The service and food is always pleasant. What a great luxury to have the cafe so conveniently located with ample seating outside. The soups are a true comfort staple and sandwiches and wraps always hits. read more

Had the turkey roll up and it was fabulous. Really well made. They are quick and economical with a really clean place. You can't ask for anymore. read more

Food is great and service is excellent. I come in the morning to get a breakfast burrito. Portion is good. The breakfast burrito selling till 11 AM. Make sure to get it in the morning. They make it right away after I ordered. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Clean inside the store.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] If you are hurry in the morning, best place to grab and go. read more

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Sea Salt + Basil is a small corporate eatery serving up a mix of breakfast, sandwiches, wraps, and salads. I tried the California Chicken Wrap, and it was delicious, especially with the side of pasta salad that came with it. At under $11, the price was hard to beat. The flavor was decent, but I do wish there was a bit more chicken. After a few bites, it started feeling like I was eating mostly tortilla and lettuce. For the price, though, it's hard to complain--it's a solid budget-friendly option. I'd definitely go back to try their breakfast menu or one of their salads, but if I'm really craving a sandwich or wrap with a bit more substance, I might explore other options. read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

PARKING: is not convenient. There is a garage close by but you will need to pay $2 per 15 min. They do not validate. If you do not want to pay, walking from the closest free parking area will take about 10-15min. FOOD: Delicious food and good value. Everyone in my group was happy with the sandwiches they ordered. I got the Tocino chicken sandwich which came with a small serving of pasta salad. When I compared the amount of pasta salad to other plates, my serving was a little skimped. But overall for about $11 the meal was satisfying. [[HIGHLIGHT]]ATMOSPHERE: most seating would be outside. For a California winter day, it was pretty windy and chilly in front of the building but there are additional tables on the side of the building that was nice and sunny. It's a peaceful and calm area.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Overall, it was a great first time experience with a good meal with friends. Free parking may not be convenient, but I've accepted it as something to work for while saving a couple bucks. read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Tocino chicken sandwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

Abe is awesome! Vita is awesome! Excellent service with great food options to match. Food is always fresh and it's a very convenient location. Always a pleasure eating here. Thank you! read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Freshly baked cookies every day! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

Best tasting breakfast and lunch meal we have! Everything freshly made! You can taste the freshness of the veggies in the paninis! The staff are amazingly nice! Did I mention it is so much more affordable than the food courts at the Spectrum? Just few walking steps from Spectrum and you got an even better options for food and you can eat here daily without breaking the bank!!! Must try and you will keep coming back for sure! Ground floor of WeWorlk building read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Sorry I already taken bites of my food when I took the photo! lol - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

The food is so delicious here! Vida recommended the Tocino chicken avocado sandwich. The sandwich is perfect, so tasty, warm, 10/10! Abe also let me try the sea salt + basil açaí smoothie, 10/10 also! Seriously the best smoothie. Super nice staff, close to all offices here at the Irvine spectrum! Come see them! read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Tocino Chicken Avocado Panini - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

I was walking my usual route to Irvine Spectrum from the Village Apartments that I saw this place. Stopped by and I was thrilled with their healthy choice menu. It's my new lunch spot and you have to try their quinoa bowl. Also they made a smoothie for everyone to try which was AMAZING! So if you live in the area I encourage you to try this place. read more

Little eatery on the lobby floor of office building across street from spectrum. Came here because it was 10:30am and it seems like many lunch places at the spectrum don't open until 11. The places I yelped that opened before 11 were not rated well so I opted for this place. Great and friendly service. My tomato bisque came out super hot and tasted great. Bf's chicken and pesto panini was delicious. Neat place read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Tomato bisque - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

They're dishonest with ingredients and they keep your money. I ordered three sandwiches: 1- Pan Bagnat Sandwich: The description clearly says it comes with brioche. Both pictures on Doordash and their website show a nicely toasted brioche. It came with a very soft and not toasted white sliced bread (or cheap sourdough sliced). Look at the photo. And it wasn't good. 2- Napa Cranberry Chicken Salad Sandwich: In this case, the description says it comes with wheat ciabatta. The picture shows a ciabatta too. Again it came with white sliced bread (or cheap sourdough sliced) that didn't match it at all. Look at the photo. This wasn't good either. It barely had any dried cranberry or celery and it was tasteless. 3- Ham Croissant Sandwich: This was at least the same as the description and tasted okay. I also ordered 4 apples. They told the driver to tell me they're out. They never refunded me. The switcheroo on the breads was annoying for two reasons. First it didn't match the sandwich. Second, I'm diabetic, and when I saw the chicken salad comes with wheat ciabatta, I got happy cause wheat is much better for diabetic people. But I got white. read more

