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    California Coffee

    4.1 (144 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for working
    Dogs allowed

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    Watery mocha
    Jayme D.

    Wow! Never had an itemized coffee. We ordered 3 coffee drinks. The pumpkin spice latte was over 9 bucks and we cannot even taste pumpkin or spice, just bitter coffee. The mocha was the worst, tasted like over watered hot cocoa with barely any coffee flavor. Not really drinkable.The regular latte was also watered down. I asked about the coffee sources and they buy their coffee so Not Locally Roasted. The chocolate cheesecake muffin was good, a bit dry or maybe old. Same for the blueberry muffin and scone. I will never stop here again when traveling to Aptos, CA. Check out the receipt. High priced garbage.

    Vegetarian breakfast burrito. Sub meat with spinach and mushroom. So yummy!
    Mary D.

    My first time here, I spent $18 on a coffee and a breakfast burrito which, after getting the burrito (it was massive- enough food to last me all day I could barely finish it) it was so good! I thought $4.50 to refill my own coffee cup was kind of a rip off. But it was good coffee. The staff were really nice. I would go there again!

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    Andrea S.

    I loved this place! They have Gluten Free options and just delicious food and snacks! So many options for drinks. The staff are very nice also. The main reason we came is because I read about the dog area in the reviews and it was so cute. I enjoyed my coffee while my dog was occupied sniffing the whole perimeter. They even sell dog treats inside! How amazing is this cafe!

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    Delicious drip coffee & muffin. Cute local-vibe cafe. Was such a nice stop and a pleasant surprise. Staff was super nice.

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    Coffee was good but not worth the $12 I paid for a small oak milk cappuccino. What? Am I at a resort?

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    When I say I've been coming to Sunrise Cafe for a long time, I'm not over-exaggerating. I used to…read morecome here every Sunday with my grandma growing up--this was my spot! Not to date myself, but that's in the range of ~30 years ago. We had a usual booth, usual orders, and we saw the same waitstaff and cooks every week. This was a tradition I looked forward to all week long, since it was one of the only times I got to eat breakfast out at a restaurant regularly. While I live up in The Peninsula now, my parents are still down in Aptos. It was long overdue, but I had been telling my wife for years when we'd drive by the story of how I used to go there, and she'd always suggest that we go back one day. Well friends, that day finally came! On a recent trip to visit my folks and a childhood friend, we decided to take a family outing to Sunrise Cafe on Sunday morning for a good ol' nostalgic breakfast. PARKING: There is both street parking, and a dedicated lot in the back. Since the main entrance is located right on Soquel, I definitely recommend using the back for a more private and safe parking option. They also have an entrance in the back so you don't have to walk all the way around! SEATING: You check in towards the front end of the counter, where the register is. Since we came on a Sunday, it was full when we got there. There's a counter with eight (8) seats, as well as a half dozen or so booths on the left as you come in the front, and some other seating on the right. It did appear as if they shortened the tables, as they didn't reach out to the end of the booth seats. We ended up having to wait around 10 minutes, which wasn't too bad. DRINKS: They have a lot of the standards you'd expect to find at a cafe. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, juice (apple, orange, grapefruit, cranberry), soda (Coke products), iced tea, and mimosas ($6.50!). A few of us ordered coffee--good, not epic. The OJ is from concentrate, otherwise I would have ordered a glass. FOOD: A nice 3-page menu of breakfast and lunch options. Many of the standards, with combos of eggs and breakfast meats (bacon, sausage, ham, Linguisa, chicken apple sausage). There's a list of scrambles, omelets, eggs Benedict, and "Solar Delights" which has corned beef & hash, country fried steak, and a tofu veggie dish. For lunch they have a variety of sandwiches (hot & cold), burgers, and salads. We went for breakfast, and between the four of us we ordered: Sunrise Special (2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, home fries & toast or biscuit), French toast, corned beef & hash, and the Western Scramble (Corralitos jalapeño sausage, onion, topped with 2 scrambled eggs, chili beans & cheddar cheese). The food was all solid. The corned beef was chunky and seemed fresher than "from the can". The French toast looked tasty, and my dad said he liked it. My mom enjoyed her Sunrise Special, as a standard cafe breakfast. I ordered the Western Scramble and it was pretty wild; a huge mound of hearty deliciousness. It was enough food that I was able to take some of it, plus half a biscuit home and enjoy it for another breakfast a few days later. The potatoes were one of my favorite things growing up, so I do wish I had ordered a side, or something that allowed me to enjoy them on their own. OVERALL: This was a great nostalgia meal, and I'm super glad I came back. We found out that they changed ownership around four (4) years ago, so while it's not quite the exact same place, it's pretty darn close. I appreciate the friendly and hardworking staff, and will definitely come back on a future visit home! IG: @bbnem.eats

    My husband & I haven't been here for a couple of years, and this is probably the last time we'll be…read moreback. I ordered the scramble with corralitos sausage. The eggs were dry, the sausage was too (and I love corralitos sausage!). The potatoes didn't have a lot of flavor. The best thing was the carrot muffin. My husband had the pancake special. Unfortunately, nothing special about that dish. We've had some good meals here, but the quality has gone down while the prices have gone up! I understand that everything is going up, but the quality should be the same. We were both disappointed.

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