We stopped by this Saturday and waited in line looking forward to a warm, flavorful cinnamon twist. Unfortunately, what we received was a pastry that appeared underbaked and lacked the texture and flavor we expected. The location and menu are appealing, but based on our visit, the quality of the pastries was disappointing. We hope the bakery reviews its baking consistency and quality control so future customers have a better experience. Our friendly advice: if you're stopping by for coffee and pastries, you may want to consider getting your coffee elsewhere until the pastry quality improves. read more

I don't usually leave negative reviews being that I am a small business owner as well, but this experience was honestly pretty disappointing. They advertise "100% natural smoothies," which is the main reason we stopped in. We ordered a 4 berry smoothie, and what we got was basically a cup packed with ice, filled with water, and topped off with a little organic juice. It was extremely watered down and not even close to what you'd expect from a real smoothie. Normally I would say something and give them a chance to fix it, but the employee's attitude made that feel pointless. She had zero personality and seemed almost annoyed that we even ordered--like it was an inconvenience. It felt like she knew the product wasn't good and didn't care at all. Pretty frustrating overall, especially when the advertising sets a completely different expectation. read more

Caffe Positano - Village - Watery "smoothie" - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rancho Santa Fe, California

I had a meeting here this morning and it's a great place to meet a friend, have some coffee and grab a bite to eat. The atmosphere is friendly. I really like it! read more

Caffe Positano - Village - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rancho Santa Fe, California

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First time here!! Shout out to TIM!!! He was so awesome and kind! He helped me pick out the best items on the menu! The vibe was super calm and chill on the inside. We need more TIM'S in the world- nice and kind! Thanks for making my experience so fun. ~Jack K. 3/11/26 3:30 PM read more

Amazing croissants, great espresso drinks and ice teas!!!!!!!!! Great drive!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

The pastries and drinks here are so good, a chocolate croissant is a must!! but also the cinnamon twist is just as great!

Wish ZERO stars was a choice!! HARD-AS-A-ROCK 5-day old muffin but the worst part of the experience was the treatment I got from the tweaker to whom I tried to return it. RUDE & SCARY!!!! read more

Best coffee and pastries! Try the chocolate cream cheese croissants. Nice staff. Good vibes.

I'd give this place a 6.8/10. I've only had one drink, and two different pastries. All on different days. All were just okay. It's on the higher price point. Maybe not for the neighborhood, but for the quality. Customer service is hit or miss. The female employee is friendly, the male not so much. read more

Love this (roast their own beans) coffee / (baked on site) pastry shop! We ride our tandem bike here almost every Sunday morning for a coffee and cinnamon twist. Often times, the owner is there to greet us. Over heard today, he has been there for 23 years serving community. He often remembers orders from the locals, as many pull up right in front of store, pop out to grab their coffee and off they go. Others walk / bike here. Great location with tables outside in courtyard setting. Highly recommend! read more

Love love love this place! It's a cute little shop right down the street from my house and the drink are always good! I usually get vanilla lattes or a matcha. My favorite part is they aren't too sweet. They also sell muffins and sandwiches but my favorite is their giant chocolate chip cookie!it's about the size of a small plate and is perfectly chewy. I get one every time I stop by. The reason this got a 4 and not a 5 is because sometimes the staff is MIA throughout the times they say they are open. I think this is because they bake their goods in a separate building and have to walk back and forth. read more

Awesome local coffee shop that roasts their own beans. Service with a smile - highly recommend

i used to enjoy this place but won't be back. A medium vanilla frozen yoghurt now costs $9.50! Last year, it was about $6.

Great little place to pop and and grab coffee. Family owned, and you can tell they care.

