Kicked off my birthday with breakfast at one of my favorite places...Broken Yolk. My brother, sis-in-law and husband took me to begin my day o' celebrating and I'm so glad they did. Once again it was a great dining experience and I got my breakfast choice for free because it was bday which is a nice benefit of being a Broken Yolk rewards member. We felt very taken care of from the moment we sat down to signing the check. I also need to point out that it was a very busy time of day for the Broken Yolk but not once did we feel it. Our server, food, outside table and ambiance were all fantastic which was perfect for beginning a very special day for me. I felt it necessary to post another review for this establishment because it just proves to be consistently deserving of 5 stars and that's worth noting. read more

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We came here for my father's birthday but we've been coming here for ages. The menu has so much variety and there's always something for everyone. The service is so good and staff are always warm and friendly. Sabino was very helpful and kind. Try to get patio seating; it's very elegant but casual. read more

Such a good breakfast place. Very good service and the place is clean. Definitely recommend coming here to eat brunch.

Solid brunch place, but nothing too memorable. They have the typical breakfast and lunch menu options: breakfast burritos, pancakes, French toast, crepes. The cinnamon French toast was good (according to my nephew). I ordered the avocado toast with a side of ham -- thick slab of ham, so beware! We had a party of 12 on new year's eve and they were able to accommodate us since we called ahead. Lots of free parking in the complex. read more

As usual, my Eggs Benedict were fabulous. I had friendly and attentive service from Sabino. He kept my coffee mug filled and came by numerous times to make sure everything was to my liking. read more

Sabino & the rest of the staff were amazing & attentive. Food was also very filling and tasty! Definitely would come back. read more

Love this location! Carlos F., truly made our experience great. He listened to our orders, read everything back, and asked if we needed anything else. Overall, a great meal. Food and service was excellent. We will be returning to this location! Thank you team. read more

The food always fresh and good! The service was awesome. Sabino was like our own personal waiter. Making sure we were doing well. He was busy, but pleasant and polite. Just a nice change to the less seasoned servers and millennials. read more

My boyfriend and I ordered huevos rancheros. The plate was mostly just rice. Barely beans and just one egg on top of a fried tortilla. We paid 50 bucks just for rice and to add to it, it took 20 minutes for them to even bring the order to the table. Save your hard working money for somewhere else. read more

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Good vibes and ambiance walking in! It's the month of October so a full spook fest and all staff was dressed in costumes. Enjoyed the balloon guy that came around and made us balloon animals (no we didn't have any children with us, yes they were for us!). We all got avocado toast and it came with probably 3 smashed avocados on top, however we all agreed 1 would've sufficed. Proportions were a little off, having so much avocado made the bread soggy. It would've been better if the bread had also been toasted but it made the dish floppy. The poached eggs were not the most attractive or elegant but it tasted good. The champagne flight was great can't complain there! read more

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Sabino was a delightful server! our food came out promptly and was delicious. They have ample outdoor seating and get lovely breezes.

Sabine was amazing!! They let us stay even when it was about to close and I had a great time. Service and food was on point. Would recommend everytime! read more

Breakfast was great 10 out of 10 Server Sabino J (2024) was a great server accommodating when I came in with my mother which she's in a walker gave us the option of outside patio and was very patient with us throughout the entire dinie in. ambience was great read more

Food is average at best, service was poor, rude waitstaff and took 30 mins to get our food. Still over $80 for 4 people also!!! read more

My friends and I had a "Hot Girl Brunch", and our server, Sabino was the best. He helped me set up my rewards program because the food was great! The service was top notch and if you go, get the mimosa flight. We were litty. read more

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I'd give this a zero if possible. Let me preface this with the fact they were busy but not unreasonably. For instance our wait time to be seated was only 5 minutes. The hostess was sweet and lovely. However, once seated, everything took a nose dive. After it taking forever to even have a waiter greet us and take our order, we then waited 1 hour to get our food and finally walked out. Every table around us had similar issue. Coffees went cold and empty, waters bone dry. When asking the waiter, manager, and hostess all at separate times, for a status of our order (mind you, none of them came to us at any point to check on us), they each said they'd check but never returned. This is our third time giving this place a chance, only to find it worse each time. (One time they added items to our check we never ordered). Hopefully their management reads this and takes real action. For the rest of us, until they get it together, save you time and aggravation. read more

Carlos f are server was very positive and friendly person made my sons birthday special this morning he love he's blueberries muffins food was great and service every works team work great place to eat thank you read more

