Café Ficelle
2126 E Main St, Ventura, CA
Crema's Take
“Café Ficelle draws a devoted crowd with its clean, minimal aesthetic and genuinely welcoming staff, making it equally suited for quick espresso runs or lingering conversations over pastries. The shop shines brightest with its creative signature drinks like the honey lavender latte and exceptional house-made pastries—particularly the pistachio cream puff and soft, generously-filled cinnamon roll—though consistency with their drip coffee and standard pastries can be hit-or-miss. If you're seeking espresso-forward beverages and imaginative seasonal flavors in a space that feels both sophisticated and approachable, this Ventura spot rewards a visit, just maybe skip the basic black coffee.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Me and my wife and kid have been to this place we love the vibe and we loved the service prices were little high on the appetizers 5$ a piece - drinks are little more we ordered mucha drink it wasn't the best it was very bitter needed more sugar we tried to add more sugar but just wasn't cutting the after taste and we tried a second time with a lavender drink same thing not much flavor felt like water with lavender 🪻 recommend better person knows what they are doing, so my review recommended deserts👍 drinks not very much 👎 hope this place gets a better cafe tender 😊
ordered a black iced coffee— this is it haha. please use more grounds or spend some time making a batch and cooling it down properly without loads of ice. Watered down coffee is one of the top worst flavors in the world. Had to make espresso shots at home to make it actually taste like coffee :( Otherwise i really like this place and the pastries are good and fresh usually. Will continue going so I hope the business takes this as actual feedback and I can get a better coffee next time
Cool little place. The pain au chocolat was mid - there was very little chocolate and the pastry was dry. The drip coffee was very good and the pistachio cream puff? Phenomenal.
Popped into a cute little café with a clean, minimal vibe and the irresistible smell of coffee and pastries in the air. The staff was sweet and welcoming. Almost all the spots were occupied when I walked in at 11. By 11:30 it quieted down and a fair amount of spots opened up. Side note, there's outdoor seating too. I'm not much of a breakfast person, but their pastries looked so good they almost converted me. I had the butterfly matcha coffee, which is more of an iced matcha latte with butterfly pea syrup--beautiful, but light on matcha flavor. Aesthetic lovers, you'll adore it; matcha purists, maybe not so much. All in all, a lovely little spot to relax or get some work done.
Delicious pastries and the flavored plates are amazing. We got honey lavender latte. The flavors are incredible. I also got the cinnamon roll... the dough was soft, moist, filled with cinnamon, and fluffy. The frosting was creamy, properly sweet, and delicious. Service was attentive, bright, cheery, and fast. Love this place. A true 💎
Crema Reviews
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