Carp Moon Cafe — Restaurant in Carpinteria

Its a cute place. I ordered a cappuccino and a breakfast sandwich on ciabatta. The sandwich was good, except the cheese appeared to be velveeta and tasted super weird, totally de-elevated the whole thing. Also was very small and $15, not worth it. Pricing is not on the menu. The cappuccino was 20oz, which is not a cap, and the foam was insanely bad; giant bubbles. Shot was simultaneously tasteless and burnt. My wife got an almond milk cap, and it was another level of bad. Same 20oz. The milk tasted terrible and the foam was comprised of 1/2” diameter bubbles. They didn’t acknowledge that the caps were completely the wrong size after they asked for feedback which I provided, and made excuses claiming that almond milk doesnt steam the same and other shops use creamer with the almond milk to achieve good foam. This is false. Other shops use straight up almond milk which can be steamed to within 90% the same consistency of regular milk. My wife is a barista and we’ve consumed a lot of espresso in our lives. Other shops in the area, particularly lucky llama, have excellent technique and proper barista training.

Carp moon, I believe its time to brush up the barista training, or perhaps go in a different direction with coffee if its not your specialty. Also use normal cheese on sandwiches, velveeta is...

Always on the look for new coffee shops and decided to stop in to grab some coffee and study a bit. The coffee shop is very spacious with outdoor and indoor seating. The indoor seating had fewer seats but the chairs were comfy with a few scattered tables around to put laptops and personal belongings on. The prices were a bit high when looking at the menu, but they did have a great selection of smoothies, pastries, food, and coffee to choose from. I only ordered a small coffee (iced americano $5) which had great flavor. There was free wifi available and bathrooms for customers which is always appreciated. The staff was very friendly and were there for suggestions if I needed any. Overall, I had a good experience and would come again. The free public parking around the corner made it also very convenient too. I did notice the floor and chairs were a bit dirty with crumbs and such from past customers who came in that day. I got a napkin and cleaned up the area I wanted to sit in so I wouldn't get my study materials dirty. Not that big of a deal (probably caught them at a bad time) but just wanted to note that. Will definitely come back again and try some food...

If you’re looking for something fast and efficient, maybe go down the street to Starbucks. But if you’re in the mood to chill and relax, the staff here is super nice and friendly. The coffee is great in my opinion. I gave 4 rather than 5 stars cause both my wife and I had our drink made incorrectly the first time (I believe this is cause the got very busy at that time and they were short staffed). That said, they remade our drinks and they were great. Actually even my first drink was good, but they insisted on making me a new one which I thought was classy. Also ordered breakfast sandwiches which were tasty and satisfying. The pastries look good so I think they must have improved them since the previous reviews. Again the staff was very friendly which made the whole experience worth it and we hung out there for a couple hours since it’s so comfortable...