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2.7 (147 reviews)
InexpensiveCoffee & Tea
Closed 4:30 am - 10:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Good for working
Outdoor seating
Dogs allowed

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This is supposed to be dark roast black coffee.
Ben S.

I will always get coffee from a small business if I have the choice but every once in a while there's no good choice other than the corporate option. I think this happened last time I got coffee at Starbucks somewhere else, but this cup of coffee is a total ripoff. $3.50 for a cup of hot water with a brown crayon or something melted in it. I guess this is their way of increasing profits? Use just enough grounds to slightly color the water? Awful coffee for a dumb price. It was never my favorite but it definitely didn't used to be this bad.

Barista Noa's Favorite (posted on easel in front of store on 5/15/22) 10/10!
Monique Y.

I usually dont get crazy when it comes to customizing my drinks so deciding to try the day's posted Barista's favorite, Noa's Favorite", was a huge leap of faith. Oh my goodness its was delicious. It's my new favorite too! I had to get mine decaf which they were happy to do (so thankful). Thank you, Barista Noa, for sharing! Thank you sooo much! PS service was top notch!! keep it up!!!!

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Scott H.

This is a very nice little Starbucks. Service was fast and friendly. Everyone inside was carefully complying with covid-19 policies. They clear the drive-thru line pretty fast.

Front of store.  Trash everywhere.

This has to be the slowest and dirtiest Starbucks anywhere. Cigarette butts and trash covering the front entrance patio. Homeless people hanging out begging for money. Parking lot is a joke. Drive through line stretches into the roadway. Overall a very sad and disturbing experience.

Michele B.

First off Kaya is friggin amazing!!!! So thoughtful and sweet, always remembers my name and my drink. Today she did something soooooo sweet for me today and to be honest people do not do things out of kindness anymore at all so I really appreciate her. The whole staff is incredibly helpful and friendly and the establishment is always clean and well lit. The only downside is their tiny parking lot but it will never stop me from going in.

Hot venti drink with no cup sleeve because they ran out.
Coffee N T.

I'm not sure what's going on with so many Starbucks running out of sleeves for the hot cup of coffee. I normally don't go to this location in Seaside near McDonalds but I was in the area and need a quick fix on caffeine. I ordered mobile order this time and surprisingly there's no long line because getting into this parking lot can be a circus. I've been inside the coffee shoppe a couple of times and in the past mainly through drive through. My personal experience is that it's the worst customer service I have received. Compared to the other Starbucks I've been to to include this one, the one is Safeways, five locations in Monterey, one in Pacific Grove, one in Marina and there were others I just can't think of right now. This is my least to go to. My experience is noticing the disorganization in the store, heading them tell that they ran out of coffee beans, people that ordered behind me got their drinks before me and when picking up my hot drinks, they just slide it to me without coffee sleeves or offered and they had plenty of sleeves. This time, I ordered a hot coffee and pick up through drive through and I noticed there were no sleeves so I asked if the cup was double cup so it won't burn my hands. The girl said yes because they ran out of cup sleeves. I should have check but was in a rush and trusted the Starbuck's personnel's words and my hand was starting to burn and become red. Other Starbucks ran out of cup sleeves too but they usually automatically and courteously double cup so customers won't burn their hands and can enjoy their hot coffee. Please, this Starbucks, be aware and help alleviate this simple problem. Unfortunately, due to current conditions, we aren't able to use our own reusable cups for coffee per Starbucks, which is understandable. If customers have to use their sleeves to hold their hot coffee, please let us know. Upside is that the coffee was tasty.

Good, every time! Thank you for being consistent baristas

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6 years ago

Literally waited 30 min for a mocha breve????? Rude people here....Tabitha served me.

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I come here about once a week in the morning when I'm running late to get my coffee fix and a snack. The workers are always so lovely!

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I've come here twice, once inside & once through the drive through. The baristas were great to interact with & made 4+ drinks right.

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Service is bad, hard to get into or out of it, parking is non-existent. Worth the time to drive somewhere else.

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4.7(35 reviews)
0.5 mi

Best boba shop in Monterey!!! Hawaii vibes, island reggae music, spam musubi. Feels just like home!…read more You can order in-person, on a tablet, or via a QR code, super convenient.

