The coffee is good, but not great, the food is solid, but not spectacular, and the staff is quite nice. The live music is appreciated, but the stage looks so cramped that I feel bad for the musicians. The vibe is lowkey and cool, so it's a fine place to spend an evening. read more

Good smoothies and tasty food. A neighborhood favorite. The owner is very nice and the venue hosts small gatherings and meetings. They even have wine tastings. It's the kind of place that you go when you need a little time to unwind before you head back out into the world. My daughter loves the matcha smoothie. read more

I came here for the first time on a Sunday afternoon and we had the acai bowl and the everything bagel with lox. Both were delicious and fresh. This is a wine bar and coffee house combo with a nice feel. This is in a small strip mall in the L Mesa College area. I will be back. read more

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In keeping with the theme of this place, I'd call the service "Dial Up" and the food, "error 404". Placing on online order for food at an Internet cafe seems like it'd be pretty efficient. The 3 drinks, 2 bagel sandwiches, & 1 toasted bagel doesn't seem impossible to create within the 20-30 minute estimated pick-up time. But an hour and 10 minutes is apparently the max speed of their bandwidth. 35 minutes of that hour was spent waiting inside the place for our order. The food came out way before the drinks which led to all the bagels getting soggy and chewy. The coffee drinks were not what you'd expect from a place calling themselves a "cafe". Overly syruped mocha and Folgers brewed drip coffee plus a smoothie really should never take over an hour to make, no matter the situation. The overall experience here is heavily due for a system upgrade, as they're operating on version 1.8, when the current release is 14.9. read more

If anyone has patience to wait for 45 minutes for their food, then go ahead and go to this place. One of my worst experience coming here. I came in and ordered a Go Green Panini and waited for 45 minutes. I asked the girl who worked there if my panini will come out soon she said, "oh soon" and then she has the audacity to ask me if it was a chicken or go green panini. That means they totally forgot my order. What annoying was, a lady who ordered way after me got her food 10 minutes before I come to the counter and asked for my panini. I think that, if i did not asked her, they properly forgot about the order. I am so not a confrontation person but this is just the worst that I have to ask. I understand if they have a lot of order online but not when someone ordered and wait there for such a long time and did not even ask or reassure them the order will be coming out soon. Also, there were no apology for the delay or anything and gave me an oily box. I was so hungry that i got so emotional while my baby was kicking so hard in my tummy due to hunger. I really feel bad typing this but I have to tell people about my experience, If this review was ever be deleted. I am posting it again. I do give that girl a point as she did asked me if i want a bag or napkin. But still, I mean, was it her first day of the job to ask that question. Of course i would one at least a bag for that damn OILY box. One good thing is the food did taste good but i don't think i would come back to this place. NOT PREGNANCY FRIENDLY. read more

Good place to work! Was dead when we went. They have a stage for poetry and music that looks like it could be fun to check out those events. Remote workers would like this. They have smoothies and coffee. The kombucha on tap was good. Ordered a sugar free vanilla oat milk latte that was NOT good. Too sweet? I think they must have used 42 pumps of syrup or something. Would definitely still return just for the convenience of a work spot. read more

Got a smoothie to go and that was good. I also got a panini and that was pretty mediocre. The lettuce looked like it was going bad and there was no cheese on the sandwich. read more

Had yummy açaí bowl, salmon bagel, Parmesan fries, veggie flatbread.... portions are big enough to share! Will definitely return! read more

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Only been there once, but not impressed with the services or the food. Had the Acai bowl, but was only edible, could only finish half due to the consistency and flavor. Also, other people's orders was prepared before ours, not in the order it was taken. Perhaps it was of day for the staff. read more

Can you please get more than 1 person working at a time? I live around the corner and love coming here but wow that wait is ridiculous for the simplest things. read more

Beyond amazing!!! The coffee was delicious and the ambiance is on point if your a business person who needs to work or a student who needs a coffee and quiet during the day @spacebar is where you should be. I loved the aci bowl!! The bananas on it with oats are so filling and delicious!! Anyone in the area should stop by for a quick pick me up!! read more

I order an acai bowl. It was very good except I would've like more fruit. Also it's too quite in there. read more

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I have been here twice and will continue go! I love their club paninis and lattes. Owners are very friendly and attentive.

