Fantastic Cafe
Family · Long Beach
About Fantastic Cafe
At Fantastic Cafe, we're passionate about serving up delicious eats that bring families together. Our family-friendly diner on South Western Avenue is the perfect spot for a meal with loved ones. We specialize in mouth-watering burgers, sandwiches, and Mexican favorites that are sure to satisfy any...
At Fantastic Cafe, we're passionate about serving up delicious eats that bring families together. Our family-friendly diner on South Western Avenue is the perfect spot for a meal with loved ones. We specialize in mouth-watering burgers, sandwiches, and Mexican favorites that are sure to satisfy any appetite. Start your day off right with our all-day breakfast menu, complete with fluffy pancakes and crispy bacon. Our cozy atmosphere makes you feel like you're home, while our friendly staff will make you feel like family. From the gooey cheese on our signature quesadillas to the warm smiles of our servers, every visit feels like a treat.
What Customers Say About Fantastic Cafe
Fantastic Cafe is a popular spot known for its large portions, affordable prices, and fast service. Customers rave about the burgers, omelettes, chili fries, and onion rings. Some reviewers mention inconsistent experiences and occasional issues with pricing or food quality.
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Fantastic Cafe Long Beach Reviews
We eat here at least three times a month. Food is very plentiful and I always get my money's worth. The people who work here are all way working hard and fast. But the main reason we eat here is the owner promotes the Lord. There is Godly music and the spirit of the Lord is filling this restaurant. Come get a meal and be bless by the Lord 🙏. Wish more restaurants were like this one...
Go to counter to order your food. Menu is on the wall. They give you a place holder with number. Food is brought to your table. Refills for sodas and cofee cost extra. The free on site Parking is a bit tight during peak times. There is additional parking at rear of the restaurant. Food is reasonably priced. Soup and 1\2 sandwich is a good deal.
So I had a rough day, needed a cheeseburger and it was just the right amount of greasy and lettuce I needed. The patty was charred just right. My husband also felt the same way about his burger. I also liked that they grilled onions somewhat. The fries and seasoning just right. Also servers/cooks were really nice. The gentleman that cleans the tables was so polite. The place was clean, usually not a fan of diners with carpet, but it was clean.
Staff here are very nice and hopeful with everything. They got the food orders right and are always happy and polite. The food is great and we love the affordable prices on everything. We will continue to come back for a long time as everything on the extensive menu is delicious (see photo for updated menu).
This place is a great burger place that has so much more on the menu, love the chips and salsa with my burger. The onion rings are very good the chili fries are amazing. Very quick service and prices are very good. I highly recommend Fantastic Cafe for a good lunch and quick service for freshly cooked food.
For the pastrami dinner fries were excellent onion rings superb but the pastrami itself was dry nothing special. And I did forget the green salad was decent but it's a salad kind of hard to go wrong but the pickles I had on the side or over the top they almost tasted homemade as fresh as can be. Overall it's a decent place I definitely will go back even though I wasn't satisfied with the pastrami some of the other items that I saw while I was there looked decent enough to want to try
Perfectly average cafe food. I had a california burrito that didnt really have much going on, and the fries were a touch on the older side, so they were a little dry and crunchy. Atmosphere and parking are fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here again
We had gone to this location for years but it seems to have new owners a chain. We were given the complementary chips and salsa. The salsa was very good. It is spicy beware. We ordered a wet burrito and a fried chicken dinner my husband and I loved the chicken soup the onion rings he loved his burrito but unfortunately my chicken was way over cooked greasy dry.
I must've come at a bad time but I got a grumpy lady. Food was average at best, salsa was just chopped tomatoes and a few onions. Beef sandwich was flavorless. Carna asada plate was ok.
Place has went downhill over the years. Used to be a vibrant culture with employees who enjoyed their jobs and took pride in service, now it’s full of people who despise human interaction. From rude young men that work the register, to dry seasoning, it has all been downhill. Just recently had an employee cuss out my friend in the middle of the establishment for simply putting iced tea in the water cup. This is the same young man who was rude with no reasoning to all of our party while ordering. Please take pride in this establishment and make it what it once was.
This is the worst Fantastic Cafe I’ve ever been to! I’ve been going to the Fantastic Cafe restaurants in San Pedro since they first opened in the 80’s. I bought a combo burger for myself and my daughter a Jr cheese burger. It was $21 for 2 small burgers. We waited for someone to take our order and learned you have to stand on one side of the left side counter to be helped. Pedro once again is better than others. This really sucks!
CHECK PRICES IN YOUR RECEIPT AND MENU!!! They are liars and thieves! I saw the tag with waffle deal at the cashiers register for $4.05 Anytime (see pics). When I paid and checked my receipt I saw I was chargerd $5.05. I asked why if the tag clearly says “Anytime $4.05”? The lady tried to remove the tag, but I was faster and made a pic of it. I called for the manager and asked why they do that? He said “Anytime 4.05” is not a price, but name of the freeway. Really? I asked him where is it freeway 4.05 (four point zero five). He was insisting it is a name of the freeway. And interesting that price in my receipt looks very familiar 5.05, isn’t it? He couldn’t explain why there is also word ANYTIME in front of 4.05. When I became very angry he admitted, that it was a price 4.05 before, but they raised it to 5.05 and I’m not the only one who complained about it. So the manager lied to me from the very beginning trying to fool me. Ok. And? Why the tag with wrong price was still there? I came 1 month later and that tag is still on the counter misleading customers. So they are literally thieves and they know it. Stealing from each customer at least $1 every day many many many times a day.
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