Rubio's

Amazing peeps! I absolutely love Sophia and Ella, even though Sophia wants to metaphorically throw hands because she’s team Edward and not Jacob..ITS FINE THOUGH. Sophia made me an absolutely scrumptious pumpkin purée latte. And Ella was so sweet and patient with me when I was ordering. I always love coming into this cafe, but these girls made my day!

First time here. Place was very busy on a Thursday morning. We ordered bagel and Nutella Croissant, everything was good and coffee refills for a $1 more.

Came here on a Sunday for the first time and enjoyed my Breakfast: Service: 9/10 really nice manager- maybe owner walked us through the menu and helped us order the best pastries and coffee beverages. Some guy took one of our coffees so had to wait to get the second. Pastry/Croissant: 10/10 got a doughnut, desert toaster pastry, and an Almond Croissant. All were fantastic and they heated them up first to perfection. Egg/Omelette: 9/10 got a breakfast burrito with egg potato, cheese and spinach. It was on the smaller side but was delicious. Coffee: 9/10 got a Latte and it tasted perfect the only thing I’d change is since I was dining in, would have liked it in a cozy mug Vs a to go cup Location: 9/10 easy to find and park in Mission Viejo. Ambience/View: 8/10 cute inside with some subtle music playing. A couple small tables outside but would be very close to the parking lot and no views outside. Menu: 9/10 great choices for some simple breakfast and pastry items. Customized the coffee with almond or oat milk and plenty of great beverages. Price: 10/10 very reasonable pricing on the lower end and would be a place you could go any morning.

Got the most delicious dirty london fog and blueberry muffin, prices were great and the quality was right on point. The staff were friendly and the shop has a nice warm vibe. Will be back

A cozy shop with a farm house style design. Plenty of seating for those wanting to sot and enjoy their cup of coffee. The staff is nice and fast with their service. I ordered the Eggnog latte, which was not too sweet, and flavorful. I also got the Coffee Cake donut that was warmed up and tasted pretty good.

+5

Very cozy and interesting coffee shop. They have board games, sketchbooks to flip through (reading other people’s drawings was really fun), and even a collection of postcards that customers have mailed to them over the years. It feels like a sweet community spot with more than 10 years of history. The coffee was okay — pretty standard. Unfortunately, toward the end of our visit the atmosphere became a bit uncomfortable due to a loud humming noise, likely from a fridge or machine, which gave us a headache and made us leave early. I’d still come back for a quick visit, especially for the charm and character of the place.

I am a long time customer of High Ground. I visit at least 2x week and have for years. Sadly, the service has really taken a nose dive over the last couple of months. Very unfriendly people working, often acting put out just to take your order. I visited today, Aug 14th around 4 pm (an hour and a half before closing). They were already preparing to close and told me the blender "didn't work", they had no drip coffee, and had already cleared out the pastry cabinet, so I couldn't order a treat either. To the owner: The new people you have working for you are costing you money, not only was I unable to order the food and coffee I wanted, I'll also likely look for a new coffee shop because I'm sick of the sub-par service. It's a shame. I used to really love this place. :(

The coffee is OK, but there’s some sort of machine inside the dining area of this coffee shop. That is so loud you can’t even sit and have a conversation. I think it is the food display case it is incredibly loud and annoying.

First time customer. I ordered a latte and turkey sandwich. I went to eat the sandwich but there was an intense smell as soon as I opened the package and I quickly discovered mold on the turkey. Yuck. I will not be returning.

This morning, I was so excited to go to High Grounds Coffee. When I arrived, I was happily checking out the pastries, trying to decide what to order. The young woman at the register abruptly asked, “Okay, are you ready to order?” I said yes and even asked for her recommendation, but she was short, rude, and overall off-putting. I tried to brush it off and stay polite. I had a gift card in my hand - turns out it was for the wrong coffee shop (High Tide instead of High Grounds). She said, “Just so you know, your gift card is for High Tide, this is High Grounds.” I laughed it off and said, “Oh my goodness, that’s okay, let me just grab my wallet.” As I started walking to my car, she called out, “So do you still want to order with us? High Tide is just up the road in Laguna Hills if you want to go there instead.” Caught off guard, I said, “Yes, of course, I’m here, I already put in my order, I just need to grab my wallet.” But at that point, I was so put off by her attitude that I picked up my son and said, “You know what, just cancel my order. I don’t want to order with you.” The whole interaction was just unnecessarily rude, not the kind of energy you need when you’re just trying to grab a coffee before a long day at work.