Cobantigua Cafe

This is THE BEST COFFEE SHOP and HOOKAH place I have ever been to! This place is not only updated it is pretty darn clean. There is plenty couches and might I add comfortable couches, heaters and great flavored hookah. WOW the Arabic coffee is DELICIOUS and everything is reasonably priced. The first time I came here was back last summer and I’ve been back more then ten times. The people who work and own that place is super friendly and AMAZING. I LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE!

So, I am not sure what the name of this café shop is anymore, but it is the only one in old world village. Signs inside say cobantigua but the sign outside says Ramaneh =\ .
I came here looking for a place to study/​write an essay because I like coffee shops!
The feeling though is a bit eerie even for Halloween. It’s ridiculously quiet here. It is not what i expected when I walked in. The place is a mixed hookah lounge/​coffee shop now. The downside with that is you can smell the smoke from outside.
Wifi is free here but you will have to ask for the code and the code goes something like «af8e1834je» yeah…
The black coffee here is Okay (better than starbucks), but it is nothing amazing.
I think this place is still transitioning between owners and it can be a nice coffee shop to go to close to home, so I will be back to see if anything has changed!

Given, I didn’t make it into the shop, but a coffee shop that doesn’t open until 10? I was trying to grab coffee before work and after walking around Old World Village for a while I realized their hours, phone number, and website were all not correct on their Unilocal page. Proceed with caution.

This place is so amazing! It changed owners and is now called Ramaneh Café. It’s a coffee shop and hookah lounge. The owners are so sweet. The coffee and snacks are great. Lots of seating and outlets so it’s a great place to study or snag wifi. Definitely my favorite spot in HB! Come check it out and bring friends!

Been a fan of this place since I was a Golden West College student and love very moment coming here to work on class assignments, have a beer at least any of the places, this is home to a local Oktoberfest, and then head back continue assignments and then relax and more. Becoming a hookah bar/​coffee shop to me hasn’t changed much yet since I’m used to that environment.

The owner of this place has changed. It’s become a fuse of hookah lounge that serves coffee. Very different atmosphere. I miss the comfortable setting where I can sit and relax quietly with a friend or two, sigh! Unfortunately I don’t come here anymore. I gave the new baristas a try but it’s not the same. Drinks itself was alright, they attempt the same drink recipes.

The place has a new owner now. The quiet old man that would quietly take your order sold the café, and now they are trying to change it to a hookah bar/​café.
There definitely is more energy, the rustic, sleepy feel is gone. But along with the feel goes the comfortable theater seats, the eccentric deco, and the quiet air. Instead, the place is filled with music, uniform tables, and new workers.
Before I came here, I was talking up the place to my friends. I thought Cobantigua Café was just a gem of a find. However, once we got there, I realized it wasn’t the same place. The service was horrendous, with my friends rolling their eyes at me when they saw how long it took to make one drink. Mind you, they were getting hookahs ready for a birthday, but when you have two people manning the stations, it should go smoother. I give them leeway though. They did state they weren’t workers, just helping their father (who is the new owner).
I don’t know what will become of Cobantigua Café. The vibe seems completely different than the one I experienced, and the one people have fallen in love with in the past. This new transition is sure to irk many, while bringing joy to some. I personally don’t like what I see, but I’m willing to take another look before I finalize my view. However, for now, from what I experienced, Cobantigua Café definitely took a step down for me.

Had a hard time finding this place. Apparently they changed their name to Haneesh Café or something of the sort. The owner was incredibly friendly. Took my order and when I tried to pay him, he told me to just pay him before I leave.
Went here to study so was glad to see a lot of outlets. It’s pretty quiet with some soft music playing. The interior design was pretty average but once I took a step outside, I was breath-​taken. It is just beautiful! Too bad I was here for studying though.
I had the Tuxedo. I ordered it hot which was a bad idea. It tasted like instant coffee I’d make at home. It tasted a bit better when I poured some vanilla cream in it. But any way 3 hours later, I went home and left the coffee to freeze in my car. Just went back to get it. IT IS AMAZING! Having the Tuxedo cold is the best thing I could do to my taste buds. I’m a pretty bad taster but I swore I could taste the chocolate followed by vanilla and after a few seconds, my tongue finally registered that it was coffee.
I love coffee but I have never experienced such a sweet delight!

Great place to do some work! Quiet, many outlets, eccentric atmosphere, free wifi with purchases. The owner was very nice and at the end of the day, broke out some board games with some friends.
Pretty eccentric crowd, but maybe because I’m not familiar with the Old World Village. It’s a social anomaly in of itself in Orange County.
Little selection of items outside of drinks. Bring yourself a sandwich if you want to work for the entire day, or just have a meal in the Old World Village. It’s a nice community to support. (:

Unlike Francis, I was trying to be selfish and not tell the world about this wonderful tucked away gem that is the most darling little café coupled with the most gracious owner. Afraid that when it would be busy, I wouldn’t be able to get a seat.
But alas, I would like to see Amir’s café be poppin like a club, instead of onesies or twosies, hence this long overdue review.
You see, you walk into this café and he has movie seats as chairs around a table where you could play board games. Or authentic Italian soda. He does not have a great food selection, but there’s bagels and yummy snacks.
You can come here to study, work, or even meditate, as I saw some guy recently sit there for the 2 hours I was there, just meditating. Right on!
This is the café that I will be throwing my book publishing party when the time comes, since I have spent so much of my time here writing. So if you see me, holla!

