Braved the rainy streets of Burbank, California and met up with some friends at Romancing The Bean. This place has a great vibe. Makes you want to be creative in creating art, work on projects and to get together with your friends and just pop out ideas on how to work together. My friends and I are working on a script so this cafe was a must. Romancing The Bean has an outside sitting area that was closed today due to the torrential downpour. So we went inside. Which was bubbling with people having conversations or typing on their laptops. I loved it. We sat near the front windows. My friends on a half booth connected to the wall and I on a cute circular tan wooden chair. We had two small circular marble tables in between us to but out notepads, pens and files down on. There are so many breakfast and lunch food and drink options. I went to the counter and ordered a hot chai latte with almond milk and was intrigued by the desserts I saw in the chilled display. It was a huge slice of cake with fruit on top. I had to have it! The person at the register was friendly and the barista very fast in making my drink. Back at the tables my friends and I worked on our project, conversed with people siting next to us and people watched. Some even people watched back and smiled. There are only a few outlets when it comes to plugging in your laptop or cell phone. So try to come to the cafe with your electronics with some battery life. On the way to the restroom there's a fun sign near the cooking area (which is visible to all. That is so cool by the way.) that says "No Whining". There's also a community board with so many different postcards and notes about classes, performances, apartment rentals and more. If you're ever on Magnolia Boulevard between Hollywood Way and California Street you must check out Romancing The Bean! read more

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Back in 2022, this use to be the most cozy coffee shop. Service and quality has taken a nosedive since then. Our drinks were never delivered to our table. When I asked to confirm if the drinks at counter were ours, the sourfaced woman was so rude and condescending. I can tell that she truly hates her job. Either hire more workers, so the baristas are not overwhelmed or get new service. I won't be returning here - Palms Coffee Bar is right down the street and has a much friendlier vibe & better drinks. read more

Honestly. Don't bother with this spot. Literally watched the barista/cashier be quiet and cold with the girl in front of me all while she was just trying to make conversation about the great music selection and trying to figure out the coffee options. It must've been her first time also. Literally watched 0 interaction with the new customer 0 effort to explain what the menu entails. Literally not a word. Tell me why minutes later a male walks up and orders after and wow did the cashiers interaction light up. Not really someone you want representing your business, but what do I know. Now let's get back to my drink. Iced matcha. Bland and watered down. Terrible. Also, had one of their vegan almond tea cakes. I love vegan pastries. This was not done well. Tasted stale and just not good at all. I love animals. Here you can count on having 80lb poodles with their fur floating in the air next to you while you eat inside. lol I've got no beef with the dogs. Prefer them to humans but not in an inclosed area while I'm eating. Food and customer service here was terrible. Better off going across the street to the other local spots or hitting up a basic Starbucks. If your vibe is over priced bland drinks with poor customer service in a fancy room. This is the place for you. Cheers y'all! read more

Love this place. It's a great place to meet up with friends over coffee and pasteries. Such a great selection of food and drink items. and I love the little sitting area out front too. Lots of street parking nearby. read more

Love the chai latte and half soup/half sandwich options! Great ambiance and customer service. Kitchen staff delivered my food and offered to pick it up, nice gesture even though there's a plate drop off option. Lots of indoor and outdoor seating. Really enjoyed my time eating, drinking and reading my book there. read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - Chai Latte and half Half Sandwich w/ Souphalf - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

This is the third time I've been here. It's my new go-to spot when im in town. Very French. The pastries are beautifulful, there are gluten-free options. Today I had a berry pistachio gluten-free muffin. I'm waiting on my second meal. Caesar salad with a liquid enzyme juice. So yummy! The staff is really nice. Free wifi so it allowed me to work while my dog/kitten are getting fixed at a clinic around the corner. DOG FRIENDLY! read more

Really great spot in Burbank with ample, comfortable seating to work in. Coffee was fantastic. I got a Brie toast as well with apple and caramelized onion and it was top tier. Staff could be a bit friendlier, but overall a good experience read more

