Pastries are luscious -- I had the Pain aux Rasins the first morning. Breakfast burrito with bacon and eggs was just OK. Their coffee roast is very dark/bitter -- even more than Starbucks. So order 16-oz latte with a single shot -- they default to 3 shots!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dan Jaynes
The shop has comfy chairs and a beautiful display case for their pastries but my wife and I went here and waited 20 minutes for our coffee drinks (only one of which required milk steaming). I sat and watched multiple other customers have the same delay for simple orders. I sure hope it was simply because the baristas were new.I’m a certified coffee snob and the roast here is around the B- level. Does the job but for the price, not a great value.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Mike Davis
The espresso here is terrible. The espresso machine brew head temp is too high resulting in bitter drinks and they over steam their milk to the taste of scalding. The pastries and food on the other hand were pretty tasty (spinach feta frittata was delicious). Starbucks, unfortunately has better espresso drinks than this place. Service staff were disorganized and confused-drinks come up and patrons have no idea which one is theirs when 2+ more of the same thing are ordered. Won't be coming back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
James Campbell
Good option for coffee but unremarkable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Giorgio M
Great staff, great selection of pastries and savory breakfast food( bagels etc), and good coffee. Pricing was reasonable for PS and the staff friendly. Quick service. Went several times including during a holiday weekend and they kept up.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free pastries
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagel with Cream Cheese, Muffin
Yohan Lejosne
Espresso was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Gretchen Hustad
Coffee is fine but they have Fox News on blast and you can't avoid it at any table. If that's your thing, you do you, but if not, find another place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
anthony pardi
The pastries and the lattes are all good here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quiche, Muffin
Nathan Kaminaka
Visiting Ristretto for the first time today Joanna and Alicia were very busy on the Holiday week on a Monday and they helped me deliver my Grubhub order on time and were very polite and professional. I enjoyed the sample of Couk Suisse Chocolat. Yummy nom nom noms ?
I had never been to this place before because I don’t drink fancy coffees. I inquired if they had any vegan pastries because I was attending a board meeting in their building the following morning. Was told YES. I got there the next morning and asked about any vegan pastries. The guy said, “We have gluten-free options”. Not the same!! They didn’t have any vegan pastries so I just ordered an everything bagel toasted. I brought vegan cream cheese from home. I also ordered a black coffee. The coffee was HORRIBLE. Tasted like hot water. This is supposed to be one of the top notch coffee shops in the Palm Springs area. I then waited and waited and waited for my toasted bagel. I inquired about it twice and the kid had to go check on it. Now, you can see into the kitchen a little bit and I swear it looked like there were 3 or 4 people working on my bagel while talking with each other in an animated manner (looked like they were performing surgery the way they were huddled around my little bagel). I finally got it. Went to my Board meeting. Put some cream cheese on it, took a bite and thought, “This is the worst bagel I’ve ever had!” The texture and consistency were way off and the outside was more of a french bread consistency.While waiting for my bagel, I did notice that they had a vegan burrito. I had a hair appt. next door 2 weeks later. I was early so decided to try the vegan burrito (potatoes, tomatoes, spinach and avocado). This was 12:05 pm. Other than two women who were already seated enjoying coffees, it was just me and a woman who came in right after me. I ordered the vegan burrito. The kid had to run to the back to ask the two men just hanging around in the kitchen if they could make that for me. He then could not find the price on the register. He called over some woman and she also could not find the price then she says, “Just find something else on the menu that is similar and charge that”. I pointed to the wall menu and said, “The price is $12.95.” He looked baffled. The woman behind me – still waiting to order – is getting impatient. I paid, sat down and waited. I waved to the kid and said, “Hey, how much longer”. He scrambled to the kitchen and I see him talking with 3 other people! He says, “They are just wrapping it up”. I waited. The woman who was behind me was sitting out in her car, she comes in and was miffed because it was taking so long. She asked about her albacore tuna sandwich. I then said, “Yeah, me too. This is ridiculous. It’s been over 15 minutes”. He finally brought me my burrito. It was more of a panini but that was fine with me. The burrito came with two little containers – one of salsa and one of mayo. Why would you bring out mayo for a vegan burrito. I didn’t even bother asking if it was vegan. I quickly ate half and wrapped the other half and went to my appt. As I was walking out, I reread the menu and it shows, “all wraps come with cheese, spinach and tomatoes. They also come with choice of potato salad, macaroni salad or chips”. I did not taste cheese so was not worried about it since I ordered the VEGAN burrito but was not offered a side. I got not one, “Thanks, come again” or nothing. Everyone back on their phones and did not look up as I left.The kicker is that I ate the other half on the way home. I took a photo to post in my vegan group and noticed in the photo the cheese! I did not taste it at all but I did use a lot of the salsa. Why the hell would you put cheese on an item clearly marked vegan.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Himmler
My phone is old and beat so the photos aren't the best but would highly recommend forsure, went in for my lunch break. Great staff and pricing on food, would recommend if needed a quick bite. Quick service. 10/10Parking: Parking is right next to the establishment. Shadded or open.Wheelchair accessibility: Designated parking spot on a flat surface, easy to wheel someone in from both entrances.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Sean St John
I ordered a flat white. They got the texture right, but they're roast is not good. Ended up drinking a third of it and going to Cartel.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 5
Guide13377131520
It's be to really coffee ☕ shop. The ambiance is small but there are outside sit as well The staffs are very expet and cordial
A C W
Love this place over the years always great coffee and today tried iced coffee also high end. I like that real coffee forward taste the bean and roast…this place delivers????
