Good breakfast nice place to eat good service Great location nice to have patio seating feels like…read morel'm eating at a outside cafe

Bottom Line Up Front: The Crema Cafe is a bakery and…read morerestaurant that will satisfy both your sweet tooth and savory craving -- so long as you don't mind paying a premium. The Food: In the past, I've come only for the dessert, but this review will focus on my most recent visit when my wife and I had brunch here. I ordered the quiche Lorraine, a classic variety that featured ham, cheese, and bacon. It was firm, hearty, and delicious. The wife thought it was a little dry, but then again I like hard boiled eggs and she prefers them runny, so I chalk it up to personal preference. My wife had the breakfast burrito, which was stuffed with all kinds of goodness, including egg, ham, bacon, and chorizo con papa. We both really liked it but thought it had just a hint of sausage. If it was more meaty, it would have been flawless. The Location: It's located on Main Street near the beach, so street parking is extremely limited. I came on a Tuesday morning and didn't have an issue, but lunchtime and weekends are insnae. Visit off peak hours to avoid the traffic jam or a long wait. The Setting: Crema is a medium sized establishment, with about half the space taken up by the bakery line. Fortunately, there's an outdoor seating area with about another 10 tables. Since we brought our dogs, we chose the latter option and enjoyed the shade provided by the umbrellas. Everything is clean and well organized. The Service: The customer service is great. The staff was all polite, friendly, and knowledgeable. The Price: This is really the only con: everything is 10% to 20% more expensive here. I call it the beach tax. Shops along any beach can implement it because people are willing to pay it in order to enjoy the amenities and location. The Conclusion: The Crema Cafe is one of our go-to restaurants for brunch and dessert any time we come to Seal Beach. It's not flawless, but we always leave happy.

Was looking for some good Vietnamese coffee in the area. This place popped up with reviews saying…read moreit's better than airoma or da vien. I had to give it a try! It was in the plaza across from VA Long Beach. Very clean and chic spot. I didn't even get a pic of the coffees before we tried them. If you love good Vietnamese coffee, this place is for you! The coffees were delicious! Just the right amount of sweetness for an Asian. Strong, fresh coffee taste. I can definitely taste the banana in the banana coffee but not overpowering the coffee. I definitely agree with the other reviews that the coffee here is better than the other spots. Would definitely recommend!

My coworker recommended this place and orders through door dash each time, and each time hitts esp…read morewhen we need a good pick up during work. We all got different drink orders but didn't get to take pics of all. High peach tea sweetness at 125% Mildly fruity, even at 125 sweetness it's not aggressively sweet. This would be the perfect sweet drink if not getting coffee. Tea is tasty. Iced white with 75% sweetness It's sweet and good, it's just like drinking milk with coffee. Berry coffee, strawberry foam sweetness 75% Fruity, sweet creamy, and strong Banana matcha, 50% sweetness whole milk Banana matcha 75% with oat milk Very banana forward with nice creamy finish. Very earthy, good quality matcha flavor, very tasty.

The staff at Bogarts are always amazing! So friendly and helpful! The other week I (betrayingly)…read morewent to javatinis because I was parked right in front of it, and my toddler was begging for an iced water. I went into javatinis since it was right there and I felt bad about just asking for a water without paying so I ordered an iced latte (even though I don't care for their drinks). After I had already paid, I asked them politely for an iced water. They said they would have to charge. I was like "what? Even though I paid for a drink?" And the girl said "yes we charge for the cost of the cup." So pathetic. So I walked over to bogarts fully expecting to have to pay for something else I didn't need just to get an iced water for my toddler. The girl at bogarts, without hesitation, gave me an iced water. I said "are you sure? I can buy a muffin or something" she said "seriously it's no problem." And because of that, I went back a few hours later to get an iced chai, and now bogarts is the only coffee shop we'll give our money to every week in seal beach. Funny how not being cheap and a penny pincher with your paying customers will benefit you in the long run. Javatinis could learn a thing or two from them... I tell all of my seal beach family and friends to only go to bogarts from now on.

Are you looking for a great coffee house before walking to the pier?…read more Then this is the place for you. Centrally located, great service, amazing selection of drinks, and at decent prices.

My wife and I come here as often as we can to study. 2nd and PCH did such an incredible job on the…read morelandscaping the patio feels like you're sitting in a garden and with the view of the Alamitos Bay in the distance it's the most VIBEY of California vibes. Especially when the weather is perfect. Drinks are ALWAYS on point and the baristas are becoming more familiar with us bc we frequent here so regularly now. Hey, you may or may not be able to afford a million dollar view from where you live but from the patio at Luxxe, you'll feel like a millionaire. Cheers!

True to its name, Caffe Luxxe is a luxury. Tasty but expensive!…read more This LA based cafe sits on the backside of 2nd & PCH. Luckily this means that parking is always a breeze with their large marina-side parking lot. I ordered the Honey Latte and an almond croissant. This is one of the best croissants that I've had from a local coffee shop. It was both flakey and chewy, and stuffed with the most delicious almond paste. While the drink was great, I felt that it was on the smaller side for the price tag. Especially with the cold foam topper. Sadly, due to its size and my lack of self restraint, this beverage was gone in seconds.

