I stopped here after I picked up pants from my tailor next door, and I needed a quick bite to eat before running other errands. I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in. This is the cutest little café with fun shop items and lots of delicious choices from ready-to-eat items in the refrigerator and display case to a whole menu. I didn't have time to explore as much as I wanted to as I need to get back to my errands so I just ordered a slice of the ham quiche. It was incredible! I ate every bite and it was super satisfying! I can't wait to go back and try other items, but I will probably have to get a slice of the quiche to go to have a later point in the day since that was so tasty. read more

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Morena Provisions is one of the restaurants near my workplace. I had passed by for several years without having stepped inside. My coworker and I recently decided to try various restaurants at lunchtime, so one Thursday, we walked into Morena Provisions. The interior is really cute, with lots of gift items and delicious-looking baked goods under the glass display. The woman who greeted us was also friendly. The back wall displayed several pre-prepared takeout items in plastic containers, along with various beverages, including a few bottles of wine. I took some time to study the menu. At the time, I was on a diet that was low carb, which meant that I was not ordering any of the sandwiches or bakery items. I thought the chicken atichoke salad sounded good. However, when I ordered it, I was disappointed to learn that it was one of the pre-prepared items, as I had hoped for a big green salad with chicken. However, they kindly added spring mix to the chicken salad to give me sort of what I had hoped for. I will say, that, though they were very nice to do this, it seemed that the serving and left me hungry, and it was pretty pricey for a pre-made chicken salad. My friend ordered one of the panini on the menu. I think she enjoyed it, but I would also say that it was very small. When I asked if she would be interested in returning, she said that she would prefer to go elsewhere, as Morena Provisions just doesn't have the best value for the price. All in all, it is a nice place, but I don't think that the serving sizes or the products themselves merited the prices that we paid. Perhaps there are other items on the menu that would be a better value. Also, it seems from the other reviews that the bakery items are a favorite. I would possibly try it again, but order a different item. For me, it was a 3-star experience. read more

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Specialty foods, quality ingredients, interesting and fun products to buy. I've been there several times and I haven't been disappointed. I will be returning! read more

The people who run this place are very nice and have a variety of items for sale. It feels like a boutique/sandwich/cafe. The food was warm and tasted good. read more

I have come here for home and event catering and for same say meal pick ups. Always great quality delicious food and friendly service. read more

Easy 5 stars here. Couple things that really stood out. Very friendly person at register with a chill vibe. Beautiful interior with a very clean and organized spread. You can find anything you need for a picnic, meal prep or just small items. I picked up the albacore sandwich which was a good portion with very fresh ingredients. The whole grain bread was perfect. After looking around I also picked up a pot pie which they only make on Friday through Sunday. Also picked up a charred cabbage salad. Both were so good. Will be back as soon as I can! read more

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My friend Jean and I had lunch on February 13, Galentine's Day and there was a beautiful little shop a couple of storefronts away called MORENA PROVISIONS. It was filled with great gifts and desserts. We shared carrot cake to finish our meal and a glass of red wine. We were really impressed by the selection and found 5 different cards that were just perfect for my two granddaughter, my daughter-in-law, my grandniece from France who we celebrated Galentine's Day with that evening with unique cards and gifts. We were so impressed that we can't wait to go back to see what's new! Fortunately we have an appointment with our acupuncturist whose office is close by next Thursday and we'll see what's new and try some of the other desserts at the shop and get more to share at home. The staff was super friendly and helped us with information about all of their fabulous product! read more

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I've had this place two days in a row and I'm still craving it. I tried the chicken BLAT and it's the only thing I want to eat for the rest of my life. Try yours on focaccia bread and panini pressed and you'll be hooked. I also had the carrot cake today and it was perfection. Highly recommend! Thanks Sandi for the great service! read more

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Not only was the artichoke chicken salad heavenly my server Sandi was just the sweetest thing. You can tell she enjoys working here! Food is amazing!!!!!! read more

Morena Provisions - Sandi happy serving her customers. - American Near Me - San Diego, California

