Crema's Take
“Lyric is a hotel café that functions mainly as a convenience stop for Hotel Dena guests, and the 2.5-star rating here rests on only six reviews—too thin to be reliable, but the pattern is clear: inconsistent kitchen execution (eggs cooked wrong, items running out mid-service), spotty service, and reviewers openly suggesting you walk elsewhere for better coffee. The breakfast burrito earned one genuine compliment, but most feedback points to a place that coasts on captive hotel traffic rather than earning walk-in visits.”
What to expect
Classic coffee drinks done right. Quick-grab spot. Full breakfast and light food on the menu.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →It’s a convenient spot to eat while staying at the hotel. If you have the time to walk the block for coffee, I’d recommend thank you that instead.
Super convenient and cozy for those staying at Hotel Dena. We shared the generous breakfast burrito which was piping hot and stuffed with an egg-sausage-potato scramble. This is a solid choice for ease and comfort.
We’re guests at the hotel and the front desk recommended the restraunt so we went downstairs to try it for lunch. Awful service. We stood at the hostess stand for 5 minutes while the hostess sat in a booth on a personal phone call ignoring all of us. When we sat (2:35pm) she…
Came for breakfast. Only an hour into breakfast. They no longer had the breakfast special available. Came back again for brunch. No lunch like options. Ordered off the SAME breakfast menu. Was out of the breakfast meat I ordered. Also note- if you’re not a fan of wheat or eggs,…
Went there for breakfast with my wife and what a terrible experience. Waiter who had no personality, eggs came over easy for both of us when we asked for over hard and over medium and this breakfast was more expensive than the dinner we had in old Pasadena the night before. …
Crema Reviews
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