(310) 659-0628

8565 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, CA 90069 34.082 -118.379

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Neighborhoods: West Hollywood, Central LA

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Last updated 6.04.11

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Coffee & Tea Shops, Grocery Stores, Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Carry Out, Outdoor Dining

What People Are Saying About Urth Caffe

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The Scene – Urth is all-natural inside and out: Blonde wood, feathery green papyrus plants and turbinado sugar say it all. Place your order among the madding crowd at the counter and then try to nab a spot on the terraced patio, where model-types balance their organic meals by puffing on Marlboros. – – The Food – Munch on the signature salad made with spinach, pine nuts and feta. Sink into a creamy chicken curry panini, or savor the rich, tomatoey gazpacho. Whatever you choose, just make sure to save room for dessert. Baked from scratch with mostly organic ingredients…

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Fun Fact:
Meg Ryan and Sean Connery are rumored to wait their turns here just like everybody else.
The Extras:
All of Urth's cakes are available to take home. Place orders 48 hours in advance by calling (310) 253-7788. Prices range from $35 to $50.
ambiance
60.0% positive
  1. used to love the Santa Monica location until everyone got an attitude.
  2. If you're okay with infinite circling to look for parking, and prices that are a bit steep for what you get, this spot has good food.
  3. The food is great, the atmosphere is relaxed and I feel like I'm at home everytime I come.
  4. and the parking sucks.
  5. WeHo's parking restrictions make parking off in the residental areas a very bad proposition.
dessert
95.45000076293945% positive
  1. This healthy informal place has great sanwiches and desserts and plenty of varieties of tea.
  2. Make sure you leave room for dessert - their cakes and pastries are amazing!
  3. While the coffee was delicious, although small servings, the cake was horrible: tasteless and textureless.
  4. Great Coffee creations and the desserts are heavenly
  5. Trendy is more like it, but the coffee drinks and desserts are divine!
  6. After struggling to squirm through to the counter, we were able to order coffee and the least unappealing of the few dessert items: a piece of chocolate cake.
  7. My favorite here is the honey tea latte, curry chicken salad and Coconut pie.
  8. Tiramisu cake is amazing.
  9. absolutely love their triple-layer cheesecakes for dessert!
  10. Pumpkin pie and chocolate delights were wonderful.
  11. have to say, in West Hollywood, you'll be so angry with the whole experience by the time the food comes, you can't appreciate the quality- actually the food is quite good, especially desert.
drinks
93.5200023651123% positive
  1. The coffee is great too!
  2. I'm not diabetic by any means, and I have a huge sweet tooth, but this coffee almost took me into a sugar coma!
  3. My favorite here is the honey tea latte, curry chicken salad and Coconut pie.
  4. Trendy is more like it, but the coffee drinks and desserts are divine!
  5. They have great coffee.
  6. Cute place, great organic food, coffee and tea
  7. While the coffee was delicious, although small servings, the cake was horrible: tasteless and textureless.
  8. Great coffee, great organic food, way too crowded
  9. This place has it ALL: perfect espresso, exceptional food, and some of the most beautiful - and beautifully dressed - people in all of LA, yet simultaneously it's cool, mellow and relaxed.
  10. This healthy informal place has great sanwiches and desserts and plenty of varieties of tea.
  11. Urth delivers QUALITY food and the BEST coffee I have ever had anywhere in the world.
  12. The coffee concoctions are not only tasty but beautifully presented with a whisp of decorative froth atop a bowl-size mug full of luscious java.
  13. After struggling to squirm through to the counter, we were able to order coffee and the least unappealing of the few dessert items: a piece of chocolate cake.
  14. The coffee is flavorful but not bitter and is served at the perfect temperature.
  15. would say that the coffee is consistent on its preparation (unlike Starbucks where one day your drink may taste great.
  16. This has happened to me about 3 times before I quit ordering tea there and started bring my cup of Peet's great tea over there to meet my friend.
  17. They have the best lattes and espresso drinks I've ever had- but it doesen't ever compensate for "scene
  18. The Urth Cafe in Santa Monica is less crowded than the one in W Hollywood, which is good, but as a tea drinker I was very disappointed.
food quality
88.43000411987305% positive
  1. There are always tons of people there but I think its bc the food is yummy, healthy and the staff is very friendly.
  2. The good food fails to make up for the ALWAYS HORRIBLE SERVICE.
  3. Great soup!
  4. Urth delivers QUALITY food and the BEST coffee I have ever had anywhere in the world.
  5. This place has it ALL: perfect espresso, exceptional food, and some of the most beautiful - and beautifully dressed - people in all of LA, yet simultaneously it's cool, mellow and relaxed.
  6. am really picky about good food and price is not the factor when I write this review about the restaurant.
  7. The coffee concoctions are not only tasty but beautifully presented with a whisp of decorative froth atop a bowl-size mug full of luscious java.
  8. The granola is the most delicious you will ever taste!
  9. The soups are always good here!
  10. My favorite here is the honey tea latte, curry chicken salad and Coconut pie.
  11. The lattes are huge and delicious.
  12. The food is good and great for a quick bite on the go when shopping in 90210.
  13. The food is outstanding, my favorit.
  14. If you're okay with infinite circling to look for parking, and prices that are a bit steep for what you get, this spot has good food.
  15. [On a lighter note, the food is excellent and the busboys go out of their way to assist you.
  16. The food here is wonderful, but it's always crowded.
  17. This restaurant is extraordinarily overpriced, though for what it is, the food is servicable.
  18. Great coffee, great organic food, way too crowded
  19. While the coffee was delicious, although small servings, the cake was horrible: tasteless and textureless.
  20. The food and service is great and they serve very very fast.
  21. have to say, in West Hollywood, you'll be so angry with the whole experience by the time the food comes, you can't appreciate the quality- actually the food is quite good, especially desert.
  22. The salads are incredible, fresh, original and totally satysfying.
  23. For a reasonable priced meal, friendly and assertive staff, and great people watching, URTH is my planet.
  24. Cute place, great organic food, coffee and tea
  25. Urth Caffe has the most delicious honey vanilla lattes.
  26. Hold your breath past the dozen chainsmokers (enjoying their healthy, natural food in the healthy, natural fresh air).
  27. Make sure you leave room for dessert - their cakes and pastries are amazing!
  28. The food is fresh, delicious, and very healthy.
  29. Desserts are mediocre and the food is horrible.
  30. The food is great, the atmosphere is relaxed and I feel like I'm at home everytime I come.
  31. Great sandwiches and salads - my friend said his beans were "the best he has ever had.
  32. The food is great; in particular I like the Urth Salad, the vegetarian lasagna and the chicken pesto sandwich.
  33. Unusually tasty organic food, both meals and treats.
  34. Wonderful food, Great Coffee!
  35. great food
  36. especially recommend the breakfast bread pudding.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. This healthy informal place has great sanwiches and desserts and plenty of varieties of tea.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. this is a great place to stay and meet up with your friends.
  2. Yet another great place for tiny kids and big dogs.
service
78.5699987411499% positive
  1. it's impossible to get a seat at night and it gets busy during the day, very good people-watching.
  2. Their service is always good.
  3. all the employess, including the manager, were rude.
  4. The service is outstanding and there's no attitude - everyone is hardworking and conscientious - every restaurant owner in LA should check it out.
  5. There are always tons of people there but I think its bc the food is yummy, healthy and the staff is very friendly.
  6. This place has it ALL: perfect espresso, exceptional food, and some of the most beautiful - and beautifully dressed - people in all of LA, yet simultaneously it's cool, mellow and relaxed.
  7. This insult was the only service we received thoughout our meals.
  8. For a reasonable priced meal, friendly and assertive staff, and great people watching, URTH is my planet.
  9. The service, however, is exceptionally poor, bordering on offensive.
  10. except for one: the beautiful people.
  11. The food and service is great and they serve very very fast.
  12. The service is great and you might even meet some interesting people on the patio too.
  13. great people watching spot.
  14. Nothing special just good LA people watching.
value
75.0% positive
  1. am really picky about good food and price is not the factor when I write this review about the restaurant.
  2. If you're okay with infinite circling to look for parking, and prices that are a bit steep for what you get, this spot has good food.
  3. This restaurant is extraordinarily overpriced, though for what it is, the food is servicable.
  4. The prices are reasonable.
  5. The lattes are huge and delicious.
  6. This place is a little expensive though.
  7. Smoothies are served with those huge boba straws so I sucked mine right down!
  8. I'm not diabetic by any means, and I have a huge sweet tooth, but this coffee almost took me into a sugar coma!
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. The food is good and great for a quick bite on the go when shopping in 90210.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