What a funny place. The store model is upscale Seven-11, with fancy to-go ready prepped foods. There is some retail too. It's not really a cafe, and it's not really a store. Most offerings are in the cold case. They will reheat them for you. They don't have plates. The items in the case are in plastic to-go boxes. They have plastic forks. Just an incredible amount of plastic. So wasteful. The little seating areas only has a trash can, not a recycle bin. If you're sensitive to wastefulness, this might be an issue for you. The pastries and desserts looked really good. I didn't have any. I didn't look at the price. As far as the food, the portions are small and adequate. Not everything is super expensive (like some here have said) but some items are pricey and really shouldn't be because they are already prepared and there is no food service. My very small Cesar salad and a small portion of chicken salad was 16.95. Is that fair in today's market? I'm not sure. Oh, and they don't have salt and pepper, which is something I have great disdain for. Just a weird place ... I'm glad I tried it, just because it was different than my home made boring sandwich, but I'm not sure I will be back. Urbane Cafe is nearby, I've been going there. Honestly, the food (while limited in selection) is better. I'm just getting tired of it. So I was hoping Morena Provisions would be great. It wasn't. read more

Always amazing service the food is always fresh they switch the menu up every week! Sandy is amazing she always welcomes me with a big smile and great energy! read more

Morena Provisions - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Morena Provisions is my favorite place to shop for food to use for lunch and dinner weekly. They create everything from grilled chicken to delicious enchiladas, steak, and vegan dishes. The salads and vegetables are flavorful and unique - creative - is the operating word. Two weeks ago, I had a dinner for six, and Morena Provisions prepared a fabulous meal of steak, stone fruit, vegetable and goat cheese salad, and smashed potatoes that my guests raved about. A lovely plum tart for dessert topped a beautiful evening. Leslie manages the operation, and Sandy will greet you in the cozy, inviting location, which showcases everything, including wine by the glass or bottle. read more

Love the Butternut squash sandwich. They make their own bread. Yum. Sandy is real nice

I've been coming here for years, when it was Waters. I come two or three times a week for the past ten years to pick up lunch and dinner, it's fabulous. Sandy, Leslie and Matt are awesome! Definitely my go to for myself and hosting. read more

Morena Provisions - Artichoke chicken salad sandwich. Yum - American Near Me - San Diego, California

What a great find in an odd to find location. I stumbled across this place while looking for tacos and what a find. I had a wonderful sandwich and did Christmas shopping all in the same place. Will definitely come again next time I'm on Moreno blvd. read more

Morena Provisions - Christmas shopping for foodies. - American Near Me - San Diego, California

We ordered the Thanksgiving turkey dinner package, and everything was delicious! Perfectly roasted turkey, with apple stuffing, gravy, mashed and sweet potatoes. Sides of fresh green beans with tomatoes, cranberry sauce, a box of rolls. All reheated beautifully. The meal was for four people, we had leftovers of everything! Ordering and pick up was flawless. Definitely will be returning! read more

Love, love this place, always greeted with a smile and the food is fabulous, Sandi always knows what to have ready for me, and that is why I keep coming back, they go the extra mile to Please. Diane H read more

"This food exceeded my expectations in every way. The ambiance was inviting, the service was impeccable, and the food was absolutely delicious. So fresh. I could eat here all the time. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a memorable fast delicious food experience." Food was amazing. Thank you @sandisandi for the recommendation read more

Always amazing service the food is fresh they switch the menu up every week and sandwich's are delicious! Beautiful interior with a very clean atmosphere. Sandi is amazing always welcoming with a big smile and great energy! read more

Beautiful store! Amazing veggie sandwich! I was really impressed by the decor and the quality of the merchandise for sale! Will be back for sure! read more

We stopped by this place looking for sandwiches for lunch, and the food was really very good. Healthy and tasty as well. I had a portobello mushroom sandwich with roasted bell peppers and other goodies. My husband had the tuna fish sandwich with really great bread. Both sandwiches we would definitely have again, although I want to try other ones. Many baked goods savory and sweet to choose from, and we got chocolate chip cookies to go. We will be going to this place again. Great lunch find. read more

Morena Provisions - Half of portobello and pepper sandwich - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Sweet little cafe with an amazing menu. I had the Harvest Cobb Salad and it was great. We were served by Sandi who was very attentive and answered all our questions. Will definitely be back... Nice having this place in our neighborhood. read more

Morena Provisions - Harvest Cobb - American Near Me - San Diego, California

This cafe is always a 10/10. I love their Caesar wrap but if I am ever not feeling like grocery shopping or cooking, I go here to stock my fridge! Everyone who works there is so kind and helpful. I've tried the roasted veggies, enchiladas, and pesto pasta salad and every single thing is so incredible read more

