The people that work here are so nice! And the coffee is always great for a quick pick me up. Definitely recommend.

Hanna is so friendly. She treated me so nice. She is professional and knows her job very well. Thank you read more

Ordered off Uber eats, their egg sandwich was not good. The eggs tasted not real, avocado not fresh was just a spread. Was waste of $57, not good. Coffee tasted similar to McDonald's. read more

Coffee is great & their customer service is excellent...the staff is always so friendly, helpful & kind! I always leave with a smile on my face! 10/10 read more

The menu here is so unique and incredibly delicious! We love the coffee and all the baked items. They even have Acai bowls. Go inside and order or do the drive through. read more

I love this place. Love, love, love. Staff--great. Tables, outlets, etc. Fantastic. But two things: 1. They waste soooooo much plastic by serving inhouse food in these enormous plastic containers. No reason. 2. The music is so friggin' loud. I asked an employee to please turn it down and she said--politely--she didn't even know how. Seriously, it;'s like being in a club. But not in a good way. read more

Super slow drive thru is always backed up. They ask a lot of questions and still get your order wrong.

Drive thru is a HUGE time commitment. Third time thru and I just turned my car engine off. Plan on 20 minutes

Customer service here is terrible. It sucks that the nice friendly faces were the last person I saw as opposed to the first. First impressions matter and it's unfortunate they couldn't take that seriously. Of all the people working the front, there was only one nice young lady. Other than that, here I was given very rude attitude from the lady taking my order as well as unfriendly stares while deciding what I wanted to order - as it was my first time here. Coffee was good but otherwise a terrible experience for some place that could be great had the service been better. Please talk to your employees and get it across that people want to be treated with kindness when starting their morning. Especially working at a coffee shop - that should be your number one mantra. Service with a smile. And their performance determines that when I am expecting great service. read more

Lattes are overly sweet, food is over priced, and drive thru takes a very long time. The marketing and opening of this place was amazing. They had great momentum, but it dwindled fast. read more

Meh. I've had 3 drinks including a coffee drink, smoothie, and a protein drink. None of it is bad. But it is wildly expensive for what it is and not worth near the cost. The drive thru is the slowest thing ever. Most everything is unhealthy and extremely high in calories... I mean 600-900 calories! That is disturbing. Taking those all into account ..I won't be back. read more

Best coffee in town. Service is great and it's right next to my work I love this place

very nice employees and drinks are good, must get any croissant 10/10! my go to drinks are matcha latte and the honey latte, let me tell u.. BOMB! read more

I love this place! The coffee drinks, food and smoothies are excellent! All around a great spot!

I ordered a cold brew here with cold foam. The foam wasn't terrible but the coffee was too watered down to be called coffee anymore. One member of my party said the better breakfast sandwich was more bread than anything else. The other member of my party got a latte and feta avocado toast. She was not impressed with either. For what it costs, you're really better off going to Starbucks. This place is trying to coast on the fast it's cute inside and makes for good instagram pictures. Unfortunately the product is weak and costs too much for what it is. read more

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Always consistent and always delightful service- one of the few places that knows how to make a cortado. Thanks Ryan!!

omg finally oc gets a better buzz! theres like 20 locations in san diego! soo amazing & busy!! tons of different drinks to choose from! i generally get a hotchata latte! their acai bowls are very sweet and icy cold. this time i got the gingerbread iced latte! im in heaven!! i love their merch too!! i will deffinitely come in weekly read more

First time there, super helpful staff on modifying my drink. Very yummy cute spot too!

Came to visit the new location in San Clemente & it did not disappoint! Great location with a great atmosphere and service! I ordered the seasonal Gingerbread Latte & 3 Seed Avocado Toast and they were both delicious. Will definitely be back! read more

best consumer service and lattes i would highly recommended the iced horchata latte!!

Besides the coffee and food always being amazing the service is always outstanding! Definitely our favorite coffee shop in the OC!

The staff was friendly and patient when I was not sure what to order. The service was amazing and I am definitely recommending this place to others! read more

My wife and I love better buzz . This is our go to morning coffee spot , love the ham and cheese crossiant. Great customer service and a great atmosphere. read more

Loved the coffee and the atmosphere in this place is way better than other coffee places I've been to. The staff was friendly and got me my order very quickly. read more

Amazing coffee! I didn't realize how close this coffee shop is to me! New favorite coffee stop, and the employees are welcoming and friendly! read more

The food here is actually pretty good, the service is also pretty good but for a coffee place their coffee is trash. Go elsewhere, you're paying for colored water and they don't adhere to what you're ordering. read more

