Red Car Coffee Shop - San Marino

When visiting the Huntington Library, my companions and I decided to stop by for a quick coffee and snack. Usually, eateries near parks and tourist attractions are pricey and mediocre at best. However, despite its high prices comparable to typical park fare, this place exceeded our expectations in terms of taste. The pastries, especially the chocolate croissant, were delicious.

This restaurant is better than Starbucks. It is located conveniently in front of the Huntington gift shop and also offers Fosselman's ice cream. The space can be crowded as it is quite small, but there are good outdoor dining seats available.

The Red Car Coffee Shop is located at the entrance and has a cute and quaint atmosphere with limited indoor and outdoor seating. The menu is small, but we enjoyed a strong and tasty iced mocha made with non-fat milk. The refreshing drink was a welcome relief on a hot day and we appreciated the opportunity to relax and people watch by the window. Overall, it was a good place to take a break and recharge.

Good prices great service. They have illy coffee. Which is delicious. Pastries and small sandwiches.

Fairly fast and convenient as it's located by the entrance of the Huntington library. Some seating indoors and more outdoors. One thing that stood out negatively, I ordered ice cream in a waffle cone (among other things) and the employee just handed it to me without wrapping any napkin/paper around the cone. It was unsanitary considering he was also manning the register. Honestly, never have been handed a cone like that and it was off putting. That said, the staff was friendly, just not very attentive. I got cookie monster and lemon flavored ice cream and both were fine. I'd probably try something else if I come by next time I visit.