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Always drove by the spot and have been wanting to try it! Pleasantly surprised and worth it. I tried some of their spring menu drinks which included the Bunny Hop and Sweet Spring. The Bunny Hop is a white mocha strawberry latte and it was delicious; the strawberry added sweetness and freshness. Sweet spring is a butter pecan caramel latte and it was good coffee with slight notes of butter pecan. Service was great , I was allowed time to look over their extensive menu as it was my first time. Drinks and food came out fast. The ambiance is great , way bigger inside than I thought and nicely decorated. Plenty of seating inside with some seats outside. Overall , loved it and would come back to try their sandwiches! read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - Bunny Hop , Sweet Spring - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

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Adorable and roomy spot in Burbank that's perfect to hang out on a hot day. I ordered a blended strawberry matcha with coconut milk and it was perfection! Perfect amount of astringent and sweet. I was also surprised at the speed of my drink being ready. It was ready within a few mins of me ordering online. Overall I am very pleased with this spot and will definitely be coming back for more! read more

I adore this place. Service is great and quick depending on the line, but they hustle! More importantly they're nice. Interior is hip. Coffee is good. Food and pastries are delightful. Sit inside and plug away on your laptop or sit outside with a friend and enjoy the sun. read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - Interior - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

The good: they have a well-organized and run open kitchen that puts out excellent products. Great baked goods too. Otherwise, the dining area is too hot on a warm afternoon, the service is indifferent, and they weirdly only serve their coffee in disposable cups with black plastic tops, even for eat-in customers. Ruins the taste and the coffee is too expensive to not have ceramic cups. read more

Cafe was amazing. I ordered the Ferrerer Rocher latte for their Valentine's Day special drinks, the Tuna Panini and my girlfriend ordered their half soup and Sandwitch meal. For deserts we ordered a vegan chocolate chip PB cookie and the Cinnadoodle cookie. Everything was amazing and especially the Tuna panini, that was incredible. Will come back. read more

First time here, but my girlfriend comes often and loves it. Unfortunately, we just missed breakfast and they were out of salmon for their salad, so we just opted for an acai bowl, and I got a tasty 'purple' smoothie while she got a pumpkin-spiced coffee. The acai bowl came COLD, which was nice, but almost too much. hah... We sat at the table and relaxed, while a staff member brought the bowl, utensils, napkins, the works. Everyone was pretty kind, and happy to help. It wasn't too busy, and there were two gentlemen offering 'random acts of kindness' to people and covering their orders. We ordered before they arrived, but honestly, would have politely refused - still a very nice gesture! It all seemed pretty chill, and I can see why she pops by with friends to relax. I'd like to come back to try breakfast! read more

Oh, this place is a gem! I love the coffee, the Hibiscus tea, the food, and everything about the ambiance. It has that classic Paris Bistro vibe--- Good food and good coffee. I had the caprese salad this time around, with a side of their yummy in-house kettle chips. So addicting. I usually get a coffee here, and they never fail to make the perfect cup, whether it's iced or a hot mocha. The staff is always friendly and grounded in that way that makes LA so interesting. The neighborhood is the best, with cute boutiques and my favorite improv theater, The LA Connection Theater. Yes, I perform there sometimes. :) read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - Caprese salad & Hibiscus tea! Kettle chips on side. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

Stopped by for a morning latte to go and it is so cozy and great for working and relaxing, very inviting atmosphere. My favorite is their almond croissant, but all their fresh pastries and coffee are delicious . I also ordered breakfast burrito for later. Decided to try it when I got home and everything blended perfectly the cheese, potatoes and eggs, amazing.! Their staff is friendly and helpful, making the experience wonderful. The ambiance is warm and inviting, like a cozy escape in Magnolia Park. A hidden gem with amazing drinks and food. It reminds me of the reason why I keep coming back.! They have good quality, food & coffee. read more

