Café Mak - Los Angeles, California

Ruby G.

Coffee time with my constant 🧡 friends! It's not bad for a first timers.
Service is excellent, friendly, very big space, you can have a place to study.
Must try!

Anish T. (. T.

Had a wonderful time here attending a Japanese conversation meetup that’s regularly hosted here on Thursday evenings.

I enjoyed the free / safe parking, the overall studious vibe, and the service. The chicken avocado sandwich was tasty, and the evening went smoothly. I’ve had their coffee in the past - solid - but didn’t go for it tonight.

Would definitely recommend this place for a date, a study date, or general hang!

Keno S. N.

Comfortable library workspace aesthetic. Warm lighting with beautiful decorations. Delicious variety on their menu (most items are pricey, however). Friendly staff, large selection of seating options, clean restrooms and plenty of charging outlets. And they're open until midnight! Only negative is their internet frequently goes out (can be really annoying when you're working). Overall, no complaints. I've been coming here for a year and I've enjoyed all of my experiences. Would highly recommend.

aryana

Awesome place to study, more so of a study spot than food it seems. However I haven't tried much of their menu

jakiyah C.

in theory, cafe mak is the perfect place to go to get out of the house to get some work done and be productive. in my years of coming here i have enjoyed the space for what it is: mediocre (fried & processed) food, forgettable coffee and capricious ambiance. which may or may not be a vibe depending on who you're with and which servers are on shift.

despite it all, the appeal lies in the fact that it's one of L.A.'s few late night cafes which is perfect for people like me and every now and then i'd swing by only to be left with the same sour taste in my mouth because of their shit customer service.

today was like any other time i had been to cafe mak. it's busy and there are no tables available. my friend and i do a lap to find a seat and we have 2 options, a table toward the back of the cafe on the black bench that has crumbs all over the seats, filthy napkins on the floor and multiple plates of half eaten food or take a corner of one of the 'reserved' tables in the second room near the restrooms.

our logic was that if a larger party comes in we'd just make room for them as there was plenty or find another empty table. we sat for about 15 minutes before one of the waitresses informed us we had to move. we told her there were no tables and then she cleared one near the front entrance. this was sort of annoying because we weren't bothering anyone and already found a flow but whatever. at this time we weren't using our computers yet.

once we sat at our new table the waitress was pushy and emphasized we order something. reminding us that we can push the button to place an order. she came back 3 times in the span of 15 minutes basically pressuring us to order. it got to the point where i said, "did i ring the bell?" 'no.' "okay, we will ring it once we are ready to order." this type of energy is always quite annoying because they make it as though we were free loading even though we had only been there 30 minutes and planned to be there for a few hours. a few moments later, my friend ordered a lemon tee while i still decided. the waitress once again made it a point that i HAD to order something. i informed her i was still deciding and would push the button once i was ready to order.

i eventually decide on red wine, cab -- while i waited opened my laptop. the wifi wouldn't connect. i retried until the wine and cheese arrived, i took a sip of the wine and a single bite of the mild cheddar and stuck the toothpick back in it. i tried for another 5 minutes before ringing the button and told the waitress the wifi isn't working to which she told me to restart my computer. my friend's wifi was going in and out and anytime i tried to connect, i saw over 16 iphones with their hotspots on so it wasn't a my computer issue. it was their wifi.

i restarted my computer and the issue persisted. i called another waitress and told her the issue, she went on a monologue about how they had to change the wifi two times to which i informed her of my frustration of being basically rushed into making a purchase just for their system to be down. which to me didn't seem like a fair exchange. beyond the annoyance i felt for the pushy waitress, the experience just continued to be more and. more lackluster the more i interacted with the servers and spent time there.

i basically requested a refund for the wine since there wifi wasn't working and the waitress immediately snatched the glass and the cheese with my single bite mark in it. it was so comical and cinematic... i was in disbelief. lmao instead of offering actual customer service, she just took the drink away.

as we left we were followed out and yelled at as if we stole something.... as black women this felt disgusting and i will probably never come back.

Anna V. G.

This cafe deserves a 3.5 and mostly because it is cute and quaint. The outside dining area is cute and has large bougainvilleas. The iced soy milk latte was ok. They don’t have oat milk. Their coffee pastries are very limited. I chose a decent chocolate cake that looked like someone’s birthday cake lol. They serve meals after 1130 am so this may be what makes this cafe popular. The lady that took my order was nice. They have ample parking in the rear.

Saima A.

The female worker was rude during the time I placed order. Visually the coffee doesn’t look presentable if you dine-in. I ordered 3 coffees and 3 slices of pastries. The total came close to $60. But the pastries was dry and hard to scoop out with a spoon. And they served the coffee in a to-go cups. The atmosphere was nice but I do not recommend this location. The parking is tough too. There are other coffee stores with better service and food around the same neighborhood.

P C. (. H. R.

If you want quiet, this place might not be it. People get into lively conversation that can a bit loud. Food was good and prices remained somewhat stable in comparison to other similar restaurants/cafes. It has this library and beginning of 20th century Victorian decor. Food offerings are mostly sandwiches, coffees, teas, and korean food (semi fast food).