CAFFE:iN - Santa Clara

2421 The Alameda #101, Santa Clara
(408) 800-0081

Recent Reviews

Teebs

Super Chill cafe with tasty food and great tea.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William To

Small boba shop next to Santa Clara University that’s great for grabbing a drink or a snack. Not a lot of seats here, but if you manage to get one, it’s a great place to get some studying done or just people watch. The drinks are excellent and it’s worth getting the larger size. The popcorn chicken has a good amount of spice but could be better seasoned.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Popcorn Chicken Bento Box

Vicky Leung

Cute corner for boba drinks and snacks.We got the black milk tea with boba and brown sugar milk tea with boba. Both with 25% ice and sweetness and they were not too icy or sweet.Boba was cooked well, nice and chewy.The tea in brown sugar milk tea is dark and smoky (different from the brown sugar pearl latte - that one is with brown sugar syrup on the cup).The black milk tea is dark but floral.The food smells good and we'll return to try some snacks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Gionne S

Good boba! Got the matcha with double boba. Shout out to the girl working that night shes a great worker! My order came so fast and I saw why. She moved quickly and intentionally.. you can just tell when someone has good work ethic. I wish I tipped that night. I rarely make reviews at all but something worth calling out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thuy Nguyen

Tea is okPopcorn Chicken so dried

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Cloud L.

Cozy and modern small place. Love their name sign on the wall. Drink was okay. The toast is yummy and fairly cheap ($12.50). Nice staffs.

Annabelle R.

Tried the crème brulee toast, and it was really good with a smooth and tasty layer of custard on top. The strawberry fever toast reminded me of a fancy strawberry shortcake, though the toast was a bit tough and thick, had to use a knife to make it easier to eat. Swapped the standard ice cream flavor for chocolate since I saw it as an option on the self order kiosk, and it was awesome. The popcorn chicken was yummy. The "mild spicy" was spicier than I expected (it's unclear whether "little spicy" is more or less spicy than the mild). The fruitiness in the strawberry smoothie was strong. 75% sweetness was too sweet for me, and the smoothies are not milk based so it was just really sugary and tart, but still good. It took about 5-8 minutes for the drinks and 15 minutes or so for the food. Ordering off the kiosk in the front was easy, and staff was available behind the counter ready to help as well. The place is small. Arriving around 7:30, we found seating, but after 8pm on a Saturday, it definitely got crowded. We had no problem finding parking right in front of the entrance. A pleasant experience overall. Cool spot for light snacks, dessert, and tea.

Alexis M.

While in the area, I made a spontaneous stop for snacks and was especially drawn to the crème brûlée toast, which sounded delicious. We also opted for the curry fish balls after browsing the menu. Both items lived up to our expectations in terms of flavor, although I was surprised that the fish balls tasted a little like tom yum soup and was pretty spicy! The atmosphere was calm during our visit, with only a few other customers inside. The staff efficiently handled our orders. I'd recommend giving it a try.

Cynthia G.

The chicken curry rice plate is what dreams are made of! It's slow cooked and the meat is super tender. The consistency of the curry is on the watery side but the tenderness and high quality cuts of meat crown it as some of the best and most affordable Malaysian food around. When I come back I will be trying the ramly burger, which you can find iterations of all over Malaysia--an unofficial official food of the country. We also tried the creme brûlée toast and popcorn chicken which were both amazing. This was a cafe focused on the quality of their food more than ambience and yet it was still very clean with ample space to sit and chat. No rushed vibe! I would definitely bring my family here.

Paula Burkley-Ibonie

Super friendly, my go to place at least once a week for their yummy, spicy popcorn chicken . I put it in our salad and call it dinner .Love this place ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katsluv 2.

Delicious and flavorful! I love the winter melon tea and it's hard to find a shop that sells it much less one that has the perfect amount of flavor and sweetness. Shake shake fries are to die for! You can customize how much white pepper and red powder (paprika + other mix). I liked the thinner ones more than the thick cut ones tho.

Maneet G.

Sometimes you just have those late night cravings for something sweet. My husband wanted crepes, so we saw this fairly new place in Santa Clara that opens late and has crepes! Score! It was fairly easy to find the place and it was busy at 8pm. It seems like a lot of students come here for snacks and bobas. We ordered the banana crepe with vanilla ice cream! It came out in a few minutes and was piping hot! There was a generous amount of bananas and Nutella along with creamy ice cream. It was quite tasty and we would definitely come back. We found it a little tricky to eat the crepe in the box. A plate would have been much easier- especially when using a knife inside the box. We will be coming back! I really want to try the popcorn chicken

Martin I.

We first came here to satisfy a late night snack craving, and we were glad to see that they served both sweet and savory snacks in addition to drinks. We really liked the ramly burger, fries, fried chicken, and milk teas. What sets this place apart is their customer service: the people who work here are very friendly and accomodating and it doesn't feel like they are hurrying you along to get to the next customer even when the place gets busy.

Sandy Y.

Cute little shop. I came on a weekday as I was craving for some popcorn chicken. I ordered that and curry fish balls. Both were made to order. I felt they were mediocre. I ordered the chicken in spicy and it was bland. The fish balls felt like they were the packaged frozen kind you buy at the store, doused in curry. I thought the food was just okay. I'll probably come back to try the drinks though.

Sean Peng

Green thai milk tea was great, recommend giving it a

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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