Kreation Organic Kafe & Juicery
1023 Montana Ave Unit B, Santa Monica, California, USA, 90403
Serves meat, vegan options available. Small restaurant with attached juicery. Menu offers breakfast omelets, cold & hot tapas served with bread, some mains and salads. Uses mostly local farmers market produce. Sidewalk seating and back patio community table. Open Mon-Sun 8:00am-10:00pm.
Category: Vegan-friendly, Lacto, Ovo, Organic, Mediterranean, Juice bar, Middle Eastern, Non-veg
Reviews (7)
First Review by gr8vegan
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California Cuisine - Edit
I wasn't totally in love. Service was fine. The decor was goofy, with astroturf carpet inside. There was a bit of a wait. That was all fine. I enjoyed the weirder things, like the chlorophyll in the water and juice syringes. The food, however, was pretty bland. The hummus was downright bad. I had a California Crunch Wrap without the bacon. It was terrible. Don't get it. The only thing I would recommend is the Veggie Kebab sandwhich. I found it a bit overpriced (entrees $30), but they were larger than I expected for such a California-y place. There's good people watching.
Pros: Weird Stuff, People Watching, Large Portions
Cons: Bland Food, Over-Priced
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Good - Edit
I like this place because the servers are nice, the vibe is good and the food is also good, I wouldn't go so far to say its great.. I think the nice thing is you can go with friends who don't necessarily like vegan food because they also serve meat.
Pros: good vibe , good food, good service
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Date Shakes! - Edit
the last thing the westside needs is another juicery! I hope this fad will end soon, its expensive! The nice thing about Kreation is you can custom make your juice and I go for the vegan date shake. Its not the greatest in the world, but not bad for Montana Ave.
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Good cold veggie tapas - Edit
I had read about this place on happycow, and have eaten here twice. Here's my Kreation Organic Kafe review.
When we were here last, the cafe was busy and we had to wait a little while for our food. We sat out on the sidewalk, in the shade and nicely situated next to a running water fountain that's part the business next door.
Kreations is located in the popular walking and shopping part of Montana Ave.
The menu is divided into breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For breakfast, it's mostly egg omelettes. The lunch and dinner menu, while has only a couple main meals that are vegan, has a couple salads suitable for vegans and many vegan tapas options. The sampler plates, either hot or cold, are good to try because you get a variety of the tapas on offer.
Hot tapas I liked: forbidden rice, quinoa, grilled, vegetables, spicy spinach.
Cold tapas I liked: hummus, babagnoush, bruchetta.
We were told that veg hot foods are cooked on the same grill as the meat ones. So, for strict vegetarians and vegans, it's best to stay with the cold tapas.
Overall, our meal was tasty and filling enough but a bit pricey. Fair choice when in the area.
Pros: convenient location, nice space, good cold tapas
Cons: same grill for veg & meat
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Good juice selection - Edit
I had read about this place on happycow, and here's my Kreation Juicery review.
I've eaten at their restaurant that's attached to the cafe (next door). The juice and smoothies bar offers an extensive drinks menu. A lot of the their juices are already pre-pressed and bottled, stored in the fridge case. You can just grab one. If you want freshly pressed juice on the spot, you need to specify. My green juice cost $7, so it's a bit pricey, but this is on Montana Ave, a higher end shopping street.
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"High End" - Edit
This place is very expensive for what you get. The decor is very nice and the food is fairly good. Had dinner with a friend and only went there b/c of a coupon. The waitor gave us a little grief for using the coupon (boo) but the bill was still steep! Maybe it was how we ordered. Go if you want to impress someone, I could see it as a cute date place b/c most veg friendly restaurants I've been to haven't been very big on decor and atmosphere.
Pros: decor
Cons: price
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Vegan Tapas - Edit
This is a nice little place on Montana, which is great for people watching and walking around / shopping. Relaxed. Big negative is that while I was waiting for my vegan tapas the server was walking around with dead animal and put it in my face asking me if it was mine. I can't believe I avoided saying something obnoxious, but I'm glad I did. The tapas were tasty and we sat next to a Celeb. They have a nice community table in back. Open air. I'd definitely go here again. Nice to have some other options in a great location.
Note to restaurant... there is nothing organic about dead animals... its like shooting people with organic bullets.
Cons: meat
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