The good, wholesome, god-fearing people of Santa Cruz county have long wished breakfast with solar EV charging. Now they have it!. For you EV driving electron huggers out there you are in luck: There are a dozen level 3 chargers. Yeah, this place has Tesla superchargers but skip those if youre not in a rush. Instead use the Blink solar powered charging just a few 100 feet from those big red & white tesla vulvas next to Diversity Center Food: healthy eaters and particularly plant-based consumers such as level-5 vegans and non-commital vegetarians will be accommodated here. I had a burrito that was stunningly delicious. They put tofu and soyrizzo inside the burrito! This had had the effect of making Damn near the best veggie wrap I have ever had had in this town!!!!!!!!! in addition, the barista trotted out dog treats for bodhi!. She was so friendly and accommodating Of course the patio is just wonderful and usually uninhabited. Dog get treats if they get ip on the furniture too! You has the info. Now git it!! read more

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was looking for a quick caffeine boost in the morning non chain like. I saw this in front of a strip mall and liked the uniqueness of it. It looked a little charming Drive thru, but I opted for the walk up option. I had been greeted by the Baristas and ordered an Americano and a Vanilla Latte hot. I had an Almond milk non dairy option substitute. I was in and out quickly and the coffee tasted great. Definitely a great spot to grab a cup of Joe when your on the run. read more

Lulu's Midtown - Vanilla Latte and Americano - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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My Lulu's addiction has begun. I got a cool cat through the drive through. It was so scrumptious, caffeinated chocolatey/creamy goodness over ice. It was truly a shame how fast I downed it. Baristas were friendly and informative about the menu, drinks were out pretty fast, but I could see some troubles if a few cars piled up. read more

Lulu's Midtown - Cool Cat (16oz) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Drove my wife and kids to get some coffee to start our day we parked as the line was super long and walked up we were greeted by a female in purple glasses she said she would be right with us then went outside and asked the car what their order was the man who was making coffee looked at us and said I will be right with you Indian guy not Native American two cars drove up and he walked out and asked for their order I said to him you said you would be right with us and it was clear we have been waiting outside in the cold as cars drove up and you went to them first he said "don't start with me absolutely cars come first" someone make this crap make sense we are outside in the cold 3 cars that drove up after we have been waiting get helped first ??? I parked because they had a long line and I have a big truck that would make people navigating around me truck hard for them as we waited the cars that were already in line were done and took off so in reality we were clearly next! My wife and I love Lulus but I can 100 % say I will not let this go he was so rude and I will go on every platform and talk about this horrible experience this is not how Lulus works normally they have very nice staff he needs to find a new occupation I want to know is it because I'm Native American?? read more

Lulu's makes good coffee. This drive through is in a good spot, and I appreciate that they have a few tables out front for us bike people. Each time I've been here there has only been one person working, so it can get a little backed up if multiple people show up at the same time. read more

Coffee was great - I got an iced vanilla latte with oatmilk BUT the amount of cream cheese on my bagel was devious. 90% cream cheese to 10% bagel. We had a good laugh but this was just insane read more

Lulu's Midtown - Cream Cheese with a side of bagel - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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Super sweet spot in a convenient Santa Cruz location. I was actually meeting a friend for a hike and decided to grab a snack. I looked up Lulu's and knew this was the place. They have a good amount of choices and the service was excellent. The biscuit sandwich and good flavor and texture. It crumbled at the end, but that's a biscuit sometimes. The tea was yummy, nice and hot. I left it in the car until the hike was over, and when I came back it was like drinking a yummy room temperature mint tea. Just delicious! I'll definitely be back when I'm in the area. read more

Lulu's Midtown - Peppermint Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

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It's mainly a drive thru. They're understaffed in the morning, so there is a huge line and they're rushing to get things done, not focusing on making a good cup of coffee. Kind of a bummer because the Lulu's elsewhere in town (Westside & Downtown) are better. read more

First time having coffee somewhere since I moved here and this place was awesome! Good customer service, and the best coffee. Drive thru and walk up. I got a white mocha and my boyfriend got a coconut coffee and both were amazing. We both liked each others drinks and our own and will definitely be back to try more. read more

Staff was very kind and helped us figure out what to order. Ordered regular coffee w cream and hazelnut. It was great.

