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    SandCastle Cafe

    3.5 (45 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Iced Coffee + Coffee Boba
    Jessica T.

    This was the only open coffee shop when I visited Capitola, and it was alright. I just wanted an iced coffee w/ oat milk. They charge an extra $1 for milk alternates, which is a bit expensive. Iced coffee w/ oat milk: 3/5 Pretty average iced coffee and felt like something I could've made at home. They overdid the oat milk, so it tasted more like oat milk than coffee. It wasn't bad and it got me through the day, but it was just kind of expensive for what I got. The shop itself was empty, so we were served pretty quickly. It's not bad, but it's not great either.

    Nathan K.

    Best boba ever passion fruit green tea so delicious wanna come here every day!!! Yummy in my tummy

    Watermelon & Strawberry 3.443445 stars!
    Jen C.

    This place is trying to be TOO MANY things. On one hand, it's a Coffee place and there are pastries, but it's also a place for Boba. Then it's also a Frozen Yogurt place. I even saw someone's pic of Chicken Enchiladas?!?! What the heck??? I didn't see that on the menu, but maybe I missed it. It's just too much! I guess this place is trying to get as much money as they can! We were ready to pay for the frozen yogurt, and the gal behind the counter was taking a while to make three boba drinks. I was, like, uhhhh, our yogurt is melting.... But I didn't say it out loud (not too loud, I thought) cuz I could tell she was overwhelmed. She was kinda pissy when I asked her if they had more Chocolate Piroulines. I get it she's stressed. More people coming in. Was there no more, or was she just too busy to look for it? I wonder. Or maybe she heard me??? We already had ice cream three days in a row, so we felt like we had to get something different. There are only four or five flavors of frozen yogurt - strawberry, watermelon, chocolate, and vanilla. Yeah. Not exciting. What's hilarious is that it seems as if they just grab a bunch of things from their kitchen and plop it on the counter to be used as toppings. Some were in Tupperwares. They're not even in nice glass containers like you would find in other Froyo places. Well, we got our sweet tooth somewhat satisfied. We'll just stick to ice cream next time. Even if we have it five days in a row. Since they have an extensive menu, this woman needs help behind the counter. Geez! Can you imagine if someone ordered enchiladas, and she had to put it all together, THEN she had to make boba drinks??? Our yogurt would have surely melted!!! Give the woman some help! Please hire another person, especially on weekends or during busy hours.

    #1's Original Tart with toppings
    Christina T.

    You tell them what you want and they make it. #3: 17yo - 2 stars Original Tart with toppings Not a lot of topping options Yogurt itself was good #4: 13yo - 1 star Original Tart with toppings Not a lot of topping options Yogurt itself was NOT good #5: 8yo - 3 stars Watermelon with toppings Good (Again, not sure on why she chose this star rating but okay?) Total stars: 3

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    Tony G.

    Horrible customer service. The lady did not get my order correct. It was a clear miss-understanding but she refused to give me the correct order or a refund. I had ordered oatmeal with blue berries. She gave me a blue berry shake with oat milk. Clearly an innocent miss-understanding on her part but she refused to give the correct ordered and still charged me $8.00 I was very nice through the whole experience, but she can not get away with being so rude. This was my second time there. There's only person working. Orders take forever because of that. She doesn't ask questions or has much of a conversation with customers. If she doesn't understand something or is unsure she should ask. She had no problem communicating me to leave though. Do not go here. Do not support such bad customer service. There are plenty other places that have what they have

    2020-12 menu
    May Y.

    Summary: Cute place with alternative choices ;). I like that it has boba and frozen yogurt. Feedback on the boba. The boba balls were ok to me but my kiddos liked them. Again, it is personal preference. I like them chewy and there are a tiny bit hard. The flavor is good though. The drinks use powder based favor. Flavor was fine but it has some powdery flavors and textures. We would come back.

    I went in and it was a cute shop. The menu had good choices. I ordered a black milk tea with boba and a iced matcha latte. The black milk tea did not tasted good. It was normal and something that isn't worth the money in my opinion. ($5) The matcha latte was still warm and there isn't enough ice. It was too sweet to my liking. ($5) The customer service was not very friendly. The lady was mean.

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    8 months ago

    came down to capitola today and wanted a quick snack. great service, and a delicious milk tea!

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    the espresso tasted like water :( way too expensive for the quality of the drinks we ordered.

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    Very friendly service and good coffee. Nice vibe to the place. I can imagine bringing a book here and hanging out for a while. Recommended.

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    3 years ago

    Great young staff! Service with a smile! Always enjoy picking up a quick bite on our way to the beach!

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    Great customer service! yummy food! a variety of different drinks and snacks!

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    We like it! We stopped by for boba after surfing and it was very nice and made quickly. Def recommend!

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    Best Boba tea I've had, it was made of legit tea! Most places I go are made out of syrup!

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    7 years ago

    Cute spot for fro yo, a smoothie or coffee. Very friendly and helpful owners who clearly take pride in their shop!

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    Found Marianne's by accident. It reminded me of Bud's Ice Cream and Mitchell's Ice Cream in San…read moreFrancisco. Very crowded...packed parking lot...long line outside the door that moves very quickly. We grabbed a number and waited our turn...just a few minutes. Looked over the menu of flavors while we waited. So many flavors to choose from...the flavors we choose were very tasty. By the time we ordered, got, and paid for our ice cream, seats had opened up. Everything you want in an ice cream...rich, creamy, flavorful. We enjoyed every bit our scoops.

    Love Marianne's from the grocery store, an even better experience is visiting their brick & mortar…read moreshop. My visit took place on a warm and sunny afternoon, lots of guests waiting to taste delicious ice cream. Lines moved fairly quickly. Remember to grab a number upon entering. Shoutout to Sophia (in training according to her name tag). She provided the best service I've had in a long time as she patiently explained their vast menu selection and exchanged genuine interactions. The double junior was the perfect size with 2 different flavors. I opted for the pistachio cardimon and the Oregon blackberry. I had a few bites of caramel/mocha flavors, which were slightly too sweet for me. Regardless, I feel you can't go wrong with any of their flavors and they provide samples. The inside is pretty cute with its retro flooring and wall decor. Plenty of tables to sit and enjoy. Small parking lot, but ample street parking around the shop. Looking forward to visiting Marianne's again next time I'm in Santa Cruz. #12/2026

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    This one was difficult. It was really closer to a 2.5 for me, but with all of the other ice cream…read moreplaces around town, Cruz Creamery just really misses the spot. Ultimately, we came here because the other one that we wanted to go to down the street had a line into the parking lot. In hindsight, we probably should have just waited. The ice cream here just didn't stand out. It melted too quickly-almost like it wasn't really kept cold cold. The flavors meshed together and didn't really pop and you know something is odd when after going through 4 flavors, the lady up front say, "that's the best", or "that's one of my favorites" to each and every one of them. Getting your order mixed up was also a deduction. I wanted a brownie sundae and because she was out of hot fudge, asked if that could be replaced with caramel. I said yes, but ended up just getting a caramel sundae without the brownies?! Unfortunately I didn't notice until after I sat down with my sundae to which point, I just didn't care enough to get it fixed. The place seemed dingy and confused. With ice cream, but froyo, it could be a bit confusing. Overall, it just didn't seem genuine. There are too many ice cream shops around and to call this one a local and community focused ice cream shop seems like a bit of a stretch to me.

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