Yum, yum, yum! The tea lover in me loves the tea from Javatinis!…read more I used to go to another local coffee shop for a cuppa, but started popping into Javatinis more frequently and immediately fell in love with them. Friendly service and generally pretty quick, even if there is a queue. A few tables indoors where you can rest your legs! 2026: 22/100

Everybody knows I'm obsessed with a good chai latte and an almond croissant, so naturally that's…read moreexactly what I ordered. But when I spotted a pistachio latte on the menu, I had to ask if they could make a pistachio chai with almond milk. The barista's response? "I sure can." Say less. Turns out, that was an outstanding decision. The pistachio chai was creamy, perfectly spiced, and just different enough to feel like a treat without overpowering the chai flavor. Customer service: A+ Chai: A+ Almond croissant: Good, but not life-changing. Sunday morning in Seal Beach with a chai in hand and the ocean a few steps away: Priceless.

got matcha latte with oat milk added lavender. service chill. Nice shop, spent a lil time insideread more

This was my first visit to Cyclops Coffee. This whole plaza has been updated with new stores and it…read morelooks great. I love the new modern look and the addition of this café. The café has outside and inside seating. I prefer to sit outside since there were a lot of students working on their laptops and I didn't want to cause any distraction since we were there to mingle and chat. Being outside was nice, but you also still have other people seated outside, or in passing. The barista/cashier was friendly, especially when I let him know that it was my first time. He asked me what my likes were and said he can make that for me. I went with a hot honey cinnamon vanilla latte and it was good. It may have needed more to it because it was not flavorful and sweet enough. I couldn't taste the honey or cinnamon. It tastes more like a vanilla latte. But I think this is an easy fix next time I order. They also have a restroom for customers which I visited, and it was clean. There is plenty of parking and this is definitely a college crowd, but welcome to everyone.

Had a lovely experience at McKenna's! I think reservations are a must, we had them for 11:30 and by…read morethe time we were half way thru with lunch it had gotten really busy! Give yourself time to find parking on Main St. or nearby. We ordered Queen Mums which we enjoyed with our own pots of tea.. the meal was so filling! Salads were fresh, sandwiches had a good variety, scones were soft. It's a leisurely lunch which was really appreciated. No rushing the food or us to leave. We ordered birthday cake and vanilla almond teas, and were very happy with our choices. Overall enjoyed the day at McKenna's Tea Cottage! We are looking forward to going back.

To say this establishment was overpriced is an understatement. This place markets itself like some…read moreelegant, cozy, English tea experience when in reality it looks like the inside of a dying hoarder grandma's house. The carpets and walls are "rustic" if you're being generous, but honestly they looked cigarette-stained and filthy. The service was atrocious too. It took nearly THIRTY MINUTES just to get tea. Tea. Not a five-course meal. Then we waited OVER AN HOUR for finger sandwiches that tasted like cafeteria scraps. Most of the food was genuinely awful. The only remotely edible items were the tomato soup, cucumber/egg sandwich, and chicken quiche -- except the quiche wasn't even included and cost an extra $22, which is insane for a place already charging premium prices for mediocrity. The "egg sandwich" was basically stale yellow bread with microscopic traces of egg. And whoever decided HAM AND BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE belonged in a finger sandwich needs to be fired immediately. Even the table decor looked terrible. Every table had random mismatched pieces from different sets instead of a cohesive theme, so the whole place just felt cluttered, lazy, and disorganized. Nothing about this experience felt charming or intentional. I waited over an hour to eat garbage in a room that smelled like dust and neglect. Absolutely do not recommend. I wasn't paying, but the experience costed over $100 (including $60 from a groupon).

Such a great spot! They have a lot of really unique and fun drinks, but it's a very clean and…read moresimple vibe, which I really appreciate. The drinks tasted really good, and there was ample parking on the street right in front. The baristas were super friendly and answered any questions we had, and we're genuinely very helpful. Also, on our way out, they thanked me by name... loved it. I'll be back

I had a few hours to kill, so I searched for a spot that'd make me a pourover. And bingo, Memento…read morewas here! Loved the understated signage and labels around the shop, and dug the chill vibe. Chill staff too! I chatted with a barista to find the right cup to get, then enjoyed a brew from Newbery St. (beans from Thailand!). It came out super delicious, and I enjoyed my purchase in air conditioned bliss. Pourover coffee not your thing? There's batch brew, and you can always get a cappuccino. Or matcha. Or a Thai tea. Pastries if you're hungry. Memento was an unexpected *MEMENTO*. I found out they're part of this year's "The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops" list, and this tracks. My only complaint? Wish the music wasn't as loud. Outlets if you need them. Play Pokemon Go? Memento is near a Pokemon gym.