Bambie got the black bean burger. Comes with a small hanful of tortilla chips. I got the Thai…read moresalad. Both meals were hearty, well composed, belly filling without the bloat and grease you'd suffer from a lesser meal at a fast food joint. Server was happy and helpful. There were outdoor tables available. Good thing as the 3 Labradors were with us. I'm not a vegetarian. I eat animals almost everyday. This meal did not leave me yearning for some oink-oink, moo-moo nor cluck-cluck. Delicious in its own right. Recommended!

I stopped by Nectar Café while visiting Auburn and it quickly stood out as a welcoming spot for…read morefresh, plant-based food in the area. The café focuses on vegan and vegetarian dishes that emphasize whole ingredients, bright flavors, and colorful presentation. The atmosphere feels relaxed and community oriented. The interior has a casual café style that encourages people to sit down, enjoy a meal, and spend time talking or working. It has the type of environment you often find in smaller towns where the café becomes part of the neighborhood culture. The menu includes a variety of plant-based options such as bowls, salads, smoothies, and sandwiches. The dishes are thoughtfully put together with a mix of vegetables, grains, and sauces that create balanced flavors and textures. One thing that stood out to me was the freshness of the ingredients. The vegetables tasted vibrant and the meals felt nourishing rather than heavy, which is exactly what you expect from a plant-focused café. Service during my visit was friendly and welcoming, and the overall experience felt relaxed from start to finish. Overall, Nectar Café offers a refreshing option for healthy, plant-based meals in Auburn. If you are looking for fresh ingredients and a relaxed café atmosphere, it is definitely worth stopping by.

I can't thank the restaurant enough for introducing me to Sportea. It's my go-to every morning for…read moreenergy, especially when I've been short on sleep.

Overall, it's a really cute spot. Great location, nice outdoor seating, and the staff was friendly…read more I ordered a juice with extra ginger, but it didn't taste like there was much ginger in it, and it felt a bit watered down. For $11, I expected a stronger, fresher flavor. It also took about 20 minutes to get my drink with three staff members working, which felt a little long. Not a bad experience overall, but for the price, I'm not sure I'd go back.

Oh my lord--SO SO AMAZING!!! The service is so friendly and patient. This was my first time here so…read moreit took me a while to decide what I want. They have fantastic gluten free sandwiches and coconut flour wraps. I chose the dealers choice because it all sounded so good and I made the right choice! They use soy free mayo too so if you have a soy allergy like me--you're in the clear! I will definitely be back after my next hike. It's the perfect way to unwind on the patio in the sunshine or shade. They also have the best nut based queso dip with clean ingredients. You'd never know it's not cheese and I'm a cheese fanatic! My friends love this store and make it a point to drive all the way from Sacramento to shop/eat here.

Amazing sandwiches and local selections of veggies, drinks, and snacks…read more We were in the area for hiking and was looking for a late lunch in the little downtown area. Stumbling into this establishment, we didn't realize they had already closed, but the guy behind the counter was nice enough to make us a sandwich anyway. Pastrami Kraut Melt 5/5* If sandwiches had dreams, they would be an Auburn Bodega sandwich. They all are both vsually appealing and spectacular in taste. We went with one of their popular sandwiches to try. The pastrami was PACKED in there! The crisp veggies and tart kraut perfectly balanced out the saltiness of pastrami. The green herb sauce, though, is this sandwich's wet dream. It added creaminess, a refreshing palette, and a bit of citrus flavor to amp up this sando tenfold! Warren & Co. Herb Crackers 5/5* Locally made! I checked the labels just to make sure they were local before purchasing. These were unexpectedly so crisp and savory. The lightness of the crackers tasted like you'd get them fresh out of the oven. They were perfectly dusted with flaky salt, rosemary and other aromatic herbs. I got these for charcuterie, but they were so good stand alone that I had them as a straight snack. They had a hefty display case of drinks out back and a small freezer with local goodies like a pot pie. We grabbed some kombucha to wash everything down. I noticed some desserts by the cashier also, and locally made bodycare items, but didn't want to browse any longer and keep them beyond their closing hours. This place is such a local gem. Side note - they prefer being small and local, and asked us not to post their menu on Yelp, since it rotates and people have come to get old sandos that weren't on the menu anymore. I respected their wishes but they were too good not to write about!

Nice place to stretch your legs and stop for a snack and pick-me-up on the way to Tahoe!…read more I like their day-old discounted bread and baked good section. Coffee drinks are strong and get the job done. Good service and lots of tables, though it feels kinda industrial inside. I'd add some more pops of color. Nice selection of grab-and-go lunch and breakfast items and soups and juices and smoothies!

Cute bakery with ample seating. I'm glad I didn't fall prey to the exorbitant topping charges for a…read morebagel. I got a pizza bagel which was meh, just tomato sauce & cheese on top of a bagel for $3.75. I read other reviews where some customers paid nearly $20 for one bagel with cream cheese, tomato, sprouts & lox. Yikes! As I waited for my bagel to be toasted, I perused the cases and say a German chocolate cake for $58! Is that the going rate for a cake these days?!

Huge selection of drinks, including milk teas, coffees, fruit smoothies and slushes. We've been…read morehere a few times on road trips, since Auburn is a nice pit stop when heading to Tahoe. This is a small shop with no seating but it was busy every time we've gone - even on a random Tuesday afternoon. I loved my rose milk tea with 25% sweetness. Prices are cheap compared to SF/East Bay. Our large milk tea and mocha coffee was around $11. Love this shop and will be back on our next road trip!