I am on a current quest to find a nice local coffee place where I can read, sketch, and just relax. I came across Cobantingua through Unilocal and decided to give it a try. This coffee shop is tucked in the Old World Village, which now I am in love with!
The atmosphere of the Old World Village is calming and not hectic, a nice break from the busy SoCal world outside of it. I find refuge in Cobantingua when I have (rare) free time to just unwind. The owner Amir is geniune and very kind! I am an advocate for smaller businesses and this place is definitely one of my favorite spots. I’ve taken multiple friends with me here and all of them loved it!
Whenever you’re in the mood to just free your mind and just relax with the company coffee and a (sketch)book, this is your place!

When in doubt, smile, nod, and say yes.
I came here the other day and decided to try an Italian soda. I usually get coffee at coffee shops, but I’ve never had an Italian soda before, so I wanted to try it. The man working the counter then whispered something to me. I could not hear him so I assumed he asked what flavor. He then listed the flavors in a somewhat louder voice. Thank goodness he was louder because I might have blurted out a random flavor and hoped that he had it. He should really speak up, but he seemed very sweet so I’ll let it slide.
My lime Italian soda was pretty good. An Italian soda is basically carbonated water with a flavored syrup. I wished he put a little more syrup in mine though, I would have liked a little more flavor.
The shop itself was very unique. Some of the seats were like seats you would find in a movie theater. Yep, they even have cup holders. There were also a lot of pictures of faces on the wall. It felt kind of like a hair salon. I wanted to point to a picture and tell him I wanted that haircut.
Though the shop seems like a great place to hang out, I think I would only come to read or study. Unless you like to whisper your conversations, it might get awkward because it’s so quiet there.
Overall, a nice, quiet shop for a nice, quiet man. A perfect match.

I wish I could adjust font sizes on Unilocal reviews for places like this, because this review would be written in a 4 point font. This is a cute, quaint, and very quiet little coffee shop inside Old World Village. I opted for a Italian soda, and the man working the counter (the owner) asked me what flavor in a decibel level just slightly above the mysterious whisper at the end of ‘Lost in Translation.‘
I didn’t even know whispering that low was possible, but this man did it. Anyway, I got myself a lime Italian soda and quite enjoyed it along with some free wifi and a good, old-​fashioned theater chair to kick back in for a bit.
While I do appreciate a quiet coffee shop… I don’t think Cobantigua will be on my rounds of places I work for awhile… it’s a bit TOO quiet for this gal’s liking. What can I say? I like to a little background noise with my coffee every now and then.

Coffee German Style!
But the owner is not German and nor is the coffee. Great place to chill, study or play a board game. I came here specifically for the Italian Soda. mmm mmm mmmm.
A quick walk around and you can see what a town in Germany looked like years ago or what one in the country might look like now.
Great coffee, service and great atmoshere.
Cobantigua Café in Huntington Beach… another reason the OC is the best place to live.

«Is radiation from radiator?»
I looked around when I heard that. Who said that? Was she serious? I saw 3 nurse wannabes studying together. I wanted to laugh but I didnt want to be rude.
My Italian soda was super good. It was my first time trying Italian soda and I was hooked. I also got iced coffee but wasn’t loving it too much. The owner was super sweet. He watched my laptop while I explored the village.
This place is super cool. They have theater style seating. Yes, they use real theater seats complete with cup holders. You can even play games here. I played scrabble and it was a lot of fun. Free wi-​fi.
Very relaxing place to hang out with friends playing board games since they have different games. It’s a fun place to figure out if radiation is from radiator also.
4 stars!
Cobantigua Café is yummylicious!