Tried his AMAZING BLENDS after meeting and talking with the owner yesterday. He recommended two of his top blends and I'll be back!! My new coffee supplier!!!! read more

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I got a strawberry banana smoothie. It kind of tasted like strawberry, and banana. Just felt it was very watered down, and not very flavorful for sure. read more

Caffe Positano - Village - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Rancho Santa Fe, California

Coffee is always fresh. Coffee beans are roasted over the weekend, so the coffee is always fresh. In addition, their croissants are made every morning and offer at least 3 different choices besides just a plane croissant. read more

Ordered one of the croissants because it sounded good as we were walking around exploring a bit. In my 42 years, I have never had a more disgusting pastry. It was either the ham and cheese or turkey and swiss or something similar. I am seeing a lot of bad reviews about the service. The service wasn't terribly bad. But the croissants! Mine was clearly several days old, was cold, and was never offered to be warmed up. I dislike posting bad reviews but this is to help you beware. Just get the coffee! read more

Love this place!! Great baked goods, coffee, friendly service, great location right in downtown RSF

Love this little gem in downtown RsF. Coffee, espressos, Capps. Small thru large with fresh muffins and the yummiest pastries. Croissants, chocolate ones, cream cheese, cream cheese with blueberries, or apple or strawberry. Or try them filled with ham and cheese. They have a couple different savory filled ones. Table at the front, order and go. No seating or going inside due to covid. But still fantastic.. read more

This is an adorable little coffee and tea shop. The staff members were all very sweet and welcoming. The only draw back was that they do not have Wi-Fi and they offer a small amount of seating inside, but a lot more outside on the pleasant partial shaded patio. I had some time to kill so I ordered and mint herbal loose leaf tea chilled on ice. If I remember correctly, they use the Republic of Tea products. The iced tea was great. It was quite refreshing and offered a good balance between herbal and mint flavor. There is no private parking lot available so street parking will be in order. They also offer quality baked goods and coffees and espressos as well of course. read more

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Never been in this part of Rancho Santa Fe and decided to stop here for coffee because I didn't know where else to go. I think I ordered a caffe mocha which was good but the service was cold. The cashier seemed so annoyed that i ordered something and had zero intention in having a conversation. When I went to pay, he seemed even more annoyed because I wasn't sure how to use the terminal. 4 stars for the coffee itself and 3 stars for the person making the coffee trying to cut the tension. Just an FYI, there was nothing said that started the situation, I walked up and asked for a Caffe Mocha and he was just ice cold. read more

The worst experience ever! I wanted coffe with mint! He gave me just plain black coffee! Even I asked if he gave me mint or not! He said yes! The croissants were extremely dry and seems like from the days before! They cannot even warm it up! I discarded the croissants! read more

The owner is "Top Notch" and has a passion for both the business aspect and the product. He is both a Gentleman and a businessman who cares deeply about his associates and his customers. It is refreshing to have these values within someone who exudes confidence and is not egotistical. I am impressed on all aspects of this business. The Service is excellent. The food is Great. The location is purposeful and excellent for shopping and relaxing. I was on a vacation/business trip and this is a gem. I recommend stopping in for a cup of coffee or espresso. read more

My son and I stopped by Saturday morning during the Cars and Coffee event. The coffee and hot chocolate were both really good. My son had a huge chocolate chip cookie as well. Everything was delicious and really added to the whole experience. I'd recommend all dads/moms bring their kids out for exotic car looking and excellent coffee. read more

Small spot for coffee and a pastry. Several tables outside and a quiet vibe. Had the cheese strawberry croissant and liked it very much. Will come back. read more

We should learn. While walking around downtown Rancho Santa Fe we thought we should get a pastry to go. Seeing Caffe Positano we immediately thought of our horrible experience at the other location. Thinking they could never get away with that type of service here, we decided to give this location a chance. Wrong! All we wanted as an unassuming custard raisin croissant. How hard could that be? The croissants were sitting in the window, patiently waiting for some hungry person to select it. We ask for a custard raisin croissant. The incompetent person behind the counter repeated "custard raisin croissant". We paid and looked at the receipt that said "custard raisin croissant". The counter person handed us something and said "custard raisin croissant". We finally arrived at a park and unwrapped the pastry. Instead of being greeted with a moist, custard filled croissant, our senses were assaulted with a dry raisin type pastry. Maybe the plain raisin croissant. It may have been tasty the day it was baked, but that wasn't in store for us the day we bought it. It neither looked nor tasted fresh. We didn't have enough water with us to finish these pastries. In the larger scheme of things getting the wrong item isn't that big of a deal. After yet another waste of money given to this place, I guess we have finally learned our lesson. read more

The owner is really polite and nice he blends a really good coffee I recommend this coffee shop.

