Aroma de Cafe Brunch — Restaurant in Santa Rosa

A friend and I were in town and stopped into Aroma de Café for Brunch on a Friday morning. My friend had her dog with her, so we sat at the outside table, which was perfect for us. Since we didn’t eat inside, we only got a little glimpse of the interior when we walked in to meet the hostess, but the inside of this new brunch spot is super cute and inviting. Outside, there is ‘new build’ construction going on, but my friend and I didn’t even notice it until the end of our dining experience because of how great everything was. My friend decided to get a vanilla latte with her dog’s face on it so that she could take a cute picture for her family back home (it turned out so good that it even made it onto his pangu.adventures IG page.😅) Since we were sitting outside, that latte became a smash hit with every passerby. As most people don’t yet know that the technology exists to put photos on lattes, everyone’s minds were blown to see this little pug sitting at the table next to a latte with his face on it. It was such a fun experience! To top it all off, the latte was actually good. (In all honesty, we were half expecting it to be so-so in flavor when the appearance was so perfect, but it was a hit on all fronts.) It was definitely worth the price for the novelty and for the overall experience it brought to us as every passerby stopped at our table for a laugh.

Next, came the food. My friend and I both ordered the Breakfast Choripapa Burrito. I got mine with a side of their Guajillo hollandaise, and my friend got hers with a side of green salsa, and we were each in breakfast Heaven. It was quite entertaining to watch my friend bite into her breakfast burrito and immediately say, “This is going to be hard to follow. I’ll tell you that right now….and I’ve had a lot of breakfast burritos.” Needless to say, we both really enjoyed our meals.

The icing on the cake for us (other than having a latte with my friend’s dog on it) was the friendliness the staff. Every employee who visited our table was absolutely wonderful. We loved chatting and sharing photos and stories with them. The service alone was enough to make me a returning customer, but they also have a lot of yummy-looking menu items, so that helps. I’ll definitely be back whenever I find myself...

UPDATE ! CAFE AROMA HAS MOVED TO 115 4th ST. SANTA ROSA, CA. The new location is incredible. The space is six times larger. There are two levels upstairs and downstairs. There Is a giant bar with a huge huge variety of liquor. They have added waiters and waitresses to the staff. Hundreds of people visit every day but there is no waiting. They seat the customers right away! Alejandra hit a grand slam home run! The vibe is 💯 positive. The food is five star. The prices are reasonable. If you have significant other, a special date or a birthday party to celebrate you must take them here. Everybody will love you.

¡ACTUALIZACIÓN! LA CAFETERÍA SE HA MUDADO CAFE AROMA A 115 4th ST SANTA ROSA, CA. La nueva ubicación es increíble. El espacio es seis veces más grande. Hay dos niveles arriba y abajo. Hay un bar enorme con una enorme variedad de licores. Han añadido camareros y camareras al personal. Cientos de personas lo visitan a diario, pero no hay espera. ¡Atienden a los clientes enseguida! ¡Alejandro dio un jonrón! El ambiente es 💯 positivo. La comida es de cinco estrellas. Los precios son razonables. Si tienes pareja, una cita especial o un cumpleaños, tienes que llevarlos aquí. ¡Todos te adorarán!

They took the existing space and invested tens of thousands of dollars into a complete upgrade and remodel. Everything is new new new! I love it.

Previous review 2023 I was looking for a new place to eat. I got so lucky. The staff is super friendly and professional. The interior is new, fresh, and clean. The food is authentic mexican. You must try the Crepes and Cafe de Aroma! Delicious 😋. A patron celebrated her birthday. The staff presented her with a sparkeler enhanced cakes. It was beautiful. If I have a date I want to impress, this is the place. (Update 8-2-25 I did meet a new person after years of being single. I brought her to brunch at the New Cafe Aroma. She loved the food and now she loves me. 😀) Last Sunday October 5th i had weibo's friends.My date had the salmon plate. Oh my god it...

This place has great breakfast, I will absolutely give them that, but I left today feeling extremely disappointed and upset. I've been here a couple of times, and the last few times the food was amazing and the service was good.

This time wasn't the case. We were seated on the top floor, where the servers were spread thin. Our server was sweet and nice, but she never checked on us, we had to ask for refills and a side of salsa. She didn't interact with any of her tables very much, because she was so spread thin. Adding onto this, when I went to close out, I handed her my card and she took it and came back with the tables next to me's receipt. She had already charged me, which the difference was pretty substantial. Instead of apologizing or anything, she took the receipt and went to refund me then charge me the correct amount. No explanation, no apologies, just doing this all without explaining anything. Thankfully my wife and I have worked in the business for many years and knew what was going on.

The most upsetting part, was the complete lack of service by anyone involved. Her manager had to come over and fix it, and instead of coming to the table and explaining things, apologizing, offering anything for the fact that my card is now being double charged, absolutely nothing. He walked away, and our server just handed us the new bill and walked away. This isn't how you do service, and it's now how you run a business with integrity. To charge me a table that's 3x my tables tab, and say nothing at all just rubs my wife and I the wrong way. Icing on the cake, the food wasn't nearly as good as the last few times. Beans were watery and had no flavor compared to the last few times. Overall a...