Caffe Bene
1555 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance
(310) 326-7000
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My second time here and the 1st time , I loved it and I knew I wanted to come back! Finally around the area again and came here early. Place is very big and spacious, so all though there were people there, there were still plenty of spaces to sit at. I asked the cashier to help me out on choosing a coffee as I don’t like to sweet of a cup of coffee, she was very nice and suggested the vanilla coffee and it was perfectly what I was looking for! I also ordered a ham and cheese croissant, simple but oh so delicious and buttery! This time I went alone and I enjoyed my time! Can’t wait to go again!
Nice and quiet
Came here for a meeting on a Saturday night and the lot was packed. There were other stores and shops and I had to wait a few to get a spot. The place inside is huge and a lot of students inside studying or working on something with their laptops. What's funny was I thought this is Coffee Bean that's why I picked the place and when I got there I realized it's a Korean knock off lol.
I ordered the taro latte. It was not too sweet but really hit the spot. It's a cross between coffee and dessert.
We were able to find a spot to practice our presentation but felt all the tables were bunched up together so it's hard to get privacy.
Overall: they had food/ice cream/desserts on the menu. We just came from dinner so none of us were able to try anything. Might be back again to try some items on the menu.
Great little place to work.
The staff is very friendly and the parking is easy.
Their bread is really good: crispy outside and chewy inside.
The ham and cheese sandwich was good, but I didn't really like the flavors of the bulgogi and cheese one.
They have combo meals that are okay priced if you plan to work there all day.
The tea is really strong.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of our fav places to study.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
great spot. my get away spot. great management, wifi..... great goodies-- thanks to all the great people there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to park your butt for an hour or two. Friendly atmosphere where you can study or have a nice conversation. The shaved ice desserts were great. Sandwiches a bit too sweet. Coffee is fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Best coffee place in LA
It seems like a quiet place that young people would like.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The workers here are nice, everyone has treated me nicely or at least alright EXCEPT for this older lady, who I think is the manager. I have been coming here, probably at least 20-30 times as a regular customer, enjoying the nice ambiance, a good place to get my work done, and the food and drinks are decent (except they are a little pricey), and the service has been decent too. Well, at least until I came across that manager, who I feel shouldn't even be working here (management should really do something about her, maybe get her fired). Basically what happened was that I had just walked into the cafe and sat down, and I started to get my work done when suddenly, within maybe 1 or 2 minutes of me sitting down, the manager came up to me, with no smile, just a serious face, and asked in a very unfriendly almost annoyed and angry tone if I ordered anything. I said no, and then she told me that I had to leave. I just thought this was really rude and I felt forced like I had to buy something in order to even stay here. AND what if I was actually planning to order something later but wanted to just get some work done first? I just felt disrespected and it kind of seemed to me all she cared about was the money and that I must pay to stay. I've been a regular customer here so it truly left me disappointed that even as a regular customer, I was asked to leave. This experience really was disappointing because I like to go to cafes often to do work, and now I feel like I can’t do that here without buying something every time.
After this incident, I started looking at other reviews to see if anyone else had experienced a similar situation as mine, and unfortunately, I wasn't the only one. And unrelated, but as I read other people's reviews, I saw multiple people saying how this place is racist against non-Asians, so please be aware of that if you do decide to come. But because of this and my poor experience, I will no longer be coming here or supporting this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Good place to study & work. WiFi password is on receipt.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Too pricey. Bought an original waffle that cost over $8, then asked for syrup, and was told it doesn’t come it and offered honey. Who eats waffles without syrup? And it’s way too small.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
The coffee taste was almost like a water with milk. Affogato also was not good without options for ice cream. $16.00 was paid. Don’t waste your money here and the service was not great, too. Very disappointed and off from my list.
Great place to get together with friends
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A relaxing study spot. A bit of a wait for food/drink, but if you’re there for a while, it’s worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Liked the atmosphere, unlike Starbucks you can actually have a conversation without music blasting. Also like the way it's furnished, it isn't iron glass, and steel - it actually has a warm atmosphere. The food is too expensive but the coffee is worth the ticket to go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
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