Lulu Carpenter's

Ghost of a Chance

I really like this coffee house. And the food looks very good too although I haven’t really tried it. The coffee is good and the building is very nice. You can sit outside on a nice day and the inside is very roomy. This place is on the top of my list for a coffee houses in Santa Cruz. Update 2022. I hope they open the bathrooms up it’s too late in the game to still be blaming the Covid. We all know why they don’t want to open the bathrooms up.

mk Mornz

Would've rated 5 🌟 stars if they hadn't closed the communal/sitting area inside. You can only sit outside since it's closed off inside where there were tables and a patio. And they removed the landscaped area of the patio. The only area you enjoy inside this place is where you choose and order. But no where to sit inside and enjoy the atmosphere; especially when it gets cold. They removed the life of this place by doing this. Still good beverages and the awesome bowl 🥣 of soul. Great employee that was helpful. But closing off the sitting area and removing the 🪴 plants from the now closed off patio has cast a sad shadow to one of my favorite places I used to love going to.

Rita Garcia

Usually my experience at Lulu's Carpenter is great, but today's experience was the worst. I don't know if the barista was in a bad mood, but she didn't even try to hide it. I ordered my drinks and food and instead of handing me card back, she threw it on the counter. Then, she tells me to wait outside. There was no one else in there and there's been other times when it's way fuller in there. Plus, it's funny how she didn't say it to the guy who came in after me, and not to mention, that she didn't say it politely. Secondly, I had asked for my cool cat with whip cream. when she was done, she didn't call out my order or say it was ready, but luckily i was paying attention. My drink did not have whip cream, so i nicely asked if I could have whipped cream. She ignored me and kept getting the teas. I asked again politely, "excuse me, can I have some whipped cream?" she turns around, looks at me without saying anything and turns back around. I waited for about 2 minutes and then just left without the whipped cream. If she doesn't want my business (and i am a regular), then i won't give her my business. There's plenty of other coffee shops in town. Time of order was on Monday at around 12:20 p.m. Aug. 2022- update- haven't been back there since..I go to verve now, which is much better. I was also disappointed that management/owner never reached out.

A Shinn

I ordered 3 different types of coffee beans from them. Only 1 of them were correct. They never responded to email or FB chat and do not post a phone number. I finally had to dispute the charge with my credit card.