We sat at the bar and had a couple drinks. The bartender, Adriana, even though she was busy she maintained great customer service and made great drinks. She was the perfect bartender for this Thanksgiving holiday by being friendly and making us feel festive. Would love to see her working every holiday! We'll definitely be going back to Native son
Service: 5
Alana Simonian
My cousins and I keep coming back to grab some coffee and hang out because Adriana made it the best experience for us! She’s so sweet, and takes her time to make sure our drinks are top tier!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AJ Simonian
My family and friends love to come to Native Son in the morning for coffee, my cousins and I get together and we hope we have the same barista! We’ve been a few times and we finally asked her for her name! Adrianna makes the experience better and everytime we get here we hope she’s here! She’s amazing and sweet!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kasandra209 Zaragoza
Adrianna at Native Sun is amazing! She’s always so sweet and takes her time making the drinks just right. Her coffees are always delicious, and she’s genuinely one of the nicest people there. Definitely my favorite barista!😆😆
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
S J Pleasants
11/9/25 12 30 pm ish.. Holy Cow... The barista here needs training... I asked for a cappuccino with 1/2&1/2... Super easy.. That's it.. She proceeded to ask me if I wanted a regular or large... Not sure what she meant by this..So, I explained to this gal what a cappuccino was.. A double espresso with foam. I preferred half n half..
She was very confused.. & asked agian if I wanted a regular or large...
A cappuccino.. I replied.. you don't add milk.. Just foam a little foam.
I asked for the same thing 3 times..
To my knowledge there is not & should not be sizes unless there's some description that goes with it.
I felt I was being very descriptive, polite & patient, however after the whole interaction I left Super frustrated, I canceled the order & walked out.
Please train your barista.
I luckily walked up the street to the next Cafe & had a lovely beautifully made cappuccino with light half & half foam ☕️
Service: 1
Mian qaisar
New experience with you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lori Gomes
Here are just a few of the issues we experienced. But first I want to compliment the valet service. They were outstanding. The shining light in this. It was a pleasure to tip our valet handsomely.
I reached out to the coordinators that were present at our daughters request to insure the wedding was correctly set and to friends who pitched in at the last minute because of the lack of attention from the hotel and event staff and learned about issues they handled .
1) Hotel reservations. The link provided did not work the majority of the time. I constantly took calls and had to call to make reservations. Half of the desk staff could make a reservation using the code provided. I would have to call back when someone else was present who knew how to correctly book the rooms people were told there was no discount for both days. There was always a lack of rooms and it took an act of God to get anything fixed. To top that off when we were checking in people were told that they didn’t have a reservation and that they just thought they’d made one. When the desk was shown the confirmation numbers showing there was a reservation for guest miraculously, they suddenly found them. The bride was included in this experience.
An apology was never issued to any guest.
Also, The bride and groom had treat bags that would be given to each guest at check-in. At least 10 guests were never given their bags. The staff did not hand them out. I was check-in and had to provide them to our guests who had already been through check-in.
They graciously provided one for the hotels event coordinator.
2) The hotel kindly offered the use of a room off the courtyard for the bride and her friends to dress. There was no bathroom facilities or running water. In addition the curtains DID NOT CLOSE . Everyone would be visible with no privacy to change clothing. We couldn’t use it to wait for the ceremony to start because the curtains in the walkway also did not fully close. They made it very clear that the groom did not want to see the bride prior to her coming up the aisle. There was no staff present to help so we took it upon ourselves to find a room where the bride would not be seen.
3) The courtyard was not cleaned or properly set. The bride and I were there at 12:30 and had to move flower planters because there was no room to move between or around the chairs. I spent the rest of the day picking cactus spines out of my hands. The courtyard was filthy. There was broken glass, napkins, hair ties, brooms and buckets let out. Leaves and spiderwebs. The patio had probably never been hosed down. Her wedding gown looked as if it had been stepped on by dozens of people just walking up the aisle. The fountain had a lovely sound.
The brides dad, her aunt and best friend were cleaning and setting up the area as the staff was going to do it at 2:00 for a 3:30 event. Pictures were scheduled in that area for 1:30. These never happened. I am attaching photos/video of them cleaning. They had to move all the barstools and align chairs so the aisle was centered. The hotel staff didn’t notice these details.
Because of this people who were going to be apart of her getting ready were unable to take part. That cannot ever be fixed.
4) when booking the wedding your coordinator could not even provide a table set up for the reception. She gave the bride some link and told here to come up with an arrangement. It’s your venue there should be a couple of standard layouts that your client chooses from.