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Local burbank breakfast lunch spot. I love their pastries - almond croissant, muffins - very unique flavors. Don't even get me started on the cookies - so good! You order at the front counter and are given a number if you are dining in, they will deliver your food directly to your able. They will also bus the table after you finish eating. Love. how many neighbors around magnolia area, gather here, on this morning you could see several friends catching up over coffee and some food. Servers are nice and the space is very opening. read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - croissants - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

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Drink were so refreshing and we were grateful for the midday pick me ups. Huge selection that makes me wanna come back and try more. Shout out the peach cream drink read more

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Not excited to update my review based on my last experience. For starters, I used to love Romancing the Bean and would come here for an afternoon pick me up, study session, or to hang out with friends. It was exciting and always something to look forward to. Unfortunately my recent experience was nothing like it used to be. I decided to take two friends here to catch up and celebrate and thought it would be fun to come to Romancing the Bean since we used to come here all the time. We showed up around 2:30pm and were excited because it wasn't crowded and there wasn't a line to order. Then it went downhill. My friends wanted to get the caramel frappe (it was their favorite before) and I decided to try the seasonal Coco-Loco (espresso, dark chocolate sauce, coconut milk) since the barista recommended it on the seasonal drinks sign. I did tell her I am not always the biggest fan of coconut, so we subbed almond milk, but was otherwise I expecting something great! My drink came first and it looked like it had the potential to be great, but looks can be deceiving. It should have essentially been an iced mocha latte, but it had a very strange taste and the dark chocolate sauce was chalky (and chunky) at the bottom of the cup. No amount of stirring could redeem this drink - it's just not for me. I was disappointed, but was willing to deal with it to not let my friends know my drink was not good. But the unfortunate saga continues! Here comes my friends frappe... looking like a blended cup of milk with maybe 2 ice cubes filled all the way to the brim (no whipped cream, no caramel sauce, just blended milk). It didn't look like a frappe at all and didn't taste like caramel flavor either. My friends would get this drink all the time and had one recently so they knew right away the drink was off. On top of that, it was spilling on the counter and we come to find the lid isn't even fully on, leading us to have to dump half in the trash as we cleaned up the dripping. This took a couple of minutes and no assistance was offered from the staff, if they even noticed, as we wrangled the cup and milky-mush-not-frappe by the door. Safe to say, this beverage absolutely would not do, and we didn't want to be down nearly $13 between these two lackluster beverages. We took the sad excuse for a frappe back to the counter. It was obvious the barista knew the drink was whack by the way she looked at the cup as she walked up to us. She took a long glance at the dripping cup, then at us, then at the cup again, and she offered to remake it as we started to explain the poor consistency and flavor of the liquid-y beverage, the dripping, the lid not being on, and the lacking any resemblance to a frappe with no whipped cream and no caramel drizzle. After the drink gets remade and the barista says "does it look better?" as she was turning back away from the pick up counter. Now I would really like to believe for her sake it was asked from a place of genuine curiosity, rather than as a snarky, rude, rhetorical question. I'll let you take a guess (correct answer: it was the latter). This experience was a 1/5 star experience. I only decided to given them 2 stars since we at least finally got a beverage that seemed adequate by the end of it, even though the kindness and genuineness of the service was questionable. I personally don't plan to come back anytime soon. This place is not what it used to be. I do sincerely hope that changes. read more

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I visited for the first and last time today. When I was ready to order, an employee came up to ask my order and then walked away to talk to another customer and never came back. Finally, another employee came up and took my order - a bagel with butter and jam and a matcha latte. Got my order and left. The latte was very meh, even with lavender added to it. But the worst part is that when my bagel had finally cooled down, I opened the bag and discovered a plain toasted bagel. No butter, no jam, just a plain toasted bagel. I'm truly at a loss. read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - I ordered the bagel with butter and jam. I got a plain toasted bagel instead. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