Morena Provisions - Caesar salad wrap - American Near Me - San Diego, California

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By far the best chocolate phantom blackout cookies in the city. And the rest of their desserts are excellent too. I've been coming here for years also for their salads and exquisite sandwiches. And I always gotta get me some of those phantom cookies!!! read more

Best fresh homemade enchiladas ever!! Love going to Morena Provisions for their great desserts, fresh made food, sandwiches, wines, even gifts! Thank you to Sandi who helped me find what I needed. Sandi is friendly and kind. I highly recommend stopping in and checking this place out! read more

Stopped in with a few friends for lunch and the food was amazing! We had egg salad, tuna salad, Greek salad and dessert while there and grabbed some to-go items for later. (The mulligatawny soup is delicious.) Sandi took great care of us! read more

I cannot speak higher of Morena Provisions. My wife and I walk down at least once a week and look forward to it enough to always have a count down of sorts going. ("We get to get sandwiches tomorrow!"). The inside is beautiful, the food is, not an exaggeration, the best I've had in San Diego, and Sandi never fails to light the place up. Love! read more

I don't usually take the time to write reviews but this made me very upset. I have bought from here pretty frequently since it's 1 min from my home. The food is mediocre and overpriced but convenience was key for me. I placed an online order and 2 of my items were not available when I went to pickup my order. They told me " go ahead and pick 2 other items to replace " and points to possible replacements. I kindly said " I only wanted this specific item " The woman rolled her eyes and let out a long sigh and said " ok I'll refund". She looked like she wrote a note and connected it to the receipt she had. I left and waited for it to reflect on my credit card. They NEVER REFUNDED ME! I had to email 2 times and then saw it reflected after my second email. They did not reply to my email or call me back. Nothing , no apology. So rude and obviously don't care about their long time customers. I will not be back and I will let my other friends who go there know as well. Shame. read more

Serving both Healthy and Hearty meals. Morena Provisions is my go to lunch three days a week. Sandi is always so helpful and delightful when I am placing my high maintenance orders... I have a few food restrictions and they are always willing to accommodate. The food is fresh and they constantly change the menu. My fav items are the Caesar salad, the tuna salad, and the salmon. They also have so many great high end grocery items in the shop. All the staff are friendly in shop. Cute ambiance if you want to sit and have a bite in house. read more

The food is fresh, delicious and healthy! I have been a lunch patron for years now and I can't recommend them more! It's also a great place to get your favorite foodie a gift. Shout out to Sandy, and the gals behind the counter! They are the sweetest read more

I love Morena Provisions! I have been going here for years since it was known as Waters and the food has remained consistently delicious with the ownership change. I really like that they have a selection of the same foods every week as well as a changing menu so I can try new tasty dishes. Sandi is the one at the counter most of the time and she's always so welcoming and helpful! read more

Food is good but the customer service is horrible. The owner is lovely but the young blonde behind the counter is absolutely clueless. She didn't wash her hands before grabbing my sandwich with her BARE hands to cut my sandwich in half ‍ Only once she noticed me watching her she quickly threw on gloves but then started helping someone else, just leaving my sandwich back there. I waited a few minutes to see if the customer service was really that bad and to my surprise she continued to complete ignore my order! IT WAS PREMADE ‍ Needless to say I had to flat out ask for my order 20 minutes later...I made sure to do it right when a group walked in too. I'm still shocked she put her dirty hands on my food read more

Had an absolutely delicious lunch at Morena Provisions yesterday. My friend and I shared the Brandt roast beef on an in-house, freshly made, soft and tasty ciabatta and split a lovely salad of fresh greens, blue cheese, candied walnuts, radishes, radicchio and a nice champagne vinaigrette. They split the sandwich and salad for us which is always a nice touch. This was my second time there and is definitely my go-to spot when I'm in the Morena area. They also have a nice selection of prepared foods and baked goods to eat there or take home. Prices are reasonable ($14 for sandwich, $12 for salad). They have a lovely selection of gift-worthy items like beautifully packaged olive oil, capers, sweets, and other goodies. I wish I had taken some photos. It's a small space but the owner told me they have a 5,000! square foot kitchen in the back where everything is made fresh on site, and they also do catering. I HIGHLY recommend this place. read more

