Henri V.
Yelp
The latest cafe to open in the Beverly Grove area is Manna Cafe. For relocation reference, it's on Fairfax Bl next to Short Stories Hotel and across the street from CBS Studios. Limited street meter parking.
With a few outdoor seats and plenty of indoor seating it would be a nice place to work with your laptop while enjoying a drink of coffee or wine!
There's a wall showcasing bottles of wines behind the coffee counter. I stopped in to try their coffee and the list shows a oaxacan mocha latte, which was new to Me, so I ordered it with iced with oat milk.
The pastries were labeled vegan but none gluten free. The food menu had so many crossed out items apparently not available, was a turn off.
I had my furbaby who was looking thirsty so I ordered a bottle water. The female barista was not cordial or efficient, especially since there was no other customers on a late afternoon, she was sloth slow. Perhaps she needed some caffeine to jolt her energy and demeanor. The female barista didn't want to acknowledge Me. For no reason and unprovoked, I sensed hostility and negative energy from her ...bizarre and weird :/ which would have earned a zero star!
A male staffer came out of nowhere with a bowl of water for my doggy. I thanked him for his effort and initiative but told him I just ordered bottle water because my dog only drinks filtered water.
My iced coffee was ready but I had to wait beyond a reasonable time for bottle water which doesn't require preparing?! When the bottle water finally was placed on the counter, it was a small plastic bottle water and it cost unreasonably high $$$ to which I said, I'll pass, I'll be back home in 5 minutes and my dog can have plenty of better water and it's alkaline.
The Oaxacan mocha oat milk latte didn't have a WOW taste I was hoping for, unlike a Spanish latte does, I also didn't feel comfortable drinking it from the female staffer who exhibited negative energy towards Me and the coffee and it's contents are suspect. Staffer didn't have gloves while preparing my drink and she touched many other things... the oaxacan chocolate latte had to be trashed :(
My generous 2 star is for the new space available in the area and for the male staffer who showed initiative with offering water and kindness towards my dog. If only his coworker would exhibit cordial and positive energy, perhaps this empty cafe would be filled with customers!