Romancing The Bean was a great idea for a quick snack and a smoothie to help keep me going on a very busy Tuesday morning. They were somewhat busy and the service was great. I liked the option to be able to sit and work at a table, but I chose to take my items to go. The smoothie and chocolate chip toffee cookie were great, and I hope to be back to try more of the menu when I'm visiting the Burbank area later this year. read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - Mango Madness Smoothie, Cookies - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

There is a lot I LIKE about Romancing the Bean: - The space is airy and comfortable - The servers are pleasant and helpful - The crowd is varied and often interesting. What don't I like? The coffee. More often than not. Don't get me wrong - the coffee itself is good enough. The problem is, more often than not, it's lukewarm, or so near to it that once you add cream it is. Why, I don't understand. I got to numerous cafes in the Valley: Giorla, Aroma, Harvest Moon, La Rochelle, Superba, Ugly Mug... You get the idea. There are a lot of them. And it's pretty much a given that when you order the coffee it will be HOT. Why can't Romancing the Bean consisently provide hot coffee? Can't imagine. But for someone who really does go to a coffee shop for the coffee, it's frustrating to have to keep asking them to remake your cup (which sometimes they will, awkward if this means remaking a whole urn, or sometimes they'll just give you a cup from the other roast, so you get a hot cup of coffee, but it's either too strong or too weak, depending on what you originally ordered.) Should you go there? Well, there are a lot of good reasons to do so - nice people, nice ambiance, lively location. And in fairness, many people just want a cozy place to hang out. But if a nice hot cup of coffee is high on your priorities, maybe not so much. read more

I was there earlier got two drinks a matcha and a secret butter beer I was excited to try them with a friend but when I got there I was told if the drink was a latte or what it was because they didn't have a clue so I just showed them my order turns out they don't have a butter beer which was weird because it's under the secret menu and it allows me to order it but that's fine. So I got the matcha and a cherry latte, from the moment I saw the color on the matcha I knew it wasn't going to be good more like milk than matcha. The cherry latte was like if i was eating a cherry flavored car air freshener and on top of that I placed my order at 4pm since I was in a rush and I had to wait an additionally 20 mins for my order. And the drinks were also lukewarm. This is unacceptable!! It was not worth the $14 I spent. read more

Cute place with lots of seating. Barista's were very nice. I had the cleanser juice and it was excellent. I haven't tried any of their other food yet. read more

This coffee snob is not so snobby here. You can get a great cup of Joe here as well as non caffeinated drinks. The inside is pretty big with very high ceilings and plenty of tables. However, they fill up fast so you may have to wait a few minutes to grab one. There is also an outside patio on the sidewalk since the Pandemic. They also have a nice menu if your tummy is rumbling for a sweet or maybe a savory sandwich or salad?! Street parking only is free for 2 hours. Read the signs to be safe. The acoustics can get a bit noisy. They have a restroom in the back and if you're not happy with your drink they will remake it. *They have Gift Certificates available at the counter. read more

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Romancing the Bean romanced me with their excellent coffee. I've been on a little coffee exploration mission this past week and RTB wins best of this highly unscientific project. My go to is a hot breve latte and today's was strong and smooth. The lemon ricotta scone wasn't too shabby either. Lots of flavor and not super sweet. Service was excellent as it was both friendly and efficient. RTB is attractive inside with plenty of comfortable seating. There are tables outside too. Prices are competitive for Magnolia Patk. read more

The service was terrible and the açaí bowls tasted sour. I believe the granola was bad and the açaí bowls tasted sour itself was melted and was basically soup by the time i got it. read more

I have to say, every time I've come here the vibe has felt off and the staff comes across as pretty unfriendly. I decided to give it another shot a couple of days ago and just ordered a Diet Coke. After paying, I stood at the counter waiting, only to realize the cans were actually by the door and no one mentioned it, instead just looked at me strangely. I ended up standing there awkwardly for a couple of minutes before having to ask for a cup of ice as well. I really want to like this place, but it just doesn't feel welcoming. With so many other options on Magnolia, it's hard to justify coming back. read more