We decided to give this place a try after reading the reviews. Hubs and I wanted to try a breakfast chain out in the West Coast and were excited to try this place. We got here for an early lunch and were immediately seated. The restaurant is pretty big, with the place being made of both tall gray walls and tall gray wood paneled walls. 6 paintings depicting the restaurant's logo in different color schemes hang on one of the wood paneled walls and cylindrical lamps hang over the restaurant itself. There are also doors and windows that face the outdoor dining area, which is a smaller area that has a few tables with closed red umbrellas. Finally, a huge mural made of painted words spelling out food items can be seen all the way in the back. Daughter ordered Smoked Salmon Avocado Toast With Hash Browns, which has smashed avocado, smoked salmon, pickled onions, capers, dill and lemon on artisan bread, but she ended up getting Smoked Salmon Benedict instead. The meal took too long to arrive and her blood sugar was going low, so we decided not to say anything and eat it, instead. She said it was really good and it was a happy accident. We didn't realize that our server had put in eggs Benedict until we were looking at our receipt when we got back to our room. Smoked Salmon Benedict has smoked salmon, dill, capers, arugula, poached eggs and hollandaise on a toasted English muffin. She had a cold brew and liked it a lot, as well. Hubs orderer Mom Omelet, which has avocado, spinach, mushroom, onion, red and green bell pepper, salsa fresca and sour cream. He got it with fruit asked for tortilla but was given sourdough bread instead. He said that the omelette was overcooked and flat and wished that he had the tortilla but beggars can't be choosers. Lastly, I had the Belgian Waffle with bananas and whipped cream and thought this was ok. It was nice and crispy. Service was very slow and our server never came back to check on us. We never got our coffees refilled. I'm glad that we got a chance to try this place but I don't think we'll be returning to this location if we decide to try this chain again, in the future. read more

Here we are again. We LOVE this place. I've been meaning to give a big shout out to Chris , who although is she is not a server she still makes our stay pleasant and enjoyable every time. Every visit she stops by to make sure we have everything we need and just for a general check-in. They make us feel like family. We'll be back, for sure. read more

This is one of my favorite places for breakfast. We have been here over and over and we have never been disappointed. The food and drinks are always fresh and delicious. The staff here is friendly and the service is outstanding. The avocado Toast and the stuffed French toast are two of my favorites! read more

Outstanding reviews so we chosen you for breakfast. Not the best choice. VERY popular, incredibly LOUD. VERY busy, to the point being seated before people around us but being served after all of the people around us. Food is basic, comparable to IHOP and Dennys but double the price. Not sure why all the commotion. read more

First time at this eatery. I ordered a Greek Salad with grilled chicken. The lettuce was fresh, but the chicken was cold, probably a left over and very dry. It ruined the salad. My latte was great. The service: the person who sat us down was rushed and a little disorganized. Our waiter was good. He seemed a little rushed, too, but organized. Probably not enough staff. read more

Liz, the host, was wonderful! She was friendly, welcoming, and provided great service. I come here often, and the service is always excellent. My only complaint is that it was extremely hot inside. I asked if the air conditioning could be turned on, and I was told it had been, but it still felt uncomfortably warm. Sitting there during the summer was really uncomfortable. I hope they can fix the A/C because otherwise it's a great place to visit. read more

We walked in at 9am on a Sunday and it was clearly busy but the service was impeccable! Thankful for our server Sabino who made sure the food came out quickly and was so hot it was steaming! We got the cinnacakes which were perfect for a sweet tooth! The manager Mauro stopped by our table to check in on our experience and was amazing to chat to! We also tried the fun drinks off the spring menu and they were both so perfect I'll probably order them again! read more

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Great food and great service, every time I've come here I have not been disappointed. We set outside and it was really the perfect weather, although it was a bit cold there were some heaters and they were used. Will return for sure. read more

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Can't speak for anything but the entre I ordered which was the supposed "chicken and waffles" which were highly disappointing as what they tried to pass off as "fried chiken" was lawyer ball at best in that it was a generic waffle topped with four tasteless pink slime chicken scraps molded into highly processed 1/4 inch thick panko breaded chicken strips that bear no resemblance to any actual fried chicken I've ever had. Thinking Roscoe's? Think twice. It was nothing of the sort. Honestly some KFC atop a grocery store Eggo waffle would've been a thousand times better and would've actually constituted an industry standard serving of chiken & waffles. And last but not least, the hash browns were also disappointing in that thy lacked the crispy golden fried top w the fluffy steaming hot white potatoes inside. All-in-all a major letdown. Note to the owners: let me know if and when you serve up a legitimate plate real fried chicken & waffles and/or an exemplary and delicious brick of hash browns. read more

