White Sparrow Coffee

WHITE SPARROW COFFEE is found in this really charming area of Tustin where, I'm sure, you'll be able to find the perfect brunch spot with your girlfriends, grab coffee from here at WHITE SPARROW, and walk through one of the flea markets on a Saturday morning.On our visit, there was a line to get in and order. There are several tables inside and outside if you wanted to enjoy your coffee sitting down.But there is also a courtyard/parking lot behind the shop and a flea market is going on.This is not the flea market that I grew up with, FYI. There was a DJ blasting awesome music, a mid-century living room set up (for esthetics?) and several vendors. One of which was making custom hoodies. Their CORTADO is strong, creamy and delicious.Their LAVENDER MATCHA was surprisingly awesome. The lavender and the matcha were well balanced and didn't overpower each other, as I feared.The HOT LATTE is not milky.LEMONADE is delicious.The cashier was patient, the barista worked very fast -- and was still accurate.

4++ Small coffee shop located in the downtown area of Tustin. A menu carries a lot of classic coffee drinks as well as some of their creative stuff as well. I was in the area wanted my caffeine fix so I found this place and decided to stop by.The service was friendly and efficient. It almost is like a coffee stand because the room is so tiny, but there are a few seats that you can sit at. Most people just grab their coffee and walk around the downtown area. I ended up getting a Horchata latte because it looked really fun. It even came with a tiny Santa hat because it was around the holidays. I thought the latte was very tasty.Because it is the downtown area and I wasn't too familiar. I did have to park about a block away. Not a big deal it's just that this area could get busy with all the different businesses and people on an early weekend morning.

This cafe is located in downtown Tustin and was very packed on a Monday afternoon. All the indoor and outdoor seat was taken with a short line but everything moved pretty quickly. The place was clean and bright but since it's so small, I think it's better suited for grabbing drinks with a friend rather than studying/working.I ordered the House Matcha and I opted to add cold foam. The barista let me know they had both a strawberry and vanilla cold foam so I went with the strawberry. There are no prices posted on the menu I was looking at so I was surprised when the base drink came out to $7.50 and the cold foam ended up being an extra $2.00, bringing my total to a hefty $9.50 (without tip). Definitely a steep price for a standard 16 oz so please be aware. As for the drink itself, they put the vanilla cold foam instead of the strawberry but it's possible I ordered it wrong and I didn't mind sticking to the vanilla. I'm sure they would have fixed it if I spoke up because the baristas were super nice. I'm pretty picky with matcha and unfortunately, I found this one to be very underwhelming. The drink felt pretty watered down and didn't really taste like matcha to me. I was a bit disappointed because this place was busy and getting high reviews. Overall, not sure I'd come back, especially for the price and quality but I think every cafe is worth trying at least once so don't let this deter you!

I've tried white sparrow a handful of times now and I always opt for their seasonal matchas. I'm not a huge coffee person so matcha is my go-to. I think that white sparrow matcha is okay. I like they get experimental with seasonal flavors but the intensity of the matcha is not strong enough for me. For me to enjoy the drink, I usually ask for extra matcha which is an extra charge. According to others that I've gone with, the Spanish latte, hojicha latte, and vanilla latte are excellent.

My friend took me here on a Sunday afternoon to catch up over coffee and I could not stop gushing over how good my house matcha latte was! This is quite possibly one of the BEST matcha latte I've had in SoCal. The matcha was perfectly whisked and does not separate from the milk even after a half an hour walk around the area. I also had a sip of my friends hojicha latte and it was divine! I can't wait to come back to oc to try more drinks at this place. For parking, old town Tustin has a public parking structure in the back. There's also some limited street parking available. The place had a line out the door and the space is pretty small, but the line goes quick and service was fast. Our cashier was literally whisking the matcha as he took our order - love the dedication!

Parking: 6/10. Parking is not my favorite and there are street parking and walkable parking lots within surrounding plazas. Drinks: 10/10. Their seasonal drinks are unique, refreshing, and well-thought out. I give them props to their creativity. Overalls, their drinks are consistently delicious that I'm willing to deal with parking.Ambiance: 8/10. It's very small inside and gets cramp very quickly due to the crowd. However, the baristas are generally friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Sometimes I do weird combinations with different seasonal drinks and toppings and they are super accommodating. Overall, the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

White Sparrow Coffee is an awesome local coffee shop located in Old Town Tustin. To get here, there is street parking all around the area. The coffee shop is located right across the street from the Arvida bookstore. Once you get there, the shop is on the smaller side with about 3 tables for seating inside and about 3-4 other tables for seating outside. As for their menu, they have a great selection of different speciality, classic, seasonal, matcha, and tea drinks. Wifey and I stopped by for our weekend coffee run and opted to try the Hojicha Latte and the Lavender Matcha Latte. Both drinks had great flavor profiles with the right balance of sweetness. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our coffee run here. All of the staff are very friendly and welcoming. Come stop by to support and take advantage of being able to walk around and see all of the other cool little businesses within Old Town Tustin!

White Sparrow has become one of my favorite coffee shops! It is a quaint space in the middle of Tustin. I go a couple times a month and the servers are always friendly. My personal favorites are their Love on the Weekend coffee (tastes like teddy grahams in a cup!) and hojicha latte. During holidays they have seasonal drinks with the cutest decor on/for their cups, too. Parking is not the best here (typically street parking) but if you're willing to walk 3 mins, there's always an open parking spot around the corners. I also would not recommend studying/working here because there are so few seats and the space is really small! But it is perfect for a coffee date :)

White Sparrow is my top choice for a stellar! hot vanilla latte. It's my most favorite drink (let's be honest, for me, the only drink) from their menu, and my favorite shop so far for a solid vanilla latte. I believe the syrup is made in-house, and the drink has always been consistent! I have always walked away with perfection in a drink. I've recently been assisted by Kayla, one of the baristas, and I want to give kudos to her customer service skills by taking the time to remember my name, spelling my name correctly, and welcoming pleasant, brief conversations. Parking can definitely be an issue in the area, but I have braved this several times for good coffee, and actually go out of my way to come to White Sparrow because it takes me 20 min. to get here without traffic.

Needed a matcha pick me up after grabbing lunch around the Old Town Tustin area! I love walking around here and it's nice to see that there's a good cafe in the area. I'm not much of a coffee person so always happy to see matcha as on option so I went ahead and ordered here to try it out. First thoughts, it did satisfy my caffeine cravings. I didn't taste much of the vanilla but that's okay since I still enjoyed the matcha flavor! The person at the register was super friendly and helpful.I ordered an iced matcha latte with oat milk and vanilla sweetener. They also mentioned having maple and honey.