I love this spot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pastries are luscious -- I had the Pain aux Rasins the first morning. Breakfast burrito with bacon and eggs was just OK. Their coffee roast is very dark/bitter -- even more than Starbucks. So order 16-oz latte with a single shot -- they default to 3 shots!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The shop has comfy chairs and a beautiful display case for their pastries but my wife and I went here and waited 20 minutes for our coffee drinks (only one of which required milk steaming). I sat and watched multiple other customers have the same delay for simple orders. I sure hope it was simply because the baristas were new.I’m a certified coffee snob and the roast here is around the B- level. Does the job but for the price, not a great value.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
The espresso here is terrible. The espresso machine brew head temp is too high resulting in bitter drinks and they over steam their milk to the taste of scalding. The pastries and food on the other hand were pretty tasty (spinach feta frittata was delicious). Starbucks, unfortunately has better espresso drinks than this place. Service staff were disorganized and confused-drinks come up and patrons have no idea which one is theirs when 2+ more of the same thing are ordered. Won't be coming back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Good option for coffee but unremarkable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great staff, great selection of pastries and savory breakfast food( bagels etc), and good coffee. Pricing was reasonable for PS and the staff friendly. Quick service. Went several times including during a holiday weekend and they kept up.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free pastries
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bagel with Cream Cheese, Muffin
Espresso was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Coffee is fine but they have Fox News on blast and you can't avoid it at any table. If that's your thing, you do you, but if not, find another place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
The pastries and the lattes are all good here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quiche, Muffin
Visiting Ristretto for the first time today Joanna and Alicia were very busy on the Holiday week on a Monday and they helped me deliver my Grubhub order on time and were very polite and professional. I enjoyed the sample of Couk Suisse Chocolat. Yummy nom nom noms ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I had never been to this place before because I don’t drink fancy coffees. I inquired if they had any vegan pastries because I was attending a board meeting in their building the following morning. Was told YES. I got there the next morning and asked about any vegan pastries. The guy said, “We have gluten-free options”. Not the same!! They didn’t have any vegan pastries so I just ordered an everything bagel toasted. I brought vegan cream cheese from home. I also ordered a black coffee. The coffee was HORRIBLE. Tasted like hot water. This is supposed to be one of the top notch coffee shops in the Palm Springs area. I then waited and waited and waited for my toasted bagel. I inquired about it twice and the kid had to go check on it. Now, you can see into the kitchen a little bit and I swear it looked like there were 3 or 4 people working on my bagel while talking with each other in an animated manner (looked like they were performing surgery the way they were huddled around my little bagel). I finally got it. Went to my Board meeting. Put some cream cheese on it, took a bite and thought, “This is the worst bagel I’ve ever had!” The texture and consistency were way off and the outside was more of a french bread consistency.While waiting for my bagel, I did notice that they had a vegan burrito. I had a hair appt. next door 2 weeks later. I was early so decided to try the vegan burrito (potatoes, tomatoes, spinach and avocado). This was 12:05 pm. Other than two women who were already seated enjoying coffees, it was just me and a woman who came in right after me. I ordered the vegan burrito. The kid had to run to the back to ask the two men just hanging around in the kitchen if they could make that for me. He then could not find the price on the register. He called over some woman and she also could not find the price then she says, “Just find something else on the menu that is similar and charge that”. I pointed to the wall menu and said, “The price is $12.95.” He looked baffled. The woman behind me – still waiting to order – is getting impatient. I paid, sat down and waited. I waved to the kid and said, “Hey, how much longer”. He scrambled to the kitchen and I see him talking with 3 other people! He says, “They are just wrapping it up”. I waited. The woman who was behind me was sitting out in her car, she comes in and was miffed because it was taking so long. She asked about her albacore tuna sandwich. I then said, “Yeah, me too. This is ridiculous. It’s been over 15 minutes”. He finally brought me my burrito. It was more of a panini but that was fine with me. The burrito came with two little containers – one of salsa and one of mayo. Why would you bring out mayo for a vegan burrito. I didn’t even bother asking if it was vegan. I quickly ate half and wrapped the other half and went to my appt. As I was walking out, I reread the menu and it shows, “all wraps come with cheese, spinach and tomatoes. They also come with choice of potato salad, macaroni salad or chips”. I did not taste cheese so was not worried about it since I ordered the VEGAN burrito but was not offered a side. I got not one, “Thanks, come again” or nothing. Everyone back on their phones and did not look up as I left.The kicker is that I ate the other half on the way home. I took a photo to post in my vegan group and noticed in the photo the cheese! I did not taste it at all but I did use a lot of the salsa. Why the hell would you put cheese on an item clearly marked vegan.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
My phone is old and beat so the photos aren't the best but would highly recommend forsure, went in for my lunch break. Great staff and pricing on food, would recommend if needed a quick bite. Quick service. 10/10Parking: Parking is right next to the establishment. Shadded or open.Wheelchair accessibility: Designated parking spot on a flat surface, easy to wheel someone in from both entrances.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
I ordered a flat white. They got the texture right, but they're roast is not good. Ended up drinking a third of it and going to Cartel.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 5
It's be to really coffee ☕ shop. The ambiance is small but there are outside sit as well The staffs are very expet and cordial
Love this place over the years always great coffee and today tried iced coffee also high end. I like that real coffee forward taste the bean and roast…this place delivers????