumbent in the breakfast/brunch category but operates at a fundamentally different price point and service model.
• IHOP: National breakfast/brunch incumbent chain. Competes in the same category but at lower price point and broader scale; not a direct match on premium positioning or catering mix.
• Black Bear Diner: Multi-unit full-service breakfast, brunch, and lunch diner chain. Comparable daypart mix and suburban footprint, though more diner-themed than Toast's cafe aesthetic.
• Panera Bread: National bakery-café chain with strong catering and loyalty programs. Larger scale and broader menu, but shares the cafe-bakery + catering + loyalty structure.

Direct peers

• First Watch: National daytime café and brunch chain serving breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Most directly comparable business model — multi-unit full-service brunch with coffee, daily specials, and lifestyle branding.
• Corner Bakery Cafe: Café-bakery hybrid offering breakfast, lunch, coffee, and catering. Overlaps directly with Toast's cafe + kitchen + catering combination across multiple dayparts.
• Le Pain Quotidien: Café-bakery with full brunch, lunch, and catering offerings in a distinct lifestyle setting. Equally matches Toast's coffee + kitchen + catering revenue mix.
• The Original Pancake House: Long-established breakfast and brunch chain with full-service dining. Comparable menu focus (pancakes, breakfast classics, brunch) and family/casual dining positioning.
• Another Broken Egg Cafe: Upscale brunch, lunch, and cocktail franchise with full-service dining and scratch kitchen. Closely mirrors Toast's premium brunch positioning with cocktails and event-friendly spaces.

Regional players

• The Breakfast Club: Long Island/regional breakfast and brunch concept with full-service dining. Local market familiarity makes it a relevant peer within the same competitive geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/toastcoffeeandkitchen
• Instagraminstagram.com/toastcoffeeandkitchen
• TikToktiktok.com/@toast_coffeeandkitchen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/toastcoffeeandkitchen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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