True Food Kitchen - Pasadena

Excellent food, great coffee, terrific service. Outdoor patio was very pleasant. Our only complaint was that the bloody marys were super weak; almost like a virgin mary.

It was a lovey time to be had. Great company. Most of the food was good. Our server could have a little less judgement in her eyes and she didn’t mention our special occasion once. Second time coming. It was overall a great experience but I’ll probably find a new place to go.

Good food, very expensive for what you get. Basic meal for 2 with coffee, $100.

Only negative was it was a rather chilly day and yes they have lots of doors, and they were all open.
We have been several times, and will come back.

Everything was great!

The food is delicious and healthy, but the service, the kitchen, and bar are very, very slow. The servers are very nice, but even a water is very slow. I have been to this restaurant 5 times, and the very slow part is consistent. Be prepared to have a very nice server, who doesn't do greet you, give you water, or anything else in a normal amount of time.

We have been fans of TFK, but on this and our previous visit last month we felt let down by poor service. Right from the start, no attempt had been made to reserve us a table in the Pasadena Room, as requested. While I realize this cannot be guaranteed, it came as a complete surprise to the greeter, who tried to persuade us to go across the patio to the Colorado Room, where food cools en route from the kitchen. But we waited for a table to open and finally got to be where we wanted. Then the service during the meal was indifferent and mechanical, with none of the enthusiasm so apparent at the TFK in Santa Monica. But the food was as good as ever, although one entree had to be sent back because it was too cold - not surprising, as the air conditioning seemed to have been set for high summer. I sense a place that is falling apart through incompetent management.

Great food as always!!

Lovely evening with friends! Due to the breadth of the menu, there are options for various eating styles! We sat outdoors, by the fireplace and lingered over our meal. The food was fresh and delicious!

Nice place. Great food! It is a fun place to go with friends and enjoy good food. The choices were good and the drinks are good.

Nice fresh food. Good wine. Makes a great time. The service was good. I always enjoy coming here.

I always go here for large gatherings with a reservations !

Unique and diverse menu. The butternut squash pizza was delicious!

This must be my 6th visit. Waitstaff and hostess always friendly and helpful. I love their very healthy, flavorful menu. Only gave 4 stars for food as my dinner was not hot, but that is only sticking point. First time able to snag table on patio next to fireplace, which was cozy and warm.

Great quality healthy food with friendly service

What a fantastic place! The service and the food are outstanding. Seriously tho - it is WAY TOO LOUD in there. You have to shout to here each other. I would invest in some professional sound dampening. Just sayin...

From Hawaii , here in town eating

Wonderful food and a beautiful space!

Went there for my friend's birthday and even put a special note about it on my reservation and even called to see if they did anything for birthdays. Honestly kinda surprised that they didn't acknowledge it.

Great experience as always

Very good food and excellent service. Plus the Pomegranate Mule was suburb.

Excellent meal. The highlight was the gluten free squash pie and dairy-free vanilla ice cream.

For a party of 7, 4 people were served on time, 1 was served 40 min into meal and 2 were served 1 hour and 15 min into the meal. We then had to chase down the server to receive the bill....and then brought the bill and cc to the hostess because they never came to collect the check. Terrible service and they compensated with an obligatory “I’m sorry” and a free green tea, which I didn’t want.

Great restaurant. Friendly staff. Awesome unique dishes!

Great atmosphere, food and service. I can't wait to go back and try something healthy and new.

I go to this true food pretty often for about 3 years now. Honestly, the service went down quite a bit. The quality and friendliness of the food servers went down at least two notches from where they were 3 years ago.

Food was good but quite pricey.

Love this place! I wish they had one in Encino or close by. I love the ancient grain bowl & the ginger tea. But everything is good. Try the cauliflower appetizer!

We love coming here and come frequently, however last night’s experience was not great.

The room we were placed in was so loud we couldn’t carry on a conversation (bad acoustics & too large of a round table for our small family). Our food came out a good five minutes difference from each other. We ordered margaritas and the waitress steered us towards skinny margaritas which were not as good as the regular ones we usually order. The bill was over $150 for our skinny margaritas, 2 orders of tacos, a side of shrimp, a side of rice and a kids pizza.

We hope we can return to good service, good drinks and reasonable ambiance on our next visit.

Food is usually very good, but this time my grains were way undercooked. Some of the veges were a bit overcooked. An off night for sure. I will go back and see if they've fixed this.

I drive in from Diamond Bar. This place never disappointments with drinks or food. Well only one small disappointment...no wi-fi. At times I schedule appointments there to meet with clients, colleagues, or partners...NO WI-FI!

Food was great, service was extremely slow throughout the entire meal. Took about 20 min to get a drink order and dinner was served to all except one person. 10 min later the food was brought out cold. They did try to make up for it and brought out a replacement meal that was hot.

The Hostess was personable and welcoming. Our server was friendly and attentive. Her knowledge of the menu helped us with making dinner selections. Our dinner choices were tasty, but the after-dinner conversation focused on the noise level in the restaurant and the difficulty we had hearing one another. Unfortunately, the overwhelming noise level was the walk away memory.

The server was on point and very professional.

Plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. The edamame dumplings were delicious even for non-vegetarians!!

Great artisan salad with pesto sauce Yum! A bit pricey, but delicious with salmon added. Great green juice drink. Brussel sprouts good, but small portion.

We had a birthday dinner for seven with an outdoor table. The service was very slow and some of our party were kept waiting a long time for their orders. Food was good. I’ll go back and try it again on a smaller scale.

Our waiter, Brian, was fabulous and very patient. Answered all questions re gluten free options. Very friendly attentive and professional. We liked him and the food so much we returned the next night to try additional food options. Helena did a ver good job handling our orders. All in all true food is on our recommendation list for friends traveling to Pasadena.

It ruled! Love this place - it was nice to get out of the hustle and bustle of LA proper on Halloween. This vibe was perfect

We’re visiting Pasadena and have been here twice as we liked the meals we ordered and wanted to come back and order other dishes. The wait staff was very professional and helpful. We ate in the middle “courtyard” which was very pleasant. Overall a great experience.