Wonderful neighborhood place to grab delicious precooked dinners for the family! Plus they have cute little gifts like candles, fun jarred food and wine! Perfect for a hostess gift. I'm in the shop weekly grabbing something to eat or one of the famous pot pies! Yum! Thanks so much for our healthy family meals! read more

Everything I have tried here has been amazingly delicious! I work next door and Sandy is always a pleasure to see every day! I'm also on my second jar of the chili crunch aoli they sell here. Just tried the egg salad sandwich and getting it for the second time the Chinese chicken salad is soo good too and don't forget to get a vegan chocolate chip cookie! You won't regret it! read more

Desserts are delicious but insanely expensive. The service here is almost pretty rude and short, each time I've been in. They were closing, but the door was still open, I wanted to grab a quick pastry to go. The register was still open, but they had just covered the pastries with wrap and told me I could only order what was in the fridge. Not impressed. read more

Breakups are hard, loosing a friend or the death of something you love is unmeasurable, when I first walked in to Waters Fine foods! Back in 2002 my life was changed, It was here where i met one of the first Organic food pioneers, that taught me about what I was putting in to my body. Way before I traveled the world it was through her hands that she opened the doors of International cuisine, almost eating art and colors, every dish carried a certain color of energy it was here where I learned that food can heal emotion, sadness, and used correctly it could nurture your soul! - my favorite food here was the Pesto pasta, chocolate chip cookies and Organic tea and It was also here where I learned what a sadwich could be from carefully selected breads all the way to custom made spreads of Olive and home made mayo Aioli - I want to thank her for developing my palate.. No girlfriend could ever compete with her hands. I must have gone to over 100 dates, breakups, funerals and celebrations any press or media or important happening was celebrated here all my friends who are now dead also came here to feast and dine with me... to me this place was a safe haven a place where no matter how busy Mary Kay Waters got she always made time to make me a snack and offer some advice through the culinary path here I also met Chef Andrew Spurgin who delighted me with teaching me about pairings of wines with meals , she promised she would cater my wedding one day ! - but as of this year I returned, after one of my trips and she was gone , not dead just gone - all that was left for me is this book, She told my ex once if you wanna keep this man happy learn this book!! - These last few years have been hard with deaths, loses and changes - she was the longest relationship I have ever had- not romantic but just a human that you could count on! And so I arrive and she is gone the place is still there , but the food now sits stale like a ghost of yesterdays past , long gone are the colors, the taste, the smells and the Ingredients and so I continue with a new crack on this already broken heart of mine as if made I can only just look at this book - as it sits in my kitchen , no goodbye note, no cookie and no thank you!! No dear John note ...or a crumb of food Another woman who has walked away and broken my heart, and trust again thank you for so many years and so many meals and so many comforting moments when we needed a cup of soup to heal the soul or a chocolate cookie to put a smile back in my face when the world has shattered everything - We all have to find comfort somehow but how do you fill a void in your soul- Thank you Mary Kay Waters 2000-2022 Rest in Flavour Fyi shes not dead she just dissapeared in to Retirement- read more

Morena Provisions - The bible! - American Near Me - San Diego, California

Morena Provisions as been a staple, and a lifesaver for me! It is always my go-to for entertaining. I have a busy work schedule, and rarely have enough time to cook at home, so Morena Provisons provides healthy, and delicious food! The service is excellent Sandi and Leslie are wonderful. The ingredients are top notch, and if there were more stars to give I would!! read more

I had never been to this cafe before this weekend despite being a USD alumn and being a local fairly close to the area. We dropped by for a takeout lunch and we were pleased with our experience overall. The space interior is cute and they have a mini market setup with shelves selling various goods like wine and homemade granola. The service was personable and friendly as well and we decided on ordering a roast beef sandwich and a chicken club. The roast beef was a good quality and it had nice texture as did the chicken and the toppings on each sandwich added a nice crunch in texture. I would say that their baguettes are not so special and they don't toast their sandwiches well so that was the main criticism I had. While their sandwich portions are not huge their prices are fairly reasonable and I think that you get a decent value for what you pay for. read more

Absolutely delicious! The filet mignon was beyond tender and melted in my mouth. The potatoes au gratin were the perfect buttery/cheesy pairing. Thank you so much for all your help and for the amazing recommendations, Sandi! Can't wait to come back and try more because everything looks incredible. read more