I had to squeeze my workout in early today but needed a coffee and quick snack to get my day started. BELL was amazing! I rolled up unsure of what to eat and they went through everything with me and simply helped my morning start off right. Great customer service. Great coffee. Love this little drive thru read more

This is really a drive up café maybe put in place of one of those old photo kiosks. There is outdoor seating but in rainy weather, it's not an option. It's in the parking lot where there's a While Foods and Tesla charging. The Tesla folks seem to be a revenue stream. The chorizo burritos and the bacon sandwich was reportedly pretty good. Nice helpful staff. The place had a line at Drive thru at 2:15pm so it seems like the locals like it too. It's pretty good, but being a drive up place, I can't see going to 5 stars. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ read more

The Veggie Burrito is GREAT, comes in Tomato wrap tortilla. It is filling and doesn't leave ya wanting more. The Bacon breaky biscuit is basically the most legit flavors, both savory and sweet. Wish it was a bit bigger, but I sometimes buy two if I'm super duper hungry. I also might side this with one of their muffins that are also equally delicious. The Chai is tasty, both iced and hot. They also have great Mochas. read more

Ambience is sweet here on mission. New discovery for me. Good coffee and food! I keep coming back!

Probably the Lulu's location that I frequent the most (although I have had good luck with all 4 locations.) The drive through is awesome. Employees are always friendly even when slammed with long lines. Their lavender maple scones are amazing, and I am obsessed with their mochas. Just make sure to ask for whipped cream if it you like them to taste a little richer. Only bummer is they don't carry as many syrup flavors as they used to. read more

Lulu's Midtown - This mama needed a mocha! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Always a good coffee drink and excellent, unique pastries. Only bummer was that I wanted an orange juice but they were out, and there weren't any other juice choices. read more

We're from Stockton and took a day trip to Santa Cruz for a beach day. After a long day our Tesla prompted us to stop at the Whole Foods Market parking lot to charge. We went inside Whole Foods to get some yummy sandwiches. After waiting several minutes the deli lady came to rudely tell us she can't help us because she's busy. Then she went to continue her chat. We left, saw a cute little coffee shop and was hoping to get something yummy there. We stopped and had a pleasant experience! We got a mocha and a hot chocolate. We vented a bit about the ride Whole Foods experience and before we left he have us 2 complimentary blue berry muffins. The mocha was delicious and tasted fresh and smooth. If you come to Santa Cruz this is the place to go for a great mocha read more

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Tried the New Orleans Iced Coffee. This place needed an updated menu picture on here since prices have changed. Masks are required to order through drive thru. read more

Lulu's Midtown - New Orleans Iced Coffee was a good choice - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

Delicious pastries! However VERY disappointed by the Chai tea with half and half I ordered from the midtown drive thru. It tasted like herbal water and was not even hot. Then the same day my mother brought me a Chai with almond milk from the west side location and it had even less flavor! She agreed it was horrible. I've gone to Lulus downtown and Coffee Cat when it was open and enjoyed a wonderful Chai many times. I spoke about these chai fails on instagram and I am sad to say how many sc locals stated they have had similar complaints with many beverages at Lulus. Soooo this posting is to ask you LULUS to make your drinks great again please! read more

This is my faaaaaavorite drive throguh coffee. Not only is it near by, the customer service is spectacular, and the team is so efficient. I also noticed the same efficiency at the Lulus in the courthouse and the west side drive throguh! It's always a pleasure. Much more personable than the chains, which just aren't my preference really. I rather support small and local. I wish there were another drive throguh location on the east side, that would totally be the icing on the cake. My favorite is their syrups. Whether sugar free or not, they taste delicious. It's called something like amoretti, and it is literally soooo good. Especially if you are a sugar free person on the weekdays, hah. My order is: Large coconut cream (iced) latte, (oat milk), with either sf vanilla (weekdays) ;), or the marshmallow is seriously delicious. If neither are available I opt for a coconut or the next gourmand flavoring. Now the coconut cream is spectacular, hot or cold. They have the ability to do a keto coffee as well! I just really love there aesthetic of Lulus, I love the drink menu, the thoughtfulness of their ingredients. The coffee is not pretentious, nor without thoughtfulness. I'm always happy to see the kind team behind the counter and I really appreciate them supplying the "caffeinated liquid gold". read more

Everytime I go here, (it's been years since the last time), I think to myself, why did I try this again? I watched him make my regular coffee with an add shot, and half and half. He added the shot, as well as some hot water. Why add hot water? All I can think of is to stretch the coffee out? The coffee itself just tasted lousy. My partner ordered a Latte. She hated it too. We both threw our coffees in the garbage. What a waste! I will never go back. It's just not a good cup of coffee! read more