Sea Salt + Basil - The two sandwiches on the right (Bagnat and chicken salad) came with a different bread that they had on the menu and it didn't match at all. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

Great service and a good place for a quick bite. The folks that work in the building can order online and come down to pick it up ready to go. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Good vibe , mostly locals.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The paninis are great an so are the salads read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Front counter - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

The best sandwiches ! absolutely love this place and the owners are so kind and generous. Definitely recommend trying this place especially the panini ! read more

The nut butter açai smoothie is delicious, as are the pastries. These alone are worth a visit. This cafe is located in the Mazda building, so you will need to park in one of the Spectrum Center garages nearby. There is no dedicated parking lot. The staff are few in number and can easily get overwhelmed. It is best to avoid peak times if you have food or a smoothie made to order. There are a number of prepared options if you need something quicker. read more

Today was my first and final experience at this establishment. I learned of them via Grubhub. In the GH platform and confirmation notice I received after placing the order, there were clear instructions that stated should I want curbside delivery, that it is available. I simply needed to note that in my order instructions, and when I arrive, was instructed to call the business number so that they could come out with my food. I followed all the instructions. When I arrived, I called their phone number. A grumpy and rude male picked up the phone and said that they don't offer curbside. He also said that he was alone working and then hung up on me. I was speechless. So unprofessional and not customer centric at all. Also, a total lie. I saw at least 3 employees. This business is inconveniently located for drivers. If you are an employee at this Mazda building, then you can simply go downstairs to the ground level and pick up your food. If you are coming from elsewhere, you have to park in the paid parking structure where there is very limited parking. All this takes extra time which I did not factor in as I was misled to believe wrong info. When I finally made my way into the biz, the rude male looked guilty and knew I was the one he spoke to earlier. I had lots of thoughts and words but chose to take the high road and not say anything there. His poor management and communication and lack of responsibility caused unnecessary stress and caused me to be late to my meeting. He proceeds to say, "The next time you should blah blah blah." And I simply said, "I have nothing to say to you. There won't be a next time so no need to speak on it further." I reviewed all that transpired with GrubHub corporate care. They were mortified and agreed that what happened was 100% wrong by the business. They refunded my money and said they would look into this further. Wow just wow. read more

What a wonderful group of folks here. And my goodness you haven't HAD A CHICKEN SANDWICH LIKE THIS!! Stop on by and say hello to Vida and Abe, they're the sweetest folks and they make the best food. read more

This place is awesome! [[HIGHLIGHT]]So delicious, quick, easy - and a beautiful outdoor area to boot[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. The owner is so full of life and creates a great experience for his customers. Can't recommend this place enough! read more

I had the breakfast burrito and it was the best tasting burrito I've had in the area! Being from San Diego I know good breakfast burrito and this place had that, without feeling like it was drenched in cooking oil. I'll definitely be back. I also had a blueberry muffin and that was delicious! Service was 5/5 they were able to serve me minutes after 11am, great service and mellow. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Not too busy at 11:30am so ambiance was chill![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Breakfast burrito and blueberry MUFFINS - BLUEBERRY - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

come to try the new Ice drink! it is amazing! it is so good and better than Starbucks read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

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My favorite spot for lunch! Extremely affordable, I started coming here instead of packing lunch lol. Basically my whole office comes here, Abe and Vida are lovely every time I stop in. Turkey croissant is my favorite and the nut butter açaí is INSANE read more

Horrible wait time. Had to waited 20 mintes to order (kitchen was backed up and the cashier lady was giving couple mins in between before taking next order to manage the rush) and another +30 minutes to get food. And they gave me a wrong order;) Ordered Mediterranean chicken pesto but got Tocino chicken avocado. Chicken is dry. read more

I love this place for brunch and lunch!! Quick and affordable, healthier than many surrounding options to boot! The southwest quinoa bowl is in my favorites list along with the smoothies! Delivery is usually great and I've only had 1 instance out of the handful of times we've ordered delivery where they forgot an item. I will continue to go back because the consistency, cleanliness, and quality of food. read more

Woah. SO glad I found this place, thank you Yelp! If you are not careful you can miss it. The Acai smoothly was ridiculously good along with the panini sandwich and overnight oats. This place stayed open all throughout Covid, for that reason alone they have my business for life. The place is clean, the staff is friendly, and always happy to see you enter. 5 Stars Thanks for reading! read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

Wow!! I love this place! So far everything we got here was delicious, savory and amazing! The smoothies are perfect! Hands down best smoothie around here! The owner/staff are super sweet and lovely as well! Great ingredients, great price! Will come here very often! Excited to try the rest of the menu! Come here! It's a treat! It's worth every penny! Thank you for your existence! Thank you chef, thank you staff! Thank you thank you thank you!! read more

