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    California Coffee

    4.1 (146 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 2:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for working

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    Watery mocha
    Jayme D.

    Wow! Never had an itemized coffee. We ordered 3 coffee drinks. The pumpkin spice latte was over 9 bucks and we cannot even taste pumpkin or spice, just bitter coffee. The mocha was the worst, tasted like over watered hot cocoa with barely any coffee flavor. Not really drinkable.The regular latte was also watered down. I asked about the coffee sources and they buy their coffee so Not Locally Roasted. The chocolate cheesecake muffin was good, a bit dry or maybe old. Same for the blueberry muffin and scone. I will never stop here again when traveling to Aptos, CA. Check out the receipt. High priced garbage.

    Vegetarian breakfast burrito. Sub meat with spinach and mushroom. So yummy!
    Mary D.

    My first time here, I spent $18 on a coffee and a breakfast burrito which, after getting the burrito (it was massive- enough food to last me all day I could barely finish it) it was so good! I thought $4.50 to refill my own coffee cup was kind of a rip off. But it was good coffee. The staff were really nice. I would go there again!

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    Andrea S.

    I loved this place! They have Gluten Free options and just delicious food and snacks! So many options for drinks. The staff are very nice also. The main reason we came is because I read about the dog area in the reviews and it was so cute. I enjoyed my coffee while my dog was occupied sniffing the whole perimeter. They even sell dog treats inside! How amazing is this cafe!

    Indoor seating - plugs, tables.

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    Coffee was good but not worth the $12 I paid for a small oak milk cappuccino. What? Am I at a resort?

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