My last boba of 2025 and the first boba of 2026 was at Lilikoi Boba! :)…read more My boyfriend and I were in Monterey for a little getaway for NYE, and I wanted to get boba hence why we came to Lilikoi. It was pretty close to our hotel. I think it was about a 10 minute drive. We found parking easily as they have a decent lot shared with other stores. The store is clean and pretty, and I love their sign "Let's Take a Boba Vacation to Hawaii" with the greenery wall. So cute! Our first visit, I got the Ube Horchata while he got the POG Aloha. I loved my Ube Horchata! It was perfectly sweet. I could taste the Horchata shining through with a hint of Ube. I got mine with boba balls, and they were at the right sweetness and texture. His POG Aloha was refreshing. Our 2nd visit, I ordered the Tropical Horchata while he got the Tropical Crema, and again both drinks were delish! We also got their Spam Musubi, and they were yummy! Perfect snack size, and very tasty. Service is friendly. It's not quick, but that's okay. I would definitely come again whenever I'm in the area. :)

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Lilikoi Boba - Ube Taro at San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA

Ube Taro at San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA

Lilikoi Boba - Menu

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Lilikoi Boba - Ube Dream Waffle...a play on our Ube Horchata. Cinnamon waffle dusted with powdered sugar and served with our ube puree.

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Ube Dream Waffle...a play on our Ube Horchata. Cinnamon waffle dusted with powdered sugar and served with our ube puree.

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ALTA Bakery & Cafe

4.2(931 reviews)
2.3 mi
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I visited at the recommendation of a friend. I was headed to Carmel and decided to stop for…read morebreakfast. There was quite a line early Saturday morning. It didn't look like it died down which is awesome for this business. I believe I waited 20-30 minutes in line before I reached the display case. There were so many delicious things to choose from, it was a challenge to decide! I opted for a croissant sandwich, a blue corn cookie, and some sweet treats for the beach. I also ordered a seasonal latte, I believe it was cherry chocolate with oat milk less sweet. There's a nice outdoor seating area with many tables in chairs. Since the weather was nice we decided to stop and eat for a bit. The ambience was very nice and calm. The food was delicious and their house made pickles were fantastic. They were crisp, fresh, and complimented the turkey sandwich so well. The blue corn cookie was very interesting and reminiscent of a tortilla chip. I'd definitely come back here if I were in the area.

Charming bakery and cafe with plenty of outdoor seating in the back connecting garden…read more Nice flaky, buttery dough on their pastries. Latte was decent, not too bitter or acidic and it was creamy They try a lot of variations for pastries, both savory and sweet! The savory danish was really tasty and there was some pickled / citrus component that added more depth and made it super interesting to eat! The salmon croissant was alright, had a really nice flaky crust but the filling tasted kinda gamey , would've been nice to have another component to balance it out. Cookies were niceeeee the buckwheat choco cookie had nice amounts of sea salt and was like a brownie texture on the inside. Choco chip cookie was thin and crispy on the outside with chocolate blobs spread around, quite sweet though There was a line going out the door but only had to wait around 15 min!

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ALTA Bakery & Cafe - Inside the cafe

Inside the cafe

ALTA Bakery & Cafe - Chocolate strudel

Chocolate strudel

ALTA Bakery & Cafe - Mixed berry strudel

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Mixed berry strudel

Angelina's Bakery-Deli & Cafe - Breakfast Croissant and I iced vanilla latte.

Angelina's Bakery-Deli & Cafe

4.3(242 reviews)
0.7 mi
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You got to try their fruit tarts yum They are to die for. Just like everything else, there's…read moresomething for everybody

To say I am disappointed in the $70 Birthday cake my husband purchased is an understatement…read more He ordered a lemon cake with raspberry preserves with buttercream icing. What we received was a dry cake with hardly any flavor. My Mother thought it was just a yellow cake, she couldn't even taste the lemon. And she is an experienced baker. She made our lemon and raspberry wedding cake, that my husband was trying to recreate. The raspberry "preserves" were gelatinous, like pie filling from a can. Preserves should be a jam like consistency, only with larger fruit pieces. But sadly, this was goopy and artificial tasting. And the buttercream was greasy, not creamy, like it was made from Crisco shortening (not butter), sugar and water. It didn't even have any flavor (maybe they forgot to put vanilla extract in it?) Even the construction of the cake was poor. They clearly didn't put enough batter in the pans. Normally you shave the rounded top off to make it flat. This bakery just added tons of icing in an attempt to make up for the rounded edges. Which also meant there were barely any raspberry "preserves" in between the layers. And last but not least. When my husband special ordered the cake (in person) he asked for white sprinkles. When he arrived to pick up the cake, it wasn't ready. And they told him they didn't have white sprinkles. And offered to cover the entire cake in tiny rock hard pearls, that are typically only used sparingly for decorative purposes. Because they are so hard, many decorators recommend removing them before eating! My Dad bit into it and said it was like trying to eat buck shot. My Father has never met a cake or sweet he didn't like, until now. He didn't want another piece during his entire visit. My mother and I didn't even finish our first piece. To charge $70 for this 8" cake was just criminal. I would have returned it if I could.

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Angelina's Bakery-Deli & Cafe - Beautiful work they do

Beautiful work they do

Angelina's Bakery-Deli & Cafe - Reference

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Angelina's Bakery-Deli & Cafe - Outside of the cafe. Outdoor seating available on the side.

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Outside of the cafe. Outdoor seating available on the side.

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