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Amazing peeps! I absolutely love Sophia and Ella, even though Sophia wants to metaphorically throw hands because she’s team Edward and not Jacob..ITS FINE THOUGH. Sophia made me an absolutely scrumptious pumpkin purée latte. And Ella was so sweet and patient with me when I was ordering. I always love coming into this cafe, but these girls made my day!
I am a long time customer of High Ground. I visit at least 2x week and have for years. Sadly, the service has really taken a nose dive over the last couple of months. Very unfriendly people working, often acting put out just to take your order. I visited today, Aug 14th around 4 pm (an hour and a half before closing). They were already preparing to close and told me the blender "didn't work", they had no drip coffee, and had already cleared out the pastry cabinet, so I couldn't order a treat either. To the owner: The new people you have working for you are costing you money, not only was I unable to order the food and coffee I wanted, I'll also likely look for a new coffee shop because I'm sick of the sub-par service. It's a shame. I used to really love this place. :(
First time here. Place was very busy on a Thursday morning. We ordered bagel and Nutella Croissant, everything was good and coffee refills for a $1 more.
First time customer. I ordered a latte and turkey sandwich. I went to eat the sandwich but there was an intense smell as soon as I opened the package and I quickly discovered mold on the turkey. Yuck. I will not be returning.
Came here on a Sunday for the first time and enjoyed my Breakfast: Service: 9/10 really nice manager- maybe owner walked us through the menu and helped us order the best pastries and coffee beverages. Some guy took one of our coffees so had to wait to get the second. Pastry/Croissant: 10/10 got a doughnut, desert toaster pastry, and an Almond Croissant. All were fantastic and they heated them up first to perfection. Egg/Omelette: 9/10 got a breakfast burrito with egg potato, cheese and spinach. It was on the smaller side but was delicious. Coffee: 9/10 got a Latte and it tasted perfect the only thing I’d change is since I was dining in, would have liked it in a cozy mug Vs a to go cup Location: 9/10 easy to find and park in Mission Viejo. Ambience/View: 8/10 cute inside with some subtle music playing. A couple small tables outside but would be very close to the parking lot and no views outside. Menu: 9/10 great choices for some simple breakfast and pastry items. Customized the coffee with almond or oat milk and plenty of great beverages. Price: 10/10 very reasonable pricing on the lower end and would be a place you could go any morning.