I have been ordering from Lulu Carpenter's coffee for years. I use their drive thru every morning going to work and my partner and I order their delivery menu on the weekends. In over five plus years of being customers, we have had to ask for a refund or replacement twice. This last one was today. We got our drinks order wrong and they only filled them up 2/3 the way. Nothing newsworthy here, yet. I notify the business and it's the business owner. He says they will refund. Then I get it, a text he meant to send to his team stating: "Reject [our street address] orders moving forward. I don't like dealing with them. We can't make money in those guys." Then blocks me. Then unblocks and the message is "sent as text message".... This is incredibly unprofessional and unwarranted. I think others should know how they are running their "business" I have given probably hundreds maybe a thousand of dollars over five plus years and my money still isn't good enough for them.... read more

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The coffee is ok, nothing special. The burritos are burnt but it's the only location that has a drive thru. read more

Lulu's Midtown - Burnt burrito - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

The staff here is great ! I really enjoy the coffee The menu looks 2022 ready My fav is the coconut cream latte with oat milk! read more

What a difference. There is a great group of new, nice and polite employees. The service has improved tremendously. Nice to be able to support local businesses. Kudos read more

Apparently this establishment doesn't believe in serving people with medical disabilities. They don't abide by federal law which makes it illegal to discriminate against people with medical disabilities. I directly asked "so you don't serve people with medical conditions?" And the gal at the drive through window said "no, we don't." Their coffee isn't that good and frankly, their service is inhumane... and illegal. With all the great coffee places in Santa Cruz, this isn't the one to frequent. read more

I am obsessed with this place. I just returned from Italy and the coffee in Italy is amazing. I have to say that this place is the best in town for a latte . I get the coconut cream latte which is mind blowing. No matter what kind of day I'm having the people who work here are always so sweet. They just let me ramble about my personal life and smile and give me a coffee that's bomb - which obviously makes my day better. Thank you Lulus I love you so much and I don't have to get out of the car! read more

my buddy and i hoped to make a quick pit stop on the way outta town to get some caffeine. but this place was not it y'all. my buddy's chai had some floating substances that assaulted the tongue just as the insanely spicy blend of herbs and spices began their siege on the taste buds. i had myself a mocha, usually a safe play, but the amount of love that was put into this thing couldn't fill a teaspoon. this mocha is so watered down that i might not even touch my hydroflask for the entirety of my 4 hour trip home in which my buddy and i will continue to stew on the sheer gall of a company charging $6.75 for a medium mocha of misery. read more

Lulu's Midtown - disappointment - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

A cute name that puts me in mind of Manhattan... but it's little ol' Santa Cruz! Very cute little drive-thru that has walk-up window service. I had walked this Saturday morning, from my hotel to the Buttery but didn't feel like dealing with the crowds there. There was just one person in line when I got to Lulu's, whom I'm not altogether convinced even exists as there were just 2 employees there at the time. One a pretty blond who was receiving tutelage from the other, a tall handsome brunette. I can imagine he may have been nicknamed Lulu, but you can never be sure. I ordered off of their posted menu which had been updated with a paper flyer. But when I asked for the tomato & chive egg sandwich I was told all they had was an offering of burritos. I got the sausage burrito. I love a breakfast burrito that has beans in it but I much prefer whole beans over refried. The burrito was tasty but was so wet inside that it fell apart halfway through eating it. That wouldn't have been so bad if they had given me a napkin or 2 or even made them freely available on the patio. Napkins; A Staple of Customer Service. All things considered, I think 3 stars is a fair award. I usually don't bother with giving anything but a pass (5 stars) or a fail (1 star). But in this case it just seems like a fledgling business who is navigating its way through proper customer service... which includes having a trash can for customers dining on your sweet, little patio. read more

Lulu's Midtown - Patio Dining - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

This is for the drive thru. I've been coming here for years and I typically pass through the drive up a couple times a week. I order basic drinks and they are consistently good and fairly priced. The service gets them up to five stars; it's always friendly and efficient. It's a pleasure dealing with this operation all around. Given the current nation-wide staffing crisis, they are to be commended for retaining such quality employees. Take advantage of their loyalty program (10 drinks gets you one for free -- anything on the menu). read more

Why do you charge $7 for a large Chai with Coconut milk? That is ridiculously over priced & it's just a drag as your chai is pretty damn good. Especially your new mix. I've been going there for at least 5 years. Never going again. read more

