The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

So good! I honestly might like Coffee Bean better than Starbucks. Their peach jasmine tea is incredible and I love their egg cheese and spinach sandwich. I wish they had a location in La Jolla. I love that it’s a drive-thru so you can be just passing through and stop for a quick drink or meal. Staff is super nice!

Edit: Got food poisoning from this location after eating the bacon egg cheese english muffin. Horrifying experience tbh. Won’t be getting food from here again.

My son is always happy with the Carmel ice blended drinks here. Can get quite crowded after school.

Of all the coffee beans, this has become the best one in the county. Their staff and their drinks remain consistent. I used to favor two of the other stores but one shut down and the other has just way too much turnover and became too inconsistent.

I come here a lot customer service is always key to me and this location was always great about it. Today the guy who took my order was not helpful. the girl who took my money had dog or cat hair all over her shirt and was really rude. I tried to ask why and they said they are stressed out. That’s no reason to have a bad attitude with paying loyal customers. I will not be returning anytime soon. This happens around 11:35am today. I would strongly recommend coffee bean go over customer service with their employees.

Love the cushion seating inside and outside which is harder to find these days in coffee shops who want to cycle you out in 30 minutes. A hot tea chai latte with oat milk is excellent.

I love coming here. And not just for the excellent coffee. The employees are great. Very friendly and personable. It feels like they want to get to know their customers. Gives you that local small business feel.
Also, did I mention the excellent coffee? Great variety, and flavors. The bakery items are always so fresh. And they are high quality as well. The croissants and Danish are so fluffy and flakey, just like a good pastry should.

I come here every once in a while while on a long walk from my house and it's a nice location. Employees are friendly, drinks are made on time and the store is very clean. I just tried their black cherry cold brew tea which was a real treat I almost had to get another. Their everything bagel was also super tasty. One of the staff even made a suggestion for the tea to make it even more delicious by adding their Swedish berries herbal tea to it.
This store is a nice half-way point for my walks and every time I come in here it is a great experience. Will definitely be back soon!

Great service in the drive thru. A bit pricey for my liking, but they did do half sugar on a blended drink which was a major plus! Something that Starbucks doesn't do.

I frequent this coffee shop and most of the staff know my order by heart.... embarrassing how routine I am, but I love the staff. They are always so amazing and sweet!

Not too busy (when I went), not a long wait for my order. Very clean. Just not my favorite roast of coffee. Prefer my espresso to taste more like a french roast.