Rise To Grind — Restaurant in Murrieta

Came here with two of our friends. Just myself and my friend got coffee and a little dessert. Espresso machine was down (not anyone's fault, these things happen). We both ordered just regular coffee. When we ordered the barista acted like she didn't know how to pour just a coffee. My friend ordered and paid for a berry tart. Turns out they were out so she picked something else out. We sat down to wait for our coffee. Finally without hearing anything from the barista I went to check and it was on the counter in to go cups. We looked everywhere for creamer but none to be found so we tried to get her attention by saying excuse me rather loud. She finally came out and gave us a carton of creamer that was pretty much empty (enough for one large coffee). She then left again. While there we never saw her again but the phone rang 5 or 6 times without being answered and her to go order receipts printed with no response. Someone showed up to pick up their to go order and she seemed unfazed that they had to wait. The coffee was good and the lemon bar I had was great. The service was just not anywhere in the building. Also if your going to have a coffee shop with a cute sitting area, have in house coffee cups for your patrons and have options for making coffee like creamer or half and half. My friend has one of these near her work in La and she raves about them, sadly this one lacks service completely and amenities that every sit down coffee shop...

BEST COFFEE in MURRIETA… and I do not say this lightly! Rise to Grind is a truly stellar coffee house with excellent roasts, seasonal flavors, and customer service. My Dad and I walked in to grab some drinks for my Mom and us on a Saturday night. The shop had several people inside, but it wasn’t crazy. I spotted a student working at a table and several other guests sitting in comfortable seats while enjoying the ambiance. The shop had soft music playing and is decorated with art pieces of iconic music artists like Santana.

We ordered two iced pumpkin brûlées and one sugar free latte w/ vanilla. Everything was fantastic, the flavors tasted authentic and premium in quality. All drinks can be hot, iced, or ice blended according to their signage. Sizes are clearly marked (small, medium, large) and non-dairy options are available (oatmilk, almond milk, etc.)

The barista running the entire store by herself was AMAZING. She was super polite, helpful, and accommodating. This was despite my Dad making an error with his order. I’m so happy we decided to stop here because this is going to be a new, regular stop for my family and I!

Rise to Grind also serves baked goods and pastries which all looked extremely tasty. I’ll be back...

I went in on July 5th, 2025 around 2:35PM to order my mom an iced sugar free mocha coffee. The barista at the counter wasn't very friendly. I chose not to make a big deal of it. I asked the barista to please make sure that the iced coffee was sugar free as my mom is a diabetic. Turns out the drink she made wasn't sugar free and made my mom extremely sick and her sugar go through the roof. I'm not sure what was wrong with the barista but her attitude was horrible and she didn't seem to care about listening to make sure the order was correct. I just wanted to write this review to express my concern because I don't want anyone else to have that same experience, especially if they...