04/03/12

Terrible customer service, Un Kid friendly

by darcie926

Had our 2.5 year old who is great at restaurants, tried to order from the Kid's Menu a Turkey Panini, but asked them not to "panini" it because our daughter isn't really into melted cheese. They said they "couldn't" do it, and suggested we order a full turkey sandwich ($5 more, plus with all kinds of condiments that are not 2 year old friendly). Seriously? You can't "not" toast it? We asked if they could just put together the turkey and cheese sandwich, and just not grill it down. "That's not a panini, then" is what they told us. I've never heard of a kids menu that is unalterable. I get it if you are a 5 star restaurant unwilling to alter your signature dishes, but come on! A kid's menu item that you're not willing to budge on, and only willing to if we pay $5 more? Ridiculous.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

12/21/11

worst bakery I ever been

by hope811

the cakes are so sweet impossible to eat, I can not understand why Urth Caffe have such a great reviews

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/10/11

The food is NOT ORGANIC

by Jon Wilson

the way it says "Organic" prominently all over the restaurant caused many patrons to think the food is organic when in reality ONLY THE COFFEE IS ORGANIC.

The chicken, tuna, salads etc are NOT ORGANIC! And therefore it is not an "organic restaurant" - This wouldn't be such a big deal in most places but this is LA where people care very much about organic foods and knowing what they're actually eating.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/14/11

go in the morning!

by TofuLover

it is little expensive,because parking is valet, but is worth if you go there in the morning.

i found that they sell one day old cakes for half price, called bake sale.

my favorite is matcha chees cake!

i

2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/20/11

CROWDED NOT WORTH IT!

by Sevanne

The taste is not too bad, but the wait is terrible. Suchhhh a long line and its not worth the wait. The smoothie i purchased was like 10$ almost and the sandwhich, which was supposed to be hot, was cold. The coffee is very pretty there though i must say. But who cares about appearance to wait that long!

The Details on Urth Caffe

Place Categories:

  • great organic food
  • great coffee
  • great salads
  • great place
  • great la people
  • great service
  • delicious lattes
  • mediocre desserts
  • always crowded good food
  • great lentil soup
  • insult only service
  • great chicken sandwiches
  • amazing cake
  • nice warm glass
  • ridiculously good spanish latte
  • not so bad parking
  • great granola
  • rich personal fave
  • very friendly staff
  • great little spot
  • great particular urth
  • favorite cafe
  • heavenly great coffee creations
  • great drink
  • favorite curry chicken salad
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