So I’ve lived in the HB area practically all my life, and never knew this Old World Village shopping center existed. I got invited to «behind Bella Terra» once for Oktoberfest, but never actually made it over there.
The first time I went here was on a Friday night. Their website said they were open til 10, but it must have been a slow night because I showed up at 8:15 to a dark coffee shop and locked doors. The guy who runs it was inside cleaning up, but I honestly wasn’t going to bother him. I was disappointed.
It’s a kick-​ass place, with a mishmash of decorations. You got two walls painted green and two painted red. You’ve got black, pleather chairs surrounding a coffee table in the front and then the corner on the far side with repurposed theater chairs around a barrel with glass on top to create a table. Say what?
There’s a bookcase full of old books and a whole bunch of magazines on a table by the door for browsing and reading. The place is clean-​feeling and modern-​looking. They got two flat screen TVs, one behind the counter tickering news or something, and another one over the bookshelf for sports and stuff.
Outside there’s a really nice patio area with oodles of tables worth of seating, lots of greenery and a view through the fence of the parking lot.
This coffee shop is one o’ them Java City-​serving chains. I ordered a chai tea and I got a latte. It was good, milky and not too sweet. They’re well-​stocked with random candies and drinks. My friend was super tempted by the Crunch bar and Hawaiian Punch. With all the stuff they have there, I hope they get a lot more customers in the morning and afternoon. Otherwise it’d be a total shame.
IMPORTANT NOTE: They only take cash. Had I not known this beforehand, my friend would have been up a creek cause his drink was already made. Hilarious side note: Said friend is a total douche and his response to, «I’m sorry, we don’t have a credit card machine» was, «Honestly? What year is this?» Hahaha. (He didn’t mean any harm.)

Cobantigua languishes in a seedy, deserted shopping area called Old World Village, whose atmosphere is governed by its faded 1970s cinderblock architecture, octagenarian German proprietors, and the deafening roar of the adjacent 405 freeway.
The WiFi is free. The espresso should be too: made in a cheap automatic machine, mine tasted like weak brewed coffee cut with non-​dairy creamer. Blecch.
At 1pm on a weekday, the only other patron was an elderly man in tattered clothing and stringy white hair, who pored over crumpled architectural drawings while talking loudly to himself.
On the bright side, at least Cobantigua appears very safe: at a nearby table sat an unattended laptop for the entire hour I was there. I presume discriminating thieves would not be caught dead in Old World Village.
One genuine compliment: the owner is very nice. Wish he were in a better location with better coffee.

Today I was desperate to find some place to get my studying done, and lucky for me I had Unilocal by my side. I’ve never been to Cobantigua, but it was relatively nearby with Sunday hours until 9pm, not to mention free WiFi! :D I jumped at the chance to try this «secret and hidden» (Cindy P.) café out and was not disappointed at all! Actually, I’m thinking of making this my normal study spot. :]
Pros:
+super cool helpful owner
+free WiFi
+relatively cheap drinks and an assortment of snacks
+comfy cool chairs with some scattered tables for studying
+board games! books! and TVs! Oh My!
+quiet but not TOO quiet
+plenty of open seating in/​outdoors
+no obnoxious teens or kids
+clean bathrooms
+riff raff jazz every 2^nd wed of the month (i hope to check them out soon)
Cons:
–cash only! but they take checks?
–kind of hard to find at first (the Old World Village map was confusing b/​c there wasn’t a «you are here» icon) I’ll just tell you it’s the first store on the right side when you turn into the second parking lot going away from Beach.
–if people are smoking outside, the smoke travels downwind INTO the café. :[
Overall, a good place for studying/​reading or a coffee date or meeting up with friends for some board game fun. I promise you’ll love it, too. :D

Cobantigua is a little secret local coffee shop. With its abundance of great outdoor seating, I always ask myself why I don’t come here more often? The owner is a super sweet man that offers you free fresh white chocolate cranberry cookies if you are one of the few last customers! Yum!
This is a great place to just relax, hang out, and study. A study date maybe? I believe that on specific Wednesday nights, there are usually live bands that play so that one can enjoy their Ice Tuxedo, White Chocolate Mocha, Black and White on Ice, or a simple flavored ice tea with new music from bands just starting out.
I usually try to make an appoint to revisit this place from time to time because it is so secret and hidden — I am always worried that there might be a day that it will not be there when I return. Where will I go if Cobantigua is not there? Who will make my Ice Tuxedo or my Black and White on Ice? Where else can I find funky theater chairs at a coffee shop? I don’t even want to imagine the possibility of a non-​existent Cobantigua in the mist of Old World Village… Therefore, I am writing a review of Cobantigua so that the secret is out!

Cobantigua Café is a sneaky little café, hidden amongst the dilapidated but charming buildings of «Old World Village.» Who knew that regular businesses operated here during daylight hours beyond the yearly «Oktoberfest?»
Cobantigua reminds me of a place I wish that existed while I was in college. There is: free WiFi, plenty of seating, a TV, and relatively affordable caffeine at your disposal (compared to your neighboring Starbucks). I kind of chuckled, as some of their «seating» is actually old movie theater seats (or 2 – 3 of them connected together). You find these all throughout the café. There’s also an eclectic mix of books and stuff available for anyone to read.
While I wouldn’t go there for coffee alone (the iced latte I had was a bit weak tasting), I would go there for studying, reading, or if I was a «telecommuter»…you can’t beat the free WiFi aspect. Also, I walked in at about 2pm and just 2 people were in the place = QUIET.
Also, there’s live music on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month. A Jazz Band called «Riff Raff Jazz» performs. I have yet to experience this — review update soon to come.
Overall, Cobantigua is a nice place to hang out or study. And going there supports a local and family run business.