I got their coconut strawberry smoothie with boba and it tasted very delicious! The only reason I'm…read moretaking off a star is because some of the boba pieces were stuck together and a little on the harder side, indicating that they weren't as fresh/soft as the rest. The cup is a good size and I love that it had strawberry puree inside :) service was pretty quick and staff were nice

My daughter (my PIC) and I were cruisin around Auburn and doing some shopping and we wanted to get…read morea little snack. This Greek yogurt bowl with granola, peanut butter, Nutella, banana, and topped with a waffle was actually a huge snack! We pulled into the Bel Air parking lot, which is crowded with other businesses. Many many places to park. We walked in on a rainy day and ordered 2 of these. They don't come in a small size, so we got the smallest size we could. A medium. The woman working was pleasant and smiley. She had great attitude and was happy to make our bowls. While she made our bowls, we noticed the chairs had already been put up. It was nice and clean and we tracked in water and left footprints... oopps. She was kind and said she didn't mind and thankfully, she had not mopped yet. There were small papers to color for St. Patricks Day! So we colored ours in a hurry until she finished. We took our bowls to the car and these were so delicious, we ate about half and saved the rest for when we got home. They were sweet, tart, and I like the crunchy texture with the granola with the creamy textures of everything else. 10/10 on that peanut butter bowl. You gotta try it!

Employees deserve a raise or something. They are mad chill and friendly. The food tastes amazing…read morebtw. New guy kinda looks like triple T

The drinks and food are really good! The cheesecakes are…read morepeak. And the employee was super kind and patient with our order her names Alisa I think? Super friendly lots of good vibes. And The art in the shop is amazing and fun to look at. it's one of those places that has a very welcoming energy and a very positive environment.

i enjoy coming to this boba place! the staff is always friendly and i get my order pretty timely…read more def recommend!

I was attending a meeting a few blocks away and the organizers offered to fetch us lunch from this…read moredeli if we'd order and pay in advance. The online ordering system was not working - it balked at payment - so I phoned them and ordered that way. On the day, we got a pile of plastic bags each labeled with our name, and inside mine I found my hot sandwich, still pretty warm, inside a foil wrapper. Mine was the Italian melt, lots of different kinds of meat plus provolone and a little onion and pepperocini and a mildly spicy marinara sauce lightly dabbed in. It was not too thick but nicely dense, as well as delicious, with a well chosen mix of ingredients. I didn't want too much bread, so I ordered it on marble rye, and that turned out to be fairly thin, not overwhelming, and also strongly and delightfully flavored. I'm not ordinarily big on deli sandwiches - I don't think they have much else - but this was a major find.

Stopped here at around 1:20PM on a Sunday, and it was moderately busy…read more Really friendly staff, family owned (I think) and a good amount of seating inside. There is a bathroom that you must ask for a key to. Once 1:30 rolled around, I was excited to try my sandwich given the great reviews, then came 1:40, then 1:50, and I did not have my sandwich until around 1:55. I worked in a sandwich shop for 3 years, so I know sometimes a wait is unavoidable and can recall dealing with rude customers, so I did not approach the staff regarding the wait. They were trying their best to accommodate the orders. However-- 35 minutes for 2 sandwiches, I think, is a little excessive. In the end, my sandwiches were spectacular, genuinely well crafted, and met (maybe even surpassed) my expectations. When I got back to my car, I noticed the worker (owner?) gave me a full sandwich despite me ordering half. I wasn't sure if this was purposeful as means of saying "our bad", or just a mistake, but I will say it left me in better spirits. If you have some extra time to kill, with friends etc., this is a must try. However, if you are on ANY sort of time restriction, I would not recommend stopping here. I'm sure this is not always the case, but as a stop on a long drive, I did not consider an extra 45 minutes for a sandwich. If the owners are reading this, I truly mean well and hope you know a long wait is a sign of success. Growth is inevitable!

I have received a few gift cards to Panera and I finally used one (one that I got over a year ago,…read morelol.) This location here in Auburn is located off of highway 49 and Bell, next to McDonald's. Parking is very limited if you are trying to park right in front, but if you don't mind the walk, there is plenty everywhere else. I like that there is an option for outdoor seating and that there is a drive thru available... which I have never used. It is probably convenient if you use the Panera app, where you can earn points on every order you make on it. On my visit, the gift card I was given was malfunctioning while I was trying to use the self serve computers where you can put an order in yourself. So I had to wait a few minutes for the employee cleaning to come back. It was malfunctioning for them a well and it needed to be put in manually. There were 3 team members that helped us and it was all pretty confusing. After we ordered a bread bowl of Mac & Cheese with extra bacon and a Chicken Roma Asiago Bagel Stack... we sat at a clean table and waited a short time. At the pick up window (inside), there are condiments and pasticware available if you think you need them. The registers and pick up window inside were separated by walls from the dining room. I got a few bites of the Mac & Cheese. It was not mushy like I imagined. It was good. The chicken bagel stack was really delicious, but kind of all over the plate. The spring mix was spread out on the plate and I had to put it inside the bagel sandwich. The dressing in it meshed so well with all the flavors. There was also cheese inside, but some of the ingredients didn't spread out over the bagel enough... for example, the tomatoes were pretty small. Overall, delicious food, clean location, and service was great when I needed help with the malfunctioning gift card. Just when I thought there was nothing I liked here at Panera... along came the Bagel Stacks. Steak was recommended to me, but I am more of a chicken kinda gal.

I had a great experience I was immediately helped by a young women I believe her name was Aaliyah…read moreshe gave great recommendations and had a great attitude I would recommend coming here great food great people