Cafe Synapse

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When I first saw the design of this place, I was blown away. It is set up so that the people that go back and forth from the cashier to the tables are neurotransmitters jumping back and forth between nerves lol.

Blake Colling

Great alternative to the Cafe inside of the medical school. Definitely higher up in price range, but worth the extra money for a refreshing change of pace. I like the pizza and the sandwiches.

PhuongThao Le

This is one of my favorite UCLA eateries. Fresh gourmet food are at prices that both lab researchers and (graduate) students can enjoy. The combos are good deals. No outlets and weak or nonexistent WiFi.

Good dining option for mid-campus that is fresh and relatively healthy. You can choose from salads, sandwiches, pizza, soup, or a combination of those. All items are made fresh to order so it may not be as quick as other campus dining options if you go during peak hours. Not too bad a trade off for knowing you are not getting a sandwich that was made hours ago though. They have a happy hour lunch special from 10:30 to 11:30 weekdays for $4.99 (includes half sandwich or half salad).

An Pham

Good dining option for mid-campus that is fresh and relatively healthy. You can choose from salads, sandwiches, pizza, soup, or a combination of those. All items are made fresh to order so it may not be as quick as other campus dining options if you go during peak hours. Not too bad a trade off for knowing you are not getting a sandwich that was made hours ago though. They have a happy hour lunch special from 10:30 to 11:30 weekdays for $4.99 (includes half sandwich or half salad).

Tan ShiQin

Nice omelet

Good little cafe in the UCLA campus. Has great outdoor seating, perfect for an outdoor lunch or coffee. The baristas are decent, not amazing, but better than other places on campus. The salads are great, my favorite is the mango salad with chicken - the dressing is amazing and it's pretty hearty. Service is friendly and extremely speedy. The one bummer is that there are very few outlets (some in the tables in the back) so not a place where you can stay for a long time.

Amazing staff! Love the people who work here. They're friendly and down to earth. Great selection of coffee, non-dairy milks (including oat), and food. Quiet backyard with tables. Nice atmosphere.

Food is good, just a little pricey. Then again, it's inside a UCLA building. All food at UCLA are a bit higher than the outside world.

This place is great as a spot away from crowds of undergrads. Decent pizza and salads (combo is nice for free drink refills).

Great cafe! Serving the neuroscience research crowd of UCLA.

A little crowded space but good food and cozy

Fast. Well made food from a simple menu.

Ralph Lopez

Amazing staff! Love the people who work here. They're friendly and down to earth. Great selection of coffee, non-dairy milks (including oat), and food. Quiet backyard with tables. Nice atmosphere.

Frank Fletes

Food is good, just a little pricey. Then again, it's inside a UCLA building. All food at UCLA are a bit higher than the outside world.

Adrian Anghel

A little crowded space but good food and cozy

Rita Blaik

This place is great as a spot away from crowds of undergrads. Decent pizza and salads (combo is nice for free drink refills).

Natalee Ellars

Fast. Well made food from a simple menu.

Michelle Keller

Good little cafe in the UCLA campus. Has great outdoor seating, perfect for an outdoor lunch or coffee. The baristas are decent, not amazing, but better than other places on campus. The salads are great, my favorite is the mango salad with chicken - the dressing is amazing and it's pretty hearty. Service is friendly and extremely speedy. The one bummer is that there are very few outlets (some in the tables in the back) so not a place where you can stay for a long time.

Dwaipayan Adhya (Deep)

Great cafe! Serving the neuroscience research crowd of UCLA.

Usually not as busy as other food places on campus, but depending on who is working here it can still be chaotic. The place can benefit from having a full time manager to make sure all the students are on task.

Small coffee house located on the UCLA campus. On the second floor exterior corner of the building on the North-East corner of Westwood Blvd and Charles Young Drive South. . Small selection of food items. Coffee is decent. Indoor and outdoor seating. No parking, but if you're in the immediate vicinity it's the closes place to get a cup of coffee.

Food selection is Ok. Coffee just tastes terrible... watered down.

Ta-Chung Ong

Usually not as busy as other food places on campus, but depending on who is working here it can still be chaotic. The place can benefit from having a full time manager to make sure all the students are on task.

Shekib Jami

Food selection is Ok. Coffee just tastes terrible... watered down.

Chris Stromsoe

Small coffee house located on the UCLA campus. On the second floor exterior corner of the building on the North-East corner of Westwood Blvd and Charles Young Drive South. . Small selection of food items. Coffee is decent. Indoor and outdoor seating. No parking, but if you're in the immediate vicinity it's the closes place to get a cup of coffee.

3.78$ dollar for a croissant which is a normal size is just wild.

paninis were good but terrible service. my friend and i ordered two paninis and two matchas. my panini came out quickly but my friend’s panini never did. they asked what we were waiting for and they told us they were out of the panini my friend had ordered. when we told them we were also waiting for matchas, they gave us the drinks but they had basically no matcha in them and were evidently made with regular milk when we asked for oat milk. the workers were clearly very disorganized and the one who messed up just sent someone else out and avoided us.

Hassan

3.78$ dollar for a croissant which is a normal size is just wild.

Kyla Marcello

paninis were good but terrible service. my friend and i ordered two paninis and two matchas. my panini came out quickly but my friend’s panini never did. they asked what we were waiting for and they told us they were out of the panini my friend had ordered. when we told them we were also waiting for matchas, they gave us the drinks but they had basically no matcha in them and were evidently made with regular milk when we asked for oat milk. the workers were clearly very disorganized and the one who messed up just sent someone else out and avoided us.