Crema's Take
“Café Lido is a hotel café with a genuinely pleasant poolside atmosphere and friendly service, but this 3.8-star rating is based on only 21 reviews—far too thin to trust. The few reviews that detail actual coffee quality praise the Dart roaster beans, and breakfast items get consistent thumbs up, but there simply isn't enough feedback to know if that's the norm or a streak of luck. If you're staying at Mar Monte and want a casual morning spot with decent coffee and a nice view, it's worth a try; if you're planning a special trip around it, you'd be guessing.”
What to expect
Specialty coffee. A slow-sit, outdoor seating spot, good for meetings. Full breakfast, pastries, and light food on the menu. Family friendly.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →Had breakfast here today (3/6/26) and it was amazing. Prompt service, delicious food, clean, an excellent bartender that made a delicious California Spritz, and beautiful views near the pool.
Came here because we were staying down the road and needed some early morning coffee and something to eat. Really friendly service, coffee from Dart was so good, soyrizo burrito good too.
Café Lido is a small cafe bar at Mar Monte Hotel. They serve limited coffee, tea, and modest breakfast. I came here for a breakfast and had a healthy Breakfast bowl ($14) and an Iced Coffee ($6). Atmosphere is ok. Prices are ridiculous expensive. Staff was compliant and…
Café Lido beautiful atmosphere.!! Stop and enjoy the day time near the East Beach. Open until 8:00 pm I was so amaze with the team work at the beautiful decorating with plants and flowers drawn in the walls in color gray. The cafe bar has and amazing team working together in…
Almost didn't come here when I saw that they might not have alternatives to their pork options for their breakfast sandwich. But that changed when one of the lovely servers their told me they had chicken apple sausage—which I didn't even see in their Breakfast Menu 😂 But yeah…
Crema Reviews
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