Two thankful they have plant based options!! The chia pudding is delish and is made with pea…read moreprotein. As someone with a diy allergy, this made me so happy! There is a lot of space in The Collective and the WiFi works well. So I brought my laptop to do some work. The barista made my matcha to perfection. Will return!!

Very average to me. Location is inside of a building with other restaurants in it. Seems very up…read moreand coming (I'm not a local). I was the only one there and the staff wasn't very friendly, she wasn't rude but not engaging. The scone tasted old and i would not recommend. The protein yogurt bowl was delicious but so pricey IMO. My vanilla oat latte was fine. I didnt love it but i didn't hate it. I may come back once more to try the coffee again but noting here grabbed me to come back again and again.

I order a very peticular drink specific to my unusually exquisite taste in the finer things and…read moreBarista Savahnah makes it better than I've had anywhere. Its true i've got high standards, this is the best quality coffee house in town so the only one I go to! Seriously, the coffee is a work of art:) so greatfull thank you!

Stopped in for first time, nice clean place, the gal Savanna explained the menu n her favorites. We…read morechoose a couple of her favorites and she was not kidding how delicious these dishes were. We will definitely be going back to have more. Asked for Savanna she was great and will treat you well.

Very friendly authentic environment. I love a good pupusa and there is another location close by…read morethat wasn't as nice. The pupusas are made fresh and crispy. Pair that nicely with the beans and rice and you can't go wrong.

Based off the recommendation of a friend, my mom and I came to grab some pupusas at Las Comadres…read more It was easy finding parking in the street upon arrival! When we walked in, we were greeted kindly by the staff in the restaurant. My mom and I admittedly did our research prior and knew what we wanted to order. The gentleman at the front was very kind and helpful whilst taking our order. We took a seat and we were brought some chips and salsa! The salsa was very flavorful and had a slight kick. After a few minutes, our food arrived. We dug in! Everything was sooo delicious. The pupusa had a perfect ratio of everything with the filling and the curtido went perfectly. The side of rice and beans were cooked great and were very yummy. My mom and I tried the plantains and were pleasantly surprised. We weren't surprised they were cooked well but rather that the plantains themselves seemed to be at the perfect state of ripeness too! Overall we had a really pleasant experience at Las Comadres. Admittedly one fault is my mom and I had some acid reflux which we think was due to the curtido. I rarely get acid reflux so it was a surprise. Since we deduced the cause, it doesn't deter us from eating some yummy food here again!

The birthday girl loved the cake and it was delicious! The bakery always gives the friendliest and…read morebest service!

The cashier was so grimy , she charged me 3.50 for the box alone for the pastries after she tried…read moreto charge me 2.50 per mini chonchitas totaling to 19.50 .... I asked her how much each were and after doing my math it totaled out to 11.50 plus the box 3.50 cost she just threw in without giving me the option .... She felt so comfortable and when I called her out she just laughed in my face .... Grimy cashier hope they go out of business ... I This is just dirty business

Been wanting to try this place for some time. We were able to make it there for happy hour…read more Food: Had the French fries and they were perfect. Cocktails: Cocktails are awesome here. The house margarita on happy hour was fantastic. Definitely one of the best I've had in the area. Not to many places offer real margaritas Service was perfect and the place was really awesome on the inside. Great decor. We will be returning for a full meal and cocktails. Definitely recommend this spot to check out.

We drove 10 miles yesterday to eat lunch at what we thought was Beso Cocina, but were unpleasantly…read moresurprised when we saw that it is now labelled Blast & Brew. The menu now includes only a few generic Mexican dishes and a single Margarita, apparently to keep folks like us from just turning around and going home (I was very tempted). They don't even have anything like the broad beer selection like that at the Arroyo Grande Blast & Brew, which has many of their own very good brews. We got the Chile Verde nachos, but it was tough to find much Chile Verde. They nicely split the order into two plates without our asking, apparently because we indicated that we would be sharing and charged $5 for that useless "improvement". Adding two tiny containers of dipping sauces for the Truffle Fries added $1.50 each (no one mentioned that they were "extra"). We don't care about the added cost, but this seems like a sleazy attempt to squeeze as much revenue as possible from patrons. We certainly will never go back.

Great place real seafood Very clean and the cook…read moreeverything at the time you order you ordered I personally know the owner for over 15 years,and I know how great all the dishes are and most important is fresh This restaurant is been for over 18 years and the new location is Beautiful come and try So good and delicious 1701 N Broadway Santa Maria Ca 93454.

This place is overpriced. This was my first and last time eating here, the beef fajitas were not…read moregood and made me sick. The service was good.

