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    Romancing the Bean Cafe

    3.7 (1k reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Chai Latte and half Half Sandwich w/ Souphalf
    Jennifer M.

    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.

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    Cassie N.

    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

    Bunny Hop , Sweet Spring
    Kevin R.

    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!

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    James C.

    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.

    Caprese salad & Hibiscus tea! Kettle chips on side.
    Tarabud J.

    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. :)

    Laura F.

    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.

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    Laura P.

    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.

    Preston O.

    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

    Cami C.

    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.

    I ordered the bagel with butter and jam. I got a plain toasted bagel instead.

    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.

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    Are there outlets to plug in my laptop?

    Yes there are scattered outlets underneath the benches on the wall. It just requires you to bend under the bench and squeeze it in sometimes.

    Are there gluten free breads/wrap options?

    They do have gluten free bread that you can sub for the sandwiches. The spinach wraps are not gluten free though. I highly recommend the avocado toast on the gluten free bread!!

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    Met a friend up here who saw this on Yelp as a good new place. Afterwards, we both agreed that…read moreit's "eh..." Thought we'd beat the lunch rush, and it was packed at 11:30. One over-worked employee took our order, brought out the food, and cleaned the tables. We toast her for the effort. I got the Belgian waffle, which says it comes with fruit and syrup. When it arrived, it was also covered with powdered sugar and an overly generous amount of whipped cream. (Way more than in the photo on Yelp, which I'm seeing now) Had the waffle description mentioned whipped cream or powdered sugar, I wouldn't have ordered it. This was a massive cookie, essentially...I ate what I could. (Isn't it annoying when restaurants have ingredients or items NOT listed in the description that show up?) My fellow diner had a tuna sando which he said was "fine". No sides are included with sandwiches (they cost extra - take note). Iced tea was delicious but a tad expensive at $5. There are multiple seating areas. We were towards the back as the front and outdoor were full. This back area sure was lived-in: 3 tables of people with plugged in computers there for the long haul, including 1 guy who seemingly fell asleep in the booth seating against the wall? He eventually woke up and even if he was removed, he returned and was no worse for wear. Maybe that's the designated "stay for the day area" as long as you order stuff from time to time. When we left an hour later, the front seating area was completely empty! Maybe lunch isn't too busy? Calidum has a full menu, so I'd be up for trying something else, but in no rush to return.

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