Bytes Cafe
Coffee · Stanford
About Bytes Cafe
Located on the Stanford campus, Bytes Cafe offers a variety of healthy and light fare options perfect for breakfast or lunch. We're known for our great coffee and extensive tea selection. With a rating of 4.1 stars from 149 reviews, we strive to provide a welcoming atmosphere for everyone. Enjoy our...
Located on the Stanford campus, Bytes Cafe offers a variety of healthy and light fare options perfect for breakfast or lunch. We're known for our great coffee and extensive tea selection. With a rating of 4.1 stars from 149 reviews, we strive to provide a welcoming atmosphere for everyone. Enjoy our outdoor seating, or take advantage of our takeout and dine-in options. Bytes Cafe is also a great spot for solo diners and those looking for a comfortable place to work on their laptops. We are wheelchair accessible, with accessible entrances, restrooms, and seating. We are open Monday through Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday.
What Customers Say About Bytes Cafe
Bytes Cafe is a popular spot on Stanford's campus, known for its excellent and cheap coffee, and tasty lunch options like the Cuban sandwich and Thai cabbage salad. It gets busy around lunch, and prices may be a concern for some.
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Tip: Bring your own mug for a discounted coffee refill. Be prepared for a line during lunch, but it moves quickly.
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Bytes Cafe is located in Stanford, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Stanford Memorial Church (A 360m) — architectural structure
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- Lomita Mall (A 208m) — park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
- Rodin Sculpture Garden (A 402m) — park in the United States of America
- Escondido Mall (A 420m) — park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
- Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden (A 482m) — garden at Stanford University
- Lasuen Mall (A 495m) — park in the United States of America
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- Sequoia Hall (A 145m) — home of the Statistics Department of Stanford University
- Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering (A 173m) — building at Stanford
- Green Earth Sciences Research Building (A 294m)
- Stanford Fire Truck House (A 489m) — building in California, United States
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Bytes Cafe Stanford Reviews
Excellent coffee...prices much lower than most. Bring your own mug and get a $1 fill up.
Best tasting coffee on campus. Much better than the swill they serve at Peet's Coffee.
One of the best places to get lunch on Stanford campus! Good mix of salads, sandwiches, and pizza on offer. I've enjoyed each thing I tried from them, and have gotten coffee and pastries from here often as well.
Thai cabbage salad always hits the spot! Generous portions and fair price. Fav lunch spot on campus.
Great place to eat!! Delightful staff!! Great specials and regular items on the menu! Cuban sandwich combo is awesome!
Good spot for lunch or breakfast on campus. Tends to get somewhat busy around lunch time, but quick service makes up for it.
Always fresh and delicious food. Prices are reasonable as well. Super tasty soups, plus the bread they include is wonderful.
Always fresh and delicious food. Prices are reasonable as well. Super tasty soups, plus the bread they include is wonderful.
Thai cabbage salad always hits the spot! Generous portions and fair price. Fav lunch spot on campus.
One of the best places to get lunch on Stanford campus! Good mix of salads, sandwiches, and pizza on offer. I've enjoyed each thing I tried from them, and have gotten coffee and pastries from here often as well.
Excellent coffee...prices much lower than most. Bring your own mug and get a $1 fill up.
Best tasting coffee on campus. Much better than the swill they serve at Peet's Coffee.
Good spot for lunch or breakfast on campus. Tends to get somewhat busy around lunch time, but quick service makes up for it.
Great place to eat!! Delightful staff!! Great specials and regular items on the menu! Cuban sandwich combo is awesome!
Cafe near the Electrical Engineering department. Convenient location to meet for a coffee and chat. They also have burritos for breakfast which were pretty good. Their vegetable soup was ok. Price is not too bad. Overall a fine place to meet with friends.
Salad is not very filling without adding protein. Great unsweetened matcha latte.
Cafe near the Electrical Engineering department. Convenient location to meet for a coffee and chat. They also have burritos for breakfast which were pretty good. Their vegetable soup was ok. Price is not too bad. Overall a fine place to meet with friends.
