Cora's Coffee Shoppe

Category: Coffee shop in Santa Monica, California

Address: 1802 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA

Phone: +13104519562

Opening hours

Sunday: 7AM–3PM

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 7AM–3PM

Wednesday: 7AM–3PM

Thursday: 7AM–3PM

Friday: 7AM–3PM

Saturday: 7AM–3PM

Reviews

Jason Buehler

Aug 21, 2022

I have been coming to this place for years. I hadn’t been in a while. Our server Gilbert was angry and rude from the start. It was as if he couldn’t be bothered with us. We had asked for water without ice, he brought ice and when I asked if we could please have it with no ice he said nothing, walked away and returned. After we ordered, I walked inside to add an order of pancakes for when we finished our main course. We had finished and he walked by my table and all his other tables saying nothing. Waters empty, napkins on plates. The lady at the table across the way stopped another server and said she had seen Gilbert and that she had asked for sour cream. The next thing that happened was someone dropped off our check and I asked for a manager. I have to be transparent to say that when the manager came I was upset so I started harshly. I got as clear as I could on what happened and what I was wanting and he said “if you don’t like the way we do things here, I’ll just pay for your breakfast and you can leave”. I had simply asked that he evaluate Gilbert and TG at he didn’t seem like a fit for a server position and so we left, no water, no pancakes, and after 10+ years of going to this restaurant I will never go again. It’s sad that you go to a table service restaurant to pay a relatively high price for breakfast and you the guest are not valued or seen as a guest. Good luck and hopefully ownership sees this and can turn around the guest experience.

Cheyanne Farr

Jul 26, 2022

Overall a good like coffee shoppe; I was a little surprised they told me they couldn’t add a pump of vanilla to my coffee yet they have macchiato’s on their menu. The outdoor seating area was nice, service was efficient, and a very easy walk from the beach & pier. I ordered the Brioche French Toast with poached eggs and breakfast sausage. I ended up moving the poached eggs over to the plate with the breakfast sausage and added syrup to the French toast; it was pretty good! My friend enjoyed her breakfast burrito as well.

Michele Jones

Feb 17, 2022

Great traditional Jewish deli. I had the hot corned beef on rye. It tasted exactly like a good deli corned beef sandwich should taste. I will definitely be back.

Karen Renata

Jun 6, 2021

Pooped in for a quick breakfast. Ordered a Bloody Mary and a Margarita. They were tasty. These pancakes were made with oj! Definitely new and something to try! They were light, fluffy and filled with blueberries -YUM! Poached eggs and the bacon and eggs rounded out the fare for a great breakfast! The staff was attentive, courteous , menu knowledgeable and friendly! Overall a fairly good morning experience!

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Questions & Answers

Is there parking space?

Josephine Lu | Jul 27, 2022
Leah McKillip | Jul 29, 2022

Metered public spaces

We plan to have lunch at 1 o’clock ish on Friday, is there parking space near by? Do we need to make reservation for 5?

Josephine Lu | Jul 27, 2022
Hamid Sharafatian | Aug 12, 2022

They've got parking in the back. Not sure if they take reservation. Definitely great food, friendly service. Enjoy

Is this an okay place to study, or is it more of a "eat only" kind of place?

Jaclyn Rachelle | Aug 27, 2019
Tolley Casparis | Aug 27, 2019

The "coffee shop" part of the name is an homage to an actual coffee shop called Cora's that was in this space. What is here now is an upscale touristy arugula kinda place.

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I want to purchase the coffee served at music center..dorothy Chandler pavilion..it was labeled patina blend..where can I buy it?

claudia calenzo | Aug 27, 2019
Tolley Casparis | Aug 27, 2019

This question has no relevance to Cora's

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