Delicious food, quick, quality, quantity, fantastic service, Ashley was prompt, kind, and handled the entire room like a star. No one was left wanting for anything. Seriously impressive. I look forward to my next visit. UPDATE 4/24 Returned, food was once again outstanding, our waitress was phenomenal, she was not only quick and concise but courteous. The Mega Meat Omelette is delicious, as is the Chicken fried steak, can't wait to try this place again next time! read more

Cedar Tree Restaurant - The all meat omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Palo Cedro, California

If I could put a zero, I would. We went to eat there this morning. My husband is a 100% disabled vet. He has a trained service dog for his disability. The dog is protected under a Federal law and cannot be denied entry to any establishment. BUT...THIS RESTAURANT DENIED US SERVICE SOLELY BECAUSE WE HAD A DOG!!! She said she didn't care if he was a service dog. He wasn't allowed in. She said she was the owner and could refuse service to anyone. Well, no she can't! She said her customers do not want to eat with a dog. We nicely explained it was against the law to refuse us and she said she did not care. She stated it wasn't illegal. We also will post this with the Department of Justice so other veterans and their service dogs will not eat at this establishment. Not good to turn a disabled veteran away. read more

Poor service to veterans on memorial day! I feel bad for our community. I will not be going to this restaurant. Some family friends went in yesterday to enjoy a meal coming back from a long trip. Upon entering the restaurant they were turned away because of their service animal. This is completely ridiculous! Be better to our veterans and furthermore our community! ​ read more

We are in our 80's with a small, well behaved service dog. The owner, Susan, told us to "get out" because he wasn't wearing a Service Dog vest. My husband is a veteran, too, and we were shocked. Sad to say this restaurant should not be serving people and being so rude. read more

This restaurant is so good! I had the mega meat omelette. I have braces and often have to cut my food up into tiny pieces. This omelette had its filling diced which was so helpful and delicious! I could not finish this omelette, I Always finish so it is big. My hubby had the Cedar Tree omelette and loved it. He said the home potatoes were fried, so crisp and delicious. I am gluten free and ordered the gf blueberry muffin to go-don't bother, the worse muffin ever but I believe that they were trying to help people like me but I suggest a hard pass. I will eat here again and highly recommend. Friendly service, very clean read more

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Chicken fried steak is the best I've ever had. Great service Very friendly. Wish this place was open for dinner. Hot pastrami is my goto for lunch.super good read more

This place is expensive for mediocre food. You will wait over 1 hr for your meal. Just one Waitress who is sweet and makes lots of effort. Must be only 1 cook because everyone had to wait over 1 hours. Place is clean and rustic. Was hoping Palo Cedro would have a decent breakfast but it's 2x more and will take forever to get breakfast. It's faster to drive into town and go to any basic dinner, food will be equal to taste but less expensive and you won't have to wait so read more

Cedar Tree Restaurant - a hamburger and french fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Palo Cedro, California

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Nice location, easy access and parking available. We had burgers, and they were very good. I tried the avocado bacon burger and my partner chose the double western burger. Loved the Bun! *Local favorite- the place was packed! read more

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Sunday for lunch, I waited 25 minutes for the waitress to take my order. After ordering a burger and fries it was another 30 minutes before my food came out--all colder than a January morning in Frasier, Colorado (nicknamed "The Nation's Icebox"). After gagging down about half of the cold burger, I pushed it away and put my debit card on the table. Another 20 minutes before the waitress brought my check. She didn't leave a pen to sign, so I had to go chase one down. Man, I HATE leaving mediocre tips ($3), but sometimes you just gotta send a message. I've been cutting restaurants lots of slack as they bounce back from Covid-19 restrictions, but this is one of those "Fuck Newsom" places that pretty much defied the restrictions over the past year. No excuse for being this lame-assed. read more

Get a lot for your money and mimosa super yummy. Waitress was very grumpy and snappy.

Disgusting is the best way to describe this restaurant. Food is not even close to fresh and I can't even imagine what the kitchen looks like based on the food I received. The "health score" here on yelp gives them a 47 out of 100....Yikes... not something they should be proud of! Denny's on their worst day outclasses this place. read more

Amazing people and food. They make me feel right at home and just like Vin Diesel says we're family... yeah this place is.