This is the third time I get old pastries from this place. Third time... They need to throw away unsold pastries and not try to sell them the day after. Unfortunately, after three times experiencing this, it is definitely common practice for Caffe Positano read more

Quality of coffee has gone downhill. Not sure what happened. My latte been bland. I thought it was just an off day, but came back twice more and same problem! I switched to cafe au lait but same problem. Even a caramel macchiato tasted like a bland latte. So frustrating! You would have think that a place that claims to roast its own coffee would have more robust in flavor. I stop wasting my money on coffee here. However, this place has amazing croissants!! Buttery, just the right amount of sweetness and crunch. Simply divine. So now, I go here for croissants instead. read more

Firstly, this is really a coffeeshop for Stepford spouses, so if you're an actual human just passing through, I don't recommend stopping in this area at all. Avoid the robots and go to Encinitas or Escondido. They hate Escondido because that's where the trash and drug dealers and rapists and poc are, so it's safer there. I come down from the PNW to visit my dad in RSF every so often, and never stop in these little communities because I don't especially enjoy being treated like a freak who's about to steal something by passive aggressive rich white people, or servers/customer service who've been sucked into thinking that those are the only people worth their time, but didn't have enough time to drive further today. Despite the cnty attitudes from the girls behind the counter, typical for a white run "I'm better than you peasants" RSF village shop, the coffee was decent and the pastries were good. If you can avoid it, just don't stop in the village at all if you're an outsider unless you're desperate and prepared to deal with the snobbery and holier than thou attitudes. These places are friendliest toward old rich white folks. read more

I've come to this little gem a few times now. It is totally the drive to Rancho Sante Fe. Come early and get the croissants! My favorite is the cheese and ham. They're some of the best I've had locally! Seriously. read more

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service was amazing coffee was amazing everything was amazing i can't describe how good it was it was spectacular amazing excellent it was everything i needed for my morning it was a really good place and i hope you also like it read more

BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT! I was a long time regular customer here. But I will no longer go there. I have a mental condition that can cause me issues in public when I have an episode. I got a new dog that could sense when I was about to have an exposed, even before I could feel it coming on. She would become very protective and would bark at people she saw as a potential threat. Those that she didn't see as a threat she did not react to and would let them pet her. She barked at some people a few times when I was sitting in the sidewalk in front of the shop. Because of that I was asked by the staff to not sit on the PUBLIC SIDEWALK in front of the shop. It was very demeaning! read more

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Just went in on 2.24.22 around noon. Stopped by after donating blood at the mobile van in the area. The guy working there, 20 something year old with beard could not have been less pleasant. Just a sour l, angry little rich brat turd. Acted like he was doing a huge favor taking my order. I just left. Hope the owner sees this and takes note. read more

Young dude working there is rude as can be. Asked him to heat up the lukewarm coffee and he acted offended and brushed me off tending to the next guy in line. Condescending jerk he was. Will never go there again. read more

We stopped here over the weekend after having brunch at The Inn. Our friends who live nearby recommended this coffee shop to us but we never had a chance to check it out until now. The coffee shop mirrors the downtown area...small, cozy and quaint. We found one very welcoming and personable worker manning the shop who took our order and made our coffee. I ordered a small iced non-fat latte and the hubby ordered a mocha. We both thought they were made perfectly! I don't add sugar to my lattes so I can really taste the espresso. It was well balanced and had a pleasant sharpness. We really enjoyed our stop here at Caffe Positano and will certainly be stopping in more often. We didn't pick up a pastry since we just ate, but we will have to try them the next time. They make them on site and they smell amazing! I was eyeing the chocolate croissant. ; ) read more

So Coffee and Cars is the place to see San Diego's finest rolling engineering masterpieces in their own environment. Low key and friendly. But make sure you stop here and pick up an Americano and a pastry. Even the pump pot coffee tastes amazingly good! Kudos for making a Saturday coffee taste so nice. #coffeeandcars read more

Amazing coffee, very sweet owners / employees and dog friendly patio. Highly recommend !!!

The best coffee and pastries. Sometimes the lines are long, but I understand it's an small business and they should survive the cost. My stomach doesn't get acidic when I drink their coffee. They are very clean and professional read more