Central Cafe
Coffee · San Diego
About Central Cafe
Located on the fourth floor of San Diego's Civic Center, Central Cafe offers a warm, hidden gem for breakfast and lunch. Despite its compact size, this establishment delivers exceptional value with fresh, delicious meals like avocado toast and tuna catcho. Guests consistently praise the outstanding...
Located on the fourth floor of San Diego's Civic Center, Central Cafe offers a warm, hidden gem for breakfast and lunch. Despite its compact size, this establishment delivers exceptional value with fresh, delicious meals like avocado toast and tuna catcho. Guests consistently praise the outstanding coffee and friendly, professional staff who create a welcoming atmosphere. The convenient location serves workers within the building, while accessibility features ensure comfort for all visitors. Known for positivity and fast service, Central Cafe stands out as a beloved local spot where quality food and genuine care make every visit special in the heart of the city.
What Customers Say About Central Cafe
Central Cafe is highly rated for its friendly service, quality, and fresh food. Customers rave about the excellent service and the staff's professionalism. Some have noted inconsistencies in food quality recently, and delivery drivers face challenges due to the location.
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Tip: Located inside the civic center on the 4th floor, it's a great option for those working in the building looking for decently priced and fresh food.
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Central Cafe is located in San Diego, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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Central Cafe San Diego Reviews
The crescent was flat and greasy. Cashier was kind, but impersonal.
Love this cafe! Great food, great service! I missed it a lot working from home.
Friendly service, quality food, good prices.
It's always a huge part of my going in. I love the positivity they always show
Perfect office cafe! Great food and value too.
Great quality and fresh flavorful food.
Great quality food and service.
Everyone here is always friendly and helpful!
Don’t let it’s small size fool you. This small cafe delivers big with a wide variety of fresh, delicious food. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I recommend the fresh baked peanut butter cookies and classic turkey sandwich!
Awesome food and people!
Great little hidden cafe! Located on the 4th floor inside the civic center (must enter building). Tucked away in the back as you enter the 4th floor. Very decently priced food (best priced food I could find on Google maps for breakfast/lunch in the area) and nice options!
Very kind staff and all food made fresh and delicious
Let me start by saying 1.Love the coffee 2.Best customer service. 3.I really recommend this Place to everyone! 4.God bless your business 🙌🙌🙌
The service is always excellent. The employees are very professional and do a great job and make you feel special.
Fresh & delicious lunch meals. My fave is the Tunacado on squaw bread & the Buffalo Chicken Ceasar Spinach Wrap. Yum!
Great options for food; Absolutely delicious and convenient since I work in the building. My favorite is the Avocado toast with fried egg...
Great options for food; Absolutely delicious and convenient since I work in the building. My favorite is the Avocado toast with fried egg...
Awesome food and people!
Very kind staff and all food made fresh and delicious
Perfect office cafe! Great food and value too.
The crescent was flat and greasy. Cashier was kind, but impersonal.
Great little hidden cafe! Located on the 4th floor inside the civic center (must enter building). Tucked away in the back as you enter the 4th floor. Very decently priced food (best priced food I could find on Google maps for breakfast/lunch in the area) and nice options!
Friendly service, quality food, good prices.
The service is always excellent. The employees are very professional and do a great job and make you feel special.
Everyone here is always friendly and helpful!
Fresh & delicious lunch meals. My fave is the Tunacado on squaw bread & the Buffalo Chicken Ceasar Spinach Wrap. Yum!
Great quality and fresh flavorful food.
Let me start by saying 1.Love the coffee 2.Best customer service. 3.I really recommend this Place to everyone! 4.God bless your business 🙌🙌🙌
Love this cafe! Great food, great service! I missed it a lot working from home.
Don’t let it’s small size fool you. This small cafe delivers big with a wide variety of fresh, delicious food. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I recommend the fresh baked peanut butter cookies and classic turkey sandwich!
It's always a huge part of my going in. I love the positivity they always show
Great quality food and service.
Great place to grab lunch for the office
Great place to grab lunch for the office
I used to love this place but in recent months the food quality has not been the same. I stopped getting food here because it's either not prepared as asked or ingredients changed. Example, I ask for sourdough toast with butter. The bread is never toasted anymore and just blob of butter on it. I'll see the girls at the register selecting toasted but it doesn't to the cook i guess. Their potato soup used to be thicker also. Last one I got was so watery and the potatoes were hard. I'm really sad because I used to love this place and it was so convenient, but wasting my money is not something I want to keep doing. The girls at the registrar are great though
I used to love this place but in recent months the food quality has not been the same. I stopped getting food here because it's either not prepared as asked or ingredients changed. Example, I ask for sourdough toast with butter. The bread is never toasted anymore and just blob of butter on it. I'll see the girls at the register selecting toasted but it doesn't to the cook i guess. Their potato soup used to be thicker also. Last one I got was so watery and the potatoes were hard. I'm really sad because I used to love this place and it was so convenient, but wasting my money is not something I want to keep doing. The girls at the registrar are great though
Doing food delivery here is unfair. There is no parking u have to go through metal detector. By the time I reach store and get back to my car it's 15 minutes. No driver can be profitable because of this
Doing food delivery here is unfair. There is no parking u have to go through metal detector. By the time I reach store and get back to my car it's 15 minutes. No driver can be profitable because of this
Everytime I try a Breakfast Bowl, I hope it will taste better than the last. That's never the case. The Med Bowl is full of salty explosions from the feta and kalamata olives, and then the potatoes are dry and unsalted, and the eggs are unsalted. It's just not good. Also, the black sesame seeds always confuse me as they are crunchy, and I can't tell if I'm eating eggshells or sesame seeds. The oatmeal, while HUGE, is not cooked long enough. I always have to add water to it. Just not a good breakfast place overall.
Everytime I try a Breakfast Bowl, I hope it will taste better than the last. That's never the case. The Med Bowl is full of salty explosions from the feta and kalamata olives, and then the potatoes are dry and unsalted, and the eggs are unsalted. It's just not good. Also, the black sesame seeds always confuse me as they are crunchy, and I can't tell if I'm eating eggshells or sesame seeds. The oatmeal, while HUGE, is not cooked long enough. I always have to add water to it. Just not a good breakfast place overall.
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1200 Third Ave #408, San Diego, CA 92101
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