Best coffee shop in town! Love that there is a drive through as well, big bonus when you have kids. The staff is always friendly and upbeat. I always leave there in a better mood. Thanks Better Buzz for being awesome!!! read more

Service is amazing here, Zach is so friendly and had a great energy about him. Drinks were delicious, got a pumpkin chai and it wasn't too sweet. The banana loaf was bomb! read more

The person taking our order was rude. Our order came out wrong because the person taking our order didn't pay attention to our order. It our first visit to a Better Buzz. Need to train employees on better customer service. read more

I have supported this business over 5 times since they opened and I was hoping for a better experience every time I went. The drinks and food here are good. However, every encounter I have had with the employees have not been enjoyable. I am the type of person who knows how they want to order her drink and I am ALWAYS given attitude and talked to as if they are annoyed. If I am going to spend $7 on a coffee and then $9 for avocado toast then I am going to order it how I know I enjoy. Only go here if you do not care about customer service. read more

The food was amazing tasted delicious. I don't really like coffee but the ( best drink ever) was very good also. Service was quick and the employees were nice would come back to San Clemente for this place read more

Ryan needs a raise. Best service ever!!!! Best Selena impression yet. Drinks were also great.

Usually enjoy their other locations but wanted to check out the new BB in SC. Love the interior and plenty of seats, but cannot make a traditional cappuccino. Received a 16oz latte. Disappointed but baristas seem new, so hopefully training will improve over time. read more

Best coffee ever!! Super friendly staff. Ryan took my order and made my drink and it was amazing!

Tried it out in a whim after seeing all the Grand Opening signs. Atmosphere-wise, I feel like somehow this place managed to be possibly more corporate and lame than Starbucks (although the coffee was better.) As I pull into the parking lot, there is a sign twirler for Better Buzz on the street corner. Balloons everywhere. There is a giant inflatable coffee cup on the roof of the building. As I walk in from the parking lot there's some sort of Walmart-greeter type person in the entryway. Her job: smile and say "hi." Weird, but whatever... You walk in and you are immediately facing a big wall of merchandise; t-shirts, mugs, etc. That's the first thing you see. All of it unoriginal; little thought put into to. "Live, laugh, love" type stuff. The music is loud; it's pop-"indie" rock of some kind. You can't talk to the person next to you without raising your voice. The interior design is slick but no charm. Again you've seen this look 1,000 times already; the tile backsplash and floating shelves. You're in the Panera of coffee shops. I get to the front of the line and order a traditional machiatto. I ask the cashier to confirm that it will be a true machiatto--i.e. two shots of espresso, about 4 oz total. Blank stare. She has no idea. Checks with manager. Confirms. The baristas appear to all be high-school age teens. Every so often one of them yells something (a word--I can't hear it over the emo music) and the rest of the baristas all repeat/yell it back. Clearly this is not necessary for the operations; rather, someone thought it would give the place a lively vibe. It doesn't. It is not cute or charming. The baristas are all wearing the same teal shirts. They're all working hard but like trained monkeys on an assembly line. There's no La Marzocco espresso machine here; everything seems to be assembly line; pre-prepped machine-measured doses, etc. It's hard to describe; there's just nothing authentic about the place. It all feels so automated, calculated and forced. The machiatto came out in a reasonable amount of time and was pretty good quality, but the overall experience was: the customer's resistance to patronage is a problem that can be solved by algorithms, focus group data, and slick processes. read more

The service was great! I got my drink super quickly and the people were all positive. I recommend the honey latte!

Service was good, I came to study and my only critique is that the music is way too loud. The music choice is also distracting. Maybe consider lofi beats, r&b, or some softer music instead of the very poppy overstimulating music y'all gotta going on. If not, please at least consider lowering the volume down. I did have to grab the earplugs in my car so I could concentrate. Even then i could still hear the music clearly. I ordered the regular lavender tea latte with almond milk which was good, but on the sweeter side. If you're overstimulated easily maybe consider the drive thru, and studying somewhere else. But other than that everything was great read more

Coffee is great decided to get food today and it was very disappointing. The tortilla was hard and barely any chili in it and looked nothing like I was expecting to receive. read more

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Love this place! My wife and I recently moved here from VA and were looking for a new coffee spot. Needless to say, we found it! Great service, great drinks, and a great atmosphere. Shout out to Ryan with the good jokes! read more

first time i tried this and i was pleasantly surprised. love that you can dine in or drive through. the staff was super sweet and friendly. definitely recommend the everything croissant with cream cheese, it was amazing. my mom got a hot vanilla bean latte and she was in love with it. definitely recommend this place and definitely will be coming back here often. read more

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