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    Ocean View Café

    3.9 (705 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    OCEAN VIEW CAFÉ ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Chilaquiles, eggs benedict, and blueberry pancakes
    Hiromi M.

    I've been here multiple times and food never disappoints. After reading some of the reviews, all I could say is they were just finding any reason to not like the restaurant. My boyfriend and I got their blueberry stuffed pancakes, spinach and tomato eggs Benedict, and the chilaquiles. Everything was delicious and flavorful. Prices are on the higher side, but it's Manhattan Beach and they do give plenty of food so it's worth it in my opinion. Views are pretty & plenty of seating. As for service, the staff is sweet and somewhat attentive. I do wish they checked on us regarding water & the bill but that's about it. Definitely coming back again, love supporting yummy family owned businesses! :)

    Breakfast Burrito
    Andrew M.

    This little cafe gives a home style feel. The menu is big and has a lot of good staple breakfast and brunch items. Everything looked and tasted really good especially the hot sauce! There might be a wait since seating is limited but if you can find a table I recommend it!

    Looked nothing like their photo on the menu
    serina c.

    Literally one of the most below average meals and bad service and bad ambiance I've had in a while. Pictures they post on menu is not what it looks like. We asked for our food to be cooked in butter instead of oil and the waitress said they don't have it. Ummmm you serve breakfast but don't have butter??? Flies everywhere!! I never in my life been attacked by so many flies before while eating. I was staying in manhattan beach for 3 nights and didn't encounter flies anywhere else. And when she brought our food she refused to set it down on the table!!! She made us take it off her hands. My family owned 5 restaurants and let me tell u that is a big no no.

    Al P.

    Located off a sidewalk with an amazing view of the water the 1st thing I noticed was how small the place but in the end, that's what gives its charm. We were warmly greeted and attentively served throughout our visit. I had the Ocean View Omelette and my wife had the French Toast. Both were good portions and tasty.

    French toast with fruit
    Mae M.

    Nice little brunch spot in Manhattan beach! Ocean View is a tiny and small breakfast/lunch spot just up the hill from the beach. You do get a view of the ocean but the restaurant is very tiny only offering a patio so you may have to wait. The food was fine, pretty standard brunch offering. However, the service was extremely slow and they forgot my husband's drink several times. After we ordered it took almost 40 minutes for them to bring out the dishes. In terms of the bathroom, you have to walk through their kitchen to get to it and it didn't feel like the cleanest bathroom. I hope they can work to upgrade this in the future. And because they are located in Manhattan Beach, parking is extremely difficult during peak lunch times - just a fair warning.

    Ruby M.

    I wanted to like this place, but unfortunately the service was not good. The lady up front let us know that it was going to be a 30 minute wait, and I put my name down. An hour had passed by and we still weren't called. My uncle noticed that other people were being seating before us and they had only been waiting for a fraction of the time that we had. The lady realized they skipped our name after I asked them previously how long the estimated wait was. We ordered the Belgian waffle, an order of hash browns, and the fruit yogurt. The only thing that stood out to me was the freshly squeezed orange juice and the hash browns, everything else was not worth the wait in my personal opinion. The yogurt with fruit tasted very odd, and the yogurt was very watery. I really hope they can work on the service here.

    Theodore C.

    The food was delicious. Quality products amazing flavor. Service was excellent. Staff checked on you often to ensure dinning needs were mer. The look of the place was cute with an ocean view. The prices were reasonable especially based on the quality of food you get. Street parking near. Ill be back.

    Eggs Benedict
    YeanMay K.

    Nothing beats the gorgeous ocean view of Manhattan Beach! This is a nice cozy family-run cafe with friendly service and delicious food. Fun place to meet friends for a casual brunch!

    Miriam Y.

    Came here for the views on a beautiful sunny day. Fast and friendly service but the simple app (granola with yogurt) was nothing to brag about. I had to get some work done so they also had wife and outdoor seating so that was lovely. I may come back and try other dishes when I'm in the area cuz the ambience didn't disappoint.

    Kim U.

    Parking is a bit difficult on Sunday afternoon. We loved the vibe. The food was good. The servers were attentive. The music was to my liking. Everyone looked like they were having a great time.

    The service was bad and the eggs Benedict was inedible . The English muffin was burnt and you couldn't cut it . The eggs were overdone and NOT poached . Asks for a new English muffin to replace the burnt one and was given an undercooked English muffin . Server never returned to ask if everything was OK.. just dropped the check . He actually charged us $4 for the replacement muffin which was also inedible .I wanted to like this place but it was one of the worst meals I have ever had.

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    Does this business often close early or are the hours posted on Yelp wrong?

    ¿Necesito saber si hay mimosas?

    Yes and many more cocktail choices It's a great place to lounge and have a bite and lots to drink

    Have they update the chairs? Or are they still the plastic white ones

    Yup

    Do you have bottomless mimosas?

    No bottomless mimosas

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    Are dogs ok?

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