Sunstream Cafe

Disgusting coffee and even worse service. But its the only coffee place around open after 9:00, so you’re pretty much out of luck.

Their boba a couple years ago was not good. I used to only come here for their lychee iced tea but they seemed to have stopped offering that flavor. It’s a convenient stop when studying in the library during finals week or group projects to get an extra boost of caffeine but there are better options on the SCU campus like Mission Bakery (though it’s a lot more busy) or my favorite, Cadence. Sunstream is the only place on campus to offer green tea but it’s not very good, really bitter and has a weird yellow-​green color to it. I know it sounds weird to say a green tea shouldn’t be green but it doesn’t look very natural. Good place for a quick coffee if you don’t want to wait for the other cafes on campus.

They offer the best service in town! The prices are a tad bit steep, though.

YAY. I love this Café that’s located conveniently inside SCU’s library. I got an iced blended strawberry tea, and it was SO GOOD. I attached a pic in the photo section. It had so much strawberry flavor and felt like a smoothie more like a blended tea. :) Hot water is free, which is a plus because I usually like to bring my own tea to the library at night. It is a good caffeine boost and the employees don’t mind giving you hot water! Believe it or not, you have to pay for more hot water at Starbucks cafes, which seems totally ridiculous since water should be available for everyone. (It’s because they have to heat it up, which requires energy. Bleh).
AND AND they have the BEST organic gummy bears in THE WHOLE WORLD. Like, Haribo is good, but they have this brand that has the BEST gummy bears ever!!! They come in small packets, and I think the SCU community is aware of these gummy bears because they always get sold out! I’ve learned my lesson, so I buy like 10 bags when I see them in the libs :]. The sour ones are the best!

Meh.
Pricey&not very good. Their «pearls» [boba] are terrible&so not worth it. Not a fan of their iced teas… they’re way too sweet. I haven’t bought anything here since I lived on campus&had dining points to spare, and even then, I rarely frequented this café.
It’s alright if you really really want a snack/​drink and are too lazy to go anywhere else while studying in the library, but personally, I’m not a fan.

I find it funny that we can reviews about our own university café!
So Sunstream Café is located in the main lobby inside SCU’s library. I would recommend getting their passion fruit black iced tea or their hot vanilla chai tea. And I agree with the other reviews about their boba drinks, don’t purchase it! It has a really weird texture. Don’t order their Thai iced tea if they still have it; it doesn’t even taste like it! It tasted so disgusting to me that I just tossed my drink.
For snacks, I’ve only purchased the spring rolls and sushi. Don’t expect too much from it, it’s not that good. My spring roll fell apart once I took it out; I might as well just eat the entire thing with a fork.
Overall, if you are an SCU student who studies a lot in the library and has dining points, it’s a decent place to go to. Food and drinks for the most part are tolerable, but don’t expect it to be good. But it is very convenient! If you don’t have dining points, don’t spend your money here. Too expensive and not worth it in terms of how the food and beverages taste.

This place is only good for its convenience. The SCU library is a second home to me (nerd here), so I can tell you, that I’ve pretty much tried everything here, and the food is pretty bland! Nothing is really that great, but if you had to choose something to satisfy your hunger, I would recommend the skinny sandwich which is turkey and cheese on italian cheese bread/​or the ham and cheese sandwhich, whcih is the same thing diff meat on french bread. As one of the reviewers said before, DO NOT get their version of milk tea, …it is very watered down, and if you’ve ever had milk tea before… it’s DELICIOUS. and this ISN’T.

It does the job and burns a hole in your pocket. SIMULTANEOUSLY.
That should be the SCU catch-​phrase.
Effin’ multitaskers.

A quaint coffee shop for the library. Really only worthwhile if you’re an undergraduate student of SCU with dining points. Otherwise, snacks and coffee are grossly overpriced. Convient for grabbing a petit bite for that study break but I can’t say that the shop offers much else. If you have dining points, I prefer the mission bakery located just a few steps away in benson.
Stay away from the café’s iced drinks, as they are very poorly prepared. DO NOT get the café’s version of «boba» as iced water tastes better.

Sunstream Café is an amazing coffee shop mainly because it is located in the lobby of the new Santa Clara University library. A library that encourages you to enjoy your tasty beverage of choice while studying at the library.
Named after the San Francisco based home construction company whose success led to the creation of the Gellert Foundation that donated the money to help build the new Santa Clara University library.