5) no contract, price lists etc despite numerous requests.
6) they had to almost beg to get a food tasting to chose the menu.
7) the Mainzer changed the chairs that were shown to them and they refused to use the ones that had been agreed upon. This caused the table layouts to be wrong because the new chairs were larger. The tables could not be set as directed. All of the linens and flatware were provided by the bride and groom. As a result of this there were now not enough table clothes. Her coordinators were able to use plain white on the upper tables. It also affected the ability of g
M J
Very nice staff, but objectionable that they don’t have any prices on the list of coffee beverages. Not very helpful to the customer and in fact objectionable.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jim Emrick
Happened by to this lovely Cafe for a lunch. Food was wonderful, creative and Adriana was especially refreshing and helpful in her service.
I stayed at El Cap, so I found myself in Native Son for breakfast, drinks after work, then drinks at night. Staff was great.
Peace \u0026 Love
Such a bummer having to address this.
Walked in for breakfast with hubby there's only one other couple inside. The two girls at the counter don't say hi or offer menus. You can directly go up to the counter or have them approach you. They weren't hospitable at a simple Welcome or Hello. I grabbed the menu myself took a glance, & decided to go next to Rainbird, super helpful and attentive. Direct eye contact and offered coffee immediately with better breakfast options. Go to Rainbird! I’ve been there multiple times already, always the same hospitable approach. They're open for breakfast everyday Google has not adjusted the schedule.
Robert Maldonado
This place is truly a unique fine in Merced. The location contemporary, beautiful and sophisticated. The plants are real lol, that’s a big plus. We were shocked that this place even existed in this part of California, but we will make sure to spend a weekend in the hotel and enjoy the restaurants in this neighborhood. Adriana was a sweetheart and was so happy to show us this corner Cafe. Thank you and we will be back
Alyways Orwhat
What a hidden gem. Food was amazing. Atmosphere is too cute. Our server Adrianna was so sweet and knowledgeable. Yall. MUST TRY SPINACH DIP!!!
Mirriam
Adriana was a delight this afternoon as my son and I enjoyed a bite to eat - The Wind Down Wednesday offering of a selected glass of wine and a mini charcuterie plate was a perfect pair for my delicious tomato soup! Adriana made us feel very welcome and I look forward to going back!
Great drinks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We sat at the bar and had a couple drinks. The bartender, Adriana, even though she was busy she maintained great customer service and made great drinks. She was the perfect bartender for this Thanksgiving holiday by being friendly and making us feel festive. Would love to see her working every holiday! We'll definitely be going back to Native son
Service: 5
My cousins and I keep coming back to grab some coffee and hang out because Adriana made it the best experience for us! She’s so sweet, and takes her time to make sure our drinks are top tier!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My family and friends love to come to Native Son in the morning for coffee, my cousins and I get together and we hope we have the same barista! We’ve been a few times and we finally asked her for her name! Adrianna makes the experience better and everytime we get here we hope she’s here! She’s amazing and sweet!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adrianna at Native Sun is amazing! She’s always so sweet and takes her time making the drinks just right. Her coffees are always delicious, and she’s genuinely one of the nicest people there. Definitely my favorite barista!😆😆
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
11/9/25 12 30 pm ish.. Holy Cow... The barista here needs training... I asked for a cappuccino with 1/2&1/2...
Super easy.. That's it..
She proceeded to ask me if I wanted a regular or large...
Not sure what she meant by this..So, I explained to this gal what a cappuccino was..
A double espresso with foam. I preferred half n half..
She was very confused.. & asked agian if I wanted a regular or large...
A cappuccino.. I replied.. you don't add milk.. Just foam a little foam.
I asked for the same thing 3 times..
To my knowledge there is not & should not be sizes unless there's some description that goes with it.
I felt I was being very descriptive, polite & patient, however after the whole interaction I left
Super frustrated, I canceled the order & walked out.
Please train your barista.
