The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Review

Delicious... with friendliest service you can find. :)

great place to get YouTube meet friends finish your coffee

Such a cute modern-ish cafe in Outer sunset!
I went here with my friend on Tuesday around 11am! We got lucky because we found our seats as soon as we walked in! We got Birthday cake latte ($5) and cookie monster latte ($5.25)! I love their Instagram worthy latte arts! It was too pretty to drink! Love that small cookies on my cookie monster latte! They have good wifi so it'a great place for work only if you find seats! :) overall cute coffee shop! I'd definitely go back to try their toasts and other lattes!

New outdoor chargers for your phone . Recently remodeled. A prime spot for the running clubs to meet.

A useful option when the line at the Starbucks gets to crazy

I order from here pretty frequently. I ve noticed that the consistency of making the drink to order has gone down as of late (i.e. forget to add flavor if requested). 80% of the time this doesn t happen, but this aspect needs to be improved given the price point of the drinks.

Nice location with heaters and phone charging stations on their patio area. Susie Cakes is just a few doors down. They go well together. Metered street parking is tight so us the parking in back which gives 30 min free with validation.

It's the best. Great service. The outside is just wonderful area to have
a great cup of coffee.

Great location, friendly staff, plenty of parking, and the coffee is good as usual.

I am so happy to finally try Joy.
I came on a Friday night and the line was out the door. You place your order and they will seat you once there is an available table. Ordering took a while, but getting a table to sit was instantaneous.

I ordered a caramel cappuccino. It tasted pretty good, but it felt only half full when I took my first sip. The one good thing is that this coffee bean has free parking in the back which is great because its usually pay street parking in Brentwood.

The Beary best iced coffee ever. Please bring your double dark fudge chocolate macho it is absolutely the most enlightened iced coffee ever & please lower your prices. Starbucks is no way a legitimate competition to your beverages & great customer service.

The coffee drinks are inconsistant and the young employees could care less.

Best place for coffee in the city! Marcus and his staff are consistently efficient, professional and always friendly. Their smiles are contagious! Thank you, Marcus and all of your employees!

Another great place to get latte's and all kind of croissant's. Try it.

A lot of seats available outside, but do not use the restroom. It looked like an episode of fear factor.

Good coffee selection. inviting and quick service. The new design is great!

Like the original location, this Home serves coffee, tea, and snacks! I was pleasantly surprised by this location because it was such a bigger space than the one on Noriega. Fortunately, my bf and I were able to find a table at around 1 pm in the afternoon.

So many flys/bugs on the croissants and bakery stuffs.
But the coffe is good. And the employees are nice

The coffee is so yummy! The cappuccino art is on point! The wait is not usually long, but there is often a wait as the coffee is very good.

A completely hands off coproration that now is calling a PRIVATE SECURITY...COMPANY TO MANAGE THE HOMELESS PROBLEM...AS THE COMPANY COFFEE BEAN NOW HIDES BEHIND...DO NOT SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS!!!MISMANAGED AND POORLY RUN.....AND THATS ANY LOCATION! Its a great place to bring the family people drink vodka at yoir table ,hypodermic needs,shards of broken glass for dogs and kids to enjoy..the residents of brentwood should have more respect for their neighborhood and themselves and send the owner a message and pull his lease..heatlamps never on chairs stacked upon stacks not even set up. Toulet paper not checked.patio not attended to all... Its a joke and a disgrace..but L.A. people are too stupid to notice. ..and no the employees are not dumb....that would imply that they could be smarter.....there is nothing inside any of them. Might as well burn your money.

Coffee was smooth and delicious! The location was a little hidden away but that just means less crowds, which is always nice is CA .

Weird Al mentions this location in a song - it has to be good!

I love this place soooo much! The Russian lady's homemade cookies are cute and tasty. The tuna sandwich goes well with raspberry jam. So do the biscuits and strawberry cream. I would certainly visit here next time!

Ordered a delicious matcha latte (WAY better than Starbucks and they offer a lot of milk alternatives) I actually came here because of other Google comments about this being a great place to study. I am one of those people who focuses well when surrounded by activity, so this place did indeed help me get a lot done in a short amount of time! However, after a while I was hungry and was disappointed to find there were very limited food options for those who are gluten free. My only option was a dry muffin or another dry muffin.

military discounts + rewards + better drinks + friendly staff
Starbucks- too expensive - rude staff - the worst and most shallow customers !

