Cafe Cultura

324 W 4th St #B, Santa Ana - 92701
309 reviews
Mexican
(714) 662-2002

Saying this place has good food would be an understatement. This place has amazing mouthwatering deliciously criminal food?. I got some quesadillas and I thought I knew what I was getting myself into but NOPE. These quesadillas are the best quesadillas I've had, ever. My partner got the breakfast torta and it was SO GOOD as well. We also got some drinks that were pretty good but the food was just perfectly made. 100/10 would recommend. ?

My friends and I went to Cafe Culutra this past Sunday for brunch. I'll start of by saying the food was very good. We got an order of red chiliquiles, green chiliquiles, a breakfast burrito, Cafe de Olla, and bottle service for the sparlking. We'd recommend thr breakfast burrito for sure as the aioli on it really popped. I'd recommend both chiliquiles but liked thr green more. Their salsas were also tasty. We appreciated the food was fresh and were ok with it taking time to make. However, the way they run the line seems to create a bit of issue as we ordered our food and drinks, then were seated, and while we were advised we'd get the coffees then , we didn't get our coffees for at least 20 min. When we got there it wasn't super busy, but while we waited it definitely picked up and the employee taking orders/payment was also seating people? Just felt like a lot of confusion that led to delay.

Some places you walk into have this very home feel vibe and this is one of those places that exemplifies that from the minute you walk in. Outdoor seating and on S.A. historic and cultural 4th street in the heart of downtown. There lattes and cafes are delicious. There menu is straightforward and we'll put together. There service is excellent, readily staffed and extremely friendly and very efficient. The place is top notch ? ? ? and anyone visiting will walkout with pleasant experience.

Food is ok not excellent flavor but decent, prices are little high for me a couple of coffee almost 4 dollars not refill that's a no. The plate we order was chilaquiles for 13 dollars and I thought we can split but is a small plate, pancakes are really good size and all, I like the environment is small inside but they have a dining room also outside, the distance between tables is great, girls are very kind I do recommend mostly for ameri/mexi food not a Mexican Mexican menu.

Came here on a Sunday afternoon. The place was busy, but the flow to get in was fast. They had a very good number of staff to help with the clientele.Got the opportunity to have patio seating at a busy time. The time it took to receive our plates was fair, considering how busy it was. Now the food was a bit pricey but it was good.The staff was friendly and polite. The place is unique. Definitely stands out from other places. Overall great place to come have a bite with a group of friends.

First of alI I need to credit the waiter/cashiers because they were very sweet & tried to help fix our food. That being said: the food was AWFUL! It looks FANTASTIC but I’d rather have ugly amazing food than dressed up inedible food. The “Chilaquiles” were canned beans, canned sauce which was not even cooked just warmed up and sloshed together. I had to send them back to get reheated and they STILL came back half cold! The pancakes were nothing special just plain pancakes with chocolate sauce & whipped cream with chocolate chips. Again they looked amazing but tasted subpar & NOT like “abuelita” pancakes. (False advertising) If you’re going to NOT use Mexican chocolate, at LEAST use dark chocolate so you can pass off the taste as such. The coffee abuelita latte was actually as advertised. It looked pretty & tasted good, however the “café de olla” was simply black Nescafé at best. I could of taken all these canned foods and made them taste like they were homemade myself at home! If they at least spent as much time decorating their food for instagram as they should on their culinary cooking they’d be okay. That Nescafé could of been fixed with a dash of cinnamon added. That red sauce could of been fixed simmered on a pan with some spices to bring back it’s flavor. NOT ZAPPED IN SOME MICROWAVE! Those beans are the easiest fix! Splash some oil in a pot with onions and toss the can beans in to be heated with natural flavors. Magic! The tin can taste is gone! Im sorry but if I can make this “Mexican” food better my darn self at home… why pay an arm & a leg for it here!

Pretty solid local spot that serves up delicious coffee (try the Cafe de Olla), solid chilaquiles, delicious pancakes and waffles and generally attentive service.Located in the heart of Downtown Santa Ana, Cafe Cultura has been a local institution for quite some time. Service can be a bit disorganized at times but most likely, they’re just way too busy to handle the rushes especially during weekends.Chilaquiles are pretty excellent - they’re known for this. Churro waffle is incredible. The Cafe de Olla is sensational if you like spiced, Mexican-style coffee and they have a ton of other items on the menu.If you’re hungry for basic, no frills but delicious Mexican breakfast food and a great cup of coffee, go here.

Best vegan breakfast burrito in Orange County! Great place to bring your non-vegan friends as well as their whole menu is not vegan. They only have about one or two vegan options but they will not disappoint. The chipotle aioli that comes in the breakfast burrito is to die for. A must try if you are vegan or non-vegan!

Came after 12pm on a Saturday for some pancakes. I’m not a foodie, all I can say is they did not disappoint. Come and give them a try. My daughter swears by their conchas.

The staff was great let's start off with that ?? they were all really friendly and accommodating, from the host to the cashier to the bus boy; all were fantastic!The wait was over an hour (from the time we got in line to order to the time we received our food) but we were informed that upon entering; this was our first time in this establishment so we were happy to wait.I loved the interior decor from the colorful chairs, to the quotes on the wall, the choice of tables, to the choice of music, it helped create such a fun atmosphere.I did not enjoy the food as much as I wanted to? the pancakes had a grainy taste to them with really no flavor at all, the green salsa chilaquiles were alright but had hardly any sauce to constitute calling them chilaquiles, they were, at best, nachos ??‍♀️. The chilaquiles burrito in red sauce were surprisingly better although a tortilla with stuffed tortillas is a bit too much in my opinion. The torta was just a basic torta with again no flavor or anything to help it stand out. When you go to a Mexican restaurant you expect your food to be flavorful, full of spices, not bland and boring. The tres leached pancakes had potential but because the pancakes itself were so grainy and bland they were just as big of a disappointment as everything else.We did enjoy the orange juice and the hot chocolate though so that's something ??‍♀️This place has potential to be better, just focus on the quality of your ingredients and adding more flavor and spices to your food instead of just the aesthetics of it. I absolutely want to go back and try the rest of their menu but I'm not desperate to rush back ?Again, the staff was incredible I cannot stress that enough, y'all just need to hire better cooks.