Great service and ambiance. Friendly service I usually get their chai latte which is delicious…read more Reasonable prices and decent hours.

There's Potential - And Issues To Fix…read more..... I'm always on the lookout for an alternative to Starbuck's...so I tried the Simple Cafe when I had a couple of recent eye doctor appointments in Santa Maria. My experience in their location at the south end of town was bad while things farther north off Stowell were a bit better. - Overall: 2 1/2 (South: 1 1/2. Near Stowell: 3) - Location: 4 - Exterior: 3 (South: 4. Stowell: 2) - Ambiance: 3 (South: 4. Stowell: 2) - Menu: 3 - Food Quality: 2 1/2 (South: 1 1/2. Stowell: 3 1/2) - Service: 4 - Price and Value: 3 - Parking: 3 (South: 4. Stowell: 2) Pros: - Location: Convenient. If one location doesn't fit, maybe the other one does. - Exterior in south Santa Maria: Very new, contemporary and attractive. - Ambiance in south Santa Maria: Spacious and clean with lots of room, including a bank of TVs along one wall. Sports were playing during my visit. - Menu: About average. The usual drinks and pastries...plus some pre-made entrees. - Service: Friendly. In both places, I was met and served with a smile. - Price and Value: Reasonable. Decent prices - especially if drinks are done properly. - Parking: Lots outside the south Santa Maria location, but a bit tighter off Stowell since it's located at the end of a large medical office complex. Cons: - Exterior near Stowell: Functional. You could easily drive by if you didn't know it. - Ambiance near Stowell: Like an extremely quiet shop. Older. Much more low key than the southern location. - Food: Bad in south Santa Maria...okay farther north. In both places, I ordered the same hot drink and said "please make it extra hot with extra foam and 1/2 sweet". Down south, a young woman made it lukewarm with no foam and fully sweet. Up north, it was made by a middle aged guy who delivered it hot with decent foam and fully sweet. I noticed he didn't write anything on my cup...so unless a receipt was printed with the details he was going by memory. In both cases, I looked for a cookie, but choices were very limited. Off Stowell, I bought a packaged biscotti from "Nonna's". I was there at 2 PM. Simple Cafe has the potential to be a good alternative to other similar spots, but until they fix their flaws I'd stay away. My quest continues.

I been trying the food here for the past year. It looks good from the glass but it is terrible. The…read morebeans n rice are nasty. The chile verde with pork or pork ribs is sour and if the guy serving you dont like you, you will get enough meat for one little corn taco and be stuck with beans n rice. The carnitas are nasty. Seriously. Try the carnitas without salsa. Because i did and the meat was rotten. They store the meat from the day before and they dont know which is from which day so you can get carnitas from monday and its sunday. The carne asada is hard rock/pebbles bullshyt. The pupusas are mediocre. But im used to handmade on the spot so im spoiled. The chicken, tortillas and salsa roja is the only thing thats good. The agua frescas are good too the water melon tastes weird sometimes and if u get strawberry they give you pulp and theres only 30% juice bullshyt. But it tastes good. Ask for no pulp. How do you mess up so many things when you have a bakery a carneceria and a grocery store? Edit: forgot to add that i returned caldo de res for raw potatos in soup. The lady didnt believe me until she bit into the potato and looked real dumb and had the manager give me my money back. And i baught sweet bread and it had metal shards on it probably from a machine i guess but i threw that away. The tamales are not good thats why they are fully stocked everytime you go. Nobody buys them after the first try.

Vallarta is good for all of one's Latin supermarket needs. The store was cleaner & neater than I…read moreremember in the past. The deli is bigger and has more items to choose from including basic things to eat (Pork Ribs With Cactus In Salsa Verde--costillas de cerdo con nopalitos and fresh Spanish rice). Deli service is good. Best thing about Vallarta, there is always a spicy jalapeño for my fresh homemade guacamole.

The restrooms are completely filthy with no hand soap or toilet seat covers... And there's a…read moreMcDonald's in the Chevron, wondering how the employees wash their hands without soap! Ewwww! This makes me want to get back into Mystery shopping and Market Reserch... Hopefully this gets to the corporate office!

We don't buy over-priced Chevron gas, but did stop here to change drivers, use the restroom, and…read moreget some coffee and snacks on our long drive to the Bay Area last week. The convenience store part is pretty well stocked. Was able to doctor up a cup of decaf with flavored creamers, then microwave it back to a warm temperature. The restroom was reasonably clean. Whew! The night clerk was friendly, a nice bonus to our brief stopover. We even bought a lotto ticket, so we'll see if the place is lucky.