The Novel Cafe

User Reviews of The Novel Cafe

Whatever Happened To Curteous, Friendly, And Polite Customer Service?

Sure, the Novel cafe is a quaint place to hang out, drink a coffee, and have some decent chow at a very reasonable price while you are working on your next blockbuster script or studying for an exam. That is...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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Great Place to Get Some Work Done

So I stumbled upon this place in Santa Monica off of Main Street. I wish it were in a better spot. Its not out of the way, its just that nobody can really see it from the road. But I guess that is to my...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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Nice lunch spot

This is a great little lunch spot. The food is good and the portions are large. Friendly staff and compfortable setting.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Great Food, Inexpensive, Wonderful easy going college coffee house feel.

I really enjoy coming here. It reminds me of the Coffeehouse on Illinois State's campus back in a time when Starbucks didn't exist and you could spend all day tasting different foods, coffees, and listening to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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Nice atmosphere

Although we got lost getting here because we thought it was on the Pier in Santa Monica (go figure) I really liked the atmosphere. We studied upstairs to where it felt like a basement/attic. Parking is a...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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Great atmosphere, good food

I held a book club meeting here on a weekday evening, and it was the perfect place. The food was yummy, and everyone (staff and the other patrons) was very courteous. The only weird thing is that it was really...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/10/2006
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Cafe Perfection

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what I like so much about this place; the drinks are great, the food is tasty, the people are all Santa Monica eccentricity, but friendly. I think what pulls me back is just the...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2006
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great service, fun atmosphere

I LOVE this little cafe. It's just what I was looking for when I moved to Santa Monica! An ecclectic cozy little place near the beach, but off the main drag so that you don't get a ton of the tourist crowd....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/13/2006
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Great place to unwind and relax

We stumbled upon this cafe on the last night of our vacation to Santa Monica. It was the end of the day so they ran out of practically everything my fiance wanted so they gave us their last glass of lemonade...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/19/2006
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Best Coffee Town

The novel is one of the best coffee places in town. The service is the best, the staff is very friendly. I had the previlege to talk to the manager, and complimented him for what a great job his doing. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/12/2006
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This is a great bookstore/coffeeshop find in Santa Monica by Trish W. at InsiderPages

Tired of the big bookstores? This place has a good assortment of books and they also have big comfy couches to sit on. They serve coffee and pastries to munch on also. The prices are fair. The atmosphere is...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/15/2005
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Nothing but The Best in Town

Here is a word on why The Novel Cafe is such a great place to hang out, read, write, drink coffee or have a meal.... No, it's not because I manage The Novel. It's great because we actually value and respect...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/20/2005
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Eat a Book by Rodney F. at InsiderPages

This little tucked away coffe shop just off Main St. is a cozy location that draws students and visiting friends. The menu includes traditional coffee drinks as well as pastries and healthy eats.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2005
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Epinions

this haven for intellectual bohemians is never without a crowd browsing their shelves of well-worn books, available for diners who want to sip espresso while reading byron or munch on a grilled eggplant...
epinions.com - user review
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