The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Anonymous Dec 16, 2017 at 10:11AM

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Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is definitely upscale and its' interior is decorated with wood grain wall treatments, leather seating and specialized coffee offerings (see photos). Must admit I was looking for a place doing special cappuccino designs with foam using cinnamon or mocha for décor. Not found here; however the coffee, tea blends and unique mini version bear claw was superb. CBTL Café Americano came with three shots of espresso.

Service was fast and despite my questions and responses of no, no and no it turned out to be an above average visit. Most important find was custom Viennese Blend Dark Roast Keurig cups ---for use in machine--- for one perfect cup of Mélange-like coffee at a time. Who knew CBTL was a gourmet Keurig pods purveyor, wow!

Secret slurp heaven are the chocolate/vanilla ice blended drinks, perfect on a hot day and can be embellished with cream or sans cream. Try one or two. This location offers a serene environment for studying, meeting or playing table games (quietly). Spanish architecture dominates this little plaza and you can find CBTL on the south side of Jamba Juice. Servers were kind, efficient and helpful.

Anonymous Nov 8, 2017 at 3:48AM

Brea coffee bean is a smaller location but the staff are amazing. Everyone is friendly and helpful. It's nice to come study here.

Anonymous Oct 5, 2017 at 10:18PM

Friendly getting employees and delicious drinks. Power available for laptop users, but this location seems slightly small to others. Really aweful smell like age when walking in, but got used to it quickly.

Anonymous Sep 30, 2017 at 9:44AM

I love this place. Fast service, friendly people and free WiFi. Never had a negative experience.

Anonymous Sep 9, 2017 at 6:00AM

Fast friendly service. Plenty of parking around the lot

Anonymous Sep 4, 2017 at 11:58PM

If you don't feel good and need a boost to your immune system...ask for the Medicine Ball tea. It tastes great and works better than pharmaceuticals.

Anonymous Aug 27, 2017 at 4:50PM

Love there coffee. Much better than Starbuck.

Anonymous Jul 8, 2017 at 5:54AM

Great coffee and smoothies. Silveira 32oz cup is the same price at Starbucks 22 oz cup. Very quick and efficient service here

Anonymous Jun 20, 2017 at 12:23AM

I love this place as the coffee Bean has great iced coffee, smooth and not bitter. This location is usually not crowded and easy to get in and out of. The employees are always friendly and helpful

Anonymous Nov 24, 2016 at 9:37PM

Nice coffee place with plenty of seating

Anonymous Jul 29, 2016 at 2:06PM

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf is definitely upscale and its' interior is decorated with wood grain wall treatments, leather seating and specialized coffee offerings (see photos). Must admit I was looking for a place doing special cappuccino designs with foam using cinnamon or mocha for décor. Not found here; however the coffee, tea blends and unique mini version bear claw was superb. CBTL Café Americano came with three shots of espresso.

Service was fast and despite my questions and responses of no, no and no it turned out to be an above average visit. Most important find was custom Viennese Blend Dark Roast Keurig cups ---for use in machine--- for one perfect cup of Mélange-like coffee at a time. Who knew CBTL was a gourmet Keurig pods purveyor, wow!

Secret slurp heaven are the chocolate/vanilla ice blended drinks, perfect on a hot day and can be embellished with cream or sans cream. Try one or two. This location offers a serene environment for studying, meeting or playing table games (quietly). Spanish architecture dominates this little plaza and you can find CBTL on the south side of Jamba Juice. Servers were kind, efficient and helpful. The manager is Timothy-Hart Jacobs and he made my day.

Anonymous Feb 28, 2016 at 2:16PM

This is a fantastic coffee shop, and is one of the best Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf locations that I've been to. The other Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf location that is magnificent is located in Seal Beach. However, this Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on Imperial Highway in Brea is still absolutely fabulous. The staff have always been friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and accomodating as it should be since some of their drinks are kind of pricey. Some of the staff there go above and beyond to help out customers that have special diets or food allergies. I always order the blended green tea beverage with soy milk since they don't have unsweetened rice milk. I still absolutely love the blended green tea beverage, but I'm very allergic to milk and have problems digesting soy milk. The only 2 things I would change about the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in general is that I wish they would add unsweetened rice milk to their menu and that they would open until midnight 7 days a week.

Anonymous Jan 16, 2016 at 4:06AM

This is one of my favorite places to stop by for coffee in the morning. The staff there are really nice, (a big shout out to Bri for always being awesome), but I wish the food selection was better.