It's very unfortunate when you have to come on Yelp to share a one star simply because the staff can be very condescending. For someone to have to prove they're correct by dismissing what you order is not only rude but most of all disrespectful. To make matters worse she made my drink the way she wanted, correcting me, and smiling. I worked at a coffee shop and know the difference, regardless, being intentionally. Oh, wait and now as I recall, this person shows she's bothered, the audacity, read more

I love supporting small businesses but I can't give my money to Lulu's anymore. I've heard awful things about management from former employees, my delivery orders are usually missing something, and every time I order a latte my cup is half empty. If i wanted all foam I would have ordered a cappuccino. Save your money even if their drive thru is convenient you will be disappointed. read more

I watched the young lady today take out the trash and not wash her hands afterwards. Then served me an overly watered down iced chai that I had to toss out. I give up on this place. Not ever coming back. read more

Update on previous review.... Still love the drinks however their prices have practically doubled. They have posted a letter over their entire drive Thru menu apologizing for the necessary increase in prices....yadda yadda yadda....but NO prices are listed (as of 4/28/17, so you have to ask what everything costs. This goody ( an ice Diablo, pictured in previous review as a hot drink) - ok, small size is a Whopping $5.75. I almost didn't't order it, but was there- had it on my mind, and was very very thirsty. This will be my last stop here for Quite A While!! Can we have a huge shout out to these AMAZING LADIES that keep the drive thru line moving, and are always smiling- I mean I've been for years.....man sure hope I Don't jinx it! Hah. Nice variety of eats, the Greek yogurt w honey is luscious & smooth as silk This is. My personal (Must Stop) on my way into Santa Cruz after driving hwy 17 from San Jose where I live ( sigh... ). I gravitate toward their steamy hit vanilla lattes- so GREAT!!!! My latest addiction is the Michael Diablo. Ahhhh man- just do it! Yessssssssssss! !!!!!! I love u LULU's!! read more

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I think the coffee here is decent but the service is awful. Most of the employees who work here are very pleasant but every time that I have had to interact with one of the only guys who works here, he is rude for no reason. He actually slammed the sliding glass door on me haha like what? Who does that. It's almost like he wants the drive through cafe to be some kind of high drama scenario. Might go back just because it's funny read more

This place is expensive, the coffee is generic, and the customer service sucks. No girl, I don't wanna overhear about who you slept with last night while you're making my coffee. I'm pretty sure the only reason this place is still standing is because it's a drive thru, so they have convenience going for them. Luckily, Santa Cruz has many other amazing coffee places! If you're reading this: go to Cat and Cloud! read more

Terrible service. I will never go back. I would rather drink bad coffee with good service so I guess I'll head to Starbucks next time. :( And yes I did have a mask on even though it is a drive through. read more

Lulu's Coffee + Drive Thru = Genius. After the old drive thru coffee joint called it quits, Lulu's which has two locations downtown decided to tease me with a drive thru that is conveniently located near where I shop for produce (not necessarily Whole Foods). 9 AM wake up call.. holla! read more

I feel really bad to say that our experience with Lulu's coffee was not a great one. The place is super cute, and the barista was so sweet, but maybe she was new & just hadn't been properly trained on how to make coffee, Idk. Yesterday, while charging at the Tesla station in the same parking lot, we decided to go grab a coffee. We asked a few questions about the different drinks (as we had never been there before & were unsure as to what was in certain menu items). They have cute names like Iron man for their bulletproof coffee & New Orleans for the coffee with Chicory. We decided to stick with our favs- an iced caramel latte & an iced Chai Latte. $14 for 2 iced coffees & we got into the car & on our way. I asked my daughter how her Chai was. She said "I'm sorry Mom, but this is awful, I can't drink it". I took a sip & a powerful mouthful of chunky cinnamon filled my mouth- I choked & spit it out. It was full of powdered cinnamon. My Carmel latte was chunky as well- although what made it chunky was a complete mystery to me. It wasn't coffee grounds or espresso, but almost like she overheated and curdled the milk- which would also be odd considering they were both iced drinks. It was similar to having cottage cheese in your coffee & just eating a spoonful of cinnamon with the Chai. We threw them away, a sad waste of $14, and went to a different coffee house to find something that could actually be considered coffee. I would have gone back to tell the barista if we hadn't been on such a tight schedule that day. I hope this isn't a regular occurrence, although, I can't imagine how it would be if you run a boutique coffee shop- you should be able to make a couple of simple drinks. I love coffee, and I don't mean to sound like a coffee snob, but this was altogether terrible, so I hope it doesn't happen to anyone else. read more