Another great experience, brought the family today. Alejandro was our waiter and like I mentioned in my last review, everyone so attentive and friendly. My mom & sister were happy with the service and the food. Thank you again for being so helpful. read more

Definitely one of my favorite spots for brunch dates with my sister food is ALWAYS delicious!! Thank you to our waiter Sabino for the amazing friendly service, definitely made the experience amazing once again! read more

Broken Yolk Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Broken Yolk is always so solid for breakfast. We are local and this place feels like vacation breakfast, which we love. All of the entrees are solid, but we especially love the pancakes and omelettes. Sabino is a great server. Very professional and through-- we had everything we needed throughout our meal, and I'm impressed with how the staff handles a crowd! This is the preppiest breakfast restaurant ever! (Moana, age 11) read more

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We went there today and were very pleased we did. The food and the service was great. We had a flight of mimosas which was also outstanding. Our server, Sabino, was great and we will definitely be back. They are also dog friendly which is a big plus for us. Sabino also threw in a nice muffin for us to take home. My wife had a free birthday cinnacake from the app and it was delicious. All in all a very nice eperience. read more

Me and my husband came here for breakfast today and the service was terrible. We came and we ordered and have it to go when we asked for coffee with our breakfast burrito. They said they didn't have any coffee and said that they couldn't find the drinks but when we got there, the cashier was giving the customers before us coffee and everyone else around us had coffee. And the looks that they were giving us were very that we didn't belong there. It was disgusting me and my husband are very upset and when we got back to our hotel to go eat, our burrito wasn't even good our bacon and the cheese on our burrito were burnt to the point where it was not enjoyable to eat. Overall, we were pretty upset over how we spent over almost $45. just to be looked at in disgust and a burrito that wasn't even good. This was my first time ever eating here with my husband, and this will probably be most likely the last time we ever eat here. I was so disappointed because I've heard so many good things about broken your café near my hometown. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE read more

Broken Yolk is that spot! The customer service is always top-notch, and the food? Even more amazing. Seriously, do yourself a favor and try the grapefruit mimosa (so refreshing) or their hot chocolate (comfort in a cup!). Huge shoutout to the dream team: Chris, Raymond, Flavio, Paola, David, Carlos, Liz (the manager), Alex, and Jesus. They're all so kind, courteous, and always on point. Every single visit, they make you feel welcome like family, and they treat everyone who walks in the same way. But hey, don't just take my word for it. Go check it out yourself! Trust me, you won't regret it. read more

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this place was packed! sent on a sunday but luckily there was seating at the counter. staff super friendly. i ordered the breakfast burrito and could only eat half since it was so large, and tasty. will be back. read more

all the food was so amazing and we had no wait coming in at 9:20ish on a saturday. the golden state benedict was my favorite and especially loved the strawberry banana smoothie as well. such a great experience and sabino made sure we were taken care of incredibly well the entire time. service was great and can't wait to come back soon read more

Second time at this location and it is still great just like all the other BYCs we have been to. They have a good sized lot in a medium to large sized strip mall so that parking is ample. Our server was friendly and efficient and we really appreciated her service. On this visit we got the classic eggs Benedict again and a make your own omelet. Both were great. The omelet was huge. Had no cheese, Canadian bacon, mushroom, and avocado. Sides were hash browns and blueberry muffin. The browns were thin and crispy and the muffin small but that was ok cause of the size of the other items. On a Tuesday morning near the holidays it was deserted and very quiet. Definitely recommend trying these guys and will be back next time in the area. read more

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Came for brunch with friends & initially sat inside until we realized it was too noisy for our hearing-aid wearing hubbies. Switching to an outside patio table made a huge improvement! Service was quick & we all enjoyed our meals. Nice change of pace for our little group & look forward to returning. read more

chilaquiles bowl and mimosa flight were outstanding !!!!! especially the service from sabino, he was amazing and on top of the service for our table and checking in on us, making sure our food and drinks were good!!!!!!!!!!! he even personally brought me a pastry for my birthday !! thank you so much sabino and broken yolk !! (: read more

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This brunch spot was so good! I am going to keep coming back. The food was amazing the drinks were great. Bloody Mary flight was delicious and the secret mimosa is a must have. My server Sabino was perfect explained the menu and great service! read more

Broken Yolk Cafe - Secret mimosa - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Super yummy food and amazing service. Thank you Sabino! I liked sitting in the outside patio.

Food was ok the service was suspect it seem because the staff is heavy that were getting the a good