Coral Tree Cafe

I come here frequently for Lunch. Lines are not usually long and the service is usually pretty fast. Kind of pricey but I believe it is worth it every so often.

Took some warming up, but this is now a regular spot. Alright, ready fuckers? Let’s go…
Pros:
1. Walk up counter ordering. Didn’t really care for this at first, but helps keeps this one of the few breakfast places in the valley without a 45 minute wait. LA fatty status humbub!
2. Bomb food. Whole ingredients. Every dish has decent presentation. You might have to try something once to know how to order it here. For instance, my lady prefers all the ingredients inside the breakfast burrito intead of decorating it with sour cream, salsa and avocado on top.
3. Dope aesthetics. It’s a simple-​looking barn design. Very welcoming and casual feeling. There’s also a cool loft above the cashier where I’m convinced they keep the refugee children for slave labor.
Cons:
1. Almost never any close parking. They do offer valet at times, so there’s that if you want to spend $ 10 on your meal. Or you could walk your phat, happy ass down the street.
2. No more cons. Shut up and eat here.

Went here with 2 other couples and our kids. 11 total.
Don’t like the fact that you have to Valet. The food is ok and prices were a bit high. Ambience is very café like and we got a lot of bad looks from other patrons when our kids were playing and giggling.
I understand that isn’t the restaurants fault though. The staff was very friendly, and quick to come clean up our finished dishes. A few of the dishes came out mixed up and not to order but overall it was a decent experience. Didn’t get to try any of the desserts.

Wow. This place was really good. I work in the the valley now. I’m from culver city. So I’ve been looking for some good places to eat. I also had it delivered through post mates I had the Italian breakfast panini with a side salad So good. Definitely coming back next week for lunch

We love this place! Great, delicious, organic foods. Fun for the family and when I am alone, working on the computer, etc. service is very good and you are never rushed.

The ambiance is great, but the food isn’t good enough to warrant a $ 20 lunch on a weekday. Last time I was there I ordered the vegetable soup, and was sorely disappointed. The mushrooms in the soup were rubbery and in large chunks, which made the soup pretty unpalatable.

This place is one of my favorites. I really wish they would expand and open a location in Boston:) the food is always fresh and delicious. Banana lattes are amazing

So i wanted pannini so bad that i started Unilocaling to find a place close to me, they came up and i asked my assistant to go pick up food for lunch .
Chicken pannini, no taste no salt no dressing, chicken was horrible, bread was good, salad had a balsamic dressing that was ok, but food was bad, really bad pannini, totaly disapointed. maybe next time cook the chicken with some onion or garlic and salt and peper that u can have taste and no smell.

Had no soy or non dairy milk options available when I went. :(
But they did say they do latte art, just didn’t get to order one. Prices were fair at about $ 5 a cup. Atmosphere is warm and cozy.

I came here for Sunday brunch, and it was surprisingly nice. It reminded me of a nice brunch place combined with a starbucks. I’m sure it is a lot busier on weekdays but on sunday, it was nice, quiet atmosphere. They have free wifi and a few long tables where you can sit at and get some work done.
As for brunch, I went with my brother and mom. They were serving both breakfast and lunch so choosing was very difficult. I ended up choosing the strawberry Banana waffle. I think it was slightly overpriced for the dish at $ 11, but it was really good. My mom and brother both ordered items from the breakfast soecial. My brother ordered the BLT Benedict and was slightly disappointed because it was set up as the classic BLT and instead had a bed of lettuce. It may have been mentioned in the description, but my brother was looking more at the name. My mom ordered the smoked salmon Benedict which she enjoyed.
I also got a Caffè mocha that came with the cutest latte art.
I would definitely come back for coffee or a nice breakfast, but for a simple Sunday brunch, I’m not sure if it would be worth it.

I am a gluten-​free vegan and often schedule lunch meetings here, as the menu accommodates my kind to some degree.
FOOD: I generally order the Organic Field Greens, and add garbanzo beans and avo. The lattes here are on point, and I find the gluten-​free/​vegan blueberry scone pleasant. I wish the vegan veggie soup was gluten-​free (it contains barley). The green juices and smoothies don’t taste fresh or lively enough for the price, so def skip those.
SERVICE: So many lovely and friendly people work here.
AMBIENCE: Cute/​charming café.
BONUS: Wifi.
BUMMER: (1) Coral Tree offers single-​use plastic cups next to the serve-​yourself water dispenser. This creates an incredible amount of unnecessary waste. Coral tree, please use glasses for water (Note that I simply ask for an empty glass to avoid this problem for myself); and (2) The parking lot in the Encino location is terrible. Even though valet is complimentary during most hours, it is still a hassle. I try and get a meter and avoid the hassle.

