(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

Category:

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. The food is great, the atmosphere is relaxed and I feel like I'm at home everytime I come.
  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. used to love the Santa Monica location until everyone got an attitude.
  4. WeHo's parking restrictions make parking off in the residental areas a very bad proposition.
  5. and the parking sucks.
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. Tiramisu cake is amazing.
  5. absolutely love their triple-layer cheesecakes for dessert!
  6. Great Coffee creations and the desserts are heavenly
  7. 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.
  8. Pumpkin pie and chocolate delights were wonderful.
  9. 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.
  10. My favorite here is the honey tea latte, curry chicken salad and Coconut pie.
  11. Trendy is more like it, but the coffee drinks and desserts are divine!
drinks
93.5200023651123% positive
  1. I'm not diabetic by any means, and I have a huge sweet tooth, but this coffee almost took me into a sugar coma!
  2. They have great coffee.
  3. 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.
  4. They have the best lattes and espresso drinks I've ever had- but it doesen't ever compensate for "scene
  5. 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.
  6. would say that the coffee is consistent on its preparation (unlike Starbucks where one day your drink may taste great.
  7. My favorite here is the honey tea latte, curry chicken salad and Coconut pie.
  8. Great coffee, great organic food, way too crowded
  9. 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.
  10. While the coffee was delicious, although small servings, the cake was horrible: tasteless and textureless.
  11. The coffee is great too!
  12. 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.
  13. Cute place, great organic food, coffee and tea
  14. Urth delivers QUALITY food and the BEST coffee I have ever had anywhere in the world.
  15. Trendy is more like it, but the coffee drinks and desserts are divine!
  16. This healthy informal place has great sanwiches and desserts and plenty of varieties of tea.
  17. 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.
  18. The coffee is flavorful but not bitter and is served at the perfect temperature.
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. Hold your breath past the dozen chainsmokers (enjoying their healthy, natural food in the healthy, natural fresh air).
  3. The granola is the most delicious you will ever taste!
  4. While the coffee was delicious, although small servings, the cake was horrible: tasteless and textureless.
  5. Make sure you leave room for dessert - their cakes and pastries are amazing!
  6. The food is fresh, delicious, and very healthy.
  7. 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.
  8. The food is outstanding, my favorit.
  9. am really picky about good food and price is not the factor when I write this review about the restaurant.
  10. Urth Caffe has the most delicious honey vanilla lattes.
  11. 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.
  12. The food and service is great and they serve very very fast.
  13. My favorite here is the honey tea latte, curry chicken salad and Coconut pie.
  14. [On a lighter note, the food is excellent and the busboys go out of their way to assist you.
  15. great food
  16. Urth delivers QUALITY food and the BEST coffee I have ever had anywhere in the world.
  17. The food here is wonderful, but it's always crowded.
  18. The food is good and great for a quick bite on the go when shopping in 90210.
  19. The salads are incredible, fresh, original and totally satysfying.
  20. The food is great; in particular I like the Urth Salad, the vegetarian lasagna and the chicken pesto sandwich.
  21. Great soup!
  22. Desserts are mediocre and the food is horrible.
  23. Cute place, great organic food, coffee and tea
  24. The good food fails to make up for the ALWAYS HORRIBLE SERVICE.
  25. 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.
  26. The food is great, the atmosphere is relaxed and I feel like I'm at home everytime I come.
  27. For a reasonable priced meal, friendly and assertive staff, and great people watching, URTH is my planet.
  28. Great sandwiches and salads - my friend said his beans were "the best he has ever had.
  29. The soups are always good here!
  30. Unusually tasty organic food, both meals and treats.
  31. 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.
  32. Great coffee, great organic food, way too crowded
  33. especially recommend the breakfast bread pudding.
  34. This restaurant is extraordinarily overpriced, though for what it is, the food is servicable.
  35. Wonderful food, Great Coffee!
  36. The lattes are huge and delicious.
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. Yet another great place for tiny kids and big dogs.
  2. this is a great place to stay and meet up with your friends.
service
78.5699987411499% positive
  1. Their service is always good.
  2. great people watching spot.
  3. 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.
  4. The food and service is great and they serve very very fast.
  5. The service, however, is exceptionally poor, bordering on offensive.
  6. it's impossible to get a seat at night and it gets busy during the day, very good people-watching.
  7. all the employess, including the manager, were rude.
  8. Nothing special just good LA people watching.
  9. The service is outstanding and there's no attitude - everyone is hardworking and conscientious - every restaurant owner in LA should check it out.
  10. For a reasonable priced meal, friendly and assertive staff, and great people watching, URTH is my planet.
  11. There are always tons of people there but I think its bc the food is yummy, healthy and the staff is very friendly.
  12. This insult was the only service we received thoughout our meals.
  13. except for one: the beautiful people.
  14. The service is great and you might even meet some interesting people on the patio too.
value
75.0% positive
  1. Smoothies are served with those huge boba straws so I sucked mine right down!
  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. This place is a little expensive though.
  4. am really picky about good food and price is not the factor when I write this review about the restaurant.
  5. The prices are reasonable.
  6. The lattes are huge and delicious.
  7. This restaurant is extraordinarily overpriced, though for what it is, the food is servicable.
  8. 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.
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

12/21/11

worst bakery I ever been

by hope811 at Citysearch

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 at Citysearch

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 at Citysearch

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 at Citysearch

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!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/20/10

great place

by billyK at Citysearch

I used to study here while in Law School. great crowd, good food, love the outside patio!

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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