Place looks clean and well kept. I didn't order any food, just a coffee, but they serve Cafe Moto, a big plus. Plenty of space to sit at a table or a tall counter. Live music some nights too. read more

The food was so delicious! It took a bit longer for the food to come out than I expected because there was unfortunately one person working, but trust me it was WELL worth the wait. The person working was so courteous and was very attentive in what we needed with our meals. I am going to have to come again if I come back to San Diego! read more

Ordered a drip coffee and bagel. Drip coffee was ok and bagel was good. Friendly workers and owner as well! Will have to come back to try other drinks on the menu read more

I liked SpaceBar. Baird & Silva invited me one Saturday to hear them play. I had never been there before. I didn't know if it was a bar, a restaurant or coffee house, so I called and asked. It was a Cafe. When a venue offers free entertainment proper upbringing dictates you support that venue by buying food or drinks from them. My friend and I had already eaten a little earlier but as I stated proper upbringing dictates that we buy something. My friend was interested in the parmesan fries. I was interested in the ham and cheese sandwich. Wasn't thrilled that said sandwich did not come with fries and my friend was less than overjoyed that his fries did not come with a sandwich. I had the cook cut my sandwich in half and the problem was solved. My sandwich was Ok. I felt that for 6 bucks it was missing some ham, and as I previously noted, fries. The fries were Ok. The price to me suggested the yes be more special. As did the name.They were an order of fries that had parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. Not bad, nothing to write home about. I will say that the glasses they served our water in were the best I've seen in an Open Mic venue. The yelp check in discount was good, The music was great. The gal that took my order was friendly and patient. She answered my questions and was very helpful. Would have preferred table service, but they did bring the food to us and checked to see how everything was, as well, I will come again read more

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Frustrating first experience here, and it will probably be the last. We ordered online at 10am and the estimate was 20-30 minutes. We didn't receive our food for an hour and ten minutes after ordering (around 11:10). I understand places are short-staffed right now, but the business should make decisions about how to take orders (don't take them online if they will overwhelm staff), how large of a menu to have (have more than one blender if that's what's slowing things down), decide whether it is a venue/cafe/breakfast spot/açaí bowl place/wine bar/etc. Regarding the food itself, the bagel sandwiches were chewy because they sat for too long before given to us. read more

First time here and the vibe is really cool. It's a Thursday night and drinks and food are cheap with a cool chill vibe with open mic night. Definitely coming back read more

Spacebar - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

Came here a few days ago. The coffee was the worst I've ever had. Tasted like battery acid. Milk tasted spoiled. Dumped the whole thing out. Won't ever be back. Edit - Instead of making things right, the owner wants to tell me I don't know what real coffee tastes like LOL. A shame. This place sucks. read more

Yummy pitaya banana smoothie and friendly workers! Love that you're also not spending $8-10 on a smoothie. It was only $~5 and some change for the 'Bite' size (12 oz.). Glad to see they've re-opened! read more

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I'm addicted to this place! Can't believe I am just now finding out about this place in 2020! Very clean and they follow guidelines regarding COVID and their food is amazing each time! My personal favorite is the French toast sticks and their smoothies!!! They are so good! read more

Spacebar - French toast sticks and smoothies - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

This place has the best panini sandwich I have ever eaten in the United States. It was quick, fresh and perfectly grilled. I had the chicken, avocado and spinach. Just moved into a neighborhood nearby so I will be back. Thank you Frank, who took my order and made it feel like home away from home. The music was a vibe too no doubt. 5 stars all around, even in a world-wide pandemic! Keep it up @SPACEBAR read more

It's been a while since I came back here. I got real food this time the calamari and fry combo and a cheeseburger with fries. I also got the green monster smoothie recommended by the girl. Service was really sweet she was nice and helpful. Nice big portion of cheeseburger, fries were a bit overdone but no big deal. Calamari was really crispy and I enjoyed them. The smoothie was yummy and didn't get all weird and separated while I wasn't drinking it. The real food was better than the acai bowl I had last time. The only downfall was the wait, we waited like 20 mins for a to-go order. read more

