Fresh Café — Restaurant in Escondido

We went to Fresh Cafe on NYE around 12:30pm. Based on the reviews, we were expecting a pretty decent, healthful meal; unfortunately, what we got was pretty bad. I am a very empathetic person, so I've been trying to figure out how to say this nicely, but have been unable to find the words other than: worst restaurant food ever. The black beans and garbanzo beans were obviously straight out of a can. The tofu was advertised as "grilled" on the menu, but was raw and had been previously frozen. My build-your-own bowl was soupy and had hardly any quinoa. It was like it was prepared by someone who had never prepared health food before. I hope that their normal chef called out that day because their absence is the only thing I can think of to explain the food we recieved. The avocado toast was one very thin slice of bread with mashed avocado on top, served on a paper plate. It looked like a child prepared it. There are tons of recipes online for good avocado toast, and I was shocked that we were served such a low quality item. The ambiance of the place was nice, and the staff were friendly. I appreciate the effort to create a positive, healthy environment, but the food was unacceptable. We will not be returning. Also, I read the negative reviews here, and I suggest that the business owner take constructive criticism a bit better. It'd be wonderful to have a GOOD healthy food establishment here. Please work to improve...

tl;dr: happy this place is here, I’m rocking with the aesthetic inside. I got the Buddha Bowl with garlic cilantro sauce. Filling, satisfying, and quick-

The quality of the food was enjoyable! Happy that as someone who eats plant based was able to enjoy both hot sweet potato and grilled tofu with the bowl I ordered and veggies were fresh and crisp! Everything part of my bowl had good portions and it actually filled me up as someone who is normally a bottomless pit which is a big plus for me.

Happy this place is up and running. There is a lot of open space with available seating, perfect for a quick bite with friends or alone. The designing of the interior and colors are complimentary to the food available and the atmosphere that is established is welcoming.

I’m always kinda lost when it comes to these kinds of eateries which is a big reason why I don’t eat at these kinds of places but the gal inside (Justice I believe ) helped guide me; a newbie to what’s available and I felt confident with what I ended up ordering and I’m happy knowing I can also build a bowl to my preference. Promptly destroyed it on my lunch break with the majority of my time left to do whatever I want which is big for me.

I look forward to trying out their other options and their juices. Grateful I have a spot I can enjoy food around here on lunch breaks that can be...

Food was ok. This review is on the service. Whoever the lady was on March 17th, on a Friday at 1:45pm discriminated us. ( Mexican, born and raised in Escondido) She was ONLY welcoming to those she wanted to be. Since the owner here claims here to take their “customer service extremely serious.”I forgot to add jalapeños and asked her if it was okay to add on and she was visually UPSET. I’m not sure why, because we NEVER ended up getting the jalapeños. LOL! . I’m not sure what she has against us. I think it’s rather rude to exclude customers when you run a public company. First anddd last time trying this place. It’s unfortunate we had to give our hard worked money to a company who discriminates. It’s crazy escondido still has these types of people, not sure if it’s because it’s a business plastered in the middle of downtown. I think the company itself needs to strive for INCLUSION. From the few reviews I see, you won’t do well in business if you can’t bother being nice to the same people who give your company money. Update since...