I was so excited to find a nice, clean, waterfront cafe with solid coffee products! I was sure this was going to be a new favorite for weekday mornings. But as soon as I entered, I was met with the most disparaging, unwelcoming energy. This continued throughout the transaction in which I was treated like a major inconvenience to the ultra important and not-busy-at-all cashier. She decided to have a one way staring contest with me while I looked over the menu, offering no assistance, guidance, or suggestions. I’ll never go back here!
Beautiful cafe in the new “2nd and PCH”. We had cappuccinos and pastries. We liked their almond croissant and loved the blueberry muffins that are loaded with blueberries! Their pastries are from Crema Cafe.The cappuccino taste was a little on the bolder side compared to other third wave shops.The inside of the cafe is spacious and they have an enclosed patio with a big wooden table and small tables and chairs. They have a small nook that has cute trinkets for purchase.
I visited Caffe Luxxe for the first time to check out the patio and grab an espresso. The interior is full of natural light, it has a nice outdoor patio (that I can’t wait to try this summer) and a meeting table? The interior is quite noisy and it was challenging to hear the baristas when communicating my order over the counter. The cost of a single espresso at $3.50 was more than I am accustomed to paying, but it was tasty!
Never tried this place & was at the 2nd & PCH shopping mall for the first time on Saturday afternoon so made the move to check it out.Pretty decent drinks & very great service!ITEMS ORDERED:Cafe Nico (espresso, candied orange, cinnamon, w/ almond milk)Matcha Latte (stevia sweetened, w/ oat milk)TASTE:Caffe Nico basically tastes like a strongly flavored latte (which I like) with notes of cinnamon. I couldnt really detect the candid orange but wish I did since I think having it more present would have been enjoyable. I was just going to get an Americano but went with this drink since it sounded more uncommon/unique.Matcha Latte (stevia sweetened, w/ oat milk) was pretty well made. Glad the matcha flavor was not lost & I like how they have straight up matcha powder that is not premixed with sugar.SERVICE, LOCATION & PARKING:Service was fantastic here. The girl who took the order & made the drinks was very genuine, sweet & welcoming. Really gave me those good local coffee shop vibes.They are located in the 2nd & PCH shopping center on the ground level, close to the middle area, facing Marina Dr.Its a good sized, clean, spacious interior with a few tables & even more outside seating available. Big fan of the large grey (granite looking) counter top. Looks good & its a great backdrop for your drink photo.Parking is very easy since theres a large structure with free parking (up to 90 min without validation). You can enter the structure from PCH as well as Marina Dr.Im not local to this or any of their other locations but Im definitely open to checking them out again. Great service & strong coffee pretty much always draws me back.
Friendly staff, very comfortable atmosphere, ok food selection. A bit pricey, but i do recommend
If there was 6 stars I would give it to this place. Employees are sweet and nice. Great coffee and lattes.
Nice but very pricey
The coffee is ok. But I’ve been there 3 times and consistently had rude employees making my coffee. Today I went in thinking I’d give it another shot, maybe the times before the baristas were busy or stressed or sone thing so clean slate... I walked in and waited at the counter for a while while an employee was visibly playing tic-tac-toe on the whiteboard in the back. I kept waiting and watching to see if she would check if there was a customer. FINALLY after 3 rounds of erasing X’s and O’s, she turned around and said “what would you like?” . No apology, not even FRIENDLY!! I would be embarrassed if I realized someone was watching me slack off while they waited. Served me my coffee with an attitude. I won’t be going back there.
Decent brewed coffee blend options. Quite place, would preferred to have more variety for baked goodies though ;) but overall very friendly staff.
Varied menu, clean, friendly baristas, good coffee and its right next ro the marina.
Latte art: 10/10Coffee: 8/10 (I personally preferred their hot coffee over the iced coffee, which is unlike me but I thought it was more flavorful)Location: 10/10 (It’s located within PCH & 2nd so you can grab a coffee and shop around which is nice. Or if you wanted to enjoy the view you could sit out on the patio!)
Good, but not as good as expected. Caffe Luxxe is a higher end cafe with coffee, pastries, and other small goods that are organic and/or locally sourced. The ambiance is nice, but unfortunately theres no indoor seating thanks to the COVID restrictions.$5.50 for a 12oz mocha. It was made with organic whole milk and a double ristretto shot. The chocolate flavor was very light. Pleasant, but not terribly mocha-y. I think Id just get a latte or cappuccino instead.$3.50 for 1 alfajor (dulce de leche sandwich cookie). Neither my girlfriend nor myself could really taste the dulce de leche flavor over the butter cookie flavor. Ive had these cookies before elsewhere, and that flavor was more pronounced in those cookies. I wont be getting alfajores from here again.
Very cute place. Ethiopic is alright. Not too different, but then again, I added half and half so it might be just me. Want to try the other coffees.
Beautiful place!! The latte was great, just wish they had more food options, given there arent any breakfast restaurants in this plaza ☕🧁
I just came by at 5:55pm, rushed over from work to catch their coffee everyone was telling me was so great just to find the door locked. They said they close at 6pm. I just wasted so much time. This is my second time where this has happened. Never again. This sucks.
Good coffee for the price?
The house made pastries are also great. I LOVE this place. First of all, the COFFEE, the COFFEE is simply delicious!
The best cappuccino i ever had
Great coffee, great service!
First time here and the coffee is great! This is definitely going to become a regular stop!!!
Friendly staff, awesome coffee
Great coffee & service. Will be coming back!
Still open, always superb coffee