The Hive Healthy Eats & Organic Cafe - Manhattan Beach — Restaurant in Manhattan Beach

Wow! Is the first thing that came to mind when I found this place. Just, wow. This beautiful little eatery sits on a very steep incline a stones throw from the ocean. Because of this, you get a very unique and fun, multi-level seating and order counter layout. The atmosphere is light, bright, creative, and comfortable. I feel like I'm chilling at home, but with a WAY better view and food! Don't even get me started on the food. Ok, I should probably talk about the food too...I had the avocado toast on gluten-free bread with a lavender latte and a maple pecan gluten-free and vegan donut. I've never had avocado toast adorned quite the way The Hive does it, but I'll never have it another way again. The tomatos and radish are a great touch. Absolutely delicious! The maple pecan donut has a cute flower petal garnish, very esthetically appealing. It somehow managed to taste better than it looked! Like a soft, cakey maple pecan pie with some vanilla for an extra layer of yum. I don't typically drink coffee, so my descriptors for this one aren't as whimsical. It's good, the perfect temperature, it'll definitely focus my ADHD for a few hours. The lavender flavor is subtle. The vibes, the view, the food, the staff, the service, the selection of all sorts of goodies including LOTS of gluten-free and vegan options are all really worth a visit here.

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I'm prefacing this review with the following caveat - I really love this Cafe in Marina del Rey. First time dealing with this location.

Really disappointed in this location and the delivery/pickup service - chow hound - they use for orders. I accidentally placed an order at this location instead of my close-to-home location which starts with the same 3 letters as Manhattan Beach.

I called the Cafe directly to cancel the order without the order being confirmed on Chowhound and the Cafe told me there was nothing they could do to help me bcz they had already started on the order 🤷🏻‍♀️

I told them I do not live in the area and is there anything to be done bcz I won't be able to pickup this order. They told me - nope nothing could be done. No credit towards future purchases, no attempt to rectify the situation with the original location going forward. Nada.

I called Chowhound and they told me it's up to the businesses they partner with.

Seems very short-sighted on the Hive's part to not offer something, especially since I'm a regular customer at one of their...

I wish all food was this deliciously textured, and presumably as great for my colon. Buddha bowl wrap is ridiculously epic, toasted chickpeas! swoon

Seriously I just cannot get over the god-blessed texture of this food.

If you’re wondering they there are so many reviews here, it’s because the free cookie that gets rewarded is absolutely irresistible.

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Post cookie edit: dear god that the sugariest, buttteriest cookie dough-adjacent experience of my life, a fully violent onslaught on my sensory experience. If I get a diabetes-induced coma on the drive home, may this review serve as medical and legal evidence of what happened to me.

5/5 review holds. 👌🏼

Next day edit: the predicted colon behavior from the Buddha bowl was incorrect, presumably as a result of the cookie, and also a pistachio donut was eaten at this establishment that I had previously failed to mention on the initial review, perhaps shame for the double dessert, but alas was just,...