Reviews for Hi-Fi Espresso LLC in Redondo Beach, CA
Super cute coffee shop! The baristas were super sweet and polite. I ordered their seasonal harvest iced latte and it was just... what I wanted. Would be a regular if I didn?t live so far away. Read more
I enjoy HiFi because it's walking distance from my house and vibe is cute, and service is always super friendly. They even saved... me from a creepy guy one time when I was doing some work there on my laptop. However, coming in now regularly (2+/wk) for ~6months (since I moved into the area), I've been consistently disappointed by the highly inconsistent quality of my drink. A fewexamples of things I've experienced over my times coming in: - On multiple occasions, they did not warm up my ceramic mug priorto serving my hot drink in it, which meant my milk was lukewarm (the milk might have also been underheated to start with) - Onone occasion (I rarely get cold drinks), they served an iced drink with agave in it, but did not melt the agave down in a bit ofhot water so that it would properly blend into the cold drink (and so it sat on the bottom of the drink and did not sweeten mydrink as desired) - The temperature of my milk in my hot drink is consistently inconsistent. Some days it's burn-my-mouth hot,others it's blandly-lukewarm. Rarely is it in that sweet spot of 130-150 degrees. It seems they might have high turnover (orare frequently hiring new people?) as it feels like at least once a month I meet with someone on the cash register who tells me,"I'm new" or "This is my first day." Perhaps this high turnover/constant new hiring is the cause of the lack of qualitycontrol? Now look, as I said, it's in walking distance to my house, the vibe is cute, and service is great. So yes, I'll keepcoming a couple times a week. I just really wish they could figure out how to make a consistently wonderful drink, so I couldcome in 4-5x/wk for my drink (rather than having to get in my car and drive ~15 minutes to another coffee shop that makes theMOST consistent quality of absolutely delicious drinks...they're just not as location convenient for me). Read more
I dig the vibe of the coffee shop, similar to the one in Hermosa Beach but better located, in a shopping village steps away from... the beach. It's bright and cozy, service was friendly too. However, my flat white was really not up to standard. It tasted alittle bitter and too hot, especially for a warm afternoon. Read more
I ordered a soy milk latte, it was not the best. The area is very nice, decor is beautiful.
Amazing coffee, plenty of choices of alternative milks including my favourite oat milk! Oat milk latte art was a perfection!... Would be great if they added more vegan options, including some vegan pastry but overall a very cool place to have a specialtycoffee at! Avo toast was also very good! :) Read more
This is easily my favorite coffee shop. The ownership & staff are incredible and everything they put out is impeccable. I?ve... been a patron of Hi-Fi since they started in Hermosa and am very happy to have them in Redondo and Manhattan, too now! I love tobring friends and family to this location for coffee dates and beach walks. The menu of drinks and food are all lovely-I?ve yetto choose something I didn?t like. They also have great pastries from local bakeries if you catch them early enough in the day!There is so much attention to detail and love poured into every detail of this beautiful coffee shop. Their espresso is topnotch, as is any pour over or house roast, there?s a threat selection of really lovely herbal teas, Matcha anything is wonderful(there?s mint & lavender-just ask), and the Bee?s Knees is one of my favorites. Ample amounts of indoor and outdoor seatingavailable. Parking is metered and sometimes takes a few loops but is well worth it. Read more
We stopped at Hi-Fi Espresso as a result of a Google Maps suggestion. We ordered a couple of specialty lattes. The store is... super clean, small, a few indoor seating areas, and the staff was super helpful. We sat in a couple of cozy chairs at a smalltable. Music was playing, people were coming and going with their orders, while others were hanging out on their devices. Themenu has a bunch of great food and drink options. I ordered a coffee cake and scarfed it down with my latte. I recommend thisplace for a chill place to have a great espresso and snack. Read more
This local coffee shop is the best! So much better than one of the big chain coffee shop. I love their matcha latte, definitely... my favorite! The owners and staff are always welcoming and friendly. I can?t recommend this place enough! Read more