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    Rock Espresso Bar

    4.5 (517 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    ROCK ESPRESSO BAR ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Jenner B.

    I ordered the chocolate razzberry cheesecake Mocha. Wow. Sunday is my cheat day so I also ordered a (gluten free) coffee cake, lemon bar, and (smelled so delicious) also ordered the breakfast burrito! I'll WALK to church today to burn these calories. All delicious! Very coastal cafe vibe. The barista was very friendly. There were regular customers who were bantering away about the Tesla they test drove and how they ended up in Morrow Bay 20 years ago. They fell in love with Californa and the hidden gem on this secluded coast... and so will you.

    Libby K.

    Very yummy breakfast bagel and great coffee this morning at Rock Espresso Bar! Friendly service and nice ambiance in and outside.

    Quiche
    Brooke A.

    This café was a wonderful experience all around. The staff were so friendly, even bringing out the food to the dining area rather than I'm just calling my name to grab it. I got a quiche, which looked delicious in the pastry case, and looked even more delicious once they plated and warmed it up for me, adding both avocado and salsa to it. They really care about the food they make here, and it shows through the care with which it is served, even a to go order, as well as the quality and taste. I love the location as well as the ambience of this place. It is absolutely the perfect beach, town, coffee bar, with an amazing little dining patio, where the sunshine is just right in the morning.

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    Leti A.

    Our go to spot every time we come to Morro Bay. Customer service is great, Rudy and staff make you feel welcome and the quiche go get you one. I mean run, this was a veggie quiche and salsa was tasty too!

    Rock Burrito with bacon
    Mumtaz P.

    The cashier and barrista were great, so friendly and personable. I got a chai and a rock burrito. The chai really impressed me. I'm kinda picky when it comes to tea, especially with chai since I make it at home with fresh spices. This one is great. The burrito was good. The ingredients were well blended and the salsa had a nice spicy kick.

    friendly workers, great coffee, great rock burrito (not pictured because it was consumed too fast), and great ambience (pictured). very happy we chose this place, would go again

    The menu

    This place was so quick and easy from our hotel. And the server was a funky dude that added a ton of humor and joked with everyone. We ordered the breakfast sandwiches and even my 7 year old said they were amazing!

    Amazing savory danish!
    Mel F.

    Amazing savory Danish! Good coffee and reasonable prices. Lovely back patio for those looking for morning cup this is the place.

    Mama and Lovely

    Iced latte and blueberry muffin was just perfect. The outside gazebo was the right location for our pittstop.

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    clarissa h.

    My mom and I both got a Mexican mocha, one hot with oat milk and one iced with 2%. They were so delicious, we were very impressed! So cute inside and a nice area in the back with lots of plants. Staff were very nice and answered all our questions! Definitely a must try for coffee in Morro!

    Front of the cafe
    Susanne M.

    This is such a cute place to grab some espresso. I had a mocha and it was really good. Best one of had in a while. The service was excellent and quick. I will definitely be back soon.

    Quiet green back patio.

    We had a peaceful breakfast in the back garden, with a decaf americano, the rock burrito and a smoothie. The barista was super friendly, and even made an off menu banana smoothie for me! While the inside was bustling, we had the garden all to ourselves for our toddler to explore.

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    Service was awesome and our vanilla latte and caffe mocha frappe were so delicious. Will definitely be back next time for our coffee fix !

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    4.5(113 reviews)
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    Excellent sandwiches! I like the turkey and avocado with provolone. So tasty and nutritious…read moreespecially for someone like me who is successfully losing weight. Good service. Ring the bell on your way out the door.

    Since Yelp isn't showing my earlier reviews I can only update so sorry if I repeat anything…read more I recently revisited Gilligan's, so many people are giving such a high rating that I hoped their sandwiches had gotten better since my last review. Unfortunately, their sandwiches are about the same - at least the one I try. I ordered a turkey on a roll with lettuce, cheese, and mayo. The bread was still SO DRY that I couldn't like the sandwich at all. I did order a small pizza and a hotdog. These are new to the menu since I was there last. After waiting an incredibly long amount of time to get my order, I was at least happy with the pizza and hot dog. Glad to have a hot dog option next to the theatre so I can sneak one in!! I ordered extra cheese on the pizza but I didn't need to. I am happy to upgrade my star rating to 3-stars for those two new items. I am picky about the bread for my sandwiches and honestly the only one I liked was when you had the sliced wheat bread option available one day as a fluke. I will go to Mr. Pickles for my sandwiches from now on, but I might stop in for a pizza or a dog.

