Karnaval Cafe

Stopped for coffee and had a delicious cinnamon coffee creation and fresh flavorful empanada. The decorations are so fun! The vibe is super mellow. Definitely fun to go to this small business as opposed to big biz across the street. **thx for having compostable containers**

Loved the location, decor and service. It is a very inviting place and staff was also so welcoming. There were a few customers at the same time as me and I thought service was still fast enough, for me.

I had the Dino Coffee Latte and I give it a 10/10. For any coffee and pistachio lovers THIS is for you! I am definitely returning for this specifically. My husband had the Mocha Latte, he said he would also have it again. Of course, I tried his too and I liked it BUT the Dino Latte was better in my opinion. We had the banana bread and It was good, definitely have it warmed up it was good nice and warm.
I have been hearing great things about the empanadas, I plan to go back to have these. I will update my review once I do :)

LOVED the drinks and the empanadas.

We purchased the Mago Loko, Strawberry Matcha, Empanadas de carne molida y papas.

The food was very comforting and the salsa was amazing. WE WILL BE RETURNING.

The atmosphere, vibe was awesome. The chicken pesto pizza and empanadas where amazing! Kid friendly environment. Even the restroom decor was outstanding.

We love Karnaval. Our favorite is the avacado toast. Family friendly environment. Cold brew coffee was delicious.

El aspecto de este lugar es estupendo. Nos encantó todo el concepto y el ambiente es muy atractivo. Nos dijeron que acaban de abrir y que su menú aún está en proceso, pero están navegando bastante bien dado que acaban de reabrir. Me alegra que los lugareños inviertan en su comunidad. Este lugar es hermoso y estamos felices de que estén en Salinas.

Mi nieta tomó el Bliss Latte que venía con algodón de azúcar. Estaba perfectamente mezclado, nada dulce. Lo disfrutó junto con sus panqueques en forma de corazón. Tuve el café de olla que fue INCREÍBLE. Recomiendo esto. También probamos su matcha de lavanda y estuvo genial. Yo tomé el mío con leche de soya.

En general, recomiendo este lugar. La música de este lugar me recuerda a un café de la ciudad de México. Estaré de vuelta en el futuro para probar mas opciones del menu.

Karnaval is a beautiful place to go read while listening to great music. I like their coffee very much. I really enjoyed the Dino, cafe de la olla y las empanadas. Definitivamente tienen que visitar este negocio cuando anden acá en salinas.

Un lugar increíble, se nota que fue creado con mucho amor, los productos deliciosos perfectos para pasar el rato con amigos o familia, felicitaciones un lugar muy bonito y acogedor, el lugar perfecto si quieres algo diferente y único

Love the vibe and the atmosphere at Karnaval. It’s inviting and warm. I adore all of the displays and the color. The neon signs are my favorite in particular.

The food is great. The empanadas are amazing in particular. You can’t go wrong with the avocado toast either. The pizza’s are delicious! The drinks have a personality of their own.

Karnaval 2.0 ( the relaunch) seemed promising. They advertised a smaller menu with exciting drinks.

The space is still cute. Colorful and lots to look at.

The drinks menu was extensive. They are operating their coffee orders using an at home espresso machine so it does take quite a while to get coffee based drinks.

We got the Strawberry matcha. It did not taste like matcha and it only tasted like milk. We also tried one of their “must try” drinks- Bliss Late. It was so sugary and it didn’t even taste like dragon fruit.

The space is super small so if more than 5 people are in there at a time it can feel really crowded.

Overall I would not return. I understand it’s a new restaurant so you can tell they’re trying to find their footing ( fruit being rinsed on the spot and food being prepared without gloves and no handwashing in between orders ) but I think they would benefit from finding their niche one that goes beyond their decoration.

What's up with those neon signs? Very appropriate for the youth.

I would love to give a good review, but unfortunately, have not been able to try them. Everytime i try to go they are either closed or closing for “repairs” I have gone at different times of the day on different days and they always seem to be closed when they should be open for business. Definitely a bummer.