This place was really good but now slowly it is getting worse. No more WiFi, that sucks because sometimes I was working here. Paying $ 40 for food and drink and not getting WiFi sucks.
They put reserved signs to tables during lunch time or after 5 and they are not reserved, silly.
They have vallet that is not free and they park the cars stacking them.
Steak sandwich got smaller, prices went up…

«Free» wifi only at certain times– aka not during busy hours– really?! I paid $ 18 for a panini and a coffee and I can’t use Wifi? They also brought me the wrong sandwich and I didn’t realize til I took a bite. It was tuna– I ordered chicken and hate tuna– so that grossed me out. The food was good but not amazing for the price. They did put a little cat on my coffee which was adorable. Doubt I will be back. Waste of time and money.

The quality and quantity of the food you get has really gone down. The salads are now half the size and the meat is less. The salads used to come in a huge bowl and now they look like they are in a soup dish. I really enjoy the lattes, especially the Latin latte. You can get the lattes with almond milk which is nice. The steak salad, and mayo less Tuna salad are good. The paninis are too bread-​y and no substance. This place is on the expensive side for what you get. Look out for the coupons they send in the neighborhood mailers.

Great place to be when you’re in the area!
Great food, coffee, desert, service!
Great for working on your computer and have group meetings. or even meet up with a pal!

We probably ordered the wrong dishes. However I love their lattes and the restaurant atmosphere!!! My family and I came here on a Sunday morning and we got the following:
Sunrise Panini ($ 11.95): I didn’t like it. The bread was hard, the sandwich was just flavorless and the arugula was very bitter.
Natural Pastrami Hash ($ 12.95): My husband said it was OK. He liked his side salad a lot more.
Kids chicken tenders with broccoli ($ 6.95): the chicken tenders were double coated (see picture) so my kids didn’t eat it, it was also cool to the touch. The broccoli wasn’t even blanched.
Don’t know if I will go back again, but maybe to get a Latte to go.

Came here for brunch as a recommendation from a friend, and I have to say it’s an okay place to eat. Maybe their lunch and dinner menu is better but the breakfast menu wasn’t spectacular.
Parking is kind of weird here as they have complimentary valet parking and at dinner a $ 3 service charge. I don’t really understand why they have the valet parking for weekend lunch as the lot is a decent size if you subtract the market parking. You can easily park at the Bed Bath Beyond parking lot and garage if you want something shaded — it’s only a 2 minute walk.
I have to give this place 3 stars because I wasn’t really blown away by this place. I ordered the Tuscan Poached Eggs which was 2 poached eggs on a bed of arugula and cherry tomatoes and a side dish of fresh fruits. They do have a good sized menu of omelettes, breakfast burrito, poached eggs, oatmeal, pancakes, and waffles. My problem with Coral Tree Café is that they’re charging WAY TOO MUCH for such simple items!!! I would be curious to know their profit margin on their dishes and their ingredients. I can tell already that my basic light dish was a 200% markup.
I was actually surprised how they could charge almost $ 15 for an omelette especially since it’s not a high-​end hotel or anything. And the side dishes, substitutions, and add-​on fees are ridiculous! They charge an additional $ 2 for almost any of the supplements like egg whites, avocado, mushrooms, etc. Charging an additional $ 2 for avocado is outrageous especially since they only slice half one for you. I would totally be okay bringing in my own and saving myself the humiliation.

Coral Tree is a lovely place with good food. This place does have some charm, but for a place where you order at the front and they just drop off your food, it’s a little overpriced, even with the quality of the food. The desserts look delicious, but they aren’t that good. I have tried their salad and was good with it (Salad Nicoise). But what I enjoyed more than my salad was the pasta Bolognese concoction. The banana cream pie was good but the cream had a strange after taste. The more I type this the more I feel like I’m bashing on this place, but I assure you it’s a cozy place that I would definitely go back for. Serves wine, coffees, and very rustic feeling salads, sandwiches and hot stuff for the health conscious.

We came here to have lunch on Memorial Day. It’s been years since I’ve last been here. Remembering the great breakfast fishes I had back then, I led my friend to this place.
I ordered the steak panini and a mango iced tea. My friend ordered the chicken panini and Moroccan mint tea. The steak panini turned out pretty bad: they skimped on the meat portions and it tasted more like mayonnaise than anything else. I asked them to switch it to a chicken panini, and they complied. Their chicken panini is pretty good, comes with delicious pesto sauce and a side salad. I personally liked the vinaigrette that came with the salad, although my friend didn’t.
The Moroccan tea was very well tasting, and the mango tea wasn’t bad at all.
If you want breakfast dishes, get here before 3 PM. Otherwise, it’s just lunch options.

My husband and I love Coral tree café! The chicken panini sandwich is one of my favorites. I love the fresh bakery items they have, and if I get there early enough– they have gluten free options available!
The red velvet cake here is to die for… I can’t help but order a slice after every meal!