They are very friendly, especially Chelsea who really listened to my coffee order, which was complicated. The ambiance is casual with a lot of people working on laptops, but also lots just chatting. Also, when I asked the girl at the register whether my sweatshirt made me look fat, she said "No, you look great." read more

...I was excited for this place. Service was alright but the iced latte was not for me with and without any flavoring . Asked for caramel flavor but there was no caramel to be found. Ended up going to the store to buy caramel syrup to save my coffee but it was not boosting my dopamine. The bean was not romanced. Just my opinion because I know a lot of people love this place read more

I'll give it a three stars for fast service and nice ambiance. Coffee is pretty meh, I wouldn't go back. Tastes like they need to clean the espresso machine. Cashier also had rude attitude. read more

Enjoyed a lovely latte and got the kale salad with chicken. The salad was 23 dollars for cold unseasoned chicken and kale and a few cranberries and pistachios. Way too expensive for what it was. Would be so easy to elevate it to match the price. The service was quick. You just order at the counter so you don't have a lot of interaction with the employees. It has a cool vibe and lots of tables inside and out but it's hard to hear well when it's busy. Opt outside on a busy day if you're having a work lunch. read more

Romancing the Bean is one of my fav spots that just feels good the moment you walk in. The pastries are fresh, delicious and always taste like they were made with extra care. The staff is super friendly and upbeat, making the whole experience feel easy and welcoming. The vibe is warm, cozy and perfect for hanging out with a coffee, getting a little work done or catching up with a friend. read more

The ambiance is great! The service is friendly! Their baked goods are delicious! Their coffee is amazing! However, their made-in-house food is nothing to write home about. It's edible but does sometimes lack flavor and is overpriced for what you get. I will continue to go there, as I do enjoy my time when I am there. Their Wi-Fi is nothing to be desired. It's spotty at best. Although, I do see many customers there with laptops, working. (probably with their own hotspots in tow.) I will also continue to try items on their menu. I do believe in this place! Dog friendly, which is always a plus with me! read more

This place has one of the best chai lattes I've ever had! Spacious with lots of seating, and cafe is located in a great area by lots of shops. read more

The interior is very nice and rustic. Plenty of seating and big location. I am not a fan of the food tho. We got two salads and one bottle water, and $50 later, not impressed. The salads were average, nothing special, and kind of bland. Their coffee is good. The staff is not the friendliest, very stand off ish and just dismissing. Not sure if I'll be going back for food, maybe just coffee. read more

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The food here is delicious. The service is very kind and the ambiance is that of creatives. I had the pleasure of coming here and having the French toast. It was absolutely delicious. The blueberries and texture of the toast were phenomenal. We also had the quinoa bowl which was tasty too. This place is worthy of our patronage and those outside of the area looking for a great cafe should come here. The Bean has everything that one wants and seems to be lacking in the LA area, but all that set aside, this place is awesome! Thanks read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - French Toast - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

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After a few years of not being able to walk to gaze at the fine selections, and enjoy - I had the time to stroll in, sit, and study. I needed to get out of the house and do my PhD work at Romancing the Bean Cafe : ) Unfortunately, after I ordered + a digital tip, then receiving my coffee and nut bar, the guy left the register without handing me my receipt. (Chk # 140) I was left at the counter looking like an idiot. Finally, a kind young lady asked to help me. I got my receipt, sat for a while, then left. After coming home with the coffee to continue my studies, I had to SPIT OUT MY COFFEE. There were coffee grounds in it!! read more

Romancing the Bean Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Burbank, California

Love this coffee shop, it's my go to when I want to romance my coffee. The service is amazing and I truly love their coffee, they just replaced their espresso jumbo machine. read more

The place is so cozy and way bigger inside than I thought it was going to be! They have a ton of choices of food and drinks and the staff was pleasant. I got a chai latte and French toast and it was so yummy! Would definitely go again and try more things! read more

Like the ambiance, and the service is always great. Their coffee and food is decent. Wifi never reliable. Must bring own hotspot. read more