I'm not sure they know what they want to be. The people where nice but some of the freshness in the good was missing. Like when the tomatoes I have that grainy texture. There is no real parking even if you get a spot near the building they are too small and someone might swipe your car or door bang it. It's a tight fit. If you hand to go to support a friend then do what you gotta do. I would not go here for any other reason. It's just not practical. The three stars because the host bought a lot of food so we where taken care of. read more

Spacebar is cozy and a nice little spot to grab coffee or a glass of wine with friends. I am a huuuge acai bowel fan so finding a place close to home with then was awesome!! unfortunately I was disappointed. I watched the lady make it, then use ice for the frozen texture, so it tasted really watered down. It tasted more like ice than acai. The granola is also bland, just plain oats. However, the berries were fresh and the lady at the counter was so polite! Note to Management: use frozen fruit to blend the bowels instead of ice cubes!!!! Frozen strawberries work perfectly! read more

The original plan was for a good friend of mine to sign up for open mic. But guess they already had comedian's lined up and the hostess (Toni) forwarded her info so he could get in future. Spacebar is a nice trendy spot, nice seating and overall a good sized place. The comedian's we're funny, engaged with the crowd and it was a good amount of people there. We didn't order food as it looked and smelled good as I seen it come out. Waitresses and Waiter we're nice and polite. I would definitely go back here again in future. read more

Outstanding coffee and smoothies! Food and drinks are tasty and affordable. Frank, the owner, is a great guy and the location is convenient for us. Before COVID this was the place to go for open mics and other entertainment. That will be back soon, but in the meantime, drop by and treat yourself to one of his sandwiches, entrees, beverages, and more. I love the Pacific Bagel with lox, cream cheese and all the trimmings. Yummy! read more

It was interesting we went on a Thursday night and they were setting up for some event. Staff seemed less attentive then what you would expect very odd place overall to me sort of like it was not sure what it wanted to be when it grew up. We only had beer and wine and both of those were fine we had the fried cheesecake which was good and we wanted to have the brownie dessert but they were out of brownies. Overall not exciting and I don't think I would go back. read more

Spoke with the owner on he phone. He accused me of lying that I got sick and accused me of intentionally getting dairy to make myself sick. I told him I just wanted a refund. He was very uncooperative and hung up. I called back a bit later and told him again how terrible the experience was, especially when his first employee hung up when I was throwing up and just wanted a refund. When he heard his employee hung up on me, he changed his tune and said I could come get a refund. When I got to the store, he told me to whisper because he was hosting some kind of meeting. Wtf?! Shut down the store if you want a private meeting. Don't tell all your customers to whisper. Lol! The employee that poisoned me was working, but kept in the back. Pretty sure her name is Bethany. Tried to tell him he should educate his employees about allergies and what they serve, but as the words trickled out, I stopped. I could see there's no point. He really didn't care. Got my money... and I'll never go back. read more

Horrible experience! A friend and I went there for some coffee and to study because we had heard it was a pretty cool place... "Cool" is obviously very subjective. I make it a habit to try out new cafes around SD and this was the worst. The nachos I ordered were cold and when they took it back into the kitchen to reheat them it took 20 mins. I had to walk up to the counter and call them from the back to remind them about my food. The young lady at the counter didn't have much knowledge about the food on the menu or the coffees they served so we stuck with basic options to play it safe. The wifi didn't work on either of our computers and when we asked for assistance the manager told us 3 different passwords. Eventually we got frustrated and the manager told us our problem was that we lacked patience. He then spent 20 mins trying to troubleshoot on our computers because we obviously don't know how to use them ourselves. When he couldn't figure it out he told us to reboot and be more patient. Rebooting didn't work. Since I work in the restaurant industry I can really appreciate good customer service and this place lacked it. read more

Checked out @SPACEBAR for the first time and went with their Pitaya Bowl. I've had Pitaya Bowls from different places before so I knew what to look for. Kudos to @SPACEBAR for their great customer service but I did not like their Pitaya Bowl. It was "slushy" in texture and flavorless. read more

