Insider Pages Reviews for California Cafe

4 Stars: California Cafe is a great place for busy shoppers (by Bernie C.)

Bernie C. — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:34:00 GMT

Really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. Had pizza and it was great. Though it was a busy Saturday afternoon we were seated in about 20 minutes and served shortly thereafter. I have recommended to my friends

4 Stars: California Cafe is delicious (by Jaclyn S.)

Jaclyn S. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:48:00 GMT

I went there the end of 2008, and not only was the food delicious, but they gave us a gift card for the next year. I have yet to use it, but am really excited to go back.

4 Stars: Under new management and GREAT!! (by foodgal202)

foodgal202 — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 02:00:00 GMT

Those other reviews must not have been to this place in a while because it's fantastic! I came here a few times over the years and was slightly disappointed. All of a sudden I went in there one day and the food was so much better! Apparently they changed management companies and it shows. For lunch I reccomend the Grilled chicken pizza, it sounds simple but this one has corn, red onions, hoisin bbq sauce and is drizzled with a cilantro cream on top. YUMMY! At dinner everything is amazing, definately try to pan seared halibut. It comes with a purple potato mash and it's to die for.

1 Stars: Not "Calfornia" style dining (by deld)

deld — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 02:00:00 GMT

What's really weird is that they're attempting to bring the California style ambience to Philly, but they fail miserable. The room looks good, but the food was terrible, worse they were pretentious about their efforts, and overpriced.

For example, I paid $15 for a bento box meal, that essentially turned out to be four crappy salads (one of which was the sort of pasta salad you can buy in a grocery store, another was some truly awful chicken curry glop) and some stale mango salsa.

Not recommended at all.