The Small Cafe - Long Beach

"The food was delicious, the service was outstanding, and the reggae music created the perfect beach breakfast atmosphere."

We finally made the decision to visit a new breakfast spot that we had been curious about for a while. The day we chose to go, there was a power outage, but the owner was very accommodating and...

Small Cafe is one of my favorite places to eat. The friendly service and open seating always make my day. It is situated in a strip mall with ample parking available.

It was our first time at this cafe. The cafe was under staffed today and full of people. But we decided to wait anyway. Understandably we knew that it was a going to be a while. We waited about 40min until we got a table for 2. We were of course greeted and right away ordered our drinks. We patiently waited and eventually had our food ordered and just took in the ambience and vibe. I could see the servers were very attentive to other costumers and the hostess was pitching in cleaning and setting tables. I could see the team effort. Our table had a little basket with creamers and sugars and Crayons! The 'table cloth ' was actually a large white piece of paper, so I took the opportunity to doodle while we waited for our food. Eventually we got our food, and it looked great. The portions were large and perfect, and the taste was even better. It made the waiting worth it. I 'll definitely come back.

Decent prices, good food, very friendly staff, strong coffee, and very welcoming. I originally walked in to order a coffee to go but ended up having breakfast there because the place was so welcoming (nice decor) and the staff was so friendly (I saw them laughing and talking to their regulars). They also had the news on and my waitress frequently asked if I needed anything else. I ordered loaded hash browns (see pic) and they were delicious. It tasted home cooked, and the coffee was nice and strong. I'll definitely be coming back.