Great restaurant the service is great and the food is wonderful. The inside is country and everything seems to be very clean. I don't understand the bad reviews.... Be back very soon!! read more

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Another excellent breakfast at Cedar Tree, the home fries are to die for. Service is friendly and caring! While you're waiting all the farm/ranch wall decor is great! read more

Owner was extremely rude and seemed to not know how to ring up simple requests like a side of eggs. We rarely go to this place and we got reminded why again. She acted like we were asking her to launch a satellite into orbit when we asked for decaf coffee. It's just not that difficult, but maybe for her it is. I'd rather drive to the other side of Shasta County to get breakfast than to drive 2 minutes down the street to this place. Highly recommend to stay away from this place and find somewhere else more deserving of your hard earned money. read more

I ordered a single order of chicken strips and fries from their menu which was priced at $7.99. I had asked to add two more strips on chicken, they said no problem. When I arrived to pickup my food, the price was $20.89. I didn't think much of it while in the drive through. However when I got home it dawned on me that something didn't add up. When I called to question the price the owner said " what are you looking at a menu from 20yrs ago" in a snotty tone. No I replied" the only menu I see". The owner told me the price is now $12.99 and she added $5.99 for the 2 extra little chicken strips I had asked for and boy were they little. After she told me the new price she said " hello hello are you still there. CLICK SHE HUNG UP. I will never recommend this place ever again. read more

Terrible service the owner is a bitch and the food is no better than something from my microwave... puke!

The cook Jeremy is so awesome. He always makes my food to perfection! There is so much to look at on the walls. The place is always busy with happy customers. read more

Great staff friendly, quick and they make sure you have everything you need. Only been several times for breakfast the biscuits and nice and soft and the gravy is amazing. I did have the bacon, eggs and hash brown breakfast one day and it did not disappoint either. A good standard cafe. read more

Cute little restaurant, family vibe. Food was delicious and came out fast! Will definitely be coming back

Good breakfast, nothing fancy exactly what you expect. Will eat there again. It's a nice stop if you are doing a morning drive up to Lassen National park. read more

Ive never had a bad meal here, breakfast is always fresh. Sometimes the wait is long, and its hard to get a table due to how busy the restaurant is in the morning! Service has always been stellar, and kind. I will continue to eat my Sunday morning breakfast here. Always brings so much food. I always have left overs! Good spot! read more

Food was disgusting, tasted old and moldy. Owner was rude, do NOT recommend to anyone. Far better places around, even the gas station would have been better. read more

We were a party of 6... each of us had something different off the menu and each of us raved about our meals! Staff was friendly, service was prompt, food was great! We will be back!!! read more

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Great food and amazing service!! Always a treat going to Cedar tree!! Thanks for being open!! You are very appreciated!!!!!

How this place has not been shut down by the health department is beyond me. The food is marginal and I recently felt stomach illness after eating here. The service is also sub marginal. I would definitely eat at Norms or go into Redding where you would have a plethora of choices read more

Unfortunately you walk in the door and wait to be seated yet no one even acknowledges you are there. 2 groups in front of me left as well because no one came over to even let them know they knew they were there. 2 waitresses moving about yet wouldnt even look over. Very strange and not good for business. I have no problem waiting but at least let me know and welcome me and tell me you will be back with me. We waited approximately 10 to 15 min. In the past had horrible rude customer service but thought we would try it again chalking it up to just one bad experience. Unfortunately it remains unchanged. Will not be back. Will support local at other restaurants. read more

We just took our neighbors to lunch at Cedar Tree. My husband and I split the Avacado Bacon Burger with sweet potato fries and our neighbors split the Western Bacon Burger with onion rings. We then all shared some carrot cake. It was all so wonderful! I wish we took pictures because the food was well presented. Next time we go I'll take some pics. Our server was so sweet and delightful. I didn't get her name but she was fun. We look forward to going back soon. read more

Quite possibly the worst customer service I've ever experienced. I've been going to Cedar Tree for at least 20+ years and am disappointed to see it go so downhill. I have been back a few times hoping my experience would be a bit better, but it just keeps getting worse and worse. The owner looks/ speaks to us with major attitude and the couple times I've attempted to call in an order, she goes out of her way to let me know how irritated she is that someone would call at whatever time it may because "it's very busy and that calling in an order is not even an option." *hangs up phone* The only other time I've called, she didn't even say that it wasn't an option and just hung up! Thought it was a mistake but it sure was not. Sad to see this place with the reputation it has, will be driving to Redding looking for a new breakfast spot... read more

Best breakfast! Our family had a breakfast sandwich, veggie omelette, yummy bacon and the best homemade hash browns ever! Great for kids, because you can order just 1 or more pancakes. It was perfect for my kids. read more

Disgusting. I was in the bathroom with an employee who didn't wash their hands. Food was terrible and overpriced. Don't be a loser and eat here. read more