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    Savory Smoke - Best fish tacos ever and...I think a pulled pork? Homemade fries, daily!!

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    4.4(61 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    To set the stage, we tried this place on a Sunday night when a bird watching group was in town. I…read morecan't say for sure that they were involved in this situation, but the store was completely sold out of chicken. Maybe all that bird watching worked up an appetite for bird. We read reviews. We looked at the menu online, then we walked from our hotel to the restaurant, planning to order a tri tip sandwich and chicken nachos, which were advertised as having either fried chicken or pulled chicken options. When we arrived, we were informed that they were out of both pulled chicken and tri tip. Not to fear, I told the clerk that we would have he nachos with friend chicken. Alas, they don't sell fried chicken anymore. I asked her what proteins they DID have. Ribs and pork loin, deli sliced were the only options. I asked if the nachos could be made with pork. They could. We ordered that and ribs. First, the good: the homemade potato chips are excellent. The BBQ sauce isn't bad. Now that we are done with that, down to the reality of the situation. I should have known better. We had been staying in a hotel not a hundred yards away for two days and hadn't smelled any smoke or BBQ. When we got back to our hotel room, we opened the boxes. Plating was attractive. The chips are good. A small side note. There is a gas station near my parents' house (North Fork Minit Mart if you are ever interested in visiting the geographic center of California) that purchases pre-seasoned ribs from Costco and cooks them in a crock pot full of sauce. If you like the ribs at this place, you will LOVE those ones. There was no smoke, no smoke ring, no evidence of BBQ at all. The name of the place is "savory smoke"... but the food is neither savory nor smokey. Thr ribs were tough, flavorless and stringy. Even a little salt would have helped. The rub was strale and "muddy". I'm not one who wants ribs to actually fall off the bone, but these you couldn't even get off the bone. The chips were good. The "nachos" were the chips (which are good), covered in canned cheese, flavorless baked pork loin in this case and onions. The onions and the chips stole the show. The chips are good. Incidentally, there is a bar next door that seemed steadily busy. My recommendation is that "savory smoke" give up the facade that they are in any way a BBQ join, because they simply aren't, knock down the wall to let the bar expand, and simply make chips for the bar patrons. The meat was trash. Thr chips were good. This place should be ashamed of itself.

    So, normally I avoid BBQ spots like the plague! Reason being (I'm sure we know why) but most are…read morenot that good. Dry, overcooked, horribly seasoned & so on. But! Not the case here. Let's start by saying, very friendly owners. Was greeted with a big smile & a friendly "hi, how are you". Very welcoming. Son (assuming) was working the front counter, who is also very friendly & accommodating. Reminds of the type people you would like to have as neighbors. Alright, let's get to the food! Going to keep this short & sweet (which I like doing, being that's what most really want to know). The Pulled Chicken Sandwich is great! It's juicy, not over seasoned, mix of thigh & breast, topped with their BBQ sauce & coleslaw! What more do you want? Exactly, nothing! Perfect just the way it is. Nothing over the top, nor gimmicky. I truly like this pulled chicken sandwich! The Fried Raviolis are also good, nice app to add. Looking forward to trying their Tri-Tip sandwich, hopefully it's as good! All in all: Very friendly service, great food, small menu, comfortable ambiance. Will definitely become among my favorite places here in Morro Bay.

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    High Street Deli - Baywood Park