Salad is not very filling without adding protein. Great unsweetened matcha latte.
One of my preferred places to eat at Stanford. I love their salads and salad/sandwich combos! They also have a killer spresso.
Good food, though usually a bit overpriced. Nice atmosphere - i recommend this place for a quick casual lunch with friends (though it might be a challenge to find a table).
Love their sandwiches and soups. Definitely one of the top lunch spots on campus
Ate lunch here all of the time when in grad school. Great cheap coffee too
Ate lunch here all of the time when in grad school. Great cheap coffee too
Love their sandwiches and soups. Definitely one of the top lunch spots on campus
Good food, though usually a bit overpriced. Nice atmosphere - i recommend this place for a quick casual lunch with friends (though it might be a challenge to find a table).
One of my preferred places to eat at Stanford. I love their salads and salad/sandwich combos! They also have a killer spresso.
Good to refill your thermos with coffee, and maybe for breakfast (decent breakfast burrito). Line gets a bit long for lunch--it moves fast, though.
It is ok, but the prices keep going up. I would suggest a salad or pizza. The special is decent but is bland at time.
It is ok, but the prices keep going up. I would suggest a salad or pizza. The special is decent but is bland at time.
Good to refill your thermos with coffee, and maybe for breakfast (decent breakfast burrito). Line gets a bit long for lunch--it moves fast, though.
They didn't give me any food maybe it's because I didn't order anything but whhy why didn't I get food I wanted a blueberry bagel but all I got was disappointment. 2 star😔😔😔
They didn't give me any food maybe it's because I didn't order anything but whhy why didn't I get food I wanted a blueberry bagel but all I got was disappointment. 2 star😔😔😔
Almost no vegan options, special is rarely vegetarian :( surprising and disappointing in California.
Almost no vegan options, special is rarely vegetarian :( surprising and disappointing in California.
Ordered a Roasted Turkey Sandwich like I have for the past 6 years. Didn't taste right. Opened it up and found pink meat. Kind of tasted like ham. Asked about it, was told its smoked turkey. This doesn't seem right; it's usually the normal white roasted turkey, not this salty/sweet meat. Maybe only I have had this issue, but the quality of this sandwich has been going downhill. The cheese is thinner, the portion size is different each time, and now the taste is different. I no longer recommend this item at it's current state.
Ordered a Roasted Turkey Sandwich like I have for the past 6 years. Didn't taste right. Opened it up and found pink meat. Kind of tasted like ham. Asked about it, was told its smoked turkey. This doesn't seem right; it's usually the normal white roasted turkey, not this salty/sweet meat. Maybe only I have had this issue, but the quality of this sandwich has been going downhill. The cheese is thinner, the portion size is different each time, and now the taste is different. I no longer recommend this item at it's current state.
Ordered a pizza online at 10:30, order said it would be ready in 15 minutes. I have work at 11. At 10:52 I asked the cashier if my food would be ready soon. She said they wouldn’t even start making it until 11 because that’s when lunch starts. But I couldn’t even order breakfast on the online menu, because according to the system breakfast was over already. Obvious I had to go to work without my food, and it was too late for me to get anything else.
Even though it was already overpriced, now they have further increased prices without improving their quality. Sandwhices are ok, but for almost $10 each they are quite plain and small. Moreover, all sandwiches come with a very disappointing pasta salad that has the only purpose of making the box look less empty. Avoid whenever possible. There are several better and cheaper options on campus.
Ordered a pizza online at 10:30, order said it would be ready in 15 minutes. I have work at 11. At 10:52 I asked the cashier if my food would be ready soon. She said they wouldn’t even start making it until 11 because that’s when lunch starts. But I couldn’t even order breakfast on the online menu, because according to the system breakfast was over already. Obvious I had to go to work without my food, and it was too late for me to get anything else.
Even though it was already overpriced, now they have further increased prices without improving their quality. Sandwhices are ok, but for almost $10 each they are quite plain and small. Moreover, all sandwiches come with a very disappointing pasta salad that has the only purpose of making the box look less empty. Avoid whenever possible. There are several better and cheaper options on campus.
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