I lived in Palo Cedro for 5 years, and went to Cedar Tree here and there. Never anything outstanding, but decent and close to home..... The last time I had a hankering for some breakfast, I thought I'd order it to go, since the dining room is small and fills up quickly. Called em up....Waitress that answered sounded hurried, and when I asked to place a to go order, she sounded frustrated and said "Well, you're gonna have to wait, like, 10 minutes before I can even take your order!" A little put off, but in no hurry I was. So I said "No Problem!" About 5 minutes later she came back and said in a really snooty tone that she couldn't even take our order because she was the only waitress on duty and she had customers that take priority! I totally understand being understaffed and busy, but I am also a customer, and was totally willing to wait, and to take a to go order would take all of 2 minutes! Psh, whatever lady! Won't go back there..... read more

My husband and I drove out to the Cedar Tree to try it. It had a well rounded menu. We decided to split an omelet breakfast. I Ordered an ice tea but asked for it in a togo cup. The waitress brought it out to me. No excitement just an ice tea in a Styrofoam cup. We ate our breakfast, which was wonderful. We talked about trying lunch some day. Then we were brought the check, 2 checks. The first check was for breakfast and my husbands coffee. The second check was for my ice tea in a togo cup. My $4.02 ice tea. You see they charge $2.89 for regular brewed ice tea and then a $1.00 for the cup. I couldn't believe it. The waitress never said "I wanted to let you know the is a togo charge." I felt like I was steam rolled by Styrofoam. Also on the check was a split plate fee of $1.00. Now I have seen this in other restaurants but it is usually spelled out on the menu. This was not. When we left I looked at the menu and it was listed on one page of their 5 page menu. The food was good. The service was friendly and apologetic about the charges. Our own opinion is that we won't go back. It was like being nickel and dimed to death. There are too many restaurants in the area to deal with that stuff. Good Food Read the fine print!! The omelet was less than the coffee, ice tea and charges put together. read more

I went in with a group of friends and apparently if you are from out of town you are not welcomed. We walked in and the sign said wait to be seated and we stood there and watched people look at us but not greet us, after being seated it took at least 5 minutes for us to be greeted and our order takin. It was awkward considering that the server and host kept making eye contact with us, and then would walk away ignoring us. After we got our food the server did not come back to check on us. The moment we walked in it was uncomfortable and we felt like we were outsiders and didn't belong. I know it's a small town but they forgot how to be friendly to costumers apparently. The food wasn't good either! read more

Your standard, run of the mill, local diner. Atmosphere isn't amazing and food is average. When we went in for brunch, it was freezing! Pet peeve: when you have to eat with your jacket on in a restaurant. :/ We had young children in our party and I did appreciate that they brought out their orders sooner than the adult meals. Actually quite a few menu options for such a small place. My husband was eyeing a burger on the menu and I'm always leery about ordering burgers from diners. Apparently this place is known for their burgers and my husband ended up being very pleased with his order. They offer "jalapeño bacon", which you can sub for your regular bacon and it was outstanding. A perfect amount of kick to add to your meal. A little overkill on the dressing for the side salad so if we ever visit again, I'll just ask for it on the side. Waitress was pleasant and made small talk without hovering or sounding forced. I like that they have tons of photos in the hallway of all the places around the world the owner (?) has traveled. Initially, the place does not give off a "world traveler vibe." I won't be aching to go back immediately but I wouldn't mind eating there again if I'm in the neighborhood. read more

A friend took me to this place for breakfast, it was okay... Your basic small town breakfast eatery complete with overworked and barely polite waitress. The food was freshly prepared and delicious, but nothing special. The service was a little slow and I thought the waitress was a bit rude from the moment we walked. read more

Cedar Tree Restaurant - Biscuits and gravy. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Palo Cedro, California

We've gotten pretty good food here once or twice, so we kept going back, expecting the same quality. But after the fourth or fifth horrible breakfast in a row, we've FINALLY learned our lesson. No more Cedar Tree for us. We'll be back if you either lower your prices a lot, or get a cook who knows how to make an omelette and hashbrowns. read more

This restaurant has never changed. It is a one person ownership with the standard menu. I eat here because one of my older friends enjoys eating here. I have this saying, if the restaurant is not broke and it is making an income, why change? Eventually it will need a full renovation soon, especially the kitchen. I would like to see new ownership that will give a better experience. read more

Came here with a big group and they tried to squeeze 10 of us at a table for 6! Then wouldn't accommodate all of us so we left and took our business somewhere else read more

Overpriced for an average sandwich, very disappointing. My coffee was served in a dirty mug and when I told the waitress, she went behind her screen and poured my then cold coffee into another mug and reserved my coffee back to me. Poor service with equally poor food quality. Never going back. read more