Sea Salt + Basil - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Irvine, California

Love it very nice guy talking sussy stuff that i enjoyed listening to very much very nice conversation free chips love it

This is my go to. The food is always delicious and everyone who works there is so friendly. I don't think you can go wrong with whatever you order. I'm always finding something new that's just as good. My only tip is to get there earlier as the line can get packed at lunch. Most recent find was the overnight oats which far exceeded my expectations of being a boring breakfast food. Not to mention they make it in house. read more

If you want to be happy, pick up an iced Americano and salad from Sea Salt + Basil! For an extra pick me up, chat with Vida, the co-owner, who is very kind. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Beautiful outdoor patio seating.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Another good spot for work lunches. If you're an admin in the area and need a good healthy option for your team, this place hits checks off all the boxes. Vegetarian and meat options. Fast easy online ordering and clean location. Highly recommend their wraps and salads. read more

One of the better Paninis I've had for extremely affordable price. Also the owner was one of the nicest people I've dealt with in a long time. Super genuine and cares for his customers which makes me want to go back and tell everyone to go. Highly recommend read more

The best spicey Chai latte much better than starbucks, The breakfast burrito filled me up! They have a egg salad sandwich that is a excellent vegan option. The owners are very friendly Please enjoy! read more

Friendly service or so I thought. They don't validate for parking so had to pay $4 extra for that. Ordered 2 eggs salad sandwiches a lemon bar and smoothie. Charged $28.21 prior to tip. They packed my order bag, I opened it when I got home, I only see one sandwich I ordered in the bag. Stinks as we were very hungry and I'm sure I paid for 2. Hoping for atleast a partial refund at this point. read more

Had a wonderful lunch here.... I had chicken Caesar and he had salad niecoise Very high quality ingredients. Service was best I have seen. Owner is cheerful and cares to know if you are satisfied. This will be a good to for sure read more

Love the smoothies here! Great service too. Always consistent...many different healthy options

This place is amazing and Vera and the other gentleman sometimes in the front are always warm, professional and thorough. The location is fantastic and the food is really good actually, as you might not expect from a business cafe. The prices are good as well for something near the Spectrum in an Irvine business hub area. This place turned me onto Quinoa which I didn't know I loved. They're generous with the extra chicken and avocado, as well as everything else--at a time when other places are more and more stingy. Much love for one of our new favorite lunch spots :). read more

This place is great! 100% great service, food quality is top notch and just the hospitality is the game changer! I love coming here because we're always greeted with a smile. They have food for just about everyone's diet and if they don't... if they can, they'll accommodate and that's the difference maker for me! read more

Great food and very friendly staff. I love their healthy salads and acai smoothies. They make great sandwiches too. You can get quite healthy food here or get some pastries if desired. In front of the highrise, there is some for 10 minutes parking to pick up your food. You can park freely at spectrum garages or for a few park at their garage. I highly recommend this place. read more

I should have wrote this review a long time ago. Please ignore the other reviews because they don't understand that this place is a DIAMOND just off the side of the Irvine Spectrum. It's quality food and the owners break their backs trying to provide amazing service to their customers. Yes, it's located in a commercial building and open during specific hours. The foot traffic is for lots of the people who work around there. And there's a HUGE reason they all go back to eat here...because Everything they make is amazing and very reasonably priced. You won't find any place around Spectrum where you can get a full meal without breaking the bank. I've walked up and down the entire Spectrum complex and found nothing as convenient, good quality, and priced like Sea Salt + Basil. read more

The owners of this boutique cafe are great. More importantly, the price point is the best in the Irvine Spectrum area. Whenever I crave cafe-style food, this is my go-to spot. It's good quality food at reasonable prices. I've tried all the cafes in the Spectrum office towers. This is the BEST! read more

We absolutely love the breakfast burritos and pastries from this place! The burritos are packed with flavor and made with fresh ingredients - they're the perfect start to our day. Our corporate staff can't get enough of them! We have been ordering once a month to celebrate our monthly birthdays . The pastries are always delicious, flaky, and freshly baked. To top it all off, the owner, Vida is incredibly kind and always goes out of her way to make sure we're happy. Highly recommend this spot for anyone looking for great food and wonderful service for any occasion. Thank you Sea Salt + Basil! - Rosalie read more

I would recommend Sea Salt + Basil to anyone I know. The staff is always kind and accommodating, but even more, the owner Ed is one of the most thoughtful and passionate workers I've encountered. Above all, the food is DELICIOUS. I recently just tried the tocino chicken avocado sandwich and it was to die for! The vegetables are always fresh and flavorful while the chicken is always tender and juicy. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I highly recommend eating here or even just grabbing something from the refrigerator section while you enjoy the spacious, calm ambiance inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more