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    4.5(209 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    Memorial Day weekend on the Central Coast is always a negotiation with chaos. Tourists flood the…read morebeaches, traffic crawls through Pismo, and every scenic overlook suddenly becomes a photoshoot for people who discovered the central coast three days ago. So my girlfriend and I did what locals do this afternoon: we tried to escape the madness and disappear into Los osos for a few hours. Not that there's any "sneaking into" High Street Deli. That line is eternal. It exists outside the laws of time and tourism. Rain or shine, weekday or holiday weekend, there will always be a crowd gathered outside chasing the same thing: the perfect sandwich on the perfect California afternoon. And honestly? They're right. Nothing beats a High Street sando on a sunny day. You grab a Dutch Punch and a cold Cali Squeeze and suddenly everything slows down. The sandwich arrives absurdly overstuffed with layers of turkey, extra bacon,jalapeño havarti, onion, tomato, avocado, chipotle mayo, Dutch crunch bread that's barely surviving the structural pressure holding the whole masterpiece together. It's messy in the way all truly great food is messy. No pretension. No carefully curated "elevated deli experience." Just pure Central Coast comfort engineered for people who spent the morning surfing, hiking Montana de Oro, or sitting in beach traffic questioning their life choices. And the Cali Squeeze? Citrus beer sweating in the afternoon heat while ocean air drifts through Los Osos. That's the high locals chase all summer long. What hurts is admitting publicly how good this place really is. Every local wants to protect High Street like a secret fishing spot. You want visitors to enjoy the coast, just maybe somewhere else first. But denying High Street its flowers would feel dishonest. Because this place is the heartbeat of the Central Coast in summertime. The patio fills with surfers, old locals in sun-faded hats, Cal Poly kids, dogs asleep under picnic tables, couples lingering over beers because nobody here is ever truly in a hurry. Somebody's talking about swell conditions. Somebody else is debating whether to head to Morro Bay after lunch. The smell of sandwiches, sunscreen, and salt air hangs over everything. It's not glamorous. It's better than glamorous. It's real. And somewhere between the first bite of a Dutch Punch and the first sip of a Cali Squeeze, you remember why people who grow up on the Central Coast never fully leave even when they move away. Because they spend the rest of their lives trying to recreate afternoons like this.

    How do I love thee, High St Deli Baywood? Let me count the ways…read more I love thee to the depth and breadth of your Dutch Crunch roll. My soul can reach, when hunger calls, for your online ordering. For all your sandwich and salad creations. I love thee to the level of every day's Most hungry needs, by sun and sunset-light. I love thee especially at 420 Hour, when your sandwiches are half off. I love thee purely, for your beer and soft serve ice cream, which are both captivatingly delicious and available on tap. I love thee for refunding my overpayment when, Through my own fault, I did not order from the 420 menu for pickup at 5:00. I love thee for thy dillest of pickles, crispy romaine, and sometimes cranberry sauce, which you apply without judgment. I love thee for thy friendliest staff, Who manage the rush and press of locals and visitors with equal parts efficiency and preeminent hostliness. Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if Doobie choose, I shall but love thee better every day! (Apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

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    High Street Deli - Baywood Park - Build Your Own sandwich with smoked turkey, pastrami, romaine, and smoked Gouda on Dutch Crunch bread. Half off between 4:20-5:30.

    Build Your Own sandwich with smoked turkey, pastrami, romaine, and smoked Gouda on Dutch Crunch bread. Half off between 4:20-5:30.

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    4.4(394 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    Absolutely loved this little place!! Not only is the view from the front out into the bay, FABULOUS…read morebut the atmosphere was so nice! The new owners have done an INCREDIBLE job! They are so sweet! We visited Morro Bay for the first time and I was so pleased with the food, we went back 3 more times!!! Everything is super fresh and the flavors were great! Coffee was delicious!! I highly recommend and I will tell you, now we have a regular place to go when we visit because WE WILL BE BACK!! We had the breakfast croissant sandwiches, the lattes, the fresh homemade soups (wow) with the fresh baguette!! So delicious! I literally took a dozen little red velvet cake pops and little cakes home with me... just delicious!! It gets packed in there but the service is great and well worth it!

    When you're in Morro Bay and spot a giant BAKERY sign, head inside! This is La Parisienne, and it…read moreis mos def worth the stop. We were lucky enough to snag the last almond croissant, and what a treat it was. The exterior had a sweet, delicate crunch, and with each bite, rich almond filling oozed out for the perfect balance of texture and flavor. It wasn't overloaded with powdered sugar, and the sweetness was just right--indulgent without being overwhelming. I also tried a slice of the salmon and leek quiche. It was light and fluffy while still feeling substantial and satisfying. The combination of savory salmon and sweet leek worked beautifully together. Whether you're starting your morning or looking for a midday pick-me-up, the quiche is a must-try. I was excited to try the house made mango-infused black iced tea, but unfortunately, there was nothing mango flavored about it That said, this bakery is still well worth a visit. Between the pastries and quiche, it is an easy stop to recommend when you're in Morro Bay.

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    Light, flaky, rich buttery, vibrant golden brown, curvaceous crescent croissants from La Parisienne.

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    Cream cheese Blueberry Croissant and an Almond brioche.

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