By Zach Brown, Berks County Eats
There have always been plenty of places to eat along Route 73 between Fleetwood and Boyertown. But the one thing that’s been lacking is a good coffee shop.
That changed with the opening of Sweetie’s Back Porch Cafe in the fall of 2025.
Sweetie’s Back Porch Cafe lives up to its name, with a location “out back” behind Bella Italia Pizza, Hometown Dental, and Clear Flow Water Solutions. The cafe has an unassuming entrance — a simple white door against the green warehouse-like facade.
But walking inside, everything changes. The narrow stairway opens into a more spacious dining room with wicker-back chairs at round tables. Tall-backed wicker seats with tan cushions are along the wall.
A second room offers more casual seating with a pair of couches and two kidney-shaped coffee tables.
On my first trip, I grabbed a corner spot along the wall and set up with my laptop. I arrived around 8 a.m. The restaurant wasn’t empty, but there was still plenty of seating available.
I ordered a breakfast croissant and a hot chai latte.
It didn’t take long for my chai to arrive. Served in a large brown mug, it was sprinkled with cinnamon. It had a pleasant spice to it, warming on a cool winter’s day, though I would gladly drink it anytime.
The croissant arrived five minutes later. It was halved with sausage inside and cheese melting out of it. I’m usually not one to order a breakfast sandwich, but Sweetie’s has a fairly limited menu, especially for breakfast. The breakfast sandwich — with a choice of meat and either a croissant or bagel — is the only real option outside of toasts.
But I found the breakfast sandwich to be enjoyable, especially the buttery, slightly sweet croissant. And the sausage was the right choice for the meat. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it was good food done right.
When I came back in late February, it was for lunch and their namesake Back Porch Bowl. The dish starts with a base of rice that’s topped with sliced beets and sweet potatoes, mango, and feta cheese.
Beets are not high on my list of favorite foods, but the combination of the slightly bitter vegetable with the sweet mango was very good. Add on the creamy, tangy feta, and it was a surprisingly complex, but delicious dish, one that I would gladly order again.
Instead of a chai, I ordered a blueberry matcha, one of three blueberry drinks Sweetie’s was offering to support one of the local school clubs. The blueberry syrup was made in-house and was excellent. And with sweet cold foam on top, it was a great indulgence.
My first visit totaled around $12, while my second was closer to $20, but I felt like it was still a good value for my money.
And others must agree because the cafe was much busier this time, with people eating in and orders coming over the phone consistently while I was there.
It’s great to see it, too, especially in a part of the county that needed a place like Sweetie’s.
BCE Rating
Food: Good
Service: Excellent
Ambiance: Very Good
Price: $$
Sweetie’s Back Porch Cafe
1064 Memorial Highway
Oley, PA 19547
This story was contributed courtesy of Berks County Eats, a local resource for food and dining information. Berks County Eats is dedicated to promoting the dining scene in Reading and Berks County, PA, offering restaurant reviews, news, and events, and a comprehensive Berks County restaurant directory. You can read more at berkscountyeats.com.
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