I love that they have tucked this place away in an alley. It was pretty hard to get a seat, but great for a few people to sit down.

This place was used for filming the 1980's movie, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". If the inside looks familiar, it's "All American Burger".

It's a good place for business meetings. Lots of street parking, but it's limited to an hour.

My favorite coffee chain in the U.S., and it happened to be close to a Starbucks as well. Their food and drink are unique, and it's just something that comes from the spirit of SoCal Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. I love their tea lattes and ice blends. Sometimes, I'll get an iced coffee if espresso is not enough. I love this location, Coffee Bean, and the people that work here. Thankfully, they have Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at LAX, so when I fly in or out, it's right there. Also, Coffee Bean doesn't make me as addicted to coffee as other places, which is great because I get headaches when I stop drinking coffee suddenly. But not this place!

Good coffee and pastries, in and out fast good all around

The girl at the register had not one clue of what they sold or what it contained and had no apology for being clueless. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf please train your workers on what you sell.

great location. friendly servers too. plenty of outside tables.

Nice, quiet place for studying with spacious tables. The tables are pretty big, so if you happen to grab one just for yourself, other people might join you. There is ample, free parking downstairs in the structure [rare for CA]. Service is friendly as well! I got tea last time, so I will definitely be back to try their coffee/other drinks.

nice place to hang out after work or on weekends with friends, the location is very good and not noisy

Great experience some of the best staff make out of this world drinks

Street side patio is a great place to socialize with friends while enjoying a hot cup of coffee. Parking could be a challenge on Thursday and Friday morning because of street cleaning.

Great little place! food and drinks are delicious. It was my first timing visiting this place with some friends and i loved it. The only concern i have is that it's super crowded in there since it's a small place. We ended up standing while eating and drinking. We had no place to

I had bad experience there. I ordered coffee moca and butter crosun bur the guy gave me regular coffee and cold crosun.it was in 6 am.

Well of you are a tea lover you must try. Lots of choices. Of course they have coffee too. My favorite drink is the chai tea latte with vanilla added. I also enjoy the vanilla pure ice blended drink on a hot day. They have a variety of pastries as well if your in the mood for something a little sweet.

Much more specious place to relax and have coffee than the Starbux nearby.

Maybe its not cool for a guy to like almond croissants, but they are great here. And they will last for over a week. i love them. I will buy as many as they have and take them home. High recommendation

Typically these establishments are very good. I found my dock most recently to be more than slightly chemically induced. In other words, the mocha tasted inauthentic, as if the chocolate was fake. This may have been an anomaly, but I'll think again about a possible visit.

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Rude people and coffee just as bad as the one you have in any other coffeeshop. They don't write right your order and don't mind about what you get. Avoid it, even if it is pretty hard in LA.

The coffee was sharply rich, as I like it. The flavor was so robust I could hardly wait for it to cool down in order for me to drink it. There was a little bit of a wait time, but that is attributed to good business and even better customer service. There was only one restroom (gender neutral) but it was clean an odor free. Free WiFi. I would enjoy a cup there anytime.

Small, quaint all day dining atmosphere coupled with nice staff & an array of high quality ingredient foods & drinks to satisfy everyone in the party. A mix of both rustic & industrial, indoor & outdoor seating areas which is a must living in LA.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf affogato is sinful! A combo of premium espresso and Humphrey Slocombe's 'secret breakfast' ice cream is a treat worth waiting in the 15 minute line. This place is like Starbuck's on steroids!!!!

Coffee and service great, huge advantage is outdoor outlets for laptop, phone and you see celebrities come in some times...

The Coffee Bean here is not-too-bad although it's a little slow depending on when you go in. At the very least there is rarely a long line here so grabbing a drink or a snack isn't too bad. There is also ample room inside to work (along with their small patio area) versus the smaller Starbucks area. There's also some nice heat lamps outdoors as well.

My favorite Coffee Bean drink? The Moroccan Mint or Medicine Ball Tea Latte.

Much like the Starbucks across the street, many have told me they come to Coffee Bean to people watch/celebrity watch although again, I've only seen a news crew interview people outside.