Spacebar - Pitaya Bowl a little on the wet side.. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

Healthiest option in the neighborhood while visiting family. Ordered a smoothie and salmon salad. The staff was able to make a few good recommendations. We ordered a total of 5 meals, somehow my mothers quinoa bowl was missed(forgotten). They whipped it up really quick, but we were done eating by the time it came. This place is a good study/lounge type place for college students. Others were studying in quiet. Overall a good experience. read more

nice atmosphere, sticky gross tables, took 30+ minutes to make my panini, and it was wrong. the panini club comes with lettuce and tomatoes in description, my sandwich contained neither. overpriced mediocre smoothies and panini, and they can't bother to make them correctly. read more

A bit pricey. But this place has a great atmosphere. My type of place to bring a laptop . chill drink and eat healthy. Their acai bowl is the bomb. Do try. Five stars. read more

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I was doing laundry at the laundromat connected to their building and needed to use a bathroom so I went here. They wouldn't let me use it without making a purchase so I had asked what was the cheapest thing they had to sell. The old woman behind the counter, showing off her sophistication with her beret (or some other similar hat), scoffed at me and rolled her holier than thou self righteous eyes at me so I just left. Because, as a business owner, it's always better to make no money rather than something. Especially when use of the plumbing facilities would have been covered minimally by 3-fold regardless of what I bought. To say this woman is an absolute moron would be an understatement. So I was at the laundromat again but a lil hungry and knew the spacebar had at least muffins or something. Whatever they have must be better than the mat's vending machine-NOPE!! I walk in, on a beautiful day, and it was very stuffy and a bit dark-during the middle of the day. I saw they had a big (size) menu over a door that might lead to a kitchen and it had 3 items on it. I was reading it for a couple seconds and the black man, and old woman (again) working there had absolutely nothing to say to me. I walked to the other side of a make shift counter and find a much smaller menu with several more items on it and inquired about what I might get. 2 of the 3 items I wanted were not available. These people are clueless.So I just bought a bag of $1 Sunchips. The chips were fresh and tasted great! Aside from being the most unfriendly people I have seen in a business in a while their attempt to pretend to be even the slightest bit like a restaurant is an absolute joke. Maybe the woman's overly aggressive nature to promote her sophistication over others has something to do with the fact that I had seen 1 person in there on both occasions I had been there. This place is an absolute DUMP and the people working there are worse!! I'd have rated zero stars but that's not an option. read more

This is such a great place to sit and read or just surf the internet. The owners, Marvin and Patricia are some really great down to earth people and are very knowledgeable about the teas and coffees they sell. The prices are very reasonable and although I didn't try their numerous sandwiches, I will be sure to go back after my workout at 24 Hour Fitness nearby. I bought a pound of El Salvador Monterey and it is not only organic but has a great rich full bodied taste, just like Marvin said it would be :) I love the atmosphere and I wish this place was around when I was in need of a place to study while I was working on my master's degree. Please support these new business owners, they are great! read more

Soooooo good! My husband and I went there for the first time today & we loved it! I got the salmon breakfast bagel and he got the pacific bagel, & we got 2 smoothies. Everything was fresh & so tasty! read more

Ordered the Acai Bowl and Parmesan yuca fries from UberEATS. Yuca fries were amazing. Acai bowl was a little messy but still good. Would order both again. read more

Spacebar - Parmesan Yuca fries were amaaaazingly good. Thank you UberEATS and Spacebar. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

This Place Rocks! They have a really cool comedy night on Friday Nights with an amazing dinner menu! I went with y buddy Robby and he had ordered the Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp! Never had those before, so I had to steal a few bites. The best place about this place is that there is a bunch places to plug in and work from. Then again the place has tons of room. I like going to places like the Living Room in the College Area but it is cramped and the chairs are bulky so I always feel a bit too close to the other guy next to me. I do not have that problem with@spacebar. Plenty of space! Plus Frank is really cool. He made me this amazing Green Monster Veggie Smoothy that was really cool. My new favorite workspace!!! Thanks guys for making this an awesome place for me! read more