I luckily walked up the street to the next Cafe & had a lovely beautifully made cappuccino with light half & half foam ☕️
Service: 1
New experience with you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Here are just a few of the issues we experienced. But first I want to compliment the valet service. They were outstanding. The shining light in this. It was a pleasure to tip our valet handsomely. I reached out to the coordinators that were present at our daughters request to insure the wedding was correctly set and to friends who pitched in at the last minute because of the lack of attention from the hotel and event staff and learned about issues they handled . 1) Hotel reservations. The link provided did not work the majority of the time. I constantly took calls and had to call to make reservations. Half of the desk staff could make a reservation using the code provided. I would have to call back when someone else was present who knew how to correctly book the rooms people were told there was no discount for both days. There was always a lack of rooms and it took an act of God to get anything fixed. To top that off when we were checking in people were told that they didn’t have a reservation and that they just thought they’d made one. When the desk was shown the confirmation numbers showing there was a reservation for guest miraculously, they suddenly found them. The bride was included in this experience. An apology was never issued to any guest. Also, The bride and groom had treat bags that would be given to each guest at check-in. At least 10 guests were never given their bags. The staff did not hand them out. I was check-in and had to provide them to our guests who had already been through check-in. They graciously provided one for the hotels event coordinator. 2) The hotel kindly offered the use of a room off the courtyard for the bride and her friends to dress. There was no bathroom facilities or running water. In addition the curtains DID NOT CLOSE . Everyone would be visible with no privacy to change clothing. We couldn’t use it to wait for the ceremony to start because the curtains in the walkway also did not fully close. They made it very clear that the groom did not want to see the bride prior to her coming up the aisle. There was no staff present to help so we took it upon ourselves to find a room where the bride would not be seen. 3) The courtyard was not cleaned or properly set. The bride and I were there at 12:30 and had to move flower planters because there was no room to move between or around the chairs. I spent the rest of the day picking cactus spines out of my hands. The courtyard was filthy. There was broken glass, napkins, hair ties, brooms and buckets let out. Leaves and spiderwebs. The patio had probably never been hosed down. Her wedding gown looked as if it had been stepped on by dozens of people just walking up the aisle. The fountain had a lovely sound. The brides dad, her aunt and best friend were cleaning and setting up the area as the staff was going to do it at 2:00 for a 3:30 event. Pictures were scheduled in that area for 1:30. These never happened. I am attaching photos/video of them cleaning. They had to move all the barstools and align chairs so the aisle was centered. The hotel staff didn’t notice these details. Because of this people who were going to be apart of her getting ready were unable to take part. That cannot ever be fixed. 4) when booking the wedding your coordinator could not even provide a table set up for the reception. She gave the bride some link and told here to come up with an arrangement. It’s your venue there should be a couple of standard layouts that your client chooses from. 5) no contract, price lists etc despite numerous requests. 6) they had to almost beg to get a food tasting to chose the menu. 7) the Mainzer changed the chairs that were shown to them and they refused to use the ones that had been agreed upon. This caused the table layouts to be wrong because the new chairs were larger. The tables could not be set as directed. All of the linens and flatware were provided by the bride and groom. As a result of this there were now not enough table clothes. Her coordinators were able to use plain white on the upper tables. It also affected the ability of g
Very nice staff, but objectionable that they don’t have any prices on the list of coffee beverages. Not very helpful to the customer and in fact objectionable.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Happened by to this lovely Cafe for a lunch. Food was wonderful, creative and Adriana was especially refreshing and helpful in her service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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I stayed at El Cap, so I found myself in Native Son for breakfast, drinks after work, then drinks at night. Staff was great.
Such a bummer having to address this.
Walked in for breakfast with hubby there's only one other couple inside. The two girls at the counter don't say hi or offer menus. You can directly go up to the counter or have them approach you. They weren't hospitable at a simple Welcome or Hello. I grabbed the menu myself took a glance, & decided to go next to Rainbird, super helpful and attentive. Direct eye contact and offered coffee immediately with better breakfast options. Go to Rainbird! I’ve been there multiple times already, always the same hospitable approach. They're open for breakfast everyday Google has not adjusted the schedule.
This place is truly a unique fine in Merced. The location contemporary, beautiful and sophisticated. The plants are real lol, that’s a big plus. We were shocked that this place even existed in this part of California, but we will make sure to spend a weekend in the hotel and enjoy the restaurants in this neighborhood. Adriana was a sweetheart and was so happy to show us this corner Cafe. Thank you and we will be back
What a hidden gem.
Food was amazing.
Atmosphere is too cute.
Our server Adrianna was so sweet and knowledgeable.
Yall. MUST TRY SPINACH DIP!!!
Adriana was a delight this afternoon as my son and I enjoyed a bite to eat -
The Wind Down Wednesday offering of a selected glass of wine and a mini charcuterie plate was a perfect pair for my delicious tomato